{"id":17012,"date":"2026-06-10T06:06:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T10:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/thunder-bay-border-cats\/?p=17012"},"modified":"2026-06-10T06:06:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T10:06:35","slug":"chucks-cool-off-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/thunder-bay-border-cats\/2026\/06\/10\/chucks-cool-off-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"CHUCKS COOL OFF CATS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Following a four-game winning streak at home, the Thunder Bay Border Cats hit the road on Tuesday, and fell 7-4 to the Wausau Woodchucks in Wisconsin. The Cats are now 7-8 on the season, but only trail the La Crosse Loggers by 1 \u00bd\u00a0 games atop the Great Plains East Division.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>After falling behind 3-0, Thunder Bay tied the game 3-3 thanks to a three-run fourth inning, highlighted by a two-run double by Jesus Vasquez (University of Hawaii), and a run scoring single by Manny Alberto (Western Kentucky University).\u00a0 The Woodchucks (10-4), broke the game open with a trio of runs in the bottom of the sixth inning with reliever Judd Hildreth (Murray State University) taking the loss.\u00a0 Lincoln Pack (Pensacola State CC) led the Cats offensively, going 3-for-4, with a double and a run batted in.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Cats wrap up their two-game set with the Woodchucks on Wednesday at 7:35pm ET. 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