BORDER CATS LOSE TO EXPRESS

Thunder Bay, Ont. – The Thunder Bay Border Cats fell to the Eau Claire Express 9-3 Tuesday night.

Brandon Langan (New Mexico) went the first three innings allowing four hits before Angelo Spedafino (SUNY Albany) came in for the next four innings allowing four hits while striking out three.

Joe Gellenbeck (Xavier) and Gui Gingras (St. John’s) both put up one run on one hit for the Cats Tuesday.

The Border Cats finish their series against Eau Claire Wednesday night at 6:35pm CST / 7:35pm 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, 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.