{"id":17439,"date":"2026-07-06T22:24:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T03:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/?p=17439"},"modified":"2026-07-06T22:24:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T03:24:26","slug":"moondogs-fall-to-the-rox-at-isg-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/2026\/07\/06\/moondogs-fall-to-the-rox-at-isg-field\/","title":{"rendered":"MoonDogs fall to the Rox at ISG Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">MANKATO, MINN. \u2013 The Mankato MoonDogs fell to the St. Cloud Rox, 8-4, on Monday night at ISG Field.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">St. Cloud jumped out to an early lead with three runs in the second and another in the third to take a 4-0 advantage.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The MoonDogs answered in the fifth. Liam Ebbs (Wofford College) drove in Mankato&#8217;s first run before Josey Williamson (University of Alabama) cleared the bases with a three-run double to cut the deficit to 4-3.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Rox responded with three runs in the sixth to extend their lead to 7-3 and added a solo home run in the eighth. Mankato picked up one run in the bottom of the eighth, but the comeback fell short.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Williamson finished with a game-high three RBIs, while Ebbs went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Anthony Avalos (Houston Christian University) and Tanner Kern (University of San Diego) each added a hit for the MoonDogs.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mankato will face the Minot Hot Tots on Friday, after the All-Star break. The first pitch is at 6:35 pm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">###<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Northwoods League is the proven leader in developing elite college baseball players. Having completed its\u2019 32nd season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in history with 26 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 410 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 two-time World Series Champion Max Scherzer (TOR), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford and World Series Champion Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019\/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2023 World Series Champion, MLB All-Star, MLB Gold Glove and Silver Slugger winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (NYM).<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANKATO, MINN. \u2013 The Mankato MoonDogs fell to the St. Cloud Rox, 8-4, on Monday night at ISG Field. 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