Cats Blow 9^th Inning Lead and Lose Seventh Straight

The Border Cats took a 4-3 lead into the home half of the 9^th inning and looked poised to end a six-game losing streak. A sacrifice fly from Matt Malkin tied the game at four for the Stingers. Two batters later with Richie Garcia at the plate for the Stingers, a wild throw to third base from Cats catcher Gunner Hellstrom went wide of the base and allowed the winning run to reach home. After the two-run inning, the final score is 5-4.

The Border Cats once again got on the board first thanks to a Billy Cook home run and a Brandon Trammell RBI single. In the next half inning, the Stingers tied the game back at two. The Cats added two runs and held a 4-2 lead for five innings before Andrew Gross blew the save. Cats starting pitched Alec Olmstead went seven innings while striking out four.

The Border Cats have now dropped seven games in a row. They will look to snap the losing streak tomorrow against the same Stingers team. First pitch is scheduled for 8:05 ET so make sure to follow along on the Border Cats Twitter tbbordercats for updates.