Mankato, MN– Parker Smejkal (Nebraska-Omaha) and Andrew Garcia (California State-San Marcos) tallied two hits each, but St. Cloud (41-24) dropped game one to Mankato (33-34) by a score of 12-4. 

The Rox got on the board in the fifth inning as Zack Elliott (Minnesota) grounded out in the infield and scored Jack Kelly (Minnesota). Smejkal and Garcia were later able to score on an error.

In the sixth inning, Garett Delano (Brown) scored from third base following a ground ball in the infield.

Zach Lauzon (Concordia-St. Paul) started the game and tossed three innings. Rhyse Dee (Wake Forest), Daniel Montgomery Jr. (Southwestern) and Hance Smith (California-Berkeley) all saw time on the mound for the Rox.

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

The Rox will conclude the two-game road series against Mankato on Wednesday at Franklin Rogers Park. The game will begin at 6:35 p.m.

St. Cloud returns home against Rochester on Thursday, August 8th at 7:05 p.m. It’s Media Madness Bobblehead Bracket Night presented by Capital One. It’s also Polka Night as a band will be playing outside the ballpark at 5:45 p.m.

All single games tickets can be purchased 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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