Honkers Drop Series Opener at Alexandria
Published on July 4, 2011 under Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Rochester Honkers News Release
(Rochester, MN) - The Rochester Honkers traveled to Alexandria to take on the Beetles, in the final series of the first half of the 2011 campaign, falling 14-5. The Honkers have had a rough go of it in the first half, with a record of 9-21.
Aaron Siefken (Jr, Bethany Lutheran) ran into early trouble, letting two runs across home plate in the second before a grand slam to cap a six run second inning. He would settle down for two innings before running into another rough inning, which was eventually the end of his night. Siefken pitched 4.2 innings, and allowed 11 runs on 12 hits, his roughest outing of the year.
Jeff McKenzie (So, Delta College) would come in relief of Siefken, pitching 1.1 innings, allowing two hits and no runs. McKenzie had made one start on the season before today's appearance. Austin House (So, New Mexico) would pitch one inning allowing one run on one hit, while striking out two, and Reid Roper (Fr, Illinois) came in to pitch the final inning, allowing three hits and two runs while walking two.
Johnny Coy (RsJr, Wichita State) went 3-for-5 at the plate with two RBI on the day, almost doubling his hit total to nine on the season. Erik Mattingly (Jr, Creighton) had the only other Honker RBI, as the final two runs were unearned and scored on a double play.
The two teams will play the second game of a three game series tomorrow at 7:05 pm at Knute Nelson Memorial Field. The Honkers will finish up the first half of the season on Wednesday, July 6 in the final game of this series. They will start the second half the next day, travelling to Mankato for two games before heading back to Rochester for a six game homestand, starting on Saturday, July 9 at 7:05 pm against the Duluth Huskies.
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