Bismarck, ND – St. Cloud (50-18) took the final game of the regular season to extra innings and won in the tenth inning, 6-3, over Bismarck (23-45).

O’Neill Burgos (Southern) came through with the big swing of the night in the top of the tenth, hitting his third home run of the season to put the Rox on top. Burgos drove in three runs with the long ball to left and helped the Rox to the big win.

In the ninth, the Rox were down by two runs and needed a rally. Will Worthington (San Diego) led off the inning with his third hit of the game, singling to right field. Worthington came into score the first run on a Gustavo Nava (Southern) sacrifice fly.

Then, Trevor Austin (Mercer) stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs. Austin drew a walk with a full count to drive in the tying run and extend the game into the bottom of the ninth.

Brandon Jaenke (Viterbo) came in for the bottom of the ninth, trying to get the game to extras. Jaenke worked his way out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth before tossing a perfect tenth inning to finish off the victory.

In his first start of the season, Payton Cooper (Nunez CC) worked four solid innings, only giving up two runs on the day. Cooper induced two inning-ending double plays in the first two innings of the night.

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

The win marks the 50^th win of the season for St. Cloud on this year, its second consecutive summer ending the regular season with 50 wins. The Rox are the first team in Northwoods League history to accomplish that feat.

The Rox will start the playoffs Sunday in Willmar, before returning home for game two in St. Cloud on Monday. First pitch on Sunday in game one is scheduled for 5:05 pm, while the Rox’ first home playoff game will be at 7:05 pm from the Rock Pile on Monday.

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. Now in its’ 29^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, 300 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 (NYM), 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 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2021 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com and on ESPN+. For more information, visit www.stcloudrox.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Rox as your favorite team.