Goldeyes at RailCats: Exhibition Game #2 - May 4

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FIRST INNING
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And we are underway!!! Jack Frawley's first pitch at 11:32 was a ball...
Jonathan Wyatt flew out to deep center (ONE OUT)
Amos Ramon lined out to right...Diving catch by Toddric Johnson (TWO OUTS)
Kody Kaiser grounds out to first...
WINNIPEG 0, RAILCATS 0

Bottom
Adam Klein flew out to center (ONE OUT)...
Mike Rohde flew out to short left (TWO OUTS)...
Kyle Haines flew out to left...
WINNIPEG 0, RAILCATS 0

SECOND INNING
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Brian Myrow flew out to left (ONE OUT)...
Victor Ferrante grounded out to third (TWO OUTS)...
Alan Rick grounded out to first (3-1)...
WINNIPEG 0, RAILCATS 0

Bottom
Cristian Guerrero popped out to second on the first pitch (ONE OUT)...
Johnny Bowden popped out to second (TWO OUTS)...
Louis Ott flew out to left...
OK...We are going four outs in this inning...
Toddric Johnson struck out swinging...
WINNIPEG 0, RAILCATS 0

THIRD INNING
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Justin Bass posted the first hit of the game, ringing a double off the wall in left...
Aharon Eggleston singled past a diving Chris Carrara at second, Bass scores...
WINNIPEG 1, RAILCATS 0
Wilmer Pino singles through the right side on a hit and run...Eggleston to third...Pino stole second...
Price Kendall singled through the left side...Eggleston scored...Pino to third...
WINNIPEG 2, RAILCATS 0
Back to the top of the order...Wyatt grounded into a double play, rolling back to the pitcher (TWO OUTS)...Pino scored...
WINNIPEG 3, RAILCATS 0
Ramon flared a single down the right field line...
Kaiser grounded out to second...
WINNIPEG 3, RAILCATS 0

Bottom
LHP Chris Salamida on to pitch...
Chris Carrara grounded out to second base (ONE OUT)...
Cody McMorris worked the count full before walking to become the first base runner of the game...
McMorris was caught stealing after a few pickoff attempts from the lefty (TWO OUTS)...
Klein walked after working the count full...
Rohde grounded out to second...
WINNIPEG 3, RAILCATS 0

FOURTH INNING
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Myrow lined out to first (ONE OUT)...
Ferrante grounded back to Frawley (TWO OUTS)...
Rick reached second after a popup landed in fair territory thanks to the wind...
Bass reached on a throwing error...Rick moved to third...
Eggleston singled...Rick scored an unearned run...Eggleston moved to second on the throw as Bass scored...
WINNIPEG 4, RAILCATS 0
End of inning after just two outs...
WINNIPEG 4, RAILCATS 0

Bottom
Haines lined out to right-center (ONE OUT)...
Guerrero posted the first hit of the game, singling through the right side...
Bowden struck out swinging (TWO OUTS)...
Ott flew out to right...
WINNIPEG 4, RAILCATS 0

FIFTH INNING
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Mike Valadez to catcher...Brian Kolb to short...Zeb Engle to pitch...
Pino grounded out to short on a solid play by Kolb (ONE OUT)...
Kendall walked...
Wyatt singled to right...Kendall to second...
Ramon struck out swinging (TWO OUTS)...
Kaiser struck out looking...
WINNIPEG 4, RAILCATS 0

Bottom
RHP John Mariotti on to pitch...
Johnson walked on four pitches...
Carrara followed with another four pitch walk...Johnson to second...
McMorris struck out swinging (ONE OUT)...
Klein struck out swinging (TWO OUTS)...
Rohde walked to load the bases...
Haines grounded out to second...
WINNIPEG 4, RAILCATS 0

SIXTH INNING
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Ott moves to first...Beachum in at third...
Myrow walked...
Ferrante fouled out to first (ONE OUT)...
Luis Alen pinch hit for Alan Rick and flew out to center (TWO OUTS)...
Bass struck out swinging...
WINNIPEG 4, RAILCATS 0

Bottom
Brian Kolb flew out to right (ONE OUT)...
Guerrero singled through the left side, his second hit of the game...
Guerrero moved up to second on a wild pitch...
Mike Valadez singled to right...An error enables Valadez to move to second and Guerrero crosses the plate...
WINNIPEG 4, RAILCATS 1
Ott walks...The fourth ball was way off, moving Valadez to third on the wild pitch...
Johnson lines a single to center...Valadez scores...
WINNIPEG 4, RAILCATS 2
Carrara depostis a single into short left...Bases loaded...
McMorris bounces into a fielder's choice...Ott forced out at the plate...
End of Inning with just two outs...
WINNIPEG 4, RAILCATS 2

SEVENTH INNING
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LHP Aaron Jenkins on to pitch...
Eggleston leads off with a double into the right-center gap...
Pino grounded out to second...Eggleston advanced to third (ONE OUT)...
Kendall walked after Jenkins jumped ahead 0-2...Runners at the corners...
Wyatt popped out to third...Beachum and Kolb almost collide (TWO OUTS)...
Ramon reached on an error at Toddric Johnson dropped a fly ball in right...Both runs scored...
WINNIPEG 6, RAILCATS 2
Kaiser put together quite an at bat...Fouling several pitches off before eventually striking out swinging to end the half...
WINNIPEG 6, RAILCATS 2

Bottom
Klein reaches with a swinging bunt single AKA a drag bunt...
Klein steals second...
Jeff Beachum with his first AB of the day...Works the count full and walks...
Kolb struck out swinging (ONE OUT)...
Beachum was running to second, Klein did not move...Beachum thrown out (TWO OUTS)...
Guerrero walks...Runners at first and second...
Valadez lined out to right...
WINNIPEG 6, RAILCATS 2

EIGHTH INNING
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Myrow walked...
Ferrante flew out to the warning track in right (ONE OUT)...
Alen singled into left-center...Myrow moved to second...
Bass struck out swinging (TWO OUTS)...
Eggleston finally is retired... Third strikeout for Jenkins...
WINNIPEG 6, RAILCATS 2

Bottom
RHP Chad Benefield taking over on the mound...
Ott greets Benefield with a sharp double down the first base line and into the corner...
Johnson flew out to right (ONE OUT)...
Carrara walked...
McMorris strikes out swinging after some confusion (TWO OUTS)...It looked like a check swing and then the third base ump said it was a foul tip...
Beachum jumps ahead of Klein in the order to get an extra AB in what appears to be an eight inning game...And grounds out to first...
WINNIPEG 6, RAILCATS 2

That looks to be the end of the game...The managers are meeting to decide what to do...And that's it...Winnipeg and Gary split both games in the series...
WINNIPEG 6, RAILCATS 2

Exhibition #2: Lineups

Today concludes the brief two game series with Winnipeg...As I mentioned yesterday, Winnipeg is broadcasting live from the visiting booth if you desire to listen to the games...I will broadcast Sunday against Windy City and Tuesday at Ft. Worth on The Lakeshore...I will post a similar blog live after each half inning on here again...Both teams lineups are below, a very similar look to yesterday...

WINNIPEG (0-1)
Jonathan Wyatt - CF
Amos Ramon - 3B
Kody Kaiser - LF
Brian Myrow - DH
Victor Ferrante - RF
Alan Rick - C
Justin Bass - 1B
Aharon Eggleston - DH
Wilmer Pino - 2B
Price Kendall - SS

RHP Ace Walker - Starter
Also slated to throw
LHP Chris Salamida
RHP John Mariottti
LHP Mike Williams
RHP Chad Benefield

RAILCATS (1-0)
Adam Klein - LF
Mike Rohde - 1B
Kyle Haines - SS
Cristian Guerrero - DH
Johnny Bowden - C
Louis Ott - 3B
Toddric Johnson - RF
Chris Carrara - 2B
Cody McMorris - CF

RHP Jack Frawley - Starter
Also slated to appear
LHP Zeb Engle
LHP Aaron Jenkins

First Game Media

The first exhibition game is in the books...As I was told, the RailCats won just one exhibition game last year, so opening with a win is exciting...Check below for media about the game...

My Recap
RailCats Open Exhibition Season With Victory

Winnipeg Recap
Goldeyes Lose Exhibition Opener


The Times
Outfielder Show the Need for Speed

Post-Tribune
McMorris Making His Case

What a Long, Strange Trip it Will Be

Winnipeg Free Press
RailCats Cool Off Goldeyes

Flickr
Link to the RailCats Flickr page to see some pictures from the first exhibition
Photos

Meet the Team Night

Last night was Meet the Team Night, a gathering for the season ticket holders...Some pictures and details will be coming from the event...

No-No-Way

Color me jealous...Following yesterday's exhibition game, the Winnipeg Goldeyes staff went to U.S. Cellular Field...Well, they got to see history...Francisco Liriano tossed the first no-hitter of the season in a 1-0 win for the Twins over the White Sox last night...If you had May 3 in your first no-no of the year poll then congrats to you! And if you did, then I deserve to give you some props right here and on air...

Also here on Calderwood's 'Cats Corner you will get random baseball stories...And here is one...First of all if you have ever seen a no-hitter live, do comment...Second of all I have broadcast a no-hitter...In 2009 the Florence Freedom no-hit the Beach Bums (Team I was with at the time) in Kentucky as Preston Vancil walked eight and hit a batter but did not allow a hit...Even though it was against us it was still cool...

But I digress...To my story...I was 10 years old...It was the summer of 1991...I was at Old Comiskey Park for a July 1 game between the White Sox and Yankees...And I witnessed something that is hard to be seen over again...Not a perfect game, though that would be awesome...A no-hitter thrown by a pitcher who lost...It was a sunny day and Andy Hawkins hurled a no-hitter but lost the game 4-0 thanks to his outfielders dropping fly balls due to the sun....Since Hawkins only threw eight innings because he lost, MLB took away credit for throwing that no-hitter...But I was there...How about that? Top that Winnipeg! Hahahaha...

One of the highlights of my life was a visit to Cooperstown in the summer of 2006...While there I got to see the ball from the no-no on display...The Hall of Fame displays balls from every no-hitter thrown and updates its wall every year...I will have to find a photo and add it at some point...

RailCats 5, Winnipeg 4

The RailCats opened the exhibition season with a 5-4 victory over Winnipeg...Below you will find the audio from yesterday's postgame press conferences featuring Manager Greg Tagert and Outfielder Cody McMorris...I have also linked in the boxscore so you can get a look yourself at the stats from the game...But first...

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
One thing that really stood out to me yesterday was team speed...Eight stolen bases in the game for the 'Cats including four from Cody McMorris...If they can do that during the regular season opponents are going to make mistakes simply because they get worried about even putting guys on base...You will hear Greg Tagert mention McMorris and his stolen base total from last year...He swiped 14 bases and posted 15 hits in the Golden League...

Winnpieg made five errors...OK, those things are going to happen in the spring as well as during the season...What made yesterday unique is that if a team is going to make mistakes, YOU HAVE TO CAPITALIZE! Three of the five runs scored by the RailCats were a direct result of errors and a fourth run scored because of an error but ended up being an earned run...

You may look at Scott Shaw's line and say, wow, he wasn't that impressive...Well, his pitch count was high in the first inning which was why he only threw three innings, but he allowed two runs on six hits...Thinking of the six hits, a lot of them were seeing eye singles that weren't really hit hard but found openings...He battled throughout, and posted more strikeouts than any other pitcher from wither side during the game...

Will Krout and Jeremy Hauer were inoressive...Krout was only slated to throw two innings but lasted a third when Shaw's pitch count forced him into the game earlier...Krout has an arm angle that makes picking up the ball difficult...The righty won a title last season as a key reliever for the River City Rascals in the Frontier League, finishing 7-1 with a 2.46 ERA in 58.2 innings...Most of Krout's out came on softly hit grounders...WInnipeg had a tough time seeing him...Hauer on the otherhand, may have returned to the form which earned him MVP of the 2009 Championship Series with Fargo-Moorhead, allowing just one base runner in his two innings on a walk...

The defense was extremely awesome yesterday...No errors in the game...There were two plays that I highlighted in the sixth inning...Chris Carra made an awesome stab and throw from third to open the inning, and then McMorris made a sweet catch in center and then hurrying his throw back to the infield aiming for a double play overshot second base, but Jeff Beachum flew over to cut off the overthrow and flip for the double play...

Winnipeg used a 10-man lineup in the game...The RailCats used 10 men once around in the middle of the contest, giving Kyle Haines an extra at bat after he was lifted from the game for Brian Kolb...Speaking of Haines...He was one of the players Greg Tagert wanted big time this offseason...He hit in the third slot in the lineup and was 1-for-2 with a double, a walk, a run, and an RBI...

GAME BOXSCORE

AUDIO
Tagert's Postgame Press Conference
(Sorry about the audio early in this, I was fiddling with the microphone's location...


Cody McMorris talking with Hillary Smith from the Times
(His audio is a little quiet, so turn him up)