July 1, 2022
St. Cloud, MN – Brice Matthews avoided two tags from the catcher to score in the bottom of the 12th inning to walk-off a 4-3 victory for St. Cloud (24-6) over Eau Claire (17-14).
Matthews (Nebraska) stole the show on Friday night, hitting two home runs on the day and evading the catcher for the winning run. Matthews has ten hits in his last five games and hit lead-off homers in the first and fifth innings to lead the Rox’ bats.
Trevor Austin (Mercer) also had a strong game with two extra-base hits in the late innings. Austin doubled in the seventh and tripled in the ninth to give St. Cloud a chance to take the lead.
Late in the game, the Rox turned to Carson Keithley (Texas State) who shut down the Express bats from the ninth through the 12th. Keithley allowed no runs on no hits and struck out five batters to keep the game tied and give the bats a chance to walk it off.
Kaden Krowka (Tarleton State) had a strong start on the mound in his fifth appearance of the season. Krowka tossed six innings and struck out seven batters while holding the Express to just one run.
For a full box score from Friday’s game, click here.
St. Cloud stays at home on Saturday night to take on the Express in the second of four-straight games with Eau Claire. First pitch from Joe Faber Field is scheduled for 6:05 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.
