{"id":9267,"date":"2017-06-01T19:18:36","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T19:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/rochester-honkers\/?p=9267"},"modified":"2017-06-03T14:58:09","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T14:58:09","slug":"honkers-play-thunder-bay-marshall-minn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/rochester-honkers\/2017\/06\/01\/honkers-play-thunder-bay-marshall-minn\/","title":{"rendered":"Honkers to Play Thunder Bay in Marshall, Minn."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>(Rochester Minn.) <\/strong>&ndash; The Thunder Bay Border Cats announced earlier this month that issues with the playing surface at Port Arthur Stadium will leave the field unplayable until June 17<sup>th<\/sup>. The Rochester Honkers&rsquo; road series, originally scheduled to be in Thunder Bay from June 3-4, has been moved to Legion Field in Marshall, Minn. The Honkers&rsquo; second road series with the Border Cats in July 11-12 will be played at Port Arthur Stadium.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tKyle Smith, owner of the Thunder Bay Border Cats, said that the city of Thunder Bay is re-doing the field at Port Arthur Stadium for the World Junior Baseball Tournament in September. A delay in construction has caused the change in location of this weekend&rsquo;s games against Thunder Bay.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAmerican Legion Field, owned by MARSH Sports, can be found at 411 5<sup>th<\/sup> Street South, Marshall, Minn. 56258. First pitch on Saturday, June 3<sup>rd<\/sup> is scheduled for 6:05&nbsp;pm. The series finale on Sunday, June 4<sup>th<\/sup> is scheduled for 1:35 pm. Tickets for the game at the door at $5, with half of the proceeds going to Marshall Legion Baseball. Fans will not be able to purchase tickets online or over the phone ahead of the game, only at the stadium.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSmith has asked that questions about the games at Legion Field can be directed to his email, ksmith@bordercatsbaseball.com.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&ldquo;I know [Legion Field] is top-notch. I know that it is a really good baseball community. Honestly, from the first phone call that we had with them, you could hear the excitement there about [the games], said Smith.&rdquo;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIf a weekend in Marshall, Minn. is not in your schedule, do not miss out on Honkers baseball. Listen to Michael Keeley live from Legion Field on the MSBN Sports Network on rochesterhonkers.com. The pregame show will start 15 minutes before first pitch. Access the audio call from any computer, smartphone, or tablet.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Honkers face off against the St. Cloud Rox tonight. First pitch tonight is 7:05, gates open at 6:00 pm. After the game is the first Fireworks Extravaganza of the season, presented by AmericInn and ABC 6 News.\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n\t<em>###<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em>The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite<\/em>&nbsp;<em>college baseball players. The 23-year old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 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 160 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including two-time Cy Young Award winner Max<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Scherzer<\/em>&nbsp;<em>(WAS), two-time World Series Champion Ben Zobrist (CHC) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Granderson<\/em>&nbsp;<em>(NYM) and Lucas Duda (NYM). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. 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