Rochester Honkers infielder Joe DeRoche-Duffin has been selected as a representative of the NWL North Division in the 2015 Marshfield Home Run Challenge as part of the Northwoods Leagues 2015 All-Star festivities. Duffin leads the Honkers, and the North Division, with eight home runs on the season. That mark is also tied for fourth in the Northwoods this summer.
Duffin will join teammate Jayson Yano in the All-Star festivities. The Honkers pitching ace this season, Yano was named ot the 2015 North Division All-Star team earlier in the week.
The Home Run Challenge will be on Tuesday, July 21st, at 5:05 p.m. at Witter Field in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. The All-Star game will follow at 7:05 p.m.
|
Marshfield Clinic Home Run Challenge Participants |
|||||
|
South |
HR |
North |
HR |
||
|
Lucas Raley |
Lakeshore |
11 |
Joe DeRoche-Duffin |
Rochester |
8 |
|
Anthony Gonsolin |
Madison |
10 |
Rickey Sanchez |
Alexandria |
6 |
|
Jason Scholl |
Kenosha |
8 |
Paul Panaccione |
Mankato |
3 |
|
Albee Weiss |
Wisconsin |
9 |
Tyler Adkison |
Eau Claire |
5 |
|
Max Ponzurick |
Wisconsin |
7 |
Austin Athmann |
St.CLOUD |
4 |
|
Mason McCoy |
La Crosse |
7 |
Daulton Varsho |
Eau Claire |
3 |
|
Ryan Donovan |
Green Bay |
6 |
Nate Nolan |
Thunder Bay |
4 |
|
Colin Theroux |
Madison |
7 |
Storm Wilson |
Willmar |
3 |
|
Mitch McGeein |
Wisconsin Rapids |
7 |
Josh Merrigan |
Alexandria |
3 |
The format for the Marshfield Clinic Home Run Challenge is below:
1. There will be 9 innings with each player having one half inning.
2. Away team (North) player bats first in the top of the inning, and home team player next (South) in the bottom
half of the inning.
3. Each player will have one half inning at bat that will consist of 6 outs
4. The player with the most home runs at the end of the 9 innings, will be the Home Run Challenge Winner
5. The team (North or South) with the most home runs will be announced as the winner of the team competition.
The Honkers next home game will be Thursday, July 16th against the Willmar Stingers. It will be Mayo Department of Medicine Night, and a Novo Nordisk Homerun for Life Thursday.
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
