Thunder Bay Border Cats

Thunder Bay Border Cats
Founded 2003[1]
Ballpark Port Arthur Stadium
Based in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Team Colors red, black
League Northwoods League
Team Manager Mike Steed[2]
General manager Brad Jorgenson[2]
Owner Brad Jorgenson[2]
Championships 2005 & 2008 Northwoods League Champions

The Thunder Bay Border Cats are a baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The league's only Canadian team, their home games are played at Port Arthur Stadium in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

The Border Cats have been Northwoods League champions twice, defeating the Madison Mallards two games to one in both 2005 [3] and 2008.

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2009 All-Star Game

The 2009 Northwoods League All-Star Game was held on July 21 in Thunder Bay. This was the first time the All-Star game played in Canada. The guest speaker for the event was Ferguson Jenkins, a Canadian member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. The game was won 4-2 by the South Division squad, led by the MVP performance of Kurtis Muller, who went 3-for-5.

2011 Border Cats Roster

  1. 44 Logan Birr (P)
  2. 40 Taylor Bratton (P)
  3. 35 Brad Delatte(P)
  4. 47 John Jeanes (P)
  5. 17 John Lally(P)
  6. 36 Ryan Lucero (P)
  7. 42 Tyler Mack (P)
  8. 14 Freddy Lewis (P)
  9. 14 Zak Miller (P)
  10. 45 Reid Rooney (P)
  11. 25 Alec Smith (P)
  12. 20 John Straka (P)
  13. 27 Lee Valencheck (P)
  14. 21 Donnie White (P)
  15. 20 Matt Stevens (C)
  16. 8 Evan Weibel(C)
  17. 12 T.J. Bennett (INF)
  18. 16 Alex Guthrie (INF)
  19. 5 Brett Kay (INF)
  20. 7 Cullen Mahoney (INF)
  21. 49 Kevin Taylor (INF)
  22. 33 Ty Wosleger (INF)
  23. 9 David Fallon (OF)
  24. 11 Mike Hubbard (OF)
  25. 10 Ino Patron (OF)
  26. 19 Casey Selsor (OF)

Alumni

Name Position Pro Affiliate Level League Team Status Majors
Oney Guillen Infield Chicago WS AAA International Charlotte Not active N
Zach Daeges Oufielder Boston A New York Penn Lowell Spinners Active N
Reid Mahon Pitcher Arizona AA Southern Mobile DL N
Jon Hunton Pitcher -- IND American Associated Grand Prairie Active N
Derek Wiley Infield Atlanta Lo A South Atlantic Rome Not active N
Matt Camp Outfield Chicago Cubs AA Southern Tennessee Suspended N
Jonathan Diaz Infield Toronto A Florida State Dunedin Active N
Scot Drucker Pitcher -- IND American Association Grand Prairie Active N
Marc Maddox Infield Kansas City AAA Pacific Coast Omaha Restricted List N
Matt Mangini Infield Seattle AAA Pacific Coast Tacoma Active Seattle
Eric Wordkemper Pitcher NY Yankees AAA International Scranton Wilkes-Barre Active N
Dale Mollenhauer Infield Baltimore HI A Carolina Frederick Active N
Brandon Tripp Outfield Detroit AA Florida Erie Not active N
Scot Vander Weg Pitcher Philadelphia AA Texas Springfield Not active N
Blake Brannon Pitcher LA Dodgers Hi A California Inland Empire Not active N
Ramon Corona Infield San Francisco Lo A South Atlantic Augusta Not active N
Craig Heyer Pitcher NY Yankees AA Eastern Trenton Active N
Jon Mueller Pitcher Chicago Cubs AAA PCL Iowa Not active N
Benjamin Petsch Catcher Minnesota Lo A Midwest Beloit Not active N
Wilson Tucker Outfield Kansas City Lo A Midwest Burlington Not active N
Shawn Williams DH Tampa Bay Hi A New York-Penn Hudson Valley Not active N
Chris Curley Infield Atlanta Hi A South Atlantic Rome Active N
Drew Erwin Pitcher Philadelphia Rookie Gulf Coast GCL Active N
A.J. Schugel Pitcher Los Angeles Angels A Midwest Cedar Rapids Active N

References

  1. ^ Millea, John (2004-07-27). "Fielding big dreams". Star Tribune. 
  2. ^ a b c "Border Cats Staff". Thunder Bay Border Cats. http://www.bordercatsbaseball.com/index.php?pid=20. Retrieved 2007-01-03. 
  3. ^ Milewski, Todd (2005-08-22). "Mallards Dethroned By Late Run". The Capital Times. http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/tct/2005/08/22/0508220798.php. Retrieved 2007-01-03. 

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