St. Cloud — You can't win them all. The 1st place Rox fell for the first time since last Friday, losing 5-2. They still lead the North by one game. After brilliant performances from several players, and timely hitting St. Cloud struggled at points in Saturday's contest. 

There were some bright spots despite the loss. John Matthews (Kent State) had an RBI single in the 5th inning that marked his second of the season. He also made a couple sharp defensive plays over at shortstop. Matthews has proved he can be a solid two-way player this summer. The freshman had a save two days ago, and started again tonight and showed his potential.

Drew Avans (Southeast Louisiana) started in Leftfield the last couple games, but came out to pitch Saturday. He pitched two innings, and only allowed one baserunner on a walk. The lefty also struck out three Bucks.

Jackson Rose (Minnesota) made another relief appearance in the 9th inning and did not give up any walks or hits.

The Bucks did enough damage in the 1st where they scored a run, and then added three more in 5th inning to propel them to their 8th win of the year.

St. Cloud looks to bounce back tomorrow night when they battle the Stingers for the first time this season. First pitch is set for 4:05 PM. Tomorrow is Turn Back the Clock Day presented by Capital One. Also, the 1st 1,500 fans in attendance will receive a Rox poster schedule sponsored by Rengel Printing. Sunday is also Coborn's Kids Day! Kids have the chance to run the bases and get autographs on the field after the game. For more information you can visit our website stcloudrox.com for more details, or you can call our box office during our normal business hours at 320-240-9798.

Link to today's Box Score.

Link to Northwoods League Standings.

Tonight's St. Cloud Times Player of the Night is John Matthews. The Pennsylvania product has a single for an RBI in the 5th inning, his second of the season.

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.