The Honkers completed their first sweep of 2024 on Monday night with a 5-2 win over Minot.
Pitching was the story for Rochester. Sam George went 4.2 innings and labored through traffic on bases, but ultimately gave up just one earned run. He struck out three and walked just one.
He was relieved by Josiah Granados and Aaron McCurley. McCurley tossed 3.2 shutout innings where he struck out seven and allowed just two baserunners.
Offensively, they rode a four-run fourth which featured a Paul Schoenfeld two-RBI single and Reiss Calvin two-RBI double.
With this win, the Honkers have won three of their last four and improved to 8-20 in the first half. They will travel to Waterloo tomorrow before coming back home on Wednesday.
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.
