Erik Kozel

The St. Cloud Rox lost 12-9 at Alexandria Tuesday night. St. Cloud scored 7 runs in the 4th inning to lead 8-5 but the Beetles rallied for 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th and added 3 more runs in the 5th inning. Erik Kozel hit a grand slam homerun and Carlos Lopez was 2-4 with 2 runs scored including a solo homerun for the Rox. James Jensen threw 3 1/3 innings with 8 hits and 7 earned runs allowed for St. Cloud.

The St. Cloud Rox won 11-4 at Alexandria Monday night. St. Cloud scored 4 runs in the 1st inning and added 2 more runs in the 2nd. Jamie Simpson went 3-5 with a run scored and 3 RBIs, Erik Kozel had a triple and 3 RBIs and Andy Henkemeyer was 3-6 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI for the Rox. Lucas Long threw 8 innings with 9 hits and 4 earned runs allowed to get the win.

The St. Cloud Rox defeated Rochester 7-6 in 10 innings on Adam Martin's walk-0ff RBI double. Erik Kozel was 3-5 with 3 RBIs, Jamie Simpson had 2 hits and 2 runs scored and Elvin Soto was 2-4 with a run scored for the Rox. Adam Maxon threw 2 scoreless innings to get the win in relief.

The St. Cloud Rox lost 13-6 to Mankato Saturday night. The Rox have lost 7 straight games and are now 5-12. Mankato scored 4 runs in the 2nd, 3rd and 5th innings. Keaton Siomkin allowed 6 hits and 8 runs (6 earned) in 2 1/3 innings to take the loss for the Moon Dogs. Erik Kozel was 2-2 with a run scored and 2 RBIs and Adam Martin had 2 RBIs for the Rox.