Honkers Fall in Mankato
Published on July 13, 2018 under Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Rochester Honkers News Release
(Rochester, Minn.) - A four-run third inning propelled the Mankato MoonDogs to defeat the Rochester Honkers 5-4 Thursday at Franklin Rogers Park. The MoonDogs improve to 6-3 in the second half and 27-18 overall. The Honkers fall to 2-7 and 19-26.
Matt Hardy (UC Riverside) finished 2-for-4 and drove a two-RBI double. Alex McGarry (Oregon State) picked up his fifth multi-hit game of the season for the Honkers. McGarry finished 2-for-4 and drove in a run. Christian Robinson (Stanford) added two more hits for the Honkers.
Honker's starting pitcher Drew Slade (Ripon) was the games losing pitcher. Slade worked three innings giving up four runs on five hits. Zach Sundine (Lamar CC) came in relief to toss three innings and give up just one run on one hit. The run was not an earned run. Ryan Dorney (St. Martin's) and Michael Brandt (Augustana) each tossed a scoreless inning.
The Honkers got on the board scoring a run in the third. McGarry singled to drive in Michael Michalak (Illinois) who reached on a single of his own.
Kenton Crews (Evansville) got the MoonDogs on the board in the third after an hour long rain delay. Crews doubled to bring home a run and even up the score at one. Crews was later driven in by a single off the bat of Kyle MacDonald (Arkansas State) to put Mankato up 2-1. MacDonald came around to score on a wild pitch to extend the lead to 3-1. Nick Novak (Angelo State) capped off the scoring in the inning for Mankato driving in a run with a sacrifice fly.
Mankato put up an insurance run in the sixth as Novak came around to score on the only Honker error of the game to make the score 5-1.
The Honkers fought back in the eighth scoring two runs off a double by Hardy to cut the MoonDogs lead to 5-3. Robinson got the Honkers even closer driving in Hardy with a single to make the score 5-4.
Mankato starting pitcher Josh Ramirez (Washburn) got the win for the MoonDogs. Ramirez worked six innings and surrendered one run on six hits.
The Honkers and MoonDogs will rematch Friday at Mayo Field. Chad Tworek (Keiser) is scheduled to start for Rochester. The right-hander has been stellar on the mound for the Honkers posting a 4-1 record and a 2.00 ERA. Jarod Wright (Southern Mississippi) is scheduled to start for Mankato, Wright has a 0-1 record and a 4.43 ERA. Friday will be $400 Travel Voucher Night presented by FLY RST and ZRock 107.7. One lucky fan will win a $400 travel voucher. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
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