Eau Claire, WI — The Rox played their 72nd game of the regular season Sunday night, but ended it in a 7-0 defeat to the Express. They had nothing to win or lose going into the final 9 innings before postseason play after the MoonDogs clinched home field advantage. Eau Claire ended up winning the 2nd half title and subsequently set itself up with a home playoff game tomorrow versus Mankato, despite it clinching the best overall record.

Tonight, only Matthew Tarantino (Pacific) the teams co-MVP tallied multiple hits, including his 14th double of the year in the 9th inning. BYU teammates Daniel Schneemann and Keaton Kringlen added a hit along with Mason Mamarella (Kent State) and Angelo Altavilla (Nebraska). 

The Rox now gear up to face Willmar tomorrow night at home at 7:05 PM. Northwoods League Pitcher of the Year Aaron Rozek (Minnesota State-Mankato) faces the Stingers for the 2nd time. On July 31st he threw 7 scoreless innings at Bill Taunton Stadium. In the season sereis, the Rox won 5 of the 8 games, including the last game of the season series which featured a 20-3 blowout win on August 1st.

Limited tickets for tomorrow's 1st round matchup are still available to purchase. Our Rox box office opens tomorrow at 9 AM at the MAC or call at 320-240-9798, or go to our website 24 hours a days at stcloudrox.com.

Tonight's Box Score.

Final Northwoods League Standings.

Saturday's St. Cloud Times Player of the Night is Matthew Tarantino after another multi-hit performance in the effort tonight in Eau Claire.

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, 180 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.