For the second straight night, the Thunder Bay Border Cats rode solid pitching to their second win in a row, beating the Rochester Honkers 5-2 on Thursday at Mayo Field. Robert Spencer (Texas A&M University-Kingsville) started on the mound for the Cats and pitched five innings, allowing just one hit and one run, while striking out five as he improved his record to 2-3. Matt Juza (College of St. Scholastica) tossed two scoreless innings in middle relief with three strikeouts and Ryan Garvey (Hartnell College) got the final three outs for his first save.
Daylan Pena (Texas State University) led Thunder Bay at the plate as he hit a pair of solo homers, giving him three on the season, as the Cats won for the third time in four games and upped their overall record to 22-27. The Cats lead the season series 4-3 and close out their two-game set against the Honkers on Friday night at 7:35pm ET. Evans Hendricks (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi) is the scheduled starter for Thunder Bay. The lefthander has made six starts this season and is 0-0 with a 4.26 earned run average.
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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.
