Rox Win Three Straight Game

St. Cloud, Minn. – A big night at the plate from Michael Strem (Boston College) and more solid relief pitching brought the St. Cloud Rox (3-1 second half, 27-12 overall) to a 5-3 win over the La Crosse Loggers (2-3 second half, 19-22 overall). It was the third win in three games for the Rox since dropping the opening game of the second half.

Strem had three hits in the game, leading all St. Cloud batters. He would score a run in the fourth after leading off with a ground rule double down the right field line. He would add singles in the sixth and seventh to complete his night at the plate.

The Rox scored the first run of the game on a wild pitch in the bottom of the third. Luke Ringhofer would come into score on that pitch after drawing his team-high 34^th walk of the game. Ringhofer is only one walk away from tying the Rox franchise record for most walks in a season.

After La Crosse scored three runs in the fifth to take the lead, St. Cloud answered in the sixth. Singles by Denis Karas (Cal Berkeley) and Drew Freedman (Wake Forest) brought in two runs giving the Rox a lead they would not lose. The Rox would add an insurance run in the seventh as Ringhofer singled home Brandon Benson (Georgia College and State University).

Reliever Chris Martin (Kent State) came ion in the fifth for his 11^th appearance of the year. Martin threw three innings allowing only one hit and no runs. He also struck out three batters in his outing.

Martin was followed on the mound by Brian Glowicki, who was working for the second straight night. Much like Martin, Glowicki was phenomenal on the mound, tossing two innings allowing just two hits and no runs while striking out two batters.

The Rox now own a record of 12-2 at Joe Faber Field, dropping only one game in each half of the season thus far. They will play six games at home in the next seven days and 13 games at home in the rest of the month.

The Rox and Loggers will face off again Monday night at the Rock Pile at 7:05 p.m. The game will feature Mascot Olympics presented by Mobil Super. 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.

Tonight’s game one St. Cloud Times Player of the Game was Michael Strem for his big night at the plate. 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.

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