May 24, 2017
St. Cloud, MN – This morning the Rox finalized the roster for the 2017 season. The list includes nine returning players from the 2016 team that went 49-24 on the season including a trip to the North Division Championship Game.
The roster includes players from 15 different states as well as players originally from Australia, Canada and Puerto Rico. Locally there are six players from Minnesota.
Returners from the 2016 season include North Division all-star catcher Luke Ringhofer (South Dakota State), catcher Brendan Illies (University of North Carolina), infielder Angelo Altavilla (University of Nebraska), outfielder Mason Mamarella (Kent State), pitchers Bobby Gauvreau (Minnesota State University, Mankato), Carlo Graffeo (Southeastern Louisiana), Shelby Lackey (University of the Pacific), Robbie Palkert (University of Nebraska) and Aaron Rozek (Minnesota State University, Mankato).
Additional notable players on the 2017 roster include 1st Team All-Southland Conference outfielder and Southland Conference Hitter of the Year Shane Selman (McNeese State), West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year infielder Daniel Schneemann (Brigham Young University), 2nd Team All-Southland Conference outfielder Drew Avans (Southeastern Louisiana) and Sauk Rapids native Dominic Austing (St. Cloud State University).
The entire 2017 St. Cloud Rox roster is listed below:
Name Position(s) Year School
Angelo Altavilla 2B/SS/3B Soph. University of Nebraska
Dominic Austing RHP Soph. St. Cloud State University
Drew Avans OF/LHP Junior Southeastern Louisiana
Louis Baker C/1B/3B/OF Fresh. Scottsdale Community College
Cameron Blaquiere SS/3B Junior Western Carolina University
Cameron Brown LHP Fresh. University of Notre Dame
Michael Busch 2B/1B Fresh. University of North Carolina
Nick Bush LHP Fresh. Louisiana State University
Joe Calamita LHP Junior Bethune-Cookman University
Nick Coomes C/1B/3B Junior Louisiana State University
Ivan Coutinho RHP Junior Bethune-Cookman University
Jack Cushing RHP Soph. Georgetown University
Anthony DiMeglio RHP Soph. Forham University
Cameron Eden 2B/SS/OF Fresh. University of California, Berkeley
Eric Feliz OF Soph. University of Notre Dame
Bobby Gauvreau RHP Soph. Minnesota State University, Mankato
Carlo Graffeo RHP Soph. Southeastern Louisiana
Bailey Hansen RHP/1B/OF Fresh. University of the Pacific
Brendan Illies C/1B Soph. University of North Carolina
Brent Killam LHP Fresh. Georgetown University
Cole Krzmarzick OF Junior University of Nevada, Reno
Shelby Lackey RHP Soph. University of the Pacific
Mason Mamarella OF Junior Kent State University
Luke Manzo SS Soph. College of Charleston
John Matthews RHP/SS Fresh. Kent State University
Nicola Mislinski SS Soph. Folsom Lake College
Robbie Palkert RHP Soph. University of Nebraska
Louis Pugliese RHP Junior Flagler College
Will Reese RHP Fresh. Louisiana State University
Luke Ringhofer C/1B Junior South Dakota State University
Jackson Rose RHP Junior University of Minnesota
Aaron Rozek LHP Junior Minnesota State University, Mankato
Kenny Saenz LHP Soph. Brigham Young University
Ricardo Sanchez C/2B/SS Soph. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Daniel Schneemann SS Soph. Brigham Young University
Shane Selman OF Soph. McNeese State
Ryan Shreve RHP Fresh. University of the Pacific
Jared Solomon RHP Soph. Xavier University
Matthew Tarantino 2B/SS Junior University of the Pacific
Matthew Warkentin 1B/OF/LHP Soph. Xavier University
The Rox open their 2017 home schedule on Friday, June 2nd at 7:05 pm at Joe Faber Field against the Rochester Honkers. The night will include special guest, former Major League Baseball All-Star and World Series Champion Tom Brunansky and post-game fireworks presented by Coborn’s.
Tickets for the 2017 season including the home opener can be purchased in person at the Rox Ticket Office or by calling the Rox Ticket Office at 320-240-9798 from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and game days, or 24 hours a day, 7 days a week online at www.stcloudrox.com.
The St. Cloud Rox are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 23-year-old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 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 160 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including two-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champion Ben Zobrist (CHC) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM) and Lucas Duda (NYM). 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 or on Google Play and set the Rox as your favorite team.
