RedHawks win, Goldeyes win West Division – InForum

GENEVA, Ill. — Fargo-Moorhead beat Kane County 12-8 Saturday before 7,386 at Northwestern Medicine Field, and the Winnipeg Goldeyes clinched the West Division with a win of their own.

The Goldeye win and a loss in Sioux Falls on Saturday clinched the division for Winnipeg. The RedHawks are 1-1/2 games behind the third-place Canaries with games against Kane County on Sunday and Monday remaining in the regular season. Both the RedHawks and Canaries earned playoff spots.

On Saturday, Fargo-Moorhead took a 9-3 lead through three innings and held off the Cougars.

Juan Fernandez was 3-for-6 with a double and three runs. Michael Hallquist was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Alec Olund and Peter Brookshaw both had hits and two RBIs.

Ismael Alcantara was 3 for 5 and stole three bases, giving him 70 steals for the season. The American Association single-season record is 71.

The RedHawks and Cougars play at 6:30pm on Sunday, September 1st.

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