St. Cloud Rox

It took until the 8th inning before the St. Cloud Rox could get on the board in Rochester on Friday night, but it was enough as they were able to defeat the Honkers 2-0. Luke Roskam's squeeze bunt gave the Rox a 1-0 lead and they were able to add an insurance run an inning later after a wild pitch.

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 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.

It was a rough night for the St. Cloud Rox on Thursday night as the Willmar Stingers shut them 6-0 in Willmar. Luke Albright got the start for the Rox, going 4 solid innings while only allowing 2 runs and striking out 7. Justin Kelly was a highlight out of the bullpen for the Rox as he pitched 3 shutout innings and struck out an additional 4 Stingers.

The St. Cloud Rox took an early 1-0 in Waterloo on Tuesday night, but the Bucks scored 4 in their half of 1st inning and added 2 more insurance runs before a weather stoppage ended the game in the bottom of the 7th and the Rox fell 6-2.

The Rox were able to earn a series split and improved their record to 7-7 on Sunday as they defeated the Rochester Honkers 9-4 at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud.

The St. Cloud Rox were leading the Rochester Honkers 6-3 going into the 8th inning Saturday night in St. Cloud, but a 5 run inning for Rochester put them ahead they held on to beat the Rox 8-6.

The St. Cloud Rox fell behind 1-0 in the 2nd inning but tied the game at 1 in the 4th inning before scoring 3 runs in the 5th inning. St. Cloud added 2 more insurance runs in the 8th inning.

The St. Cloud Rox took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the 8th inning thanks to a Sam Ireland single, but closer Blake Stelzer was unable to hold it in the 9th and the Rox lost game one of their series to the Waterloo Bucks 5-4 in St. Cloud on Thursday night.

The St. Cloud Rox closed out the weekend with a second-straight loss to the Willmar Stingers on Saturday.