The Thunder Bay Border Cats closed out their six-game road trip in Waterloo, Iowa on Friday, losing a tough one, 8-3 to the Bucks at Riverfront Stadium. The game was tied 2-2 before the Bucks erupted for six runs in the bottom of the eighth inning as the hottest team in the Northwoods League won their ninth straight game.
Evans Hendricks (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi) started on the mound for Thunder Bay and went 4 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits with four strikeouts. Thunder Bay’s Will Droll (University of Pittsburgh) was the first arm out of the bullpen and the southpaw pitched two-plus shutout innings extended his scoreless inning streak to 13 1/3 innings. However, Droll gave up five runs in the last of the eighth to take the loss as his record slipped to 0-1.
Logan Johnston (Washington State University) had two hits, including a double and a sacrifice fly, while Cole Ketzner (South Alabama) and Ryder Hernandez (Texas State University) also collected two hits on the night.
The Border Cats return to the friendly confines of Port Arthur Stadium on Saturday for a four-game homestand where they have a 12-10 record. Thunder Bay native Jack Pineau (Creighton University) will be on the hill against the Mankato MoonDogs in the opener of a two-game weekend set. Pineau is 1-1 with a stellar 3.24 ERA in seven appearances on the season. First pitch is set for 6:35pm, but gates open early with a special pregame concert starting at 5:00 featuring Tim Albertson on Country Night presented by Country 105.
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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. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Now in its’ 30th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 24 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, over 325 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (NYM), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2021 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com and on ESPN+. For more information, visit www.bordercatsbaseball.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Border Cats as your favorite team.
