Cats Lose Slugfest
June 26, 2013 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Thunder Bay Border Cats News Release
The Border Cats came out on the losing end of another high scoring affair Tuesday afternoon in Mankato as they lost 17-10 to the MoonDogs. Leading 3-2, the MoonDogs blew the game open by scoring 11 times in the bottom of the 5th inning. Mankato pounded out 18 hits and hit three home runs on the day.
Chris Kerwood (Arkansas State University) started for the Cats and took the loss to fall to 2-1. The righthander gave up nine hits and eight earned runs over four innings with three walks and four strikeouts.
Jacob Rogers (Eastern New Mexico University) continued his hot hitting as he went 3-5 and belted an 8th inning grand slam. Rogers is now batting .319 with 16 runs batted in. Dylan Becker (Missouri State University) went 2-5 and hit a two-run homer in the 6th inning, his second of the season. Cory Kay (Harper College) had a 3-4 day at the plate with an RBI and a run scored.
The Cats (11-17), have Wednesday off before opening a five-game homestand Thursday night. The North Division leading Waterloo Bucks will be at Subway Field to open a two-game set. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm.
CLAW MARKS: The UCLA Bruins have won 109 National Championships in the history of their school, but they now have their first baseball title. The Bruins blanked the Mississippi State Bulldogs 8-0 Tuesday night in Omaha, Nebraska, to capture the 2013 College World Series Final two games to none. First baseman Patrick Gallagher, who played for the Border Cats last season, led the Bruins this season with a .276 batting average. Gallagher played in 55 games for UCLA and added seven doubles, one home run, and 20 runs batted in. The junior from Reno, NV., hit .192 in 38 games for Thunder Bay in 2012 with six doubles, two home runs and 12 runs batted in. Canadian infielder Kyle Hann, from Oakville, ON., played on the Mississippi State team. Hann, who won a silver medal with Canada at the World Junior Baseball Championships in Seoul, South Korea last fall, has signed a contract with the Border Cats this season. Scott Donley, who also played for the Border Cats last year, participated in the College World Series in Omaha with the Indiana Hoosiers.
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