Dakota Smith brought home the winning run to give the Rochester Honkers (13-19) the lead in the ninth inning, as the Rochester Honkers hung on to beat the Alexandria Beetles (11-21) 6-3 on Wednesday.
After Brandon Defazio, Smith came to the plate with one out in the ninth and tripled, scoring Defazio and Ben Lahn.Smith racked up two RBIs on one hit for the Rochester Honkers. He tripled in the ninth inning.
D.J. Snelten handled the Alexandria Beetles' lineup with ease, racking up seven strikeouts. Snelten allowed no earned runs on three hits and one walk over five innings.
Chad Wallach got the win, running his season record to 1-0. He allowed two runs over one inning. He struck out one, walked one and surrendered one hit.
Mitchell Babb (1-5) took the loss for the Alexandria Beetles. He lasted just three innings, walked three, struck out three, and allowed two runs.