Bismarck, ND– Brett Bonar (Nebraska-Omaha) drove in two runs in the ninth inning to break a tie as St. Cloud (28-18) beat Bismarck (23-24) by a score of 6-3. The Rox have won five games in a row.

Landon Stephens (Miami-Ohio) tied the game at one in the second inning on a solo home run to left field. He hit a total of three home runs in the doubleheader and was awarded Northwoods League Player of the Night.

‘The Rox took the lead in the third inning as Gus Steiger (South Dakota State) hammered a solo shot to left field and put St. Cloud ahead 2-1.

Down 3-2 in the fifth inning, Jack Kelly (Northwestern) drove in Ben Carew (Kent State) to tie the game at three.

Still tied in the ninth inning, Bonar blooped a single down the left field line and scored Jordan Barth (Augustana) and Garrett Delano (Brown). Stephens would later score on an error and the Rox would hang on to win 6-3.

Carter Bosch (Georgetown) pitched five innings and struck out seven batters. Max Rippl (Kent State) pitched three innings out of the bullpen and notched the win. RJ Martinez (Minot State) pitched the ninth inning and picked up his first win of the season.

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

The Rox will finish the three-game road series against Bismarck on Sunday at 1:05 p.m at Bismarck Municipal Ballpark.

St. Cloud returns home on Thursday, July 18th against the Bismarck Larks at 7:05 p.m. It’s Summertime St. Patty’s Night presented by Grain Belt Premium. 

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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