{"id":25146,"date":"2025-07-02T15:21:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T15:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/minot-hot-tots\/?p=25146"},"modified":"2025-07-02T15:29:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T15:29:17","slug":"second-half-starts-with-loss-to-st-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/minot-hot-tots\/second-half-starts-with-loss-to-st-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"SECOND HALF STARTS WITH LOSS TO ST. CLOUD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With everybody back at square one, optimism is spread all around the Northwoods League. For the Minot Hot Tots, a fresh start in the second half of the season began in St. Cloud. The first-half champion Rox had their way, defeating the Hot Tots 10-0 on Tuesday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">St. Cloud started the scoring early with two runs on three hits in the first inning. The early St. Cloud lead forced the Hot Tots to play from behind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minot had struggles at the plate due to a spectacular pitching performance from Rox starting pitcher Hunter Day. The fourth-year Northwoods Leaguer weaved his way through eight shutout innings while striking out nine Hot Tots batters. Just four hits and two walks were recorded against Day, leaving the Hot Tots with limited opportunities for a comeback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With Minot held scoreless, the Rox pulled away. St. Cloud did not hit a home run, but played great team baseball at the plate to create ten runs. In his season debut, Sawyer Smith recorded three hits and three RBI to lead the way for the Rox.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The game quickly wrapped up once the Rox took a 10-0 lead in the sixth inning. 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