Team News

Date: Aug 06, 2009

'Cats Crush Beetles again, Sweep two-game Set

Playoffs are now but an afterthought. Now, the Beetles are just trying not to be on the wrong end of crooked scores.  Again on Thursday, Thunder Bay ousted Alexandria 11-2, handing the Beetles their third straight loss and eliminating them from playoff contention.

The Border Cats posted single runs in the second and fourth innings before exploding for five unearned runs in the sixth, knocking Erik Johnson (Cal-Berkeley) from the game.  The knock-out blow, a three-run homer from Matty Johnson (Bellevue) to cap off that explosive inning.

Trailing 7-0 going into the bottom of the sixth, Mike O'Neill (USC) answered with a solo homer to centerfield.

In the seventh, Alexandria cut the deficit to 7-2, but left two runners stranded in the inning.  Thunder Bay would tack on three more runs in the ninth to pull away 11-2.

The win knocks the Beetles out of the playoff hunt; Rochester's magic number two clinch the second half North title is down to one.

On Friday, the Beetles travel to Brainerd for the first of two against the Lunkers.  Curtis Hudson (Elgin CC) goes for the Beetles; Dennis O'Grady (Duke) will counter for the Lunkers.

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