Rox Falter in Series Finale in Duluth
July 11, 2015 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
St. Cloud Rox News Release
Duluth, MN--- After taking last night's game in extra innings at Joe Faber Field, the Rox fell short in Duluth in game number two in the home and home series with the Huskies.
St. Cloud struck first, as Reese Gregory (SCSU) doubled with 2 outs in the top of the second inning to give the Rox a 2-0 lead, as Kyle Serrano (Colorado Mesa) and Marcus Carson (Kentucky) scored.
The Huskies answered in the bottom of the third, and the game remained all the way up until the 5th inning.
Andrew Clemen (SDSU) got the start for St. Cloud, and after dominating in his previous three outings, struggled a bit today for the Rox. Clemen lasted 5 innings, giving up 7 hits, 5 runs while striking out just two.
In the top of the fifth, the Rox took a 4-2 lead as Jake Farr (Tennessee Tech) and Brandon Benson (Georgia College) came around to score.
From there, it was all Huskies, as they turned a 4-2 deficit into a 10-4 lead and never looked back as the Rox and Huskies moved to 3-3 in their season series thus far.
The Rox will be in action tomorrow night against the second place Rochester Honkers at Mayo Field in Rochester, MN. The Rox and Honkers will first play a 7 inning game originally scheduled for June 16th, and will play the regularly scheduled game, again 7 innings, at the conclusion of the first game.
The next Rox home game will be on Tuesday, July 14th when they take on the Willmar Stingers at the Rock Pile starting at 7:05 p.m. Gates for fans will open at 6:05 p.m. It will be Faith in Action Night with a pre-game youth clinic presented by Fellowship of Christian Athletes, YMCA, and Northland Capital Financial Services, LLC. Single game tickets can be purchased 24 hours a day at www.stcloudrox.com , by calling (320) 240-9798 or by visiting the Rox ticket office located at the Municipal Athletic Complex.
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