A walk-off single from Josh Carpenter brought home the winning run for the Alexandria Beetles (11-18) in a 14-13 victory over the Thunder Bay Border Cats in 10 innings at Knute Nelson Memorial Park on Thursday.

Carpenter racked up two RBIs on three hits for the Alexandria Beetles. He singled in the fifth, ninth, and tenth innings.

Both squads had things going at the plate, tallying 27 runs and 23 hits, including zero extra base hits. Managers of the two teams seemingly emptied their bullpens in search of the win, as there were 11 pitchers used in the game.

Tanner Vavra had two extra-base hits for the Alexandria Beetles. He singled in the third inning and doubled in the first and fifth innings.

Alex Guilford got the win, running his season record to 2-1. Guilford struck out two, walked two and gave up no hits.

Mitch McQueen (0-2) was the game's losing pitcher. He lasted just one-third of an inning, walked none, struck out none, and allowed two runs.