2025 Share the Glove Softball Equipment Grant

The St. Cloud Rox are excited to announce the organization is once again doing a Share the Glove Youth Softball Equipment Grant Program in conjunction with the Northwoods League Foundation. The Share the Glove program provides youth baseball and softball equipment annually in every Northwoods League market. This spring a youth softball team in Central Minnesota will be receiving softball equipment as part of the 2025 “Share the Glove” Youth Equipment Grant Program!

Applications have closed for 2025.

The grant is a standardized set of Rawlings equipment, sized for youth ages 9-12. There will be twelve (12) baseball grants, and twelve (12) softball grants awarded throughout the Northwoods League affiliates. St. Cloud has been chosen to award one of the softball grants for the 2025 season.

  • Organization qualifies as a 501(c)(3) organization, school or school-based program, or community-based organization as defined under US IRC section 501(c)(3);
  • Organization is not an individual, for-profit business, political, or religious organization;
  • Organization provides opportunities for kids ages 9-12 to play softball within a community that is served by a Northwoods League affiliate.

  • (1) Set of Catcher’s Gear (helmet, chest protector, shin guards, mitt)
  • (6) Batting helmets
  • (10) Fielding gloves
  • (1) Bucket of practice balls
  • (3) Bats (1 – 27″, 1 – 28″, 1 – 29″)

The Rox organization will be accepting grant applications from organizations within the Central Minnesota community. Softball equipment grant recipients will be notified in mid-May, ahead of the Rox Home Opener scheduled for May 30th. The application deadline is April 15th.