Rochester, MN – The Rox pitching staff held Rochester hitless from the 5^th inning onward in their 6-2 victory on Saturday night. St. Cloud improves to 2-1 in the second half of the season and 26-12 overall. Shelby Lackey made a terrific start for the Rox and was backed up by Robbie Palkert (Nebraska) and Brian Glowicki (Minnesota). Palkert tossed 2 shutout innings and Glowicki recorded 3 strikeouts to end the game in the 9^th.

Lackey (Pacific) turned in a very impressive start on the mound. The right-hander tied a season long 6 innings and only allowed two runs (one earned). The Linden, CA native finished his outing by retiring the last 9 batters. He faced 24 batters in the game and threw first pitch strikes to 20 of them to get ahead in the count.

St. Cloud trailed 2-0 to Rochester heading into the top of the 5^th inning and that is when the offense showed up. With two outs, Webb Bobo (Southeastern Louisiana) walked, Brhet Bewley (San Diego) got hit by a pitch, and Ben DeLuzio (Florida State) walked to start the rally. Rochester’s starter was called for a balk and that allowed Bobo to score. Then, Ricky Ramirez (McNeese State) and Luke Ringhofer (South Dakota State) each collected RBI singles. The Rox took a 3-2 advantage after 5 innings.

Brandon Benson (Georgia College) filled in as a defensive replacement in the 6^th inning and in his first at-bat in the 7^th, he swung at the first pitch a crushed a solo home run to left field. St. Cloud held a 4-2 over Rochester.

St. Cloud returns to Joe Faber Field on Sunday, July 10^th with a matchup against the La Crosse Loggers. First pitch is at 6:05 p.m. CT and the Rox Solid Pregame Warmup starts at 5:35 p.m on 1390 AM The Fan. RHP Austin Caspersen (St. Cloud State) will make the start for the Rox. It is Super Hero Night presented by Mobil Super!. The Rox will play 10 of their next 11 games at the Rockpile!

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(s) of the Game is Shelby Lackey. Lackey earned his first win on the mound and logged 6 innings only allowing 2 runs.

BOX SCORE – http://northwoods.bbstats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=316969

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