Rochester, MN — They hit one, and then another one…and another one. The Rox exploded for seven runs in the 2nd inning with help from the long ball. Eric Feliz (Notre Dame) hit the first pitch of the inning out of the park, and then Luke Ringhofer (South Dakota State) in his first at-bat this summer followed Feliz's lead and belted a homer of his own. Later in the inning with two on, Matt Tarantino (Pacific) sent a towering shot over the wall to cap the monster inning. Then in the 9th, fill-in LF Brent Killam (Georgetown) collected his second hit of the night with a dinger to cap the scoring at 12-0.

The offense came alive, but once again the starting pitching for St. Cloud kept the bats of the opposition silent. Kenny Saenz (BYU) made his first start in almost a year, dating back to his summer team in 2016, and pitched five complete scoreless innings. Saenz struck out 10 batters, and allowed just three hits and one walk. Rox pitchers have now pitched 15 innings, and allowed just one earned run. 

STC improves to 2-1 on the season, outscoring opponents in its last two games 20-2. The Rox lineup almost saw all of its hitters all register at least one hit, with five recording two. Tonight the Rox already broke their record for most home runs in a single game last year. On June 22 versus Waterloo, St. Cloud only hit two home runs in one game. 

The Rox are back at Joe Faber Field Friday night for the 2017 home opener presented by Coburns! First pitch is set for 7:05 PM with two more home games this weekend against the Bismarck Larks.

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 RHP Kenny Saenz. Despite the offensive outburt, Saenz shut down a Honkers  offense that scored 13 runs just two days ago. He finished the game with 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB and 10 K.

 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 170  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.