st. cloud rox

The St. Cloud Rox won 11-4 at Minot Tuesday night to move into sole possession of 1st place in the 2nd half Great Plains West Division. The Rox win coupled with a Willmar loss gives the Rox a 1 game lead on both Willmar and Mankato in the Great Plains West Division.

The St. Cloud Rox improved to 8-4 in the 2nd half of the season after posting a 12-5 win in Duluth against the Huskies Sunday. The Rox scored 5 runs in the 4th inning and 4 more in the 5th inning to take a 12-2 lead.

Two St. Cloud Rox players and 2 Gopher baseball players have been taken in the MLB draft. The former Rox players include infielder Brice Mathews who was taken by the Houston Astros with the 28th overall pick.

The St. Cloud Rox lost 16-2 at Willmar Monday night. The Rox took a 2-0 lead in the 1st inning when Michael McNamara hit a 2-run home run. The Stingers scored 16 unanswered runs to run away with the win.

The St. Cloud Rox posted their 3rd straight win with a 3-2 victory over the La Crosse Loggers Wednesday night at Joe Faber Field. The Rox scored 1 run in the 2nd inning and 2 runs in the 4th inning.

The St. Cloud Rox won their 2nd straight game 9-5 over the Mankato Moon Dogs Tuesday night in St. Cloud. The Rox scored 3 1st inning runs and never trailed from there.

The St. Cloud Rox snapped a 3-game losing streak with a 4-0 win at Mankato Monday night. Kolten Smith threw 7 1/3 innings with 5 hits and no runs allowed with 10 strikeouts to get the win.

The St. Cloud Rox edged the Willmar Stingers 5-4 in 11 innings in Willmar Thursday night. Albert Choi scored the game winning run for the Rox in the 11th inning and finished with 2 hits and 2 RBI for St. Cloud.

The St. Cloud Rox scored 15 runs to take game 1 over the Minnesota Mud Puppies at Joe Faber Field Wednesday afternoon to win 15-9. The Mud Puppies outhit the Rox 11-9. St. Cloud scored 7 runs in the 3rd inning and 5 more runs in the 6th inning.

Michael Busch is back in the Majors. The 2nd baseman/outfielder made his major league debut on April 23rd this season but his stay in the majors was short. In 29 at bats this season for the Dodgers Busch has hit .207 with no home runs and 2 RBI.