The Thunder Bay Border Cats came up just short of winning their second straight home contest, falling 6-5 to the Rochester Honkers at Port Arthur Stadium on Thursday.<\/p>\n
A four-run fifth inning from the visiting Honkers erased an early Thunder Bay lead, giving Rochester the margin needed to hold on for a victory to even the first two games of the four-game series between the two clubs.<\/p>\n
Border Cats shortstop Manny Alberto (Three Rivers Community College) launched a two-run shot over the right field fence in the fourth inning for Thunder Bay\u2019s first home run of the campaign.<\/p>\n
Thunder Bay\u2019s Trae Cassidy (Ohio University) continued his hot start at the dish, going 2-for-3 with a double, one run batted in and a stolen base. During the first two games of the series against Rochester, Cassidy is 7-for-8 with 6 runs scored, 3 RBI, and 5 stolen bases.<\/p>\n
Rochester\u2019s Drew Charney had a go-ahead two-run base hit to left field in the fifth. Honkers catcher Angel Cortez finished the game with a pair of hits, driving in two runs.<\/p>\n
The two Great Plains East Division rivals now sport identical 2-2 records.<\/p>\n
Right hander Jackson Irwin is scheduled to get the start for the Border Cats on Friday.<\/p>\n
The Border Cats and Honkers continue their four-game series Friday night with first pitch scheduled for 7:35 p.m. ET.\u00a0 It’s “Flyaway Friday,” where one lucky fan will win two tickets for anywhere Porter Airlines flies. There’s also fireworks following the game.<\/p>\n
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