July 24, 2025
ST. CLOUD, MN – The St. Cloud Rox (37-17) took down the Minot Hot Tots (19-38) 8-5 on Thursday in game one of a two-game series.
St. Cloud scored three times in the bottom of the first to take a 3-0 lead after recording three hits in the inning, including RBI singles from both Joshua Dykhoff (University of Minnesota-Crookston) and Augusto Mungarrieta (University of Kansas).
In the bottom of the second, Tanner Recchio (University of St. Thomas) drove in a run to add to the scoreboard and make it 4-2.
Dykhoff was able to bring Recchio home in the fifth and extend the lead to 5-2.
Recchio kept his phenomenal day going in the seventh, eventually bringing home a run with his fourth hit of the day, and later scoring himself to give the Rox the advantage again at 7-5.
The Rox added an insurance run in the eighth, and Recchio tied a Rox single-game record with five hits in the contest.
Pitcher Brandon Jaenke (University of Minnesota) closed out the ninth inning on the mound for St. Cloud and earned his league-best twelfth save of the 2025 season to keep the Rox on top 8-5.
The All-Star Trophy and Awards Star of the Game was Recchio.
St. Cloud continues the series against the Minot Hot Tots on Friday, July 25th at 7:05 p.m. It will be Pink in the Park with Friday Night Fireworks, presented by Alliance Imaging. For a complete game & promotional schedule, ticket information, and everything Rox, please visit stcloudrox.com. For a full list of the 2025 promotional schedule, please visit stcloudrox.com/promoschedule, and for the full Rox game schedule, visit stcloudrox.com/schedule.
The 2025 season is presented by Morrie’s Auto Group.
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