June 12, 2022
St. Cloud, MN – St. Cloud (10-2) brought the winning run to the plate in the ninth but came up short in a 3-1 loss to Willmar (7-6) on Sunday.
John Nett (St. Cloud State) continued his great week at the Rock Pile, hitting the first home run of the season at Joe Faber Field. Nett finished the day with two hits and drove in the Rox lone run.
To start the day, Joe Battaglia (Southern) received the ball for the second straight Sunday. Battaglia made it through six innings, allowing just two runs to keep the Rox in the game into the late innings.
Zane Badmaev (Tarleton State) was the only other Rox pitcher to see the mound on Sunday. Badmaev threw two perfect innings and the only blemish on his line was a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning.
For a full box score from Sunday’s game, click here.
The Rox finish their five-game homestand at 3-2 and now head on the road to finish the series with Willmar. First pitch on Monday from Bill Taunton Stadium is scheduled for 7:05 pm. St. Cloud returns to the Rock Pile on Saturday for a game against the Mankato MoonDogs.
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.
