Jesse Hoorelbeke hit a home run and drove in two runs, but it wasn’t enough as the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks fell to the Winnipeg Goldeyes 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Shaw Park in Winnipeg, MB.
Thanks to some fresh faces, a healthy dose of sun, and a crowd of 5,115, the Goldeyes were able to turn heel after splitting a Tuesday night doubleheader, as they defeated the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 7-2 on Wednesday morning.
Mike Williams pitched four shutout innings, stealing Fargo’s momentum. He struck out one, walked just three and recorded a win in his regular season debut. Williams spent time pitching in the preseason, but was put on the inactive list on May 9 and didn’t see any action until Wednesday afternoon.
With the new pitchers doing their jobs, the offence came to life as well. Victor Ferrante had a pair of doubles and an RBI and Alan Rick hit his fourth home run of the year, a solo shot, in the bottom of the sixth. They weren’t the only ones though, as eight of nine Goldeyes recorded hits and Winnipeg had 12 hits on the day.
With the win, the Goldeyes improve to 12-8 on the year and Fargo falls to 10-10, now two full games behind Winnipeg for the second spot in the American Association’s North Division.
