May 24, 2018
St. Cloud, MN — The St. Cloud Rox, 2017 Northwoods League Champions, announced Thursday the organization has finalized the roster for the 2018 season.
The roster includes seven returning players from 2017 season, when the Rox finished with a record of 42-30 and claimed their first Northwoods League title in franchise history.
Returning players include infielder Louis Baker (Scottsdale Community College), right-handed pitcher Kyle Boser (St. Cloud State University), right-handed pitcher and 2017 Northwoods League All-Star Jack Cushing (Georgetown University), right-handed pitcher Bobby Gauvreau (Minnesota State University, Mankato), right-handed pitcher Carlo Graffeo (Minnesota State University, Mankato), left-handed pitcher Kenny Saenz (Bringham Young University) and catcher Ricardo Sanchez (University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff).
The entire roster includes players from 15 different states, as well as players from Puerto Rico, Canada and Australia. Four players are from Minnesota, which include Boser from Little Falls, Gus Steiger from Minnetonka, Ross Bastyr from Lakeville and Zach Lauzon from North St. Paul.
The entire 2018 roster is listed below:
| Player Name | Pos |
|
School | |
| Connor Aube | OF | So | University of Texas at Arlington | |
| Louis Baker | C/1B/3B/OF | So | Scottsdale Community College | |
| Jack Barrie | INF/OF | Jr | University of Northwestern Ohio | |
| Ross Bastyr | RHP | Fr | Concordia University, St. Paul | |
| Chad Bible | OF | RS-Jr | San Diego State University | |
| Michael Borst | OF/1B/3B | Jr | Minot State University | |
| Kyle Boser | RHP | Jr | St. Cloud State University | |
| Ben Carew | OF | Fr | Kent State University | |
| Landon Clifton | RHP | Fr | Louisiana State University Eunice | |
| Jack Cushing | RHP | Jr | Georgetown University | |
| Ryan Davis | 2B/SS/OF | So | Georgetown University | |
| Finn Del Bonta- Smith | RHP | Jr | San Jose State University | |
| Sergio Esparza | RHP | RS-Jr | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | |
| Bobby Gauvreau | RHP | Jr | Minnesota State University, Mankato | |
| Marshall Gilbert | C | Jr | Mississippi State University | |
| Carlo Graffeo | RHP | Jr | Minnesota State University, Mankato | |
| Noah Hill | C/2B/3B/OF | Jr | Bringham Young University | |
| Sean Hupp | RHP | So | University of South Carolina Upstate | |
| Evan Johnson | RHP | Jr | Creighton University | |
| Ryland Kerr | 2B/SS/3B | RS-Jr | Eastern Kentucky University | |
| Zach Lauzon | RHP | Jr | Concordia University, St. Paul | |
| John Matthews | RHP/SS | So | Kent State University | |
| Andrew Mitchel | LHP | Jr | San Jose State University | |
| Spencer Mraz | RHP | So | Miami-Ohio University | |
| Kyle Richardson | LHP | So | Texas A&M University | |
| Collin Romel | LHP | Fr | Kent State University | |
| Sean Ross | RHP/Utility | Fr | San Diego State University | |
| Kenny Saenz | LHP | Jr | Bringham Young University | |
| Abdallah Salman | LHP | Jr | Alcorn State University | |
| Ricardo Sanchez | C/2B/LF | Jr | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | |
| Zach Sehgal | SS/2B/3B | Fr | Stanford University | |
| Bobby Seymour | 1B/OF | Fr | Wake Forest University | |
| Hance Smith | C/2B/SS/OF/RHP | Fr | University of California, Berkeley | |
| Bryce Steckler | OF | Jr | Southeastern Louisiana University | |
| Gus Steiger | 2B/SS/3B/OF | Fr | South Dakota State University | |
| Landon Stephens | 3B/Utility | So | Miami-Ohio University | |
| Jake Suddreth | RHP | So | Bringham Young University | |
| Austin Suhr | RHP | Jr | South Dakota State University | |
| Will Warren | RHP | Fr | Southeastern Louisiana University | |
| Ryan Weisenberg | 3B/Utility | Jr | Georgetown University |
The Rox will play their 7th season of Northwoods League Baseball in 2018. The home opener at Joe Faber Field is scheduled for Friday, June 1 at 7:05 p.m. against the Mankato MoonDogs. The home opener, presented by Coborn’s, will feature post-game fireworks and the first 2,000 fans to the game will receive a 2018 magnet schedule.
Season tickets and single game tickets for the 2018 season are currently on sale for the summer. For more information regarding this release or to purchase tickets, please contact the Rox front office at (320) 240-9798 or visit www.stcloudrox.com.
The St. Cloud Rox are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Entering its 25th anniversary season, the Northwoods 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 190 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (TOR). 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.
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