Honkers Fall to MoonDogs at Mayo Field
June 7, 2018 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Rochester Honkers News Release
(Rochester, Minn.) - The Mankato MoonDogs seem to have the Rochester Honkers number early in the season. The MoonDogs defeated the Honkers 11-6 tonight at Mayo Field to complete the sweep.
Ryan Casper (Point Loma Nazarene) continued his tear this season going 2-for-3. Casper leads the Northwoods League in batting average posting a .525 mark. Additionally Benjamin Sems (Kansas) had three singles to give him a multi-hit game.
The Honkers pitchers struggled with their control tonight as they walked eight as a team. Chandler Cannon (Walters State) got tagged with the loss after throwing two innings and allowing four runs on three hits. Darin Kilfoyl (Saint Johns River State) tossed 2/3 of an inning without giving up a run. He has now tossed 5 1/3 scoreless innings this year. Mankato's Brett Newberg (Austin Peay) threw six innings and allowed just one earned run to get the win.
The MoonDogs got on the board in the first after a 2-run homer by Andrew Morales (Angelo State). Mankato tacked on two more as Max Wright (Indiana State) roped a RBI double and came around to score thanks to a single from Nick Novak (Angelo State).
The Honkers fought back in the third as Derek Scott (Abilene Christian) hit a sacrifice fly and Casper drove in his sixth run of the year with a single.
Kyle MacDonald (Arkansas State) put a run on the board in the fifth with a solo home run and Jake Shepski (Xavier) singled to right to bring home another. CJ Huntley (Indiana State) gave the MoonDogs their third home run of the night blasting a solo shot in the seventh.
Mankato added more insurance in the ninth as Huntley hit an RBI single to right. Cole Pengilly (Gustavus) drove in two more in the ninth with a single and Josh Elvir (Houston) scored on a wild pitch.
The Honkers would not go down quietly as Alex Baeza (Hawaii) drove in two runs in the ninth with a single. Sems added another RBI single later in the inning. Jaylon McLaughlin (Nevada) added the last run of the game with a RBI single.
The Honkers will be back at Mayo Field Friday for a 7:05 p.m. match-up with the defending league champion St. Cloud Rox. Friday is Seat Cushion Night presented by Roto-Rooter. The first 500 fans will receive a seat cushion.
Northwoods League Stories from June 7, 2018
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- Rox Fall Despite Late Comeback Attempt - St. Cloud Rox
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- Bigge Pitches Well in Huskies Loss - Duluth Huskies
- Dock Spiders on the Losing End against Rockford - Fond du Lac Dock Spiders
- Woodchucks Drop Nail Biter to Mallards - Wausau Woodchucks
- Stingers Lose Back to Back for First Time this Season - Willmar Stingers
- 4 Run Sixth, Perea's Dominance Fuel 4-1 Bucks Win - Waterloo Bucks
- Rafters Are Well Represented in 2018 MLB Draft - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
- Dock Spiders Homestand Highlights (June 11-13) - Fond du Lac Dock Spiders
- Twelve Wisconsin Woodchucks Players Selected in 2018 MLB Draft - Wausau Woodchucks
- Rafters Look to Swat Bombers in Game Two - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
- 15 Former Mallards Selected in 2018 MLB Draft - Madison Mallards
- Northwoods League Players Chosen Throughout the 2018 MLB Draft - Northwoods
- Mallards Look to Push Streak to Five - Madison Mallards
- Five Fond du Lac Dock Spiders Players Selected in MLB Draft - Fond du Lac Dock Spiders
- Larks Come up Empty on the Road - Bismarck Larks
- Bucks to Hold Three Youth Baseball Camps in 2018 - Waterloo Bucks
- Nine Rivets Get Selected in the 2018 MLB Draft - Rockford Rivets
- Rivets Walk off Winners in Extras against Dock Spiders 10-9 - Rockford Rivets
- General McArthur Powers Huskies to Fifth Straight Win - Duluth Huskies
- Dock Spiders Drop a Heartbreaker in Rockford - Fond du Lac Dock Spiders
- Bucks Fall to Duluth, 14-3 - Waterloo Bucks
- Rafters Fall to Bombers 8-1 - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
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