SIOUX FALLS, SD – The Sioux Falls Canaries defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes (1-2) by a score of 8-1 at Sioux Falls Stadium Thursday evening.

Box Score

The Canaries took the season-opening series with the win, despite being out-hit by the Goldeyes in all three contests.

Sioux Falls opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning when Ed Reichenbach hit a two-out, three run home run to right field.

The home side increased their lead to 4-0 in the fifth inning when Logan Landon hit an RBI double to centre field, just out of the reach of Jay Gonzalez.

The Canaries added a fifth run in the bottom of the sixth when Charlie Valerio came home on a Michael Hart sacrifice fly to right-centre field.

Back-to-back home runs by Landon and Troy Alexander in the bottom of the seventh inning made the score 7-0 Sioux Falls.

Hart led off the eighth inning with the Canaries’ fourth long ball of the evening giving them an eight-run cushion.

Winnipeg broke Sioux Falls’ bid for a shutout in the top of the ninth inning when Dakota Conners singled home Max Murphy to make the score 8-1.

Both starters figured in the decisions. Ty Culbreth (1-0) went six innings for the Canaries, allowing no runs on five hits for the win. Joey Gonzalez (0-1) allowed five runs on four hits over five innings for the Goldeyes.

Winnipeg now makes the long trek back to their temporary home of Jackson, Tennessee where they will open a three-game series with the Chicago Dogs starting Friday at 6:35 p.m. The Goldeyes have not announced a starting pitcher while right-hander Jordan Kipper (0-0, 0.00) will be on the mound for Chicago. All the action can be heard locally on CJNU 93.7 FM and worldwide at www.cjnu.ca.

The Goldeyes will continue to monitor the reopening of the Canada/US border and assess a potential return to Shaw Park in 2021.

In the coming weeks, Winnipeg Goldeyes staff will contact ticket holders with more information and appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding.