Rox

The St. Cloud Rox came from behind to knock off the Duluth Huskies 5-3 at Joe Faber Field Tuesday night. St. Cloud scored 4 8th inning runs to come from down 3-1 to win the game. Ike Mezzenga had 3 hits, 2 doubles and 2 RBIs, Brice Mathews added 2 hits and 1 RBI and O'Neil Burgos chipped in 2 hits and a run scored for the Rox.

The St. Cloud Rox started well but were outscored 14-4 at home by the Bismarck Larks Thursday night in their return to action after the Northwoods League All Star Break. The Rox scored 3 1st inning runs and tied the game at 4 after 2 innings.

The St. Cloud Rox topped the Rochester Honkers 11-4 Sunday to improve to 9-3 in the 2nd half of the season and 34-11 overall.

The Rox lost 1-0 at Eau Claire Thursday night to fall to 7-2 in the 2nd half of the season and 32-10 overall. Joseph Battaglia threw the first 5 1/3 innings with 7 hits and 1 earned run allowed to take the loss for St. Cloud. Battaglia and 3 relievers allowed 8 hits and 1 earned for the game.

The St. Cloud Rox lost 5-3 at home to the La Crosse Loggers to snap their 7-game win streak to start the 2nd half of the season. St. Cloud led 3-2 after 7 innings before the Loggers scored 2 runs in the 8th inning and 1 more in the 9th.

The St. Cloud Rox improved to 5-0 in the 2nd half of the season after topping Duluth 5-3 in Duluth Sunday. The Rox fell behind 2-0 in the 3rd inning before scored 2 runs in the 5th inning and another 2 in the 6th inning.

The St. Cloud Rox got a 3rd inning grand slam home run from Charlie Condon and the Rox defeated the Stingers in Willmar 9-3 Thursday night. Brice Mathews added 3 hits, 3 runs scored, a home run and 2 RBIs, John Nett had 2 hits and 2 runs scored and Ethan Mann went 2-3 with 2 RBIs for the Rox.

The Rox lost 9-8 on the 4th of July at the Eau Claire Express. The Express scored 7 runs in the 3rd inning before St. Cloud took the lead at 8-7 with a 4-run 5th inning. Eau Claire scored a run in the bottom of the 5th inning to tie the game at 8 before surging ahead with a run in the 7th inning.

The St. Cloud Rox blanked Bismarck 7-0 on the road last night to clinch the first half Great Plains West Division title. Joseph Battaglia combined with 3 relievers to throw the complete game shutout. Battaglia threw the first 6 innings with 4 hits allowed and 4 strikeouts.

The St. Cloud Rox won 11-4 at Wilmar Sunday to improve to 15-3 on the season. The Rox got 2 homer runs and 6 RBIs from Charlie Condon, John Nett added 3 hits, 3 runs scored and a RBI, and Camden Hayslip doubled, tripled and drove in 3 runs for St. Cloud.

The St. Cloud Rox are 11-2 after a 4-1 win at Willmar Monday night.

The St. Cloud Rox are 4-0 after they posted a 6-2 win at La Crosse against the Loggers Thursday night.