Ben Aberg
Northwoods League Reaches Attendance Milestone
After Wednesday's games, the Northwoods League reached the one million mark in attendance. So far this season, 1,017,520 fans have attended games in the 18-team collegiate summer league. The previous record was 945,861 fans, who came through the gates in 2012...
Honkers Walk Off In Home Finale
Rochester played their final home game of the season, winning an extra inning contest by a final score of 6-3. Matt Kent pitched nine strong innings of three-run ball, striking out eight St. Cloud batters. Reid Roper made Honkers history in his last game at Mayo Field, setting the all-time RBI mark and then cranking a three-run homer to walk the Honkers off in their last home game of the season...
Honkers Fall After Early Lead
An early lead and a solid start by Nick Gruener were not enough as Rochester dropped the penultimate home game of 2014 to St. Cloud 9-5. Reid Roper tied the all-time Rochester Honkers RBI record in the contest.
After a weekend series in which Honkers opponents struck first in all three ballgames, the Honkers took care of business...
Honkers Fighting for Playoffs in Final Week
With six games remaining, the Rochester Honkers sit just 2.5 games behind Waterloo for the second North Division playoff spot. The Willmar Stingers have already clinched a playoff berth with the best record of the first half, so the top second-half team will take on the Stingers in the North Division playoffs...
Honkers Score Early, Take Weekend Series
The Honkers took game three of the weekend 6-3 despite the offense only getting four hits.
In the final of three games at Mayo Field, the Border Cats scored first once again. Brandon Stennis started his outing with a strikeout of the leadoff man, but with two men on, Christian Correa gave Thunder Bay the 1-0 lead, scoring Jordan Serena from second...
Honkers Split Series
The Honkers and Border Cats were at it again for another seven-inning contest Saturday night. The Honkers lost the nightcap 6-3 for a doubleheader split.
The Border Cats once again scored the first run of the game in the nightcap on Saturday...
Honkers Take Game One
Spencer Greer had no trouble with Thunder Bay after the first inning and the Honkers took game one 3-1.
In the top of the first, Thunder Bay center fielder Jacob Rolland walked after working a full count against Greer. After advancing to second base on a groundout, Robson scored the first run on a Nick Studer RBI single to right...
Honkers Fall, Split Doubleheader
The Rochester Honkers returned to Mayo Field Wednesday night for the second game of a split city doubleheader with the Waterloo Bucks. Rochester fell by a score of 6-4, the same score they had won by in the opener.
The Bucks got it going in the first off Honkers starter Will Bamesberger...
Honkers Drop Game Late To Rox
Reid Roper set the career hits record for the Honkers Monday night, but Rochester could not hold on to late leads. The Honkers fell by a final of 7-5.
St. Cloud took the lead early, coming up with two hits with two outs in the inning, a double by Clay Ardeeser (Georgia College) driving home Chris Paul for the 1-0 advantage...
Holbert Start, Late Offense Extend Honkers Win Streak
The Rochester Honkers completed the sweep of Battle Creek Friday night with a 4-1 win.
Friday night, runs were hard to come by for both teams at Mayo Field. In the second inning, Battle Creek threatened to score first. Colby Bortles led off with the first hit for the ballgame and advanced to third on a base hit and a wild pitch...