WHEN: July 2nd 7:05 PM CST

WHERE: Joe Faber Field

WATCH: NWL+

LISTEN: Granite City Sports Radio

ROX 2025 RECORD: 26-8 (1-0 Second Half)

MINOT 2025 RECORD: 10-27 (0-1 Second Half)

LAST TIME OUT

The St. Cloud Rox began the second half of the season with a 10-0 victory over the Minot Hot Tots on Tuesday, and continue to roll after becoming first-half champions of the Great Plains West.

The Rox offense instantly picked up where it left off in the first half of the season, by scoring two runs in the bottom of the first to take the early lead. Three straight hits, including an RBI double from Joshua Dykhoff  and an RBI single from Dominic Smaldino, gave the 2-0 advantage to St. Cloud.

The Rox found the scoreboard again in the third, adding a crooked number. St. Cloud had another three hits, with a pair of RBI singles from Tyson LeBlanc and Sawyer Smith to extend the lead to five.

Jaixen Frost put together a two-run single in the fifth inning to continue the offense and give the Rox the 8-0 lead.

The Rox reached double digits in the sixth, as Smith brought home two more on a double to make it 10-0.

While the bats kept hot, Hunter Day held Minot scoreless in eight innings of work on the mound, and recorded a Rox career-high nine strikeouts.

The Rox would finish the game victorious 10-0, and started the second half off with a win after claiming the first-half Great Plains West title.

PROBABLE STARTERS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

STC- Jake Burcham will start for the Rox tonight on his 23rd birthday! Burcham has an ERA of 1.84 across 29.1 innings pitched with 22 strikeouts, 12 walks and 17 hits. He went five innings with three strikeouts and no hits in a winning effort against Thunder Bay in his last start.

MOT- Evan Kleinhans gets the ball for game two of this quick series vs St. Cloud. Across four games, he holds a record of 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA. He has allowed 9 hits across 11.2 innings with six runs (five earned) with 13 strikeouts and ten walks.