(Rochester, Minn)– The Rochester Honkers fell at Mankato tonight, Sunday June 21st, 7-5. Tyler Feyereisen (St. Thomas) was charged with his first loss of the season. Chris Butcher (Rio Hondo College) picked up the win for the MoonDogs, while Samuel Myers (Central Arizona) got the save.
The Honkers committed five errors in the game that led to two unearned runs for Mankato.
The recent trend of the Honkers falling behind early continued as Mankato took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second on Brinn Bell's (St. Ambrose) three-run homerun.
The Honkers rallied back quickly, scoring three runs in the second. William Paschal (Georgia Gwinnett) brought two runs in with his two-RBI single, and scored the tying run on an infield error by the MoonDogs.
Two runs by Mankato in the bottom of the second and one in the third gave the MoonDogs the lead at 6-3, and they would not relinquish that lead for the remainder of the game.
The Honkers mounted a comeback on a RBI double from Cole Krzmarzick (Nevada) in the fourth and a RBI single from Slade Heggen (Oregon) in the fifth that pulled Rochester within one, but Mankato plated one run for insurance in the sixth inning. The two-run lead held and the MoonDogs took the 7-5 win.
In the tight NWL North Division First Half race, the Honkers 14-11 record has them in a tie for third place with St. Cloud. Mankato (14-12) is in fifth, just a half game back from Rochester.
The Honkers and MoonDogs will face off again tomorrow, Monday June 22nd, in Rochester at 7:05 p.m. Gates will open at 6 p.m. and it will be Megaphone Giveaway night with the Z-Rock 107.7 and 103.9. the first 500 fans will receive a free megaphone, and fans with a megaphone can participate in the Honkers' "Mega Deal" promotion for the remainder of the 2015 season, with the opportunity to refill their megaphone at each home game with the "Mega Deal" of the game. "Like" the Honkers on Facebook and follow @RochHonkers on Twitter to find out what the "Mega Deal" of the Game is, or find it in your copy of the Daily Goose, the Honkers 'always up-to-date' game day program.
You can follow all the Honkers action on Sports Radio AM 1520 The Ticket, and at www.rochesterhonkers.com with Clinton Cole, and on the Northwoods League Live stream, which can be found at northwoodsleague.com. Just click on the Watch Games Live link.
The Rochester Honkers are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 22nd season of summer collegiate baseball in 2015, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 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, more than 120 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (OAK). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League Website. For more information, visit www.rochesterhonkers.com
