Pitching Shines as Rox Beat MoonDogs

July 13, 2020 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
St. Cloud Rox News Release

Jordan Barth of the St. Cloud Rox stretches to catch a ball against the Mankato MoonDogs
(St. Cloud Rox)

St. Cloud, MN - St. Cloud's (5-5) pitching staff shined once again as the Rox beat Mankato (1-8) 3-2 on Monday at Joe Faber Field.

Ben Norman (Iowa) led off the first inning with a base hit to left field. He stole second base, advanced to third base on an error and was scored on a sac-fly from Jordan Barth (Augustana). It put the Rox ahead 1-0.

Collin Montez (Washington State) extended the lead to 2-0 in the fourth inning after blasting his first home run of the season to left field.

After loading the bases in the fifth inning, Nick Marinconz (Cal Poly) delivered with a base hit to center field and scored Cody Kelly (Minnesota) to go ahead 3-0.

RJ Martinez (Minot State) made his first start of the season and struck out six batters in four innings pitched. He did not walk a batter. Landen Bourassa (San Francisco) earned the win after striking out four batters in three innings of work.

Kevin Davis (USC-Upstate) struck out three batters in the eighth inning. Blake Stelzer (Concordia-St. Paul) earned his second save of the season after hurling the ninth inning.

For the full box score from Monday's game, click here.

St. Cloud will not have a game on Tuesday or Wednesday. The Rox open a two-game home series at Joe Faber Field on Thursday and Friday against the Waterloo Bucks. First pitch is at 7:05 pm for both games. On Friday, there will be a post-game fireworks show.

If you would like more information on tickets for the 2020 season, or more information regarding this press release, please contact the Rox front office at 320-240-9798 or visit stcloudrox.com.

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Jordan Barth of the St. Cloud Rox stretches to catch a ball against the Mankato MoonDogs

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