Augie Rodriguez

St. Cloud Rox Assistant Coach Al Newman will take over as Field Manager for the 2018 season. Current Field Manager Augie Rodriguez has been named Director of Baseball Operations and Coach for the upcoming season. He's taking a break as Field Manager to start a family with his wife Rachel.

The St. Cloud Rox are bringing back field manager Augie Rodriguez for a 3rd year in St. Cloud. Rodriguez spent one season as field manager of the St. Cloud River Bats before managing the Rox in 2012. The Rox were 29-41 overall this past season but were 20-16 in the 2nd half of the season.

The St. Cloud Rox begin their first season in the Northwoods League tonight when they play at Duluth against the Huskies. The St. Cloud Northwoods League organization went through some changes in the offseason. They changed ownership in February and the name "River Bats" went with the previous ownership. Gary Posch, Joe Sexton and Scott Schreiner are the owners of the newly formed St. Cloud Rox. The field manager for the Rox this season is Augie Rodriguez. He said Tuesday that the Rox will have 19 to 20 players in Duluth tonight and that includes 11 position players.

The St. Cloud Rox begin the 2012 season Wednesday night in Duluth against the Huskies at 7:35pm, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 7:05. The St. Cloud Northwoods League team has new ownership and a new name this season. Gary Posch and Joe Sexton are the new owners while the Rox are the new name replacing the River Bats. The Rox coaches arrived last week including field manager Augie Rodriguez and assistant coach Anthony Espitia.