A school day crowd of 2,105 had plenty of fun and excitement in the stands, but the Thunder Bay Border Cats couldn’t hold a 10-5 lead in the late innings and lost 12-10 to the St. Cloud Rox on Tuesday at Port Arthur Stadium. The Rox erupted for five runs in the eighth inning to tie the game 10-10 and a two-out throwing error in the ninth allowed the final two runs to score as Thunder Bay’s record slipped to 6-8. Brayden Kuriger (Nicholls State University) had a big day at the plate in the loss, going 3-for-4 with a two-run double and two runs scored. Trey Lewis (South Alabama), Logan Johnstone (Gonzaga University) and Easton Culp (Lamar University) all had two hits and one RBI each for the Cats.
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