The Honkers have now won five of their last six games with their 14-3 win over Minnesota on Friday night.
Rochester scored four in the second thanks in part to an RBI double from Brendan O’Sullivan. They added four more in the fourth when Augusto Mungarrieta drove in two with a double.
Will Cooper gave Rochester a solid start going five innings for the first time this year and allowing three runs.
The Honkers blew the game open in the seventh. Grant MacArthur hit a solo homer and Paul Schoenfeld drove in the fourth run of the innings with a two-bagger.
With this win, Rochester improves to 11-21 and will travel to Thunder Bay for a four-game series to wrap up the first half.
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.
