{"id":17142,"date":"2026-07-10T22:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T02:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/thunder-bay-border-cats\/?p=17142"},"modified":"2026-07-10T22:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T02:45:21","slug":"express-stop-cats-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/thunder-bay-border-cats\/2026\/07\/10\/express-stop-cats-2\/","title":{"rendered":"EXPRESS STOP CATS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Thunder Bay Border Cats returned from the All-Star break, but dropped a 9-2 decision to the Eau Claire Express on Friday before 804 fans at Port Arthur Stadium.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Express scored twice in the first inning without the benefit of a base hit and held the lead the remainder of the game as the Cats overall record dropped to 17-24.\u00a0 The Cats cut the lead to 2-1 in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Steven Spalitta (University of Louisiana-Lafayette), but didn&#8217;t score again until the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Jesus Vasquez (University of Hawaii) that plated Spalitta.\u00a0 The Cats actually outhit the Express on the night 11-9, but left a dozen men on base.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Eli Heyen (Amarillo CC) started for Thunder Bay and took the loss to fall to 0-2.\u00a0 The righthander allowed three runs on two hits over 2 1\/3 innings, with four strikeouts.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Cats wrap up their two-game home set with the Express Saturday at 6:35pm. 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