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The Rochester Honkers are a college wood bat baseball team. Based in Rochester, Minnesota, they are a member of the Northwoods League.

Thunder Bay's Power Surge Lifts Border Cats Past Honkers

July 22, 2026 - ROCHESTER, Minn. - Thunder Bay relied on the long ball Tuesday night, hitting three home runs to defeat the Rochester Honkers 5-2 in the opener of a two-game series at Mayo Field. The victory marked the Border Cats' first game since July 13 after an extended break caused by the wildfires in Canada. Owen Meyers made his fourth start of the season for Rochester and kept the Honkers in the game with another steady outing. Thunder Bay starter Connor Romine received the ball from manager Joe Ellison but lasted just 1.1 inni... Full Story

Express Train Runs over the Honkers

July 18, 2026 - ROCHESTER, Minn. - A monster offensive performance powered the Eau Claire Express to a 15-5 victory over the Rochester Honkers on Saturday night, moving Eau Claire into first place in the Great Plains East Division. The Express wasted little time setting the tone. Alex Kronfeld got the start for Rochester despite not being a regular member of the starting rotation. After recording an early groundout, a walk to CJ Varsho put the speedy center fielder aboard. A pair of singles followed, giving Eau Claire an early 1-0 lea... Full Story

Honkers Complete Series Sweep of Duluth

July 17, 2026 - ROCHESTER, Minn. - Behind another dominant pitching performance and an early offensive outburst, the Rochester Honkers completed a two-game series sweep of the Duluth Huskies with a 9-6 victory Thursday night at Mayo Field. Starter Cooper Annin made his eighth start of the season and set the tone from the opening inning. Despite issuing a pair of walks in the first, the left-hander escaped the early jam thanks to a groundout, a caught stealing by catcher Nick Bowron on Maddox Monsour, and a pop out. The Honkers' offens... Full Story

Honkers Pitching Prevails over Huskies

July 16, 2026 - ROCHESTER, Minn. - The Rochester Honkers rode a dominant pitching performance and timely hitting to a 5-3 victory over the Duluth Huskies in game one of a two-game series at Mayo Field. Head coach Jason Jacome handed the ball to the lefty, Alito McBean for his sixth start of the season, and the sophomore responded with his best outing of the summer. McBean found himself in immediate trouble after issuing back-to-back walks to open the game, but escaped the jam with a ground-ball double play followed by a strikeout to k... Full Story

• Thunder Bay's Power Surge Lifts Border Cats Past Honkers - July 22, 2026
  
• Express Train Runs over the Honkers - July 18, 2026
  
• Honkers Complete Series Sweep of Duluth - July 17, 2026
  
• Honkers Pitching Prevails over Huskies - July 16, 2026
  
• Honkers' Bats Explode in 16-6 Win over Border Cats - July 14, 2026
  
• Ninety-Seven Northwoods League Players Chosen in the 2026 MLB Draft - July 13, 2026
  
• Honkers Take Game One in Thriller over Border Cats - July 13, 2026
  
• Express Snap Honkers' Five-Game Winning Streak - July 5, 2026
  
• Honkers Outslug MoonDogs, 13-8, to Stay Unbeaten in Second Half - July 3, 2026
  
• Northwoods League Announces All-Star Home Run Challenge Participants - July 3, 2026
  
• Hot Start Leads Honkers to 7-4 Victory over Mankato - July 2, 2026
  
• Honkers Earn First Win of the Season over Border Cats, Split Series - June 27, 2026
  
• Honkers Fall to Border Cats in Game One - June 27, 2026
  
• Rochester Splits Series with 15-9 Win over Rockford - June 25, 2026
  
• Honkers Fall to Rivets 7-6 in Back-And-Forth Battle - June 25, 2026
  
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Rochester Honkers Field Manager Thomas Walker
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League: Northwoods League
Home: Rochester, Minnesota
Website: Rochester Honkers site
Schedule: Full Rochester Honkers Schedule

Thu., Jul 23		La Crosse at Rochester	7:35 p.m.
Thu., Jul 23		La Crosse at Rochester	1:05 p.m.
Wed., Jul 22		Thunder Bay at Rochester	7:35 p.m.
Tue., Jul 21	L	Thunder Bay 5 at Rochester 2	Final
Sun., Jul 19	L	Rochester 2 at Eau Claire 6	Final
Sat., Jul 18	L	Eau Claire 16 at Rochester 7	Final
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• Honkers drop third straight - Northwoods Rochester Post-Bulletin (July 22)
  
• Honkers suffer second consecutive loss - Northwoods Rochester Post-Bulletin (July 20)
  
• First place Express deliver with clutch win over Honkers - Northwoods Eau Claire Leader Telegram (July 20)
  
• Eau Claire roughs up Honkers' pitching - Northwoods Rochester Post-Bulletin (July 19)
  
• Huskies unable to escape big hole - Northwoods Duluth News-Tribune (July 18)
  
• Honkers use home runs and big third inning to beat Duluth - Northwoods Rochester Post-Bulletin (July 18)
  
• Honkers knock off Duluth behind pitching effort - Northwoods Rochester Post-Bulletin (July 17)
  
• Huskies fall to Honkers - Northwoods Duluth News-Tribune (July 17)
  
• Honkers blow six-run lead, fall in walk-off fashion to Duluth - Northwoods Rochester Post-Bulletin (July 15)
  
• Anthony Cepeda delivers clutch hit in Huskies' walk-off win over Honkers - Northwoods Duluth News-Tribune (July 15)
  
• Short on space, time, Honkers staff squeeze everything from aging stadium - Northwoods Rochester Post-Bulletin (July 14)
  
• Honkers stay hot with lopsided win over Thunder Bay - Northwoods Rochester Post-Bulletin (July 14)
  
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