St. Cloud, MN – Jack Barrie (Northwestern Ohio) went 2-4 at the plate and scored a run, but St. Cloud (24-27) dropped game one of the doubleheader to the Eau Claire Express (22-28), 9-3. Ryan Davis (Georgetown) and Connor Aube (UT-Arlington) each drew two walks in the game.

All three runs for St. Cloud came in the bottom of the fourth inning, with RBI coming from Noah Hill (BYU), Gus Steiger (South Dakota State), and Davis. Bobby Seymour (Wake Forest), Barrie, and Ricardo Sanchez (Arkansas at Pine Bluff) all scored in the half inning.

Jack Cushing (Georgetown) made his final start before his appearance in the 2018 Northwoods League All-Star game next Tuesday in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He tossed two innings and struck out one batter. The bullpen finished the game, with Sergio Esparza (Arkansas at Pine Bluff), Carlo Graffeo (Minnesota State-Mankato), and Landon Clifton (LSU-Eunice) all seeing work on the mound. All three of the pitchers recorded a strikeout each.

The Rox and Express will finish the doubleheader on Friday night, with a first pitch time scheduled for 7:25. There will be post-game fireworks presented by Franklin Graphics and Franklin Outdoor Advertising.

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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