First baseman Cole Ketzner (pictured), had two hits in the Border Cats 5-3 loss to the Wausau Woodchucks on Saturday night.
The Wausau Woodchucks scored three unearned runs in the top of the ninth inning to knock off the Thunder Bay Border Cats 5-3 before 1,024 fans Saturday night at Port Arthur Stadium. The Cats trailed 2-1, but tied the game with single runs in the seventh inning on an RBI double by Kyle Morrison (Shelton State CC) and a run scoring single by Trey Fikes (Three Rivers College) in the eighth. Fikes had three hits on the night while Cole Ketzner (University of South Alabama), Zane Skansi (Creighton University) and Brody Chrisman (Purdue University) all collected a pair of hits. Sean Heppner (University of British Columbia) suffered the loss in relief.
The Woodchucks improved their record to a Northwoods League best 16-3, while the first place Border Cats slipped by 11-6 in the Great Plains East Division. The two teams wrap up their two-game set on Sunday afternoon at 1:35pm. Cole Poirrier (Nicholls State University) is the scheduled starter for the Cats.
Sunday is Father’s Day with a special of 2 tickets and 2 team hats for $34.99. It’s also Family Day with 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 Pepsi and 4 bags of Old Dutch Chips all for just $49.00 Additionally, it’s Port Arthur Nationals Little League day with free admission thru Gate 3 for all players wearing their team jersey and for coaches wearing their PA Nats hat.The stadium ticket office opens at 10:00am.
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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. Entering its’ 31st season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 26 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 350 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 (TEX), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (STL) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2023 World Series Champion, 2021 and 2023 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and two-time All-MLB first team 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 Rockers as your favorite team.
