The Winnipeg Goldeyes recorded their first sweep of the 2014 season on Sunday afternoon, as they were able to top the Lincoln Saltdogs in all three games the two teams played this weekend. The Goldeyes (7-3) ended their 10-game season opening road trip with a 6-4 win over the Saltdogs (4-6) in front of 2,941 fans at Haymarket Park. The sweep was the Goldeyes first three-game sweep at Haymarket Park since May of 2003. The Saltdogs opened the scoring in Sundays matchup in the bottom of the second, on an Ian Gac solo home run. The Goldeyes though were able to respond in the top of the third, with Ray Sadler hitting a home run of his own to tie the game. The home run was Sadlers team leading third of the season. "Its all about answering what they do at the plate," said Goldeyes Pitching Coach Jamie Vermilyea on the Jewel 101 Post-Game Show. "If they put up runs, we have to come right back out and do the same thing ourselves." The Fish extended their lead an inning later. Casey Haerther got on base on a Saltdogs error and then was driven in on an RBI single by Ryan Pineda. Then the Saltdogs tied it back up on a second home run from Gac in the bottom of the fourth. It remained tied until the top the sixth when the Goldeyes were able to score two on three hits. With two out, Haerther and Pineda both got on base on singles, and then Jordan Guida hit a two-run RBI double to bring them both home. "Hes only playing every three or four days, but when he gets in there hes getting the job done getting us big hits, big RBIs," said Vermilyea of the rookie catcher Guida. The Fish were led on the mound by starting pitcher Chris Salamida, who recorded his first win in three starts so far this season. Salamida was able to retire 21 of the 26 batters he faced on only 84 pitches. He struck out one and gave up no walks. "He put those past two starts behind him and he came out being aggressive, throwing strikes," Vermilyea said. "He did a heck of a job and turned it over to the bullpen with the lead." The Goldeyes went up by four in the top of the eighth. Reggie Abercrombie got on base on and then was driven in on a Donnie Webb RBI single — with the hit, Webb extended his hitting streak to eight games. Webb was brought home four batters later on a RBI single from Tyler Kuhn. The Saltdogs were able to muster two more runs in the bottom of the eighth, as Jon Gaston hit a two-run home run off of Taylor Sewitt. Sewitt was able to strike out the side though to end any further threat from Lincoln.Kyle Bellamy, who came in to pitch the ninth inning, earned the save. The loss was charged to Lincolns Nick Green. The Goldeyes now come home for their Home Opener. They will face the Sioux City Explorers at Shaw Park at 7 p.m. on Monday night. The expected pitching matchup will see Winnipegs Kyle Anderson (1-0) face Sioux Citys Patrick Johnson (0-1). The two teams will then play again on Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Wednesday at 11 a.m. . -- Kael Mouillierat scored three times and set up one more as the St. .com) - Bayern Munich winger Xherdan Shaqiri is expected to miss the next two weeks because of a thigh injury.
http://www.cheaptitansjerseyssale.com/? ... ersey-sale. So he and his Toronto FC teammates say they will have no problem getting up for their Amway Canadian Championship final against rival Montreal Impact, even if the result doesnt count toward Major League Soccer standings. . -- Michigan coach John Beilein is willing to give Nik Stauskas a little leeway when it comes to shot selection. . The Mets made the announcement Sunday night. Parnell blew a save on opening day against Washington and the next day it was revealed he had partially torn right elbow ligament.With a busy pre-season schedule in the books, the Winnipeg Jets took to the ice in Edmonton on Tuesday to start the 2013-14 NHL season. The last time the Jets played a regular season game in this city was March of 1996. It also marked the first time since their return to the NHL that the Jets started on the road. Going into this season, the Jets want to be a better defensive team and a tougher team to play against. Special teams also a concern. All areas that need to be improved for the Jets to make the playoffs. A great atmosphere in Edmonton for the season opener, but it was a slow start to the game as both teams seemed nervous. The hybrid icing resulted in a number of stoppages before two Oilers in their first NHL game combined for the games opening goal with Luke Gazdic having his shot deflect off Jim Slaters stick and in for a 1-0 Edmonton lead. The Jets were 8-15-2 last year when giving up the first goal. The Jets went to work on their first power play of the season and it was Mark Scheifele from a bit of a sharp angle, ripping one high glove to tie the game. It was Scheifeles second career NHL goal. Bryan Little, with his 100th career goal, gave the Jets the lead but before the period ended, Boyd Gordon scored on the power play to tie the game at two. Shots in the first period favoured Edmonton, 15-7. Toby Enstrom, who started last year going 2-11-13 in his first 10 games, picked up assists on both Jet goals, as did Dustin Byfuglien. Over the past two seasons, Byfuglien is the leagues second highest scoring defenceman. The second period saw the Oilers take a two-goal lead on goals Ales Hemsky and Jesse Joensuu. The Joensuu goal came 22 seconds into a power play after Paul Postma was called for delay of game. The first Oiler power play goal came 17 seconds after the start of the penalty, both goals coming off Edmonton face-off wins, never allowing the Jets to be aggressive up ice on the penalty kill that was successful on 36 of 38 in the pre-season. The Jets got stronger and a goal my Michael Frolik made it a 4-3 game, Jacob Trouba with an assist for his first NHL point. Jets outshot the Oilers 15-9 in the second. After the game, head coach Claude Noel felt the Frolik goal was a turning point in the game as his team "was somewhat demoralized even though there was lots of hockey to be played, but that goal gave us some life." The Oilers won 17 of 29 face-offs in the second period and after winning seven of eight in the first, Little lost seven of eight in the second and ended the night winning 10 of 24.dddddddddddd Olli Jokinen was the best Jet on face-offs, winning 12 of 21. Now back to a wild third period. Down by one, Trouba stepped up and intercepted a pass in the neutral zone, took a couple of strides inside the blue line and fired a rolling puck past Devan Dubnyk to tie the game. That set the stage for Froliks second goal of the game on a great back pass from Eric Tangradi. Byfuglien picked up his third assist of the night on the goal. The Jets killed off three third-period penalties, including two in the final eight minutes. "Our penalty kill came to life, we had some big kills," commented Noel. Ondrej Pavelec was brilliant down the stretch to preserve the win. "Pav made big saves at key times. They had a lot of good looks." The Oilers outshot the Jets, 38-28. It was a memorable debut for the 19-year-old Trouba with a goal and an assist and leading the Jets in ice-time at 25:02. He finished with a plus 2 rating, was used in all situations, including the third period penalty kills, and was named first star. "He was a standout for a young player," was the post-game comment from Noel. "Really solid." Byfuglien was second in ice-time at 24:09 and led the team with five hits. "I liked his game. He played with emotion, he was physical." Going back to the end of last year, Byfuglien now has 10 points in his last nine games, Little 12 in his last 10. Mark Scheifele ended his solid night with a goal and four shots on goal in 17:58 of ice time. For Frolik, offence is a part of his game. He had back-to-back 21-goal seasons in his first two years in the NHL. The come-from-behind win is a good sign for the Jets, who were 1-14 last season when trailing after two. It was also the first time in three years the Jets won their season opener. The previous two were at MTS Centre. The Jets were without Grant Clitsome due to injury, while Adam Pardy, Anthony Peluso and Matt Halischuk were healthy scratches. The Jets now prepare for their home opener on Friday against the Los Angeles Kings (TSN Jets, TSN 1290) before the Anaheim Ducks are in Winnipeg on Sunday. In both cases, the visitors play the night before in Minnesota. ' ' '
