June 11, 2022
St. Cloud, MN – St. Cloud (10-1) responded to Friday’s first loss of the season with a 10-5 win over Duluth (8-4) to get back on track and split the series.
The Rox bats wasted no time, scoring in each of the first five innings of Saturday’s contest. Josh Cowden (BYU) had hits and RBI’s in each of the first two frames including a double to stretch out the Rox lead in the second inning.
Charlie Condon (Georgia) also drove in two runs to help the Rox pull away. Condon smashed a double into the left-center gap to tie the game in the third inning and brought in a run on an infield single in the fourth.
John Nett (St. Cloud State) also had another strong day at the top of the lineup. Nett reached base four times, including two hits and scored three runs in the first four innings of the game.
On the mound, Matt McClure (Loyola-Marymount) got the start for the first time this season. McClure weathered the storm early on and finished with five solid innings, allowing just one earned run on five hits.
Rafael Acosta (Georgia State) followed up with three shutout innings on the bump, not allowing a single hit to the Huskies. His Georgia State teammate, Chad Treadway, followed him in the ninth and secured the Rox tenth win of the season.
For a full box score from Saturday’s game, click here.
St. Cloud wraps up its five-game homestand on Sunday against the Willmar Stingers. First pitch from Joe Faber Field is scheduled for 4:05 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.
