Rox

The St. Cloud Rox closed the regular season Sunday with a 16-9 win over Thunder Bay in Canada. The Rox scored had 2 big inning where they scored 5 runs in the 4th inning before posting 6 runs in the 7th inning.

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

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 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 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.

The Rox lost 2-1 at home against Waterloo Tuesday night. Brandon Vial shutdown the Rox for 6 2/3 innings with 7 hits and 1 earned run allowed to get the win. Garrett Delano was the tough-luck loser for the Rox.

The St. Cloud Rox had their game rained out against Thunder Bay Sunday. They will make the game up August 10 when St. Cloud plays at Thunder Bay.

The Rox blanked the Bismarck Larks 6-0 Friday night for their 3rd straight win to improve to 16-5 in the 2nd half of the season and increase their lead in the Great Plains West division to 3 1/2 games over 2nd place Mankato.

St. Cloud overcame a 10-5 deficit to beat the Bismarck Larks 14-12 Thursday night at Joe Faber Field. St. Cloud scored 7 runs in the 7th inning.

The St. Cloud Rox bounced back after 9-1 loss Monday against the Bucks by posting 10 runs in the first inning in route to a 16-6 blowout win at Waterloo.