Northwoods St. Cloud Rox

Rox Walk off Mud Puppies for Second Straight Night, Finish Home Slate 28-8 at the Rock Pile

Published on August 12, 2022 under Northwoods League (Northwoods)
St. Cloud Rox News Release


Will Worthington of the St. Cloud Rox in action
Will Worthington of the St. Cloud Rox in action
(St. Cloud Rox)

St. Cloud, MN - St. Cloud (49-17) battled back from four runs down late in the game to walk off the Minnesota Mud Puppies (6-28) for the second straight night, 7-6.

With the win, the Rox have guaranteed that they will have home-field advantage in their first-round playoff series against Willmar. Game one will be in Willmar on Sunday, while the Rox will host game two on Monday and game three, if necessary, on Tuesday night.

The Rox entered the ninth inning down by one and needed a rally to avoid their six-game winning streak from being snapped. Charlie Condon (Georgia) drove in the tying run on a single to center field after John Nett (St. Cloud State) and Ike Mezzenga (Minnesota) walked.

One more walk loaded up the bases for Will Worthington (San Diego) with just one out in the ninth. Worthington fell into a two-strike count before singling to right to score Mezzenga and walk-off the game for the second straight night.

After hitting a walk-off home run yesterday, Mezzenga came through for the Rox in the seventh again tonight. With the Rox down by four, Mezzenga doubled with the bases loaded and knocked in three runs to put St. Cloud right back in the game.

Carter Petron (Southwest Minnesota State) made his first start of the season on Thursday and kept the Mud Puppies at bay early. Petron pitched four innings and only gave up one run, while striking out three.

Late in the game, the Rox relied on the bullpen to keep it tight. Janzen Keisel (Oklahoma State) pitched a perfect seventh and struck out two. Later on, Chase Grillo (Washington State) gave the Rox a chance in the ninth with another scoreless inning.

The Rox finish the regular season with two more games in Bismarck against the Larks. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 7:05 pm. Then, the Rox will start the playoffs Sunday in Willmar, before returning home for game two in St. Cloud on Monday. First pitch in both of St. Cloud's first two playoff games is scheduled for 7:05 pm.

For the full 2022 Rox schedule, click here. The 2022 season is presented by Fleet Farm. For more information regarding this release, season tickets and partial season ticket packages for the 2022 season including Kwik Trip 7-Game Packs, please contact the Rox office at 320-240-9798 or visit www.stcloudrox.com.

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