2007 Fort Worth Cats
2007 American Association
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Record: 53-40 (1st half: 21-24, 3rd place; 2nd half: 32-16, 1st place)
Postseason: W 1st Round vs. El Paso (3-2), W American Association Finals vs. St. Paul (3-2)
Attendance (Rank): 141,330 (5th)
Manager: Stan Hough (2nd season)
Midseason All-Stars:
C Kelley Gulledge
OF Jordan Foster
LHP Joel Kirsten
RHP Cory Walters
Postseason Awards:
LHP Joel Kirsten — Left-Handed Pitcher of the Year
2007 Fort Worth Cats Results
Click on date for box score (Postseason only)
| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE | RECORD | WIN | LOSS | SAVE | TIME | ATTEND. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/10/2007 | Shreveport Sports | 4-7 | L | 0-1 | Colby Miller | Ryan Weems | Mal Winters | 2:40 | 5,669 |
| 5/11/2007 | Shreveport Sports | 8-7 | W | 1-1 | Scott Layfield | T.J. Hendricks | 2:53 | 3,680 | |
| 5/12/2007 | Shreveport Sports | 8-7 | W | 2-1 | Dan Valentin | Derek Cunningham | Scott Layfield | 2:46 | 2,084 |
| 5/12/2007 | Shreveport Sports | 3-5 | L | 2-2 | Bert Snow | Chadd Blasko | 2:51 | 3,143 | |
| 5/14/2007 | @ El Paso Diablos | 7-10 | L | 2-3 | Andy Torres | Nick Martin | Robert Salini | – | – |
| 5/15/2007 | @ El Paso Diablos | 5-12 | L | 2-4 | Greg Wiltshire | Cory Walters | 2:52 | 5,627 | |
| 5/17/2007 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 7-6 (10) | W | 3-4 | Lee Gwaltney | Kyle Ruwe | 3:08 | 4,890 | |
| 5/18/2007 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 2-6 | L | 3-5 | Mark Roberts | Juan Figueroa | 3:26 | 3,448 | |
| 5/19/2007 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 3-11 | L | 3-6 | Kyle Ruwe | Nick Martin | 3:03 | 5,508 | |
| 5/20/2007 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 6-5 | W | 4-6 | Lee Gwaltney | Mark Roberts | Scott Layfield | 2:28 | 2,874 |
| 5/22/2007 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 3-12 | L | 4-7 | Jeff Landing | Joel Kirsten | 2:24 | 2,301 | |
| 5/23/2007 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 5-4 | W | 5-7 | Max Scherzer | Kevin Cheppenko | Juan Figueroa | 2:29 | 3,002 |
| 5/24/2007 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 7-4 | W | 6-7 | Dan Valentin | Micah Posey | Aaron Marsden | 3:02 | 3,137 |
| 5/25/2007 | @ Lincoln Saltdogs | 10-13 | L | 6-8 | Kyle Ruwe | Nick Martin | Matt Varner | 3:00 | 3,472 |
| 5/26/2007 | @ Lincoln Saltdogs | 4-9 | L | 6-9 | Chris Jakubauskas | Cory Walters | 2:14 | 3,832 | |
| 5/27/2007 | @ Lincoln Saltdogs | 3-5 | L | 6-10 | Jeff Blitstein | Joel Kirsten | Matt Varner | 2:11 | 3,560 |
| 6/1/2007 | Shreveport Sports | 6-5 (12) | W | 7-10 | Cory Walters | Matt Clayman | 3:50 | 4,406 | |
| 6/2/2007 | Shreveport Sports | 3-0 | W | 8-10 | Joel Kirsten | Colby Miller | Juan Figueroa | 2:32 | 5,328 |
| 6/3/2007 | Shreveport Sports | 15-11 | W | 9-10 | Bryant Beaver | Matt Yeatman | 3:14 | 3,010 | |
| 6/4/2007 | @ Pensacola Pelicans | 9-1 (7) | W | 10-10 | Lee Gwaltney | Matthew Creighton | 2:10 | – | |
| 6/4/2007 | @ Pensacola Pelicans | 10-4 (7) | W | 11-10 | Aaron Marsden | Darryl Hall | 2:10 | 1,382 | |
| 6/5/2007 | @ Pensacola Pelicans | 7-4 | W | 12-10 | Cory Walters | Carl Schaefer | Juan Figueroa | 2:30 | 1,613 |
| 6/6/2007 | @ Pensacola Pelicans | 4-6 | L | 12-11 | Scott Vandermeer | Dan Valentin | Chris Thompson | 2:46 | 1,622 |
| 6/7/2007 | @ Pensacola Pelicans | 2-3 (10) | L | 12-12 | Hunter Davis | Juan Figueroa | 2:40 | 1,784 | |
| 6/8/2007 | El Paso Diablos | 5-2 | W | 13-12 | Nick Martin | Mike Cervera | Aaron Marsden | 2:38 | 3,142 |
| 6/9/2007 | El Paso Diablos | 0-1 | L | 13-13 | Dustin Cameron | Beau Hintz | Ned Darley | 2:30 | 6,328 |
| 6/10/2007 | El Paso Diablos | 16-0 | W | 14-13 | Cory Walters | Charles O’Neal | 2:55 | 2,582 | |
| 6/12/2007 | @ Shreveport Sports | 4-5 (10) | L | 14-14 | Mal Winters | Juan Figueroa | 2:59 | 1,298 | |
| 6/13/2007 | @ Shreveport Sports | 7-3 | W | 15-14 | Joel Kirsten | Colby Miller | 2:39 | 826 | |
| 6/15/2007 | Pensacola Pelicans | 4-5 (11) | L | 15-15 | Chris Thompson | Aaron Marsden | Hunter Davis | 3:07 | – |
| 6/15/2007 | Pensacola Pelicans | 5-1 (7) | W | 16-15 | Cory Walters | Darryl Hall | 1:38 | 3,258 | |
| 6/16/2007 | Pensacola Pelicans | 7-3 (7) | W | 17-15 | Nick Martin | Todd Androsko | 1:55 | – | |
| 6/16/2007 | Pensacola Pelicans | 3-4 (7) | L | 17-16 | Carl Schaefer | Ryan Trytten | Hunter Davis | 2:01 | 3,817 |
| 6/19/2007 | @ Coastal Bend Aviators | 4-7 | L | 17-17 | Derrick Van Dusen | Joel Kirsten | 2:55 | 1,042 | |
| 6/20/2007 | @ Coastal Bend Aviators | 2-4 | L | 17-18 | Tim Haines | Lee Gwaltney | Tom Atlee | 2:37 | 642 |
| 6/22/2007 | @ Shreveport Sports | 3-4 (7) | L | 17-19 | Bert Snow | Cory Walters | 1:57 | – | |
| 6/22/2007 | @ Shreveport Sports | 7-3 (7) | W | 18-19 | Ryan Trytten | Derek Cunningham | Juan Figueroa | 2:10 | 1,672 |
| 6/24/2007 | @ Shreveport Sports | 2-3 (8) | L | 18-20 | Matt Yeatman | Nick Martin | 2:00 | – | |
| 6/24/2007 | @ Shreveport Sports | 0-5 (7) | L | 18-21 | Colby Miller | Joel Kirsten | 1:41 | 532 | |
| 6/25/2007 | Coastal Bend Aviators | 0-2 (7) | L | 18-22 | Tim Haines | Lee Gwaltney | Tom Atlee | 1:43 | – |
| 6/25/2007 | Coastal Bend Aviators | 4-2 (7) | W | 19-22 | Dan Valentin | Juan Jimeniz | – | – | |
| 6/29/2007 | @ El Paso Diablos | 5-1 (7) | W | 20-22 | Cory Walters | Garvis Romero | 1:54 | – | |
| 6/29/2007 | @ El Paso Diablos | 4-5 (10) | L | 20-23 | Dallas Strankman | Aaron Marsden | – | – | |
| 6/30/2007 | @ El Paso Diablos | 7-1 | W | 21-23 | Joel Kirsten | Andy Torres | 2:06 | 3,233 | |
| 7/1/2007 | @ El Paso Diablos | 4-5 (11) | L | 21-24 | Dallas Strankman | Dan Valentin | 2:55 | 2,702 | |
| 7/6/2007 | El Paso Diablos | 5-2 | W | 1-0 (22-24) | Aaron Marsden | Garvis Romero | 2:12 | ||
| 7/7/2007 | El Paso Diablos | 4-9 | L | 1-1 (22-25) | Dallas Strankman | Cory Walters | 3:14 | 4,302 | |
| 7/8/2007 | El Paso Diablos | 7-6 | W | 2-1 (23-25) | Aaron Marsden | Ned Darley | 3:05 | 2,508 | |
| 7/9/2007 | @ Coastal Bend Aviators | 9-8 | W | 3-1 (24-25) | Aaron Marsden | Tim Haines | Lee Gwaltney | 3:45 | 1,235 |
| 7/10/2007 | @ Coastal Bend Aviators | 2-0 | W | 4-1 (25-25) | Ryan Trytten | J.R. Pickens | Joel Kirsten | 2:10 | 1,222 |
| 7/11/2007 | @ Coastal Bend Aviators | 2-0 | W | 5-1 (26-25) | Cory Walters | Pedro Flores | 2:20 | 1,882 | |
| 7/12/2007 | @ El Paso Diablos | 5-6 (10) | L | 5-2 (26-26) | Dustin Cameron | Aaron Marsden | 2:51 | 3,136 | |
| 7/13/2007 | @ El Paso Diablos | 6-1 | W | 6-2 (27-26) | Joel Kirsten | Robbie Wachman | 2:20 | 4,019 | |
| 7/14/2007 | @ El Paso Diablos | 10-4 | W | 7-2 (28-26) | Nick Martin | Greg Wiltshire | 3:05 | 3,006 | |
| 7/15/2007 | @ El Paso Diablos | 3-7 | L | 7-3 (28-27) | Mike Cervera | Beau Hintz | 2:39 | 3,404 | |
| 7/19/2007 | Pensacola Pelicans | 6-1 (7) | W | 8-3 (29-27) | Lee Gwaltney | Colin Young | 1:34 | – | |
| 7/19/2007 | Pensacola Pelicans | 6-1 (7) | W | 9-3 (30-27) | Aaron Marsden | Jesen Merle | 1:36 | 3,338 | |
| 7/20/2007 | Pensacola Pelicans | 6-3 (7) | W | 10-3 (31-27) | Nick Martin | Logan Williamson | Bryant Beaver | 1:46 | – |
| 7/20/2007 | Pensacola Pelicans | 5-0 | W | 11-3 (32-27) | Dan Valentin | Noel Baca | 1:50 | 5,192 | |
| 7/21/2007 | Pensacola Pelicans | 4-6 | L | 11-4 (32-28) | Carl Schaefer | Joel Kirsten | Chris Thompson | 2:58 | 6,445 |
| 7/22/2007 | Pensacola Pelicans | 8-7 (11) | W | 12-4 (33-28) | Jua Figueroa | Logan Williamson | 3:03 | 3,517 | |
| 7/24/2007 | Coastal Bend Aviators | 4-0 (7) | W | 13-4 (34-28) | Beau Hintz | Derrick Van Dusen | 1:45 | – | |
| 7/24/2007 | Coastal Bend Aviators | 2-0 (7) | W | 14-4 (35-28) | Lee Gwaltney | T.J. Hendricks | 1:33 | 4,686 | |
| 7/25/2007 | Coastal Bend Aviators | 3-6 | L | 14-5 (35-29) | Kevin Hull | Nick Martin | Tom Atlee | 2:23 | 3,435 |
| 7/27/2007 | @ Shreveport Sports | 4-13 | L | 14-6 (35-30) | Mal Winters | Mario Ramos | 2:35 | 1,731 | |
| 7/28/2007 | @ Shreveport Sports | 6-5 (10) | W | 15-6 (36-30) | Aaron Marsden | Matt Clayman | Dan Valentin | 3:10 | 1,104 |
| 7/29/2007 | @ Shreveport Sports | 2-3 | L | 15-7 (36-31) | Bert Snow | Cory Walters | 2:11 | 766 | |
| 7/30/2007 | Coastal Bend Aviators | 8-10 (10) | L | 15-8 (36-32) | Tim Haines | Dan Valentin | Tom Atlee | 3:35 | 2,857 |
| 7/31/2007 | Coastal Bend Aviators | 4-1 | W | 16-8 (37-32) | Nick Martin | Kevin Hull | Ryan Burnau | 2:31 | 4,119 |
| 8/2/2007 | @ Pensacola Pelicans | 12-3 (7) | W | 17-8 (38-32) | Mario Ramos | Andrew Edward | 2:25 | 1,478 | |
| 8/3/2007 | @ Pensacola Pelicans | 1-2 (17) | L | 17-9 (38-33) | Logan Williamson | Tim Vasquez | 4:45 | 1,958 | |
| 8/4/2007 | @ Pensacola Pelicans | 5-4 (7) | W | 18-9 (39-33) | Lee Gwaltney | Jeff Rodriguez | 2:00 | – | |
| 8/4/2007 | @ Pensacola Pelicans | 10-2 (7) | W | 19-9 (40-33) | Cory Walters | Jesen Merle | 2:01 | 2,065 | |
| 8/5/2007 | @ Pensacola Pelicans | 4-5 (10) | L | 19-10 (40-34) | Chris Thompson | Dan Valentin | 2:58 | 1,582 | |
| 8/6/2007 | Shreveport Sports | 3-4 | L | 19-11 (40-35) | Mal Winters | Aaron Marsden | Derek Cunningham | 2:17 | 5,306 |
| 8/7/2007 | Shreveport Sports | 4-5 | L | 19-12 (40-36) | Grant Wilson | Tim Vasquez | 2:43 | 4,740 | |
| 8/8/2007 | Shreveport Sports | 3-1 | W | 20-12 (41-36) | Joel Kirsten | Bert Snow | Grant Varnell | 2:04 | 3,138 |
| 8/10/2007 | @ St. Paul Saints | 5-3 | W | 21-12 (42-36) | Cory Walters | Adam Brandenburg | Tim Vasquez | 2:29 | 6,010 |
| 8/11/2007 | @ St. Paul Saints | 9-5 (11) | W | 22-12 (43-36) | Beau Hintz | Byron Embry | – | 6,432 | |
| 8/12/2007 | @ St. Paul Saints | 5-1 | W | 23-12 (44-36) | Nick Martin | Brad Whinnery | 2:32 | 6,917 | |
| 8/13/2007 | @ St. Joe Blacksnakes | 2-1 | W | 24-12 (45-36) | Mario Ramos | Kellen Raab | Tim Vasquez | 2:33 | 350 |
| 8/14/2007 | @ St. Joe Blacksnakes | 5-3 | W | 25-12 (46-36) | Grant Varnell | Mark Goodman | Tim Vasquez | 2:45 | 432 |
| 8/15/2007 | @ St. Joe Blacksnakes | 2-3 (10) | L | 25-13 (46-37) | Vinnie DeChristofaro | Dan Valentin | 2:32 | 508 | |
| 8/16/2007 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 3-4 (10) | L | 25-14 (46-38) | Matt Wilkinson | Ryan Burnau | 2:27 | 2,445 | |
| 8/17/2007 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 2-4 | L | 25-15 (46-39) | Brian Buchanan | Ryan Trytten | Matt Wilkinson | 2:15 | 1,981 |
| 8/18/2007 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 7-6 | W | 26-15 (47-39) | Dan Valentin | Joel Schmal | Grant Varnell | 2:52 | 3,552 |
| 8/20/2007 | Coastal Bend Aviators | 7-5 (7) | W | 27-15 (48-39) | Joel Kirsten | Kevin Lee | 1:41 | – | |
| 8/20/2007 | Coastal Bend Aviators | 6-0 (7) | W | 28-15 (49-39) | Cory Walters | Derrick Van Dusen | 1:55 | 4,217 | |
| 8/21/2007 | Coastal Bend Aviators | 9-3 | W | 29-15 (50-39) | Lee Gwaltney | Kevin Hull | 2:37 | 3,983 | |
| 8/22/2007 | Coastal Bend Aviators | 11-2 | W | 30-15 (51-39) | Ryan Trytten | T.J. Hendricks | 2:12 | 4,344 | |
| 8/23/2007 | St. Joe Blacksnakes | 3-10 | L | 30-16 (51-40) | Ryan Williams | Mario Ramos | 2:46 | 3,143 | |
| 8/24/2007 | St. Joe Blacksnakes | 8-1 | W | 31-16 (52-40) | Nick Martin | James Beever | 2:36 | 5,083 | |
| 8/25/2007 | St. Joe Blacksnakes | 5-1 | W | 32-16 (53-40) | Cory Walters | Kellen Raab | 2:38 | 6,554 | |
| POSTSEASON | |||||||||
| 8/27/2007 | @ El Paso Diablos | 2-6 | L | 0-1 | Greg Wiltshire | Joel Kirsten | 2:33 | 1,976 | |
| 8/28/2007 | @ El Paso Diablos | 4-11 | L | 0-2 | Josh Neitz | Ryan Trytten | 2:40 | 5,231 | |
| 8/31/2007 | El Paso Diablos | 8-5 | W | 1-2 | Lee Gwaltney | Eric Montoya | Ryan Burnau | 3:02 | 2,224 |
| 9/1/2007 | El Paso Diablos | 10-4 | W | 2-2 | Cory Walters | Aaron Trolia | 2:43 | 1,879 | |
| 9/2/2007 | El Paso Diablos | 14-0 | W | 3-2 | Joel Kirsten | Greg Wiltshire | 2:26 | 1,241 | |
| 9/4/2007 | @ St. Paul Saints | 6-3 | W | 1-0 | Ryan Trytten | Charlie Ruud | Tim Vasquez | 2:49 | 2,035 |
| 9/5/2007 | @ St. Paul Saints | 3-10 | L | 1-1 | Justin Lord | Nick Martin | 2:34 | 1,804 | |
| 9/7/2007 | St. Paul Saints | 2-3 | L | 1-2 | Alec Sheppard | Lee Gwaltney | Tony Pierce | 2:17 | 1,764 |
| 9/8/2007 | St. Paul Saints | 2-0 | W | 2-2 | Cory Walters | Charlie Ruud | Tim Vasquez | 2:11 | 2,388 |
| 9/9/2007 | St. Paul Saints | 4-1 | W | 3-2 | Ryan Trytten | Justin Lord | 2:34 | 2,197 | |
