After struggling with the bats in the first three games of the series, the Honker lineup broke out in a big way in a 15-2 victory over Bismarck. Rochester strung together 14 hits, plating runs in all but two innings in the ballgame.<\/p>\n
The Larks scored first on a first-inning double. After that, it was all Rochester. The Honkers would score in each of the next six innings.<\/p>\n
Rochester tied the score in the second, Ike Mezenga (North Iowa Area CC) drove home Wyatt Rogers (Minnesota St Mankato with a single.<\/p>\n
In the third, Nico Regino (Delta) continued his hot hitting, lining a two-RBI single up the middle to put the Honkers in front.<\/p>\n
Rochester scored seven times in the middle innings to put the game out of reach, Ike Mezzenga tripled and scored on a wild pitch in the fourth and a Jack Colette (San Jose St) walk, Nico Regino hit-by-pitch,\u00a0 Ike Mezzenga RBI-single, and Jace Wytulka (Adams St) sac fly widened the lead.<\/p>\n
The Honkers scored twice in the sixth on a hit-by-pitch and error and a walk and hit-by-pitch in the seventh.<\/p>\n
Rochester capped the scoring in the ninth on an Otto Grimm (Minnesota) fielder\u2019s choice and Ike Mezzinga RBI-single.<\/p>\n
The Honkers had four starters record multi-hit games, Jackson Forbes , (San Jose St) Nico Regino, Wyatt Rogers, and Ike Mezzinga all chipped in with the bats.<\/p>\n
The Honkers pitching staff held down Bismarcks bats, with Xander Lovin (Northwest Missouri St), Austin Jerylo (Augsburg), and Jack Brodsky (Emory) combined to allow just two runs.<\/p>\n