Express Crush Rox 12 Game Win Streak

The Express bounced back from two straight losses in Rochester this weekend to start the week unexpectedly snapping the 12-game winning streak of the St. Cloud Rox Monday night. Eau Claire beat the Rox 4-2 at Carson park in a game that was originally scheduled for 6:35 p.m. (CT) but was pushed back to 7:05 p.m. (CT) due to inclement weather.

Derek True (Cal Poly) recorded his first win of the season for the Express after relieving Nick Malmberg in the 5th inning, striking out five St. Cloud batters with only one earned run.

Nick Herold closed out the game for the Express, coming in for True in the 8th with two outs. Herold recorded four straight strikeouts to seal the win for the Express, their 11th of the season. Eau Claire, for now, is only one game behind the La Crosse Loggers in the Great Plains East standings. However, the Loggers are yet to finish their game from this evening against Mankato due to the weather.

Omar Gastelum (UC Santa Barbara) opened the scoring for the Express in the bottom of the first, dribbling a grounder through the glove of St. Cloud’s Jack Winkler, scoring Ryan Lin-Peistrup from second base. Robert Hogan (Arizona) was another big bat for Eau Claire tonight; he in drove two runs on two hits from his four at-bats. The Express is back in action tonight against the Rox at Carson Park, with the first pitch coming at 6:35 p.m. (CT).

The Eau Claire Express is a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 27^th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff, over 250 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB Gold Glove finalist and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TOR). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.eauclaireexpress.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or Google Play and set the Booyah as your favorite team.