ROCHESTER, Minn. – The trend continues—when one arrives, another follows. The additions keep coming as the Rochester Honkers announce another pair of players. The Rochester Honkers are excited to bring aboard two pitchers from San Diego State University: Connor Abadie and Alito McBean. Both are California natives who compete in the highly competitive Mountain West Conference.
Connor Abadie is a redshirt junior right-handed pitcher from Apple Valley, California. After not competing during the 2025 season, Abadie is primed for a breakout summer. He saw action in his first two collegiate seasons, appearing in 17 games with a combined 2.35 ERA and 12 strikeouts. Abadie has proven himself both on and off the field, earning a spot on the Mountain West All-Academic Team. Honkers fans can expect a pitcher hungry to compete and committed to winning.
Alito McBean is a 6-foot-2, 225-pound sophomore from Hermosa Beach, California. Coming off his freshman season with the Aztecs, McBean looks to continue developing his craft alongside his SDSU teammate in the Midwest this summer. He earned the start in San Diego State’s home opener last season and made several additional starts throughout the season. McBean logged 18.2 innings across 12 appearances, recording 11 strikeouts.
Together, these two Aztecs bring a blend of experience, upside, and competitive edge to a Honkers roster built for success.
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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. Now in its’ 32nd season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 24 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, 360 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 two-time World Series Champion Max Scherzer (TOR), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford and World Series Champion and Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion 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 on FloSports. 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.
