If you are a sports fan, today is the day you have been dreaming of since the COVID-19 lockdown started in March: A full day of sports on the radio and television!
Rombach discusses coming from a baseball family, why he decided to become a catcher, his thoughts on the length of baseball games and whether he would favor robot umpires, among other topics.
Albright joined WJON's "Hang Up and Listen" to talk about baseball during COVID, how he stayed sharp this spring, his philosophy on the mound, his goals this summer and more.
The St. Cloud Rox were able to improve their record to 12-10 after a 4-2 win over the Rochester Honkers in St. Cloud on Thursday night. The Rox did all of their damage in the 5th inning, which was enough to pick up the victory. Nick Marinconz got the scoring started with a 2 run double, Jack Kelly added a run with a sacrifice fly right after that and Collin Montez added another insurance run with another double a few batters later.
The Rox will host Rochester at Faber Field again Thursday night. First pitch is set for 7:05 on AM 1390 Granite City Sports, with pregame coverage beginning at 6:35.
The St. Cloud Rox were down 6-1 going into the 8th inning against Mankato on Tuesday night, and while they were able to make things interesting, they ultimately lost to the Moon Dogs 6-4. Nate Swarts knocked in 2 with a double to cut the deficit to 6-3 and Garett Delano made it a 2 run game shortly after with a sacrifice fly. Nate Rombach also added a sacrifice fly earlier in the game.
ROCORI's Jordan Barth finished the game 3-5 with three runs batted in for St. Cloud, while Garrett Delano went 3-3 with a pair of RBI in the win for the Rox.
Field Manager Augie Rodriguez joined WJON's "Hang Up and Listen" Monday to discuss how his team looked in the first month of the season, how the team is staying safe during the pandemic and gets us caught up on the three St. Cloud area players on the team.