(Rochester, Minn.)– The Rochester Honkers will travel to Thunder Bay (Canada) tonight (Thursday, June 25th) for the first game of a two game series beginning
at 6:05 Central. Alex Evans (Barton CC) is scheduled to start for Rochester tonight.The Honkers currently sit at 17-11 for the season and are tied for first place in the NWL North Division with the Willmar Stingers.
This is the first of a four game road trip for Rochester. They will play two games in Thunder Bay before returning to Minnesota for a pair of games in Duluth against the Huskies. They will be back at home on Tuesday, June 30th, to face the Waterloo Bucks at 12:05 p.m. at Mayo Field. It will be Kid 3 Buck Day, presented by Perkins, where all kids 12 and under can get into the game for just three dollars. It will be the first game of a split double header. The second game will be in Waterloo at 7:05 that night. These will be the first two games in the Honkers' and Bucks' competition for the Scheel's Highway 63 Cup this season. The Cup is awarded to the winner of the season series between Rochester and Waterloo.
All of the Honkers games, both home and away, can be heard on Sports radio AM 1520 The Ticket and at www.rochesterhonkers.com with Clinton Cole, the voice of your Rochest Honkers. The games can also be found on the Northwoods League's live video stream, which can be accessed by clicking the Watch Games Live link at the bottom of the page at www.northwoodsleague.com.
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
