Matthews Ties Record, Rox Win with Walk-Off

July 10, 2018 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
St. Cloud Rox News Release

St. Cloud Rox pitcher John Matthews delivers
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St. Cloud, MN - The St. Cloud Rox opened up a three-game homestand at the Rock Pile with an eventful win over the Waterloo Bucks on Tuesday night at the Rock Pile.

John Matthews (Kent State) impressed on the mound, with the Rox capping things off with a 3-2 walk-off win over the Bucks.

With the game tied 2-2 moving into the ninth inning, Ryan Davis (Georgetown) kicked off the bottom half of the inning with a double to center field. After being moved over to third, Ryan Weisenberg (Georgetown) singled home Davis to send St. Cloud home walk-off winners once again.

Matthews had a historic night on the bump for the Rox, pitching 6.2 innings and tying a single-game Rox record with 13 strikeouts. He gave up five hits, two runs and walked just one to earn a no-decision. Jake Suddreth (BYU) pitched 2.1 shutout innings in relief to pick up the win, giving up just one hit and striking out two.

Weisenberg led the Rox at the plate, going 2-for-5 with the game-winning RBI. Ryland Kerr (Eastern Kentucky) went 3-for-4 with one RBI, Marshall Gilbert (Mississippi State) went 1-for-4 with one RBI and Ricardo Sanchez (Arkansas at Pine Bluff) and Jack Barrie (Northwestern Ohio) each had two hits and one run scored.

St. Cloud continues on in its homestand at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday when it concludes a two-game series with Waterloo at the Rock Pile. The game will be Rox Drawstring Bag Giveaway Night Presented by Central Minnesota Credit Union, where the first 300 fans 14 years old and under will get a Rox drawstring bag.

The Rox are in their seventh season of Northwoods League Baseball in 2018. Single game and group tickets for the entire season are on sale now. For more information on purchasing tickets, visit the Rox Ticket Office on the west end of the Municipal Athletic Complex, call 320-240-9798 or visit www.stcloudrox.com.

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St. Cloud Rox pitcher John Matthews delivers

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