Tuesday night will be one to remember for Thunder Bay Border Cats pitcher Jack Pineau. Pineau is one of three Thunder Bay-born players — the others being Will Droll and Porter Jorgenson — on this year's Border Cats roster.
And he'll be taking the mound in Port Arthur Stadium for the team's home opener on Tuesday, which is also the first Cats home game in three years.
As to how Pineau is feeling in the leadup to the home opener, he said he's "just super excited." "I wouldn't say nervous, not yet at least," Pineau said during a team workout at Port Arthur Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. "But there's been quite a bit of buzz around the the city.
It's gonna be pretty special night." The sentiment was shared by Droll, who's also part of the Cats pitching rotation. "It's honestly a dream come true," he said of being part of the Cats organization. "I grew up watching games here." "We had season tickets when I was young and it's just kind of like a full circle.