St. Cloud Rox

The St. Cloud Rox dominated in another home matchup against the Duluth Huskies to notch their fourth straight win, while the Minnesota Twins blew an early lead and lost to the Houston Astros in game one of the weekend series.

The Twins beat the Kansas City Royals to close out a four game series in Missouri and the St. Cloud Rox fell to the Willmar Stingers at Joe Faber Field. Here's how it all went down on Sunday.

The Minnesota Twins notched a comeback win over Kansas City, and the St. Cloud Rox completed a sweep of Duluth on a Saturday afternoon that was also full of prep post-season action.

The St. Cloud Rox welcomed back fans to Joe Faber Field and earned their first win of the season, the Minnesota Lynx picked up a second straight win, the Twins got stomped by Kansas City, and post-season play continued for central Minnesota prep baseball and softball teams.

The St. Cloud Rox lost their season opener 3-1 at Mankato to the Moon Dogs Wednesday night. The Moon Dogs scored all 3 of their runs in the 3rd inning with 2 of them coming on a 2-run home run from Cole Andavolgyi. St. Cloud scored their lone run in the 7th inning on a sacrifice fly from Tyson Fisher.

Rox fans at Joe Faber Field will see a quartet of familiar faces when the team takes the field this summer. The 2021 edition of the Northwoods League team features two Rocori Spartans, a Tech Tiger and a former Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm standout.

Former Minnesota Twins coach and manager Ron Gardenhire will be on hand at Joe Faber Field Friday night when the Rox welcome the Duluth Huskies to the MAC for their home opener.

The St. Cloud Rox announced the addition of four pitchers to its roster for the upcoming 2021 season. Among the four is lefthander Brady Posch, who played for Sauk Rapids-Rice from 2017-2019.

The Northwoods League is hoping to allow fans in some states to bet on Northwoods League games this summer. The league is partnering with U.S. Integrity as it "seeks to gain approval for regulated wagering in multiple Midwestern states," according to a release distributed by the league Wednesday morning.

Former Rocori Spartan and current Augustana Viking Jordan Barth is set to return to the Rox for a third season in 2021. Barth was named the Rox MVP in 2019 after setting team records in games played, doubles and total bases.