The Thunder Bay Border Cats finished up their six-game road trip with a 3-3 record after falling 7-0 to the Eau Claire Express on Tuesday night at Carson Park. The Border Cats are 15-11 and now tied with the Express for top spot in the Great Plains East Division with the two teams meeting again over the next two nights at Port Arthur Stadium.
On Tuesday, the Express raced out to a 3-0 lead through two innings and tacked on four more runs in the sixth. The Cats managed only four hits on the night with Cole Ketzner (South Alabama) going 2-for-4 at the plate. Robert Spencer (Texas A&M University-Kingsville) started for the Cats and took the loss dropping his record to 1-1. The righthander gave up three runs on four hits and three walks over 1 2/3 innings. The Cats are still 7-3 over the past 10 games heading into a six-game homestand that will conclude the first half of the schedule and determine the division winner that will punch their ticket into the NWL playoffs beginning August 13th.
Thunder Bay’s Jack Pineau (Creighton University) is the scheduled starter on Wednesday against the Express with first pitch set for 6:35pm. It’s Weenie Wednesday with 2-for-1 hot dogs presented by Superior Foods and fans will also have a chance to win free passes to Country On The Bay courtesy of Country 105.
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