Duluth, MN – The Rox turned a season high five double plays in an impressive 12-3 victory over the Duluth Huskies at Wade Stadium on Monday night. It was the eighth win for the club in the last 10 contests. St. Cloud improves to 8-6 on the campaign after an offensive outburst that saw 17 hits (one shy of the team’s season high for hits in a game).

The squad was down 1-0 after the first frame and that's when Mark Skonieczny (Illinois) ignited the Rox offense early when he smashed a ball into the left center gap in the top of the second inning. Mason Mamarella (Kent State) also reached base with a single, which advanced Skonieczny to third. Drew Freedman grounded out to second base, but it got a run home and the Rox tied the game 1-1. Then, Trevor Putzig recorded a double in the inning and that scored Mamarella. Brendan Illies also connected on a single and after two innings St. Cloud led 4-1.

Offense did not stop in the third inning. It was Putzig and Illies again who provided a spark in the very next frame. Putzig delivered with a two-out, two-run double and Illies registered a two-run single. Putzig and Illies went a combined 6 for 8 in the game with 6 total RBI’s.

LHP starter Aaron Rozek (Minnesota State – Mankato) earned the win for St. Cloud. The southpaw tossed 5.1 innings, operated around 8 hits while surrendering 4 runs. Over the last four games, the bullpen allowed at least one run in each of the contests. Tonight was different as Chris Martin (Kent State) and Collin Strall (LSU) logged a combined 3.2 innings of relief.

Ricky Ramirez also put on a display tonight with his 6^th multi-hit game going 3 for 5 at the plate. Eight of the nine starters in the St. Cloud batting order managed to register at least one hit.

St. Cloud has had Duluth’s number in the four meetings between the two this season. The Rox have outscored the Huskies 32-6 in these games.

The Rox resume their long five game road trip Tuesday night when they travel north of the border to face the Thunder Bay Border Cats (Ontario). RHP Austin Dubsky (Murray State) starts for St. Cloud The Rox Solid Pregame Warmup starts at 6:35 p.m.

Tonight’s game one St. Cloud Times Player of the Game was Trevor Putzig (Tennessee Tech) who was 3-5 with 3 RBI. For more coverage of the Rox during the 2016 season visit www.sctimes.com.

For more stats and information about the game, here is the boxscore:

http://northwoods.bbstats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=316729

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The St. Cloud Rox are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 23rd season of summer collegiate baseball, the Northwoods League is the largest organized 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 150 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 (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (CHC). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.stcloudrox.com