ROCHESTER, MINN – Today former Honkers outfielder Zach Cole was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 10th round (313th overall) in the MLB Draft.

The Ball State junior played for the Honkers in 2021 and hit three home runs for Rochester. He posted a .327 on-base-percentage and stole 10 bases in 11 attempts.

Cole is coming off a fantastic season for the Ball State Cardinals. He led the team in batting average at .361 with 13 HR and 47 RBI. He posted a ridiculous .727 slugging percentage with an OPS of 1.176.

The Rochester Honkers want to congratulate Zach and his family on this tremendous achievement!

The Rochester Honkers are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 28th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 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, over 280 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Grandson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (NYM), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2021 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com. For more information, visit www.rochesterhonkers.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Honkers as your favorite team.