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Battle Creek Scores in 8th to Defeat Honkers

June 24, 2016 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Rochester Honkers News Release


(Rochester, Minn.) - Daniel Jipping (Central Michigan) hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning for Battle Creek, earning a 3-2 win over the Rochester Honkers Friday night in Battle Creek.

The Bombers got the first run of the game when Jipping hit an RBI triple, then scored on an error to make the score 2-0.

In the fourth, Chase Lambert (Pepperdine) scored on a ground ball by Drew Ellis (Louisville), making the score 2-1. The Honkers tired the game in the sixth, when Jacob Thomas (UC Davis) hit an RBI single.

The Bombers got the winning run in the eighth on the Jipping sacrifice fly to get the win.

Jackson Douglas (Iowa Western CC) got the start for the Honkers; he pitched six innings, allowed two runs on five hits and struck out eight. Ricky Delgado (0-1) (UC Riverside) got the loss; he pitched two innings, allowed one run on four hits and struck out one.

Jordan Horak (Portland) got the start for the Bombers; he pitched 5.2 innings, allowed two runs on seven hits, walked three and struck out nine. Edgar Sanchez (2-1) (Prarie View AM) got the win for the Bombers; he pitched 2.1 innings, allowed no runs on one hit, walked one and struck out four.

Lambert and Turner Buis (Cal State Fullerton) led the Honkers offense by going 2 for 4, while Lambert added a run. Jipping went 1 for 3 with two RBI and a run scored to lead the Bombers, while Dean Miller (Riverside City College) went 2 for 4.

With the loss, the Honkers fall to 5-18, while the Bombers move to 14-12.

The Honkers will play Kalamazoo Saturday and Sunday. Saturday, first pitch is set for 5:05 p.m. and Sunday first pitch is set for 2:05 p.m. Rochester will be back at home Monday to start a two-game series with the Thunder Bay Border Cats. Monday is FLY RST NIGHT with ABC 6 News, where a travel voucher valued at $400.00 will be given away! First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. and gates open at 6:00 p.m.



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