St. Cloud, Minn. – Logan Salow (Kentucky) turned in a fantastic outing on the mound, but it was not enough as the St. Cloud Rox (4-3, 28-14) were edged by the Mankato MoonDogs (6-3, 28-16) by a final score of 5-1 at Joe Faber Field.

Salow lasted 6.0 innings and struck out nine batters in his start. It was the second most strikeouts the recently named All-Star has had in a game this season, topped only by his first start of the year against Thunder Bay when he sent down 10 batters. Salow leads the Rox with 49 strike outs this season, and is among the league leaders in that category. He was edged by fellow All-Star Ricky Digrugilliers of the MoonDogs who lasted 7.0 innings and struck out six batters.

Mankato would put up single runs in the third and fifth innings to take a 2-0 lead.

Marcus Carson (Kentucky) had the first hit of the night for the Rox with a single in the fourth inning. Carson has now collected hits in five of his last seven games. He also stole a base in the inning.

The Rox run came home in the fifth inning. Denis Karas (Cal Berkeley) led off the inning with a double, followed by a single from Drew Freedman (Nova Southeastern). Karas would score on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Brhet Bewley (University of San Diego).

Chris Martin (Kent State) came on in relief to start the seventh inning and picked up right where Salow left off, striking out three batters in three innings. Martin has struck out a batter in ten of his 11 appearances this year, and multiple batters eight times.

The 12 strikeouts registered by the St. Cloud pitchers ties a season high. Rox pitchers also struck out 12 batters in games against Thunder Bay and Duluth earlier this season.

Mankato brought home three runs in the top of the ninth inning to seal the victory for the visitors. It was just the third loss of the season at Joe Faber Field.

Tonight’s game one St. Cloud Times Player of the Game was Logan Salow following his fantastic pitching performance. 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 Rox and MoonDogs will face off again on Friday at Joe Faber Field. The game will feature Rox Pint Glass Giveaway #1 presented by Beaver Island Brewing Company. The first 400 fans 21 and older will receive a collector’s pint glass. There will also be Friday Night Fireworks presented by A&W Restaurants of Albany, Richmond, and Sartell.

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 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 or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store and on Google Play.