BORDER CATS DROP A DOUBLE HEADER

Thunder Bay, Ont. – The Thunder Bay Border Cats finished the remaining six innings of the 2016 home opener at the annual School Day Game this morning at 11:05am. The Cats lost 15-6 in the first game of the season. Thunder Bay native Cooper Lamke (Ridgewater) picked up two runs on two hits in his first appearance as a Border Cat. Outfielder Rob Andreoli (LIU Post) put up three hits during the rescheduled home opener against the Mankato Moondogs.

The Border Cats were blanked during their second game against the Moondogs Wednesday afternoon. Ryan Sutterer (University of Northwestern) pitched a scoreless sixth for the Cats, but it wasn't enough to rally past Mankato’s 3-0 lead.

Thunder Bay returns home tomorrow against the Duluth Huskies at 7:05pm at Port Arthur Stadium.

*Picture provided by James Mirabelli*

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The Border Cats are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 3rd season of summer collegiate baseball in 2016, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, 150 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (CHC). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. For more information, visit www.northwoodsleague.com.