{"id":9094,"date":"2021-08-13T21:49:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T02:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/?p=9094"},"modified":"2021-08-13T21:49:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T02:49:53","slug":"pender-deals-in-final-outing-moondogs-upend-honkers-6-4-at-isg-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/2021\/08\/13\/pender-deals-in-final-outing-moondogs-upend-honkers-6-4-at-isg-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Pender Deals in Final Outing, MoonDogs Upend Honkers 6-4 at ISG Field"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By: Connor Wachtel<\/p>\n

MANKATO, Minn. \u2013<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0The Mankato MoonDogs (44-23) snapped a two-game losing streak at home with a 6-4 victory over the Rochester Honkers (29-36), Friday night at ISG Field.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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On their second at-bat of the evening, the MoonDogs grabbed the game\u2019s first lead thanks to\u00a0Will Hanafan<\/strong>\u00a0(Nebraska Omaha) hustling out of the box to turn a should-be single to right into a double. After he stole third a few pitches later, Hanafan scored on an RBI groundout to the shortstop hit by\u00a0Jack Costello<\/strong>\u00a0(San Diego).\u00a0Carson Yates<\/strong>\u00a0(UCLA) singled to left later in the inning to give the MoonDogs a 2-0 lead over the Honkers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the second inning,\u00a0Luke Beckstein<\/strong>\u00a0(Northeastern) provided a single that scored a pair and doubled up the MoonDogs\u2019 lead to 4-0.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The MoonDogs continued their trend of two runs per inning in the third when\u00a0Austin Garrett<\/strong>\u00a0(Kansas State) hit a sacrifice fly to score one before Hanafan singled to left to plate another. After three innings at ISG Field, the MoonDogs led the Honkers 6-0.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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After the Honkers got one run back in the sixth,\u00a0Ike Mezzenga<\/strong>\u00a0(North Iowa Area CC) launched a three-run home run out to left to cut the lead to two, 6-4.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the ninth inning,\u00a0Dalton Mesaris<\/strong>\u00a0(Western Kentucky) entered the game to pitch and locked it down for his second save of the summer. Ultimately, the MoonDogs upended the Honkers for a 6-4 win at ISG Field.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the ballgame, the host MoonDogs outhit the Honkers, 11-7. Mankato battled defensive miscues most of the night with four errors while Rochester finished the night with no mishaps defensively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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DOGS WIN | @Mesarisd<\/a> earns his second save and locks it down for the 6-4 win!<\/p>\n

The #MoonDogs<\/a> and Honkers rematch tomorrow at 6:35 p.m. at ISG Field for the regular-season finale. Get your tickets, there will be fireworks to cap off the season with a BOOM!#GoDogs<\/a> | #MoonDogginIt<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/mHk4czWJ52<\/a><\/p>\n

— Mankato MoonDogs (@MankatoMoonDogs) August 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n