Koch's Grand Slam Aids Honkers in Sweep
June 11, 2011 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Rochester Honkers News Release
In a finish that can only be dreamt about by kid's growing up in youth baseball. Jimmie Koch (Fr, Florida Tech) lived that dream, hitting a grand slam homerun in the bottom of the tenth inning, giving the Honkers their first sweep of the season, after a walk off double by Davy Wright (So, Texas Christian) in the first game of the makeshift double header.
The Honkers and Huskies had two games to finish on the day, the first being the suspended game from Thursday night, and the second being the regular scheduled game. The Honkers won both, the early game by a score of 4-3 and the late game by a score of 9-5.
The Honkers started game one in some trouble, with runners on first and second and no outs in the top of the ninth. One Fielder's choices later, and an extremely odd, 6-4-5 double play later, the Honkers were up to bat in the tenth. It would take four extra innings before Wright doubled, scoring Jake Marasco (So, Kansas) to win game one.
The Honkers would fall behind early in the second game, only to come back twice, to tie the game to go into extra innings. Then with a few hits and Koch's heroics, sent the remaining Honkers fans at Mayo Field home with smiles.
The Honkers got great batting performances out of Marasco and newcoming Damek Tomshca (So, Iowa Western) both going 3-for-6 in the second game of the day. It was Koch's homerun that was the major highlight though, and was Koch's third homerun of the season.
Nick Dolsky (So, Nebraska) got the start on the mound for the Honkers. Dolsky ran into problems early, walking four, and getting pulled just 1.1 innings into the game. Austin House (So, New Mexico) came in and pitched 4.2 innings, only allowing two hits, while fanning three Duluth batters.
Kameron Krise (So, College of the Canyons) would get the win for the Honkers however, pitching the final four innings, allowing no hits, while walking two batters. Kameron is now 1-0 on the season, in 10.2 innings of relief.
With the two wins, the Honkers have improved their record to 4-6, just 3.5 games back from Mankato who is in the lead of the South Division. The Honkers will travel to Willmar tomorrow, for a three game series, games played on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
On the mound for the Honkers will be lefthander Aaron Siefken (Jr, Bethany Lutheran) making his second start of the season. Siefken started the Honkers first win of the season, when the Honkers beat the Willmar Stinger in ten innings at Mayo Field. Siefken picked up a no-decision. The walk off win was the third of its kind at Mayo Field this year.
The Honkers will return home on Tuesday, June 14, when they take on the Thunder Bay Border Cats, at 7:05pm. The game marks the start of a six game homestretch for the Honkers.
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