June 6, 2022
Mankato, MN – St. Cloud (7-0) continued its best start in franchise history with a 3-0 shutout victory over Mankato (5-3) on Monday night.
Hunter Day (Northern Iowa Area CC) had another stellar outing on the mound, tossing seven shutout frames on the mound. Day induced three separate double plays and only allowed four hits in his second win of the year.
Chase Grillo (Washington State) earned his second save of the season with four outs in the eighth and ninth. Grillo is now through three-and-two-thirds scoreless innings on the mound.
In his debut, Albert Choi (NJIT) had two extra-base hits, including a double in the first at-bat of the game. Choi extended the Rox lead to 3-0 in the ninth with an RBI triple to left-center.
Magnum Hofstetter (Hawai’i) helped the Rox get out to the lead early in the pitcher’s duel. Hofstetter drove in St. Cloud’s first run of the game in the fourth and then came in to score off an RBI single from Ethan Mann (New Mexico State) in the seventh.
For a full box score from Monday’s game, click here.
St. Cloud returns home on Wednesday to face Bismarck in the first of a five-game homestand. First pitch from Joe Faber Field is scheduled for 7:05 pm.
For the full 2022 Rox schedule, click here. The 2022 season is presented by Fleet Farm. For more information regarding this release, season tickets and partial season ticket packages for the 2022 season including Kwik Trip 7-Game Packs, please contact the Rox 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’ 28th 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 250 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 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 Gold Glove finalist and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TOR). 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 theApple App Store or on Google Play and set the Rox as your favorite team.
