Adam Hall and his Winnipeg Goldeyes teammates defeated the Sioux Falls Canaries 5 - 2 on a chilly evening after a long bus ride. Regardless, the bats came out swinging and the pitching held the Canaries' offense to two runs
The offense started right out of the gate with an RBI single by Max Murphy to put the Goldeyes in front 1 - 0 in the top of the first inning.
Ryan Holgate would drive in another run in the top of the fourth with an RBI scoring Dayson Croes on an infield single pushing the lead to 2 - 0.
Sioux Falls would hit two solo shots of their own in the bottom of the fourth off relief pitcher Ryder Yakel answering back to tie the game up at 2 -2.
Winnipeg would answer back in the top of the sixth from a solo home run by Croes making the game 3 - 2, a lead that would end up being the decider.
Croes would finish the day going 4 for 4 with three base hits, two runs scored, and an RBI.
The next run came in the top of the eighth from an opposite-field home run by Hall, pushing the Goldeyes' lead to two.
In the ninth, not wanting to feel left out of the bomber party, Rob Emery connected with a two-strike pitch and cleared the left field wall giving the Fish a 5 - 2 lead and the win.
Colton Eastman got the start, going three perfect innings with one strikeout. Yakel followed going two innings, giving up two solo shots, and striking out two. Nick Trogrlic-Iverson trailed Yakel with two innings of his own with one strikeout. Finally, Justin Courtney tallied two innings of his own with a six-out-save and two strikeouts.
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