July 24: Frost The Hero As Goldeyes Move Back Into First With 1-0 Win

When Adam Frost came to the plate to open the bottom of the ninth on Thursday night, he had a plan.

And, man-oh-man, did that plan pay off.

Frost, the 22-year-old Goldeyes shortstop, was moved from the No. 8 hole up to the lead-off spot for the final game of a three-game series with the Kansas City T-Bones, but when he came to the plate in the bottom of the ninth, he was 0-for-3 and trying to keep a nine-game hitting streak alive.

Well, he not only kept the streak alive, he hit the third pitch he saw from T-Bones starter Dustin Bolton over the left field wall to give the Fish a thrilling 1-0 victory.

“I was 0-for-3 and I’d been struggling up there the whole game,” said Frost, who has come off the bench to do a tremendous job in place of the injured Wes Long.

“I looked pretty awkward on that breaking ball he threw me, so I decided to sit back and wait for another one. Well, he came right back with another breaking ball and I hung back on it and got all of it. I felt like it might have been out as soon as I hit it.”

Frost was talking with a face full of shaving cream after being pied by his teammates right before his post-game interview with Shaw TV’s Jim Toth. His teammates were so thrilled with his ninth-inning bomb they all poured out of the dugout to meet him at home plate.

“It’s always great to do something like this, but for us, it’s just important to win,” Frost said. “Kansas City is a really tough team and their pitcher (Bolton) threw really well. It was a tough ball game. But after sweeping Kansas City we’re going in the right direction now.”

Thursday night’s game was an outstanding pitcher’s duel between Bolton and Goldeyes starter Andrew Cruse. Cruse allowed only four hits through seven innings and was picked up by Zach Baldwin and Chris Homer (who got the win thanks to Frost’s ninth inning heroics). Bolton gave up just three hits – only two until Frost’s bomb in the ninth.

With the win, the Fish swept Kansas City right out of Canwest Park. It was Winnipeg’s third-straight win and, with a record of 34-23, have moved back into a first-place tie with the Gary SouthShore RailCats.

And what do you know? The Goldeyes and RailCats will open a three-game series at the ballpark beginning Friday at 7 p.m.