Duluth, MN – Ricardo Sanchez (Arkansas at Pine Bluff) and Ryan Weisenberg (Georgetown) registered two hits each but St. Cloud (21-25) fell to the Duluth Huskies (30-16), 7-2. The Rox finished with eight hits as a team. It was the final regular season meeting of the year between the two teams.

The Rox scored their first run of the game in the second inning when Ryland Kerr (Eastern Kentucky) scored on a passed ball. In the sixth inning, Weisenberg tripled down the right field line. Jack Barrie (Northwestern Ohio) hit a sac-fly to the outfield and was credited with an RBI that brought home Weisenberg.  

Carlo Graffeo (Minnesota State-Mankato) started the game and pitched five innings. He struck out four batters and only allowed one walk. Jake Stevenson (Minnesota) tossed three innings in relief work and allowed one hit.

St. Cloud turns its attention to the Willmar Stingers for a two game home series at the Rock Pile. Tomorrow’s game is Summertime St. Patty’s Night as the Rox will wear green jerseys. First pitch time is scheduled for 6:05.

The Rox are in their seventh season of Northwoods League Baseball in 2018. Single game and group tickets for the entire season are on sale now. For more information on purchasing tickets, visit the Rox Ticket Office on the west end of the Municipal Athletic Complex, call 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. Now in 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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