Willmar, MN– St. Cloud rallied late in the ninth inning, but fell to Willmar by a score of 3-2 at Bill Taunton Stadium. The Rox close the 2019 season with a record of 43-30 and finish as champions of the second half of the Great Plains West Division.

After falling behind 1-0 in the fifth inning, the Rox quickly responded. With two outs and the bases empty, Gus Steiger (South Dakota State) crushed a triple off of the center field wall. Jordan Barth (Augustana) singled to left field in the next at-bat and tied the game at one in the sixth inning.

Down 3-1 in the eighth inning, the Rox loaded the bases. Ben Carew (Kent State) scored off of a ground ball from Garett Delano (Brown).

Needing a run to tie in the ninth inning, Daniel Montgomery Jr. (Southwestern) drew a two-out walk. Carew followed with a single to center field, moving Montgomery to third base. The rally fell just short.

For the box score from game two of the series against Willmar, click here.

Season tickets for the 2020 season 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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