St. Cloud, MN – St. Cloud (3-5) got a terrific start from RJ Martinez (Minot State), who hurled seven innings in the 7-2 win against the Duluth Huskies (5-3) in the series finale. The Rox recorded 10 hits in the victory.

After quickly falling behind 1-0 in the top of the first inning, the Rox scored Gus Steiger (South Dakota State) from third base after a balk was issued.

In the bottom of the third inning, St. Cloud loaded the bases and scored Ben Carew (Kent State) on a wild pitch to take a 2-1 lead.

With the game tied 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Rox would begin a stretch of four consecutive scoring innings. With two outs and the bases empty, Steiger drew a walk and Jordan Barth (Augustana) recorded an infield single. Brendan Tinsman (Wake Forest) singled to left field and scored Steiger to claim a 3-2 lead.

The Rox would plate two runs in the home half of the sixth inning, highlighted by a Steiger RBI double. The lead was extended to 5-2.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Freddy Achecar (Georgetown) drilled a triple to the gap in right field that scored Thomas Delgadillo (Academy of Art) from first base. With one more run scoring in the bottom of the eighth off of an error, St. Cloud took the 7-2 lead into the top of the ninth inning.

Blake Stelzer (Concordia-St. Paul), who pitched the eighth inning in relief, closed out the game in the top of the ninth inning.

The Rox now open a two-game series with the Mankato MoonDogs on Wednesday with a 6:35 first pitch time at Franklin Rogers Park.

St. Cloud will be back at home on Thursday with a 7:05 first pitch as they finish the series with Mankato. It’s Traeger Grill Giveaway Night presented by Arrow Ace Hardware and Paint. The first 400 fans 18 and older receive a key that can be used to unlock a Traeger Grill valued at over $1,000 at Arrow Ace located on Veterans Drive, St. Cloud from June 7th through June 10th. It’ll also be a Thirsty Thursday as every fan will leave the Rock Pile with a two-for-one beverage coupon at Legend’s Bar and Grill.

All single games tickets – including to the home opener – can be purchased now in person at the Rox Ticket Office located at the Municipal Athletic Complex, by calling the Rox Ticket office at 320-240-9798 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or 24 hours a day by visiting www.stcloudrox.com.

The St. Cloud Rox are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 25-year old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 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, over 200 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 (MIA).  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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