(Rochester, Minn.)—The Rochester Honkers fell to the St. Cloud Rox 10-2 in seven innings in game one of Saturday’s doubleheader. Tyler Feyereisen (St. Thomas) picked up the loss after giving up three runs in the first inning and being forced out after one inning of work due to NWL pitch count rules. Lucas Gilbreath (Minnesota) earned the win for St. Cloud.
The Rox scored three runs on a home run in the first, one of four home runs of the game given up by the Honkers pitchers. They followed that up with three runs in the fourth inning, two in the fifth, and three in the sixth for a 10-0 lead. Only one of St. Clouds runs was not scored on a homerun.
The Honkers finally broke through in the bottom of the seventh with a pair of runs scored on Joe DeRoche-Duffin’s 2 RBI single that brought in Scott Schreiber (Nebraska) and Ryan Summers (Louisville), but that wasn’t enough as they fell 10-2
Game two of tonight’s doubleheader will begin a half hour after game one at approximately 8:45. The Honkers will play as the home team in game two.
The Honkers and Rox will face off again tomorrow, Sunday, July 12th, for a single game beginning at 1:05 p.m. Gates will open at Noon. It will be the Knights of Columbus Altar Server Celebration Day, Northwest Dental Day, and a Kids Club Day by Perkins!
You can follow all the Honkers action on Sports Radio AM 1520 The Ticket with Clinton Cole, and on the Northwoods League Live stream, which can be found at northwoodsleague.com. Just click on the Watch Games Live link.
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
