The Thunder Bay Border Cats used an outstanding pitching performance from Anthony Unga (Creighton University) to earn a split of their doubleheader Tuesday against the Duluth Huskies at Wade Stadium. The righthander from Oakville, Ont., pitched six shutout innings, allowing just three hits, and striking out eight, as the Cats blanked the Huskies 3-0 in the nightcap of the twinbill.  Unga did not allow a hit until there were two outs in the fifth inning as he improved his record to a perfect 3-0.  He has not allowed an earned run this year in 17 innings while racking up 25 strikeouts. Alex Uher (Midland CC) pitched a scoreless seventh inning with one strikeout for his first save.

Thunder Bay did all of its scoring in the third inning. Ottawa native Colin Fisher (University of Houston) connected for his first home run of the season, a two-run shot, and Manny Alberto (Western Kentucky University) added an RBI double.  Alberto had a solid day at the plate in the doubleheader, going 4-for-9, with four runs batted in.  The shortstop from Aurora, Ont., is now hitting .333 in 15 games with 15 RBI.

In the opener, the Cats tied the game with a pair of runs in the top of the ninth on an Alberto single, but the Huskies pushed across a run in the bottom of the inning to win 5-4.  The 12-game season series for the Superior Cup is tied at a game apiece with the Border Cats the two-time defending champions.

The Cats return to Port Arthur Stadium Wednesday to open a six-game homestand against the Waterloo Bucks at 6:35pm.  Righthander Matteo Pare (Troy University) is the scheduled starter for Thunder Bay.  The game is presented by Brickhost and it’s also “Weenie Wednesday” with 2-for-1 hot dogs