August 6, 2025
WHEN: August 7th 6:35 PM CST
WHERE: Joe Faber Field
WATCH: NWL+
LISTEN: Granite City Sports Radio
ROX 2025 RECORD: 46-20 (20-12 Second Half)
WILLMAR 2025 RECORD: 36-32 (19-17 Second Half)
| Regular Season Hitting Statistics | STC | WIL |
| AVG | .267 | .272 |
| Hits | 593 | 611 |
| Runs | 430 | 460 |
| Doubles | 95 | 104 |
| Triples | 8 | 4 |
| Homeruns | 50 | 70 |
| RBI | 375 | 421 |
| Walks | 356 | 375 |
| Strikeouts | 462 | 523 |
| Stolen Bases | 182 | 130 |
| Caught Stealing | 35 | 20 |
| OBP | .388 | .392 |
| OPS | .772 | .807 |
| Regular Season Pitching Statistics
Wins |
STC
48 |
WIL
36 |
| Losses | 20 | 32 |
| Saves | 17 | 18 |
| Innings Pitched | 597.1 | 579.0 |
| Hits | 536 | 573 |
| Runs | 289 | 440 |
| Earned Runs | 258 | 362 |
| Walks | 291 | 350 |
| Strikeouts | 613 | 593 |
| ERA | 3.89 | 5.63 |
| BAA | .243 | .262 |
| K/9 | 9.24 | 9.22 |
SERIES PROMO’S
August 7 Thunderstix Giveaway! (1st 500 Fans). Come get your artificial noise makers and bring the boom to the Rockpile!
LAST TIME OUT
The St. Cloud Rox (46-20) were victorious over the Willmar Stingers (36-32) 8-2 on Wednesday, and eliminated Willmar from playoff contention.
The Rox offense broke open in the fourth inning as Tyson LeBlanc (University of Kansas) led off with a home run to tie up the game at 1-1. Not long after, Levi Lampert (SW Minnesota State University) provided an RBI triple to give the Rox their first lead of the contest at 2-1.
Jaron Bleeker (University of Iowa) received the start for St. Cloud on the mound and delivered five innings while allowing just one run.
The Rox would add on a run in the sixth before extending the lead further with a two-RBI single from LeBlanc in the seventh.
Another crooked number was put up by the Rox in the eighth, scoring three more runs with some help from the offense, including a Jaixen Frost (University of Iowa) RBI double.
St. Cloud would end the game in front 8-2 and eliminate the Willmar Stingers from playoff contention.
PROBABLE STARTERS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
STC- Benjamin Smith will start for St. Cloud in the finale of the Highway-23 rivalry for 2025. Smith holds an ERA of 6.00 this season across 12 inning pitched with 13 strikeouts, six walks, and 16 hits allowed. He has been great as of late; tossing five scoreless innings with eight strikeouts and one walk in his last three appearances on the campaign. This will be his second start of the season.
WIL- Willmar turns to Liam Hohenstein to close out the Highway-23 rivalry. Hohenstein has been incredible this season, sporting an ERA of 1.88 across six appearances and 24 innings pitched. He has struck out 27, walked ten, and has only allowed ten his all season. His last start was vs the Rox where he pitched to a winning decision with six innings of one-run ball with five strikeouts, one walk, and three hits allowed.
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