St. Cloud, Minn. – The St. Cloud Rox defeated the Thunder Bay Border Cats 2-0 after a dominating pitching performance by Reese Gregory. An attendance of 2113 saw Gregory strike out 11 while the Rox offense took advantage of Border Cats mistakes.

Brandon Benson scored on a wild pitch that put the Rox up 1-0 in the third inning then Joe Tietjen brought in Connor Crane in the seventh inning to make the score 2-0.

Tietjen was 2-4 along with two stolen bases. The lead off man now has six stolen bases this season which leads the Northwoods league.

Local pitcher Reese Gregory stole the show as he went eight innings with 11 strikeouts and only allowing two hits. The win tonight was Gregory’s first of the season. Gregory was efficient by throwing 101 pitches, making the game last just over two hours.

Trevor Charpie came into the ninth to record his first save of the season.

The Rox ability to capitalize on opponents’ mistakes has helped them to a 3-1 record and a top spot in the North Division. Gregory continued his success in the Northwoods league while the Rox offense continues to be aggressive on the bases.

The two teams play again tomorrow at 1:05 p.m. where the first 300 kids 14 & under will receive a full-size youth wood baseball bat presented by the St. Cloud Hospital Stroke Center. Kids can also run the bases after the game and get autographs from the players presented by Coborn’s.

The St. Cloud Times Player of the Game was Reese Gregory. Complete game stats can be found at: http://northwoods.bbstats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=260078

For more coverage of the Rox all season go to www.sctimes.com. 

The St. Cloud Rox are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 22^nd season of summer collegiate baseball in 2015, 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, more than 120 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (OAK). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League Website.  For more information, visit www.stcloudrox.com.                   

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