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The Waite Park 11U youth baseball team lost 4-3 today to Winter Park in Florida in the 11U Babe Ruth World Series. The loss eliminates Waite Park. Waite Park won both of their pool play games 5-3 over Pensacola Bill Bond and the Palm Beach Garden Thunder 3-1.

The St. Cloud Rox suffered their 3rd straight loss Thursday night 6-3 at home against Rochester.

The Waite Park 11U youth baseball team lost 10-4 to Flood City today in the Babe Ruth 11U World Series. Games are being played in Jensen Beach and Palm City, Florida. Waite Park is still alive in bracket play and will play Winter Park at 8 a.m. Friday.

The Rox rally falls short Wednesday night with a 6-4 loss against Mankato at Franklin Rogers Park.

The St. Rox were well represented at the Northwoods League Major League Baseball Dream Showcase in Madison, Wisconsin Tuesday. The players played games at 4:05 and 7:35.

The Lynx ended their 4-game losing streak with a 85-69 win at Atlanta. The Lynx outscored the Dream 30-12 in the 4th quarter after trailing by 2 entering the 4th. Napheesa Collier led the Lynx with 22 points and 11 rebounds.

The Rox lost 12-4 at Mankato Monday night. The Moon Dogs scored 7 runs in the 4th inning to take a 9-0 lead and never looked back. Zach Lauzon threw 3 innings with 5 hits and 2 earned runs allowed to take the loss.

The Twins shutout the Royals 3-0 Sunday at home against Kansas City to complete a 3-game sweep. Devin Smeltzer was called up from Triple-A Rochester to start in place of Jake Odorizzi.

The Rox shutout the visiting Rochester Honkers 8-0 Sunday. Nick Desalvo and Justin Wick combined on the 3-hit shutout for the Rox. Desalvo threw 7 innings with 3 hits allowed, no walks and 7 strikeouts.

St. Cloud defeated the Rochester Honkers 5-3 at home on Saturday night behind Trevor Koenig's 7th win of the season. Koenig shutout Rochester in 8 innings while scattering 5 hits and picking up 6 strikeouts.