Northwoods Thunder Bay Border Cats

Cats Dump Duluth

July 27, 2013 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Thunder Bay Border Cats News Release


The Border Cats got back into the win column Saturday night as they beat the Duluth Huskies 7-3 at Subway Field. Chris Kerwood (Arkansas State University) delivered his best start of the season as the righthander fired a four-hitter over seven innings to even his record at 4-4. Kerwood allowed only one run with one strikeout and four walks. The Cats improved their second half record to 5-16 and split the season series with the Huskies 5-5.

The Cats scored twice in the 2nd inning and then added three more runs in the 5th with the key blow coming off the bat of Dylan Becker (Missouri State University) as he cracked a two-run double. Becker also had an RBI groundout while Tyler Duplantis (Nicholls State University) had two doubles and knocked in two runs. Duplantis upped his team leading RBI total to 42 on the season. Ty Stetson (Murray State University) continued to get on-base out of the lead-off spot, going 1-2 with two walks and a pair of runs scored.

The Cats begin inter-divisional play Sunday when they kick off a six-game road trip in Wausau against the Wisconsin Woodchucks. Clint Knoblauch (Florida Gulf Coast University) will pitch the opener of the two-game series at 6:05pm ET. The righthander has appeared in 10 games, including nine starts, and is 3-5 with a 6.04 ERA.



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