The St. Cloud Rox have been joined by the Mankato Moon Dogs in 1st place in the 2nd half Great Plains West Division standings after Mankato beat the Rox 5-2 Thursday night.
The St. Cloud Rox held off Willmar to win 8-7 at home Tuesday night. The Rox surged to a 6-1 lead in the 4th inning. The Stingers scored 3 runs in the 5th inning, St. Cloud came back with single runs in the 6th and 7th innings before Willmar scored 3 runs in the 8th inning.
Two St. Cloud Rox players and 2 Gopher baseball players have been taken in the MLB draft. The former Rox players include infielder Brice Mathews who was taken by the Houston Astros with the 28th overall pick.
The St. Cloud Rox lost 16-2 at Willmar Monday night. The Rox took a 2-0 lead in the 1st inning when Michael McNamara hit a 2-run home run. The Stingers scored 16 unanswered runs to run away with the win.
The St. Cloud Rox improved to 5-1 in the 2nd half of the season with a 10-3 win over the Larks in Bismarck Sunday. St. Cloud scored 2 runs in the 4th inning, 4 runs in the 6th inning and single runs in the 2nd, 5th, 7th and 9th innings.
The Rox trailed 2-0 for much of the game but chipped away with single runs in the 6th, 7th and 8th innings to overtake La Crosse at Joe Faber Field Thursday night. The win is the 4th straight for the Rox and moves their record to 19-11.
The St. Cloud Rox posted their 3rd straight win with a 3-2 victory over the La Crosse Loggers Wednesday night at Joe Faber Field. The Rox scored 1 run in the 2nd inning and 2 runs in the 4th inning.
The St. Cloud Rox won their 2nd straight game 9-5 over the Mankato Moon Dogs Tuesday night in St. Cloud. The Rox scored 3 1st inning runs and never trailed from there.
The St. Cloud Rox snapped a 3-game losing streak with a 4-0 win at Mankato Monday night. Kolten Smith threw 7 1/3 innings with 5 hits and no runs allowed with 10 strikeouts to get the win.
The Rox lost their 3rd straight game Sunday 11-5 at home against Mankato. The Moon Dogs scored 6 runs in the 2nd inning to surge ahead and they never trailed after that point.