Willmar, MN– Gus Steiger (South Dakota State) hit his fourth home run of the season, but St. Cloud (23-16) dropped the series finale to Willmar (23-16) by a score of 7-2.

Trailing 2-0 in the top of the seventh inning, Steiger blasted a 2-run home run over the left field wall to tie the game 2-2. He has hit two of his team-high four home runs at Bill Taunton Stadium.

Ben Dotzler (Creighton) gave the Rox a strong start on the mound, allowing one run in five innings pitched. He was followed by Max Rippl (Kent State), Justin Wick (Creighton), Drew Garrett (Johnson County CC) and Hance Smith (California-Berkeley) on the mound.

For the full box score from Saturday’s game, click here.

The Rox will take on the Bismarck Larks on Sunday in North Dakota. First pitch is scheduled for 3:05 p.m.

St. Cloud returns home on Tuesday, July 9 against Rochester at 7:05 p.m. Tyler’s Amazing Balancing Act will be performing throughout the game presented by Brandl Motors. It’s also Rox Baseball Cap Giveaway presented by Franklin Graphics to the first 250 fans.

All single games tickets 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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