Northwoods Rochester Honkers

Honkers Win Battle in Mankato

Published on July 17, 2012 under Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Rochester Honkers News Release


(Rochester, MN) - The Rochester Honkers picked up a tight 3-2 victory over the Mankato MoonDogs on Tuesday night in Mankato, MN. The Honkers have a 1-0 lead in the three-game series.

This game featured one of the more entertaining pitchers duals of the season as both starting pitchers were very tough to hit.

Mankato hurler Adam Mott (New Mexico State) surrendered just one Rochester run over his 7.0 frames of work. Mott scattered seven hits and struck out three batters but earned a no-decision.

The MoonDogs scored first with a single run in the bottom of the second inning on two doubles.

The Honkers tied it up in the fourth inning on a Chad Wallach (Cal State Fullerton) groundout to score Justin Parr (Illinois) from third. Wallach finished his night 1 for 4 with an RBI.

Dylan Nelson (San Mateo) made his first start of the summer for the Honkers and pitched extremely well over 7.0 innings. Nelson gave up just two runs to one of the top-hitting teams in the entire Northwoods League on six hits and eight strikeouts. With the win, Nelson improves his record to 1-2.

The Honkers trailed 2-1 in the top of the eighth when centerfielder Dakota Smith (Kansas) reached on a hit by pitch and scored on a Justin Parr (Illinois) two-run homerun. Justin Parr went 3 for 5 in the ballgame with two RBIs.

Rochester reliever Reid Roper (Illinois) pitched a scoreless eighth inning to keep the Honkers lead at 3-2.

Dakota Smith picked up his third save of the summer with a scoreless ninth frame.

Honkers first baseman Cole Lankford (Texas A&M) added three hits for the victors. Jordan Parr (Illinois) finished 2 for 5 out of the leadoff spot.

Tomorrow, July 18th, the Honkers (5-8, 20-28) and MoonDogs (7-6, 35-13) will play game two of the three-game set in Rochester, MN at 7:05 PM. Righty Carl O'Neal (St. Mary's TX), who is 1-1 in eight outings with a 5.46 ERA, will start on the mound for the Honkers. O'Neal will oppose Mankato starter Seth Webster (Nicholls State). Webster is 3-0 in eight starts with an ERA of 5.96.

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