Honkers Fall to Huskies 7-5
Published on July 28, 2012 under Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Rochester Honkers News Release
(Rochester, MN) - The Rochester Honkers drop the first game of two with the Duluth Huskies on Saturday night by a final score of 7-5 in Rochester, MN.
Nick Dolsky (DMACC) started for the Honkers but failed to advance past the first inning. Dolsky surrendered four total first-inning earned runs on three hits and three walks to give the Huskies an early lead. Dolsky was handed the loss to move his record to 1-2.
Rochester plated a single run in both the first and second innings. In the first, center fielder Dakota Smith (Kansas) scored on a wild pitch and in the second, third baseman Brandon Defazio (San Mateo) came in to score on an RBI groundout by second baseman Justin Protacio (Kansas).
Trailing 6-2 in the bottom of the seventh, the Honkers lineup rallied for three runs to tighten the Duluth lead at 6-5. Two runs came in on two wild pitches and the third on an RBI single from the bat of Defazio, who had two hits in three at bats.
Honkers right-hander Jordan Milbrath (Augustana) tossed 5.0 effective innings in long relief and allowed just two earned runs on three hits and two walks.
Protacio went 2 for 4 with a run and an RBI to go along with a couple of dazzling plays in the field. Left fielder Justin Parr (Illinois) finished 2 for 5.
With the defeat, the Honkers are now 3-6 against the Huskies this year with just one more to play.
Tomorrow the Honkers (8-13, 23-33) and Huskies (13-9, 32-24) complete the two-game set and the season series in Rochester, MN at 1:05 PM. Kevin Johnson (Illinois) gets the start for Rochester against Duluth's ace Joey Novak (Harvard). Johnson is 0-3 in eight games with a 7.08 ERA. Novak hones a league-leading 7-1 record in ten starts with a 2.73 ERA.
Novak has dominated the Honkers in two games this summer, winning both with a 0.69 ERA.
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