May 25: Soggy Goldeyes Drilled 7-0 in the Rain

Winnipeg Goldeyes manager Rick Forney summed up Monday night’s rain-shortened 7-0 loss to the Joliet JackHammers succinctly:

“It was a wasted day,” he said bluntly.

“(Antony) Bello was pretty good. He gave us some good innings. Other than that, it was just a wasted day.”

At a rain-soaked Canwest Park, the Jackhammers held a 1-0 lead after four innings when home plate umpire Reggie Jackson halted play for the first time.

Joliet had one run on only one hit off Bello who pitched brilliantly, but got no help.

When the rain subsided, one hour and 52 minutes later, young Austin Donmoyer came in to pitch for the Goldeyes and the lefty got ripped for six runs on seven hits in just two and a third innings. With one out in the seventh, lightning lit up the sky, rain pelted the field and the game was called.

Bello suffered the loss while reliever Michael Rocco was credited with the win for Joliet as Winnipeg fell to 3-2 on the season. Joliet finished with seven runs on eight hits while Winnipeg had no runs on four hits.

“I haven’t got much to say,” Forney added. “We didn’t play long enough to formulate anything more to talk about.”

Tuesday night, the Goldeyes and JackHammers play Game 2 of this four game series. RHP Matt Kniginyzky will get the start for Winnipeg while right hander Rory Shortell will take to the bump for Joliet. Game time is 7 p.m.