CATS SPLIT IN LACROSSE

Thunder Bay, Ont. – The Border Cats split their series in Lacrosse Wisconsin with a 4-1 loss Thursday night.

Anthony Brocato (St. john’s) was the one to put the Cats on the board in the eighth inning. Joey Burris (Southeast Missouri) had a solid game going five innings striking out four while only allowing five hits.

The Border Cats return home to face the Waterloo Bucks Friday night at 7:05pm at TbayTel Park.

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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, visitwww.bordercatsbaseball.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store and set the Border Cats as your favourite team.