An 'L' for the Lunkers in their season finale

THUNDER BAY Ontario - Mike Gedman finished 2-2 with an RBI and two runs scored, but it wasn't enough to lift the Lakes Area Lunkers past the Thunder Bay Border Cats, which won Monday's season finale 5-4.

Hunter Nolan drove in two runs to hand the Lunkers a 4-0 advantage, but the Boarder Cats matched those four runs in the bottom of the fourth.

Lunkers starter Korie Walkley went four innings and allowed three hits, two walks and four earned runs. He struck out three.

The Lunkers finished the season 34-34 overall and 18-17 in the second half.

Thunder Bay 5, Lunkers 4

The key: An eighth-inning RBI double was the difference

Attendance: 1,255

Second-half records: Brd 18-17, TB 18-16

Brainerd 010 300 000 - 4 7 2

Thunder Bay 000 400 010 - 5 6 1

Brainerd: Korie Walkley, David Valesente (5), Will Piwnica-Worms (6), Charlie Henderson (7), Stephen Wickens (8) and Dennis O'Grady and Hunter Nolen

Thunder Bay: Luis Castillo, Josh Retka (8), Drew Erwin (9) and Brett Chamberlain

WP: Retka (1-0). LP: Henderson (1-1). Sv: Erwin (5).

2B: TB-Curtis Wagner, Sean Claugherty

SB: Brd-Shon Roe

RBIs: Brd-Mike Gedman, Nolan 2; TB-Derek Hamblen, Claugherty, Aaron Munoz 2

LOB: Brd 3, TB 7

T: 2:16

Sunday

Lunkers 14,

Thunder Bay 3

THUNDER BAY - T.J. Berge finished 2-for-5 with two home runs, three runs and four RBIs to power the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers to a 14-3 victory over the Thunder Bay Border Cats Sunday.

David Valesente also knocked out a homer as the Lunkers collected 16 hits. Brenden Furrow went 3-5 with two runs, three RBIs and a double. Will Piwnica-Worms also had three hits, while Shon Roe and Michael Gedman each had two hits for the Lunkers.

Brainerd 060 000 170 - 14 16 1

Thunder Bay 110 010 000 - 3 8 2

Brainerd: Brad Mergen, Matt Mullendore (3), Bret Severtson (5), Mike Frongello (7) and Hunter Nolan

Thunder Bay: Matt Robertson, Steve Schroer (7), Andy Omillian (8), Matt Dwyer (8) and Brett Chamberlain

WP: Mullendore 3-1. LP: Robertson 5-6.

2B: Brd-Brenden Furrow

3B: TB-Matty Johnson

HR: Brd-T.J. Berge 2, David Valesente

SB: TB-Johnson

RBIs: Brd-Berge 4, Dennis O'Grady 2, Furrow 3, Valesente 2, Nate Hammes 2; TB-David Phillips 3

LOB: Brd 6, TB 10

T: 2:32