Dan Sheppard came off the bench and never even had to swing his bat as Sheppard reached on a in the three to lead the Mankato MoonDogs (7-2) to a 5-3 win over the Thunder Bay Border Cats (3-6) on Thursday at Franklin Rogers Park.

With the score tied at two in the third inning,.

The teams traded runs for most of the contest, leading to four lead changes in the game.

Blair Moore racked up two RBIs on two hits for the Mankato MoonDogs. He singled in the third inning and tripled in the seventh inning.

Wayland Moore baffled the Thunder Bay Border Cats, striking out six batters. Moore allowed no earned runs on five hits and one walk over six innings.

Alex Hill improved to 1-0 on the year by picking up the win for the Mankato MoonDogs. He allowed one run over 1 2/3 innings. He struck out two, walked one and surrendered no hits.

Tony Viger (0-2) was the game's losing pitcher. He lasted just 1 2/3 innings, walked none, struck out one, and allowed two runs.