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PAGE 1 TAKE A GANDER! Rochester Honkers | Northwoods League Mayo Field - 403 E. Center St. Rochester, MN 55904 Jordan Lank, Director of Media Relations - (507)-289-1170 ROCHESTER HONKERS (7-27) vs. WATERLOO BUCKS (26-13) Game #35 — Monday, August 17, 2020 — Riverfront Stadium — 6:35 p.m. CST RHP Dallas Miller (1-1, 8.83 ERA) vs. RHP Jordan Nelson (0-0, 2.45 ERA) ABOUT LAST NIGHT... It was another one of “those nights” for the Honkers, who received a MINNESOTA/IOWA POD STANDINGS great starting pitching performance from Larson Kindreich (Biola), TEAM W L PCT GB STR L10 but fell apart after he departed, going on to lose 10-1 at the hands of the Waterloo Bucks. Kindreich mowed through the Bucks’ offense, WATERLOO 26 13 .667 -- W1 7-3 punching out 10 Waterloo hitters on his way to six innings and a qual- St. Cloud 24 12 .667 0.5 W3 8-2 ity start. The lefty turned in six innings of three run (two earned) ball, giving up only three hits and walking two, but was dealt his second Willmar 19 20 .487 7.0 L5 1-9 loss of the 2020 summer. It was the second time Kindreich achieved Mankato 17 21 .447 8.5 L1 6-4 double-digit strikeouts for Rochester — he also struck out 10 Stingers on August 2 in a Sunday matinee at Mayo Field. ROCHESTER 7 27 .206 16.5 L1 3-7 Rochester’s bullpen efforts did them in from the seventh inning JORDAN, NOT JORDY forward. The Bucks tallied crooked numbers in each of the last three Jordan Nelson takes the hill tonight for the Bucks, whom the Honkers have seen frames, crossing two runs in the seventh and eighth innings and put- before. The right-hander was the starter in Rochester’s 12-inning 9-8 loss on Au- ting up a three spot in the ninth. The exclamation point was provided gust 12, when he gave up four runs (one earned) over 3.2 innings of work. The Team by Waterloo first baseman Peyton Williams (Iowa), who blasted his in Teal jumped on Nelson in the fourth inning for three hits — two of which were franchise-record 13th home run of the summer off of Michael Ander- doubles — and three runs before he was knocked out of the game. Nelson pitched son (Gustavus Adolphus). for the Rockford Rivets for the majority of the 2020 season and all of 2019, but appeared for the Bucks in 2018 as well. Rochester’s offensive efforts were minimal in the nine-run loss. Aaron SEASON SERIES NOT GOING AS PLANNED Simmons was the only talking point, blasting a solo home run to It hasn’t been what the Honkers imagined it would be this year when playing right in the fourth inning to tie the game at one. Three other Honkers Waterloo. Rochester carries a 1-10 record against the Bucks into tonight’s game, recorded a hit: Mitch Olson and Bryce Begell each singled, and Jacob having been outscored 74-41 in 11 games (a 33-run differential). Rochester has kept Shaver turned in Rochester’s second extra-base hit with a double. it close at times, though; of the Honkers’ 10 losses to Waterloo, three have ended IT’S MILLER TIME! within a run, two have ended within two runs, and three have ended within four The Honkers send right-hander Dallas Miller (St. Scholastica) to the runs. bump for his first start in a Rochester uniform this season. The 6-6 Minnesota native made his season debut against the Bucks, his lone MUSCLE FROM THE MUSTANG performance to date. Miller entered in the 10th inning, throwing a Honkers infielder Taison Corio has been great against Waterloo this season. The shutout frame before getting hit around in the 11th and 12th, eventually rising junior is hitting a red-hot .324 (11-for-34) in nine games played versus the surrendering three runs (two earned) and leaving having earned the Bucks, driving in four runs and doubling twice. Corio has also drawn five walks loss. Miller walked five and issued four wild pitches over 4.2 innings against Waterloo pitching, and boasts a .441 on-base percentage against the and faced 13 batters. division leaders. PREVIOUSLY IN WATERLOO... THE SIM-SANITY CONTINUES Rochester picked up its first win versus Waterloo of the 2020 Returning Honker Aaron Simmons (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) has started his 2020 campaign the last time they stepped foot on Cost Cutters Field at Riv- slate on a hot note. Simmons has reached base in nine of the first 10 games he’s erfront Stadium (8/15). It was a thorough perforance both offensively played for Rochester this year, tallying a double and a pair of solo home runs on and on the hill, as Jeremy Klick (St. Thomas) cruised through five top of five RBIs and 12 walks. The Pointer leads the Honkers in on-base percentage one-hit innings and earned his first win of the season. Four Honkers with a .465 mak over 43 plate appearances and possesses a 1:2 K/BB ratio at the relievers combined to go four innings, giving up just two total hits, dish. Despite hitting just .277 against Waterloo, Simmons has an eye-popping .538 and each earned a hold in the 4-0 shutout victory. It was the first time on-base percentage when playing the Bucks. TONIGHT’S UMPIRES Rochester had shut out any opponent this season, and the only time HP: Jordan Shepherd Waterloo had been held to zero runs all year long. A quartet of Honkers tallied multi-hit nights on an evening in which Rochester mashed 1B: Alex Perry (CC) double-digit hits (10) for the second time in this six-game set. 3B: Travis Brewer COMING UP THIS WEEK... WATCH THE HONKERS portal.stretchinternet.com/nwlhonkers @RochHonkers 8/18 vs. STC Ferro (1-2, 6.75) vs. TBA LISTEN TO THE HONKERS @honkersbaseball 8/19 vs. STC Rademacher (0-1, 18.00) vs. TBA mixlr.com/honkersbroadcast FOLLOW THE HONKERS Rochester Honkers END OF 2020 SEASON rochesterhonkers.com Baseball PAGE 2 ABOUT TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER TODAY’S HONKERS HURLER ST. SCHOLASTICA (2020) 2019 (Sophomore) Did not play due to injury. 2018 (Freshman) 9 Named team’s Rookie of the Year … DALLAS MILLER Appeared in six games, including four starts … Recorded first collegiate RHP | SR. | ST. SCHOLASTICA win vs. Martin Luther, striking out five 6-6 | 207 | BIG LAKE, MN … Pitched seven innings vs. Bethel striking out six … Allowed just one REPERTOIRE: 4SFB, SL, CH earned run in five innings of the UMAC Tournament championship vs. Bethany 2020 WITH ROCHESTER Lutheran. ERA W-L G-GS CG SH SV IP H R ER 7.71 0-1 1-0 0 0 0 2.1 0 3 2 BIG LAKE HIGH SCHOOL BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HB BF WHIP BAA All-conference selection … Did not play 5 3 0 0 0 4 0 13 2.14 .000 senior season due to injury … Record- ed 63 strikeouts junior season … Also 2020 GAME-BY-GAME participated in basketball. DATE OPP RES DEC IP H R-ER BB-HB SO BF-P-S 8-12-20 @ WAT L, 9-8 L 2.1 0 3-2 5-0 3 13-41-22 PERSONAL BOLD INDICATES GAME STARTED Elementary Education Major … Son of Lisa and Dale Miller... favorite food 2020 WITH COLELGE OF ST. SCHOLASTICA is pizza burgers... favorite movie is ERA W-L G-GS CG SH SV IP H R ER “Londen Has Fallen”... favorite ath- 5.79 0-0 3-0 0 0-0 0 4.2 2 3 3 letes are Marcus Stroman and Carlos BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HB BF WHIP BAA Correa... Lists his career goal as “Be the 6 5 0 1 0 2 1 22 1.71 .133 best person I can be. I want to be able to look back at my four years and be DOCUMENTING DALLAS able to see how I developed as a person Miller’s friends call the lanky right-hander Dallas enjoys listening to rap music when and a baseball player, and I know com- “Salad,” because, simply, it’s “Dallas” he warms up. “My rap playlist is newer rap ing here I will be able to see those re- spelled backwards. and some Eminem,” Miller says. sults... Says he likes St. Scholastica for the small community, all of his friends The senior is very in tune with his idols. Miller is an elementary education major at and how much it feels like home While Carlos Correa and Mike Clevinger are St. Scholastica. He says that his nephew a couple of his favorite ballplayers, Miller was born when he was in 6th grade, which routinely watches videos of New York Mets sparked his love for being around kids and starting pitcher Marcus Stroman throw his desire to become a teacher. before he warms up himself. Miller is a 2017 graduate of Big Lake High School, one of the preimere high schools in Min- nesota for girls gymnastics. The Lady Hornets are the defending state champs, their third state championship and first since 2000, and have placed in the top three in the state five times. As for the baseball program, Big Lake has reportedly never appeared in state competition. PREVIOUS COLLEGIATE & HIGH SCHOOL STATS YR SCHOOL/TEAM ERA W-L G-GS CG SH SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HB BF WHIP BAA 2019 ST.