BOX SCORE<\/a>: Rochester 9, Mankato 1<\/strong><\/p>\nRochester got it started with an RBI single by Andy Armstrong (Oregon State) to score Craig Shepard (Evansville) in the second.<\/p>\n
In the third, the Honkers scored two more. A sacrifice fly and a double notched a run each. Rochester held a 3-0 lead after three at Mayo Field.<\/p>\n
The home team blew the game wide open in the fifth with three more tallies. A pair of home runs by Tristan Peterson (New Mexico State) and Shepard put the Honkers up 5-0. Rochester upped their lead to 6-0 with a wild pitch to score another.<\/p>\n
A single by Tyler Casagrande (Arizona) got the MoonDogs on the board in the seventh. Mankato still trailed 6-1 after the sixth.<\/p>\n
Three more insurance runs came across for Rochester in the seventh. In fashion, they came from a home run and a pair of singles. After the seventh the score was 9-1 where the Honkers would ultimately win game one.<\/p>\n
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Player Notables:<\/strong><\/p>\nNick Novak (Angelo State) earned the Dogs notable offensive performance, going 3-5 with the lone run scored for Mankato.<\/p>\n
Earning the win was Rochester\u2019s starter, Ryan Dorney (Saint Martins), he went five innings allowing only three hits and no runs. He walked two and struck out seven others.<\/p>\n
Handed the loss was the MoonDogs right-hander Nick Schmidt (Missouri State) who went 4.1 innings and surrendered six runs (five earned) and nine hits. Schmidt walked four and struck out one along the way. Cole Hoskins (Grand Canyon) came on to pitch the ninth and struck out two, allowing no hits or runs.<\/p>\n
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Due up for the Dogs:<\/strong><\/p>\nUp next for the Mankato MoonDogs (11-12) is the Rochester Honkers (13-9) again today at Mayo Field for a matinee game and the series finale. Trent Baker (Angelo State) will start for the Dogs on the hill. First pitch is slated for 12:05 p.m. in Rochester, Minn.<\/p>\n
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