The Rochester Honkers put on an offensive show on Friday in their final home game of the season as they blitzed the Brainerd Lunkers 11-2 in Northwoods League baseball at Mayo Field.
The Honkers belted 15 hits en route to the win.
Rochester put the game away in a hurry, scoring nine runs in the second inning. They used eight hits in the frame, including a pair of doubles. In the third inning the Honkers got more fireworks, this time with a two-run home run by Ryan Hambright (Oregon).
The Honkers led 11-0 after three innings.
Tony Kemp had a huge game. The freshman from Vanderbilt went 4-for-4 and scored two runs. Johnny Coy (Witchita State) and Justin Kline (Presentation College) each had two RBIs for the Honkers.
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D.J. Snelten (Minnesota) was the winning pitcher. He worked the first six innings, allowing two hits and no runs. He struck out six.
The win moved Rochester to 15-21 overall.
The Honkers now travel to Duluth to take on the Huskies. They play at 7:05 p.m. Saturday and 5:05 p.m. Sunday.
