The Honkers dropped their fifth game in six tries on Friday night to Eau Claire in blowout fashion 12-2.
The Honkers fell behind early due to errors and free passes and their offense was shut down. Ryan Speshyock tossed six innings of one-run ball, striking out ten.
Rochester got their first run in the fourth when Dean Carpentier snuck a broken-bat single back up the middle, scoring Dom Rodriguez. Petey Craska hit his fourth home run in five games in the ninth for the Honkers’ second and final run.
With this loss, they are now 9-7 in the second half. Thunder Bay also lost, meaning they’re still just one game out of first place ahead of a two-game series with the Border Cats starting tomorrow night.
With this loss, Rochester is now 9-6 in the second half and is still one game back of Thunder Bay. They look to bounce back in game two tomorrow.
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. Entering its’ 31st season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 26 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 350 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (TEX), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (STL) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2023 World Series Champion, 2021 and 2023 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com and on ESPN+. For more information, visit northwoodsleague.com/rochester-honkers 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.
