CATS BLANKED BY RAFTERS

Thunder Bay, Ont. – The Cats fell 5-0 to the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters Tuesday night at Witter Field.

The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters put up five unanswered run during the first game of a two game series. The Border Cats did put up three hits coming from Gui Gingras (St. John’s), Johnny Juarez IV (Mt. San Antonio) and Bobby Fulkerson (South New Hampshire). Gunnar Kay (Jefferson College) went six innings allowing only three hits while striking out four.

The Border Cats end their road trip tomorrow against the Wisconsin Rapids Rafter at 7:05pm CST / 8:05pm EST.

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The Thunder Bay Border Cats are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 23rd season of summer collegiate baseball, 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, more than 150 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 portal. For more information, visit www.bordercatsbaseball.com