American Association Daily provides insights, features, and recaps of the action from around the American Association of Professional Baseball League, as well as player and coaching profiles and transactions. In today’s edition, Robert Pannier recaps the one game in the American Association on Monday, including the Winnipeg Goldeyes holding off the Kane County Cougars. Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks OF and Kane County Cougars right-hander pitcher Ryan Tapani were given weekly honors. This and much more.

Strobel Shuts the Door in Goldeyes Victory

Tasker Strobel came on with two on and one down in the top of the ninth inning, striking out both batters he faced to close out the Winnipeg Goldeyes 5-4 victory over the Kane County Cougars on Monday. Winnipeg jumped out to a 3-0 lead thanks to two runs in the second and a run in the fifth. Logan Hill gave Winnipeg to lead with a two-run blast in the second, his first of two homers on the night. In the fifth, Deon Stafford drove home run with an RBI single.

Winnipeg was rolling behind starter Josh Lucas, who held Kane County off the board through the first five innings. However, the Cougars got on the board on an RBI double by Cornelius Randolph in the sixth. In the seventh, the Cougars tied the score on back-to-back RBI singles by Alexis Pantoja and B.J. Lopez. Winnipeg retook the lead when Hill led off the eighth with a homerun and Raul Navarro delivered what became the game-winning run on a sacrifice fly. In the ninth, Ernie De La Trinidad cut the deficit to one with an RBI single, but Strobel came on to strike out Sherman Johnson and Randolph to close out the game.

Hill finished 2-3 with two runs scored and three RBI. Pruitt had two hits and scored two runs. Travis Seabrooke earned the victory for the Goldeyes, tossing 1.1 innings of scoreless relief. Pantoja and Lopez each had two hits, a run scored, and an RBI for the Cougars.

Winnipeg Goldeyes Recap by Steve Schuster

Boxscore

Three Stars of the Night

No. 3 – Josh Lucas (Winnipeg Goldeyes) 6.0 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 BB, 2 K

No. 2 – Tasker Strobel Winnipeg Goldeyes) 0.2 IP, 2 K, Save

No. 1 – Logan Hill (Winnipeg Goldeyes) 2-3, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB

American Association Daily Notes

The Minor League Sports Report and This Week in the Association named Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks outfielder Drew Ward as the American Association Player of the Week for Week 4. Ward hit .474 with four home runs and 13 RBI… The Minor League Sports Report and This Week in the Association named Kane County Cougars right-hander Ryan Tapani as the American Association Pitcher of the Week for Week 4. Tapani tossed the second complete game shutout in the American Association this season… Former Kansas City Monarchs LHP Eric Stout was promoted to the Major Leagues by the Chicago Cubs on Monday… With their victory on Monday, the Winnipeg Goldeyes are now 9-3 in June. That is the most wins of any team in the league in the month.

Transactions

Kane County: Released INF Donivan Williams

Sioux City: Released INF D.J. Poteet

By Robert Pannier