March 10, 2020
St. Cloud, MN – The St. Cloud Rox announced today the organization has signed four additional players for the 2020 season. Those players include pitchers Trent Schoeberl (University of Minnesota) and Gabriel Sequeira (Texas Wesleyan) and infielders Grant Vera (Kent State) and Kevin Jimenez (New Mexico State).
Schoeberl is currently in his freshman season at the University of Minnesota. He has appeared in four games this season, making two starts on the mound. In 13.2 innings pitched, he has a 3.29 earned run average. Out of high school he was ranked by Perfect Game as the third best right-handed pitcher and fifth overall playing in the state of Minnesota.
Sequeira, a left-handed pitcher, is in his junior season at Texas Wesleyan. He has thrown 35.1 innings in seven games this year. Sequeira has posted a 2.55 earned run average while tallying 66 strike outs and only 12 walks.
Vera is a sophomore infielder at Kent State. He has started all 14 games for the Golden Flashes this season he has 10 base hits including two doubles.
Jimenez is a sophomore infielder at New Mexico State. In 16 games this season, he has a .288 batting average with four doubles and a triple. Jimenez has 19 runs scored and eight runs batted in on the season.
In total the Rox now have fifteen players signed for the 2020 season. Field Manager Augie Rodriguez and the Rox organization will continue to build the roster for the upcoming season. For a complete list of the current Rox roster please visit here.
The Rox will open their ninth season of Northwoods League baseball in 2020. The Rox home opener is Friday, May 29 at 7:05 p.m., featuring post-game fireworks presented by Coborn’s. For more information regarding this release, season tickets and partial season ticket packages for the 2020 season including Kwik Trip 7-Game Packs, please contact the Rox front office at 320-240-9798 or visit www.stcloudrox.com.
The St. Cloud Rox are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 26th season, the Northwoods 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 230 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB All-Star Jordan Zimmermann (DET). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. 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.
