Madison, WI – In the Rox first ever trip to Warner Park in franchise history; St. Cloud (23-9) blanked Madison 4-0. This is the second straight shutout victory for the club and 7^th total in 2016. It was a dominant pitching performance from St. Cloud. LHP Logan Salow (Kentucky) zoomed through hitter after hitter and ultimately finished with 6 shutout innings. Salow did not allow a lead off batter to reach base all night. The southpaw also recorded 7 strikeouts and has a total of 37 K on the year to lead the team. He improves his record this summer with the club to 3-1.

Playoff UPDATE – Rox remain in 1st place and 1.5 games up on the Eau Claire Express with 3 games left in the first half (magic number – 2 wins). If St. Cloud hangs on to first place in the North Division for the next 3 games, the Rox will be crowned division champions for the first half and clinch a playoff spot for August.

Drew Freedman jumpstarted the offense. He hit a line drive down the right field line to score Webb Bobo in the 3^rd inning. Freedman’s hitting streak extended to 10 games. St. Cloud added more offense in the 4^th inning. Mason Mamarella (Kent State) was an offensive sparkplug. He connected with an RBI single, which scored Michael Strem (Boston College). The Rox led 2-0 after 4 innings.

The 8^th inning brought a little bit more insurance for St. Cloud. Mason Mamarella recorded his 3^rd hit of the game and that presented the Rox with a bases loaded opportunity. Brett Pope (Western Carolina) delivered with a two-run single to score Strem and Denis Karas (California)

Madison only mustered 4 hits all game. This was also credited to Rox reliever Robbie Palkert (Nebraska) who worked a flawless 3 innings to conclude the contest. Palkert earned his 4^th save of the season and only surrendered one hit in his outing.

The Rox resume action against the Mallards Sunday at Warner Park. First pitch is at 5:05 p.m. CT and the Rox Solid Pregame Warmup starts at 4:35 p.m on 1390 AM The Fan. RHP Shelby Lackey (Pacific) is the starter for St. Cloud. The Rox will look for their 24^th victory of the season.

Single game tickets can be purchased 24 hours a day at www.stcloudrox.com, by calling (320) 240-9798 or by visiting the Rox ticket office located at the Municipal Athletic Complex.

The St. Cloud Times Player of the Game is LHP Logan Salow. Salow logged 6 shutout innings and recorded 7 strikeouts.

BOX SCORE – http://northwoods.bbstats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=316905

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