Rochester, MN – St. Cloud (28-8) survived multiple comeback attempts from Rochester (17-20) to take a 7-5 victory on Friday night, keeping the Rox undefeated in the second half.

Ethan Mann (New Mexico State) started the scoring for the Rox with a two-run home run in the second inning. Mann has hit three of his four home runs this season inside Mayo Park and finished the day with three RBI’s.

After being named an all-star this morning, Charlie Condon (Georgia) was fantastic at the plate on Friday night. Condon had four hits in four at-bats with three RBI’s, including a two-run double in the ninth that ended up being the difference for St. Cloud. Condon now leads the entire Northwoods League in RBI’s with 39 this summer.

Fellow all-star, John Nett (St. Cloud State) also had a four-hit day at the plate. Nett had singles in his first four at-bats and scored two more runs, raising his Northwoods League-leading total to 46 this season.

Hunter Day (Tarleton State) had a strong outing in his sixth start of the season, posting zeroes in four of his five innings on the mound. After giving up a few runs in the fourth, Day bounced back with three quick outs in the fifth to get the game into the late innings.

After Day’s evening was over, Nick Hyde (Western Carolina) entered and had his best outing of the season. Hyde faced nine batters and retired all of them, including three strikeouts to keep the Rox on top heading into the ninth.

For a full box score from Friday’s game, click here.

St. Cloud finishes its series with the Honkers on Saturday night at Mayo Field. First pitch from Rochester is scheduled for 6:35 pm. The Rox return to Joe Faber Field on Tuesday to start a series with La Crosse. First pitch at the Rock Pile 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’ 28^th 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.