Tonight, July 2nd, the Rochester Honkers will have the 21st Annual Cow Milking contest during their game against the Battle Creek Bombers as part of American Dairy Association Night with 97.5 Pulse FM. Honkers' field manager Trevor Hairgrove will be taking part in the contest, squaring off against a member of Battle Creek's coaching staff.
The game is scheduled to begin at 7:05, with the gates opening
at 6 p.m.
The Honkers next home game will be Friday, July 3rd, as they host the Mankato MoonDogs at 7:05 p.m. After that game there will be a Fireworks Extravaganza, presented by Olmstead Medical Center and ABC 6 News.
All of the Honkers games can be heard on Sports Radio 1520 AM the Ticket with Clinton Cole, the voice of the Rochester Honkers. You can also watch all the games live at www.northwoodsleague.com. Just click on the Watch Games Live link at the bottom of the page.
The Rochester Honkers are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 22nd season of summer collegiate baseball in 2015, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 120 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (OAK). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League Website. For more information, visit www.rochesterhonkers.com.
