Jeremy Sheffield (Georgetown University) hit his first home run of the season and the Thunder Bay Border Cats scored a road victory over the Rochester Honkers.

Trey Fikes (University of Nebraska) drove in a pair of runs as part of a 3-for-5 night at the plate en route to Thunder Bay’s 4-2 win at Mayo Field on Saturday night.

Calvin Warrilow (Dodge City Community College) also drove in a run, while Dylan Snead (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi) had three hits and scored twice.

Mason Kosowick (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) picked up the win, surrendering only one run over five innings while striking out three batters. Will Humphrey (Western Illinois University) tossed three innings of relief, while Carson Priebe (McLennan Community College) and Cater Wall (University of Utah) combined to work a scoreless ninth inning to preserve the victory.

The Border Cats continue their series against the Honkers on Sunday, with Braden Gluth (Creighton University) expected to get the start on the mound. The Border Cats return home to Port Arthur Stadium with a Thursday doubleheader against the Willmar Stingers, with the first game scheduled to begin at 5:05 p.m. It’s Tbaytel Night, with prizes and giveaways courtesy of Tbaytel.

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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’ 32nd season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in history 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, nearly 2400 NWL alums have been drafted and over 380 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 (TOR), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford 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, MLB All-Star, MLB Gold Glove, two-time Silver Slugger winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). League games are viewable live on Northwoods League+ (at watch.northwoodsleague.com), ESPN+, and the Northwoods League Network. Learn more and find complete streaming schedules at watchnwl.com. 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 favourite team.