St. Cloud, MN – The St. Cloud Rox announced today its complete 2014 promotional schedule. The Rox promotional schedule includes nightly promotions that fans can look forward to at Joe Faber Field in 2014. Promotional nights will include post-game fireworks shows, special guests, giveaway items, and themed nights throughout the season.

The promotions will lead off with the home opener on Friday, May 30^th with former Minnesota Twins player and 1991 World Series hero Gene Larkin throwing out the ceremonial first pitch.  The home opener will also include a huge post-game fireworks show and magnet schedule giveaway for all fans, all presented by Coborn’s.

For all six home Friday games the Rox with have post-game fireworks. Also, returning to Joe Faber Field will be the very entertaining “Deuces Wild! Dueling Pianos” who will perform throughout the game on Thursday, June 26^th and Thursday, July 31^st. The promotional schedule includes premium giveaways at 23 games throughout the season, including 28” youth baseball bats, bobbleheads of NFL Star and local Rocori graduate Eric Decker, cereal bowls, replica jerseys, two baseball cap giveaways, baseballs, drawstring bags, dog dishes, baseball cards, piggy banks and a $3,000 diamond ring.

A few other promotions to highlight the 2014 season will be the 2^nd annual Wine, Women and Baseball event on Saturday, August 2^nd, as well as the award winning national entertainment act “BirdZerk!” who will be performing all night long on Saturday, June 28^th.  Mountain Man from A&E’s hit reality TV show Duck Dynasty will make an appearance at the ballpark on Friday, July 18^th.

There will be two special Rox jersey auctions during the 2014 season. On Sunday, June 8^th in partnership with the Center for Diagnostic Imaging, the Rox will be wearing special pink jerseys that will be auctioned off during the game with the proceeds going to the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.  In addition, the Rox will be wearing special red jerseys during the ‘Guns & Hoses Night’ on Wednesday, July 9^th, a night to recognize local Police and Firefighters presented by Firehouse Subs.  The jerseys will be auctioned off during the game with the proceeds to benefit the Public Safety Foundation.

“I think Rox fans will really enjoy the promotions that are scheduled for this upcoming season. We have several unique promotions that Central Minnesota hasn’t seen before. We are very fortunate to have outstanding corporate partners that help make all of our promotions possible”, said Vice President Scott Schreiner.

The entire 2014 Rox promotional schedule can be found here. All single game tickets including the home opener will go on sale starting Friday, May 2^nd at 9 a.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.stcloudrox.com, by calling (320) 240-9798 or at the Rox ticket office located at the Municipal Athletic Complex.

The St. Cloud Rox are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 21st season of summer collegiate baseball, the Northwoods League is the largest summer collegiate baseball league in the world with 18 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,117 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (DET) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Allen Craig (STL) and Ben Zobrist (TB). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League YouTube channel.  For more information, visit www.stcloudrox.com.