Big Fifth Inning Sends Rox to Fifth Consecutive Sweep
June 25, 2021 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
St. Cloud Rox News Release
St. Cloud Rox rush the field
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Bismarck, ND - Six runs in the fifth inning proved enough for St. Cloud (18-6) to knock off Bismarck (16-10) and win their tenth straight game, 6-4.
The streak matches the St. Cloud run in June of 2016 for the longest winning streak in Rox history. St. Cloud has now swept its last five opponents, dating back to last Thursday.
The first five batters in the fifth inning all reached base and all came around to score. Payton Pennington (Kent State) started the scoring with an RBI single into left field. Andrew Pinckney (Alabama) and Bobby Goodloe (TCU) each drove in two in the inning with base hits of their own.
Goodloe is now batting .500 on the season with eight hits in his first four games in a Rox uniform. During the series against Bismarck, Goodloe posted five hits over the two games.
Connor O'Brien (Seattle University) followed up his big day from Thursday with another two-hit game. His base hit started the rally in the fifth as he came around to score the first run of the day for St. Cloud.
In his fourth start of the season, Bryce Robison (BYU) allowed just two runs on six hits and struck out five Larks hitters. Robison was coming off of a performance last week when he tied the franchise record for strikeouts in a game with 13.
Josh Gainer (Long Island-Brooklyn) followed Robison with two shutout innings out of the bullpen, striking out three. Then, Noah Myhre (Minot State) and Connor Barison (Washington State) each pitched an inning to close out the Rox' tenth straight win.
For a full box score from Friday's game, click here.
St. Cloud still holds the best record in the Northwoods League and coming down the stretch, is two games up in the Great Plains West over the Mankato MoonDogs. Bismarck now sits three games back in third place in the division.
The Rox will return to Minnesota for a weekend series with Willmar on Saturday and Sunday. The home-and-home series will begin in Willmar with first pitch at 7:05 pm as St. Cloud will look to win a record-breaking 11th consecutive game.
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