Steiger Homers Twice, Rox Fall to Larks in Front of Great Crowd
June 2, 2019 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
St. Cloud Rox News Release
St. Cloud Rox mascot Chisel
(St. Cloud Rox)
St. Cloud, MN - Gus Steiger (South Dakota State) hit two home runs in front of a crowd of over 1,800 at the Rock Pile, but St. Cloud (2-4) dropped the series finale to Bismarck (6-0) 16-5. Ben Carew (Kent State) and Jordan Barth (Augustana) both had three hits in the game.
Steiger got the scoring going for the Rox in the bottom of the fourth inning when he drilled a solo home run over the left field wall.
St. Cloud would later plate four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, highlighted by a two-run blast to left field from Steiger. Barth hit an RBI double in the inning and Dustin Wilcox (Minot State) also recorded an RBI single.
Trae Robertson (Missouri) earned the start for the Rox on the mound, making his season debut. Rhyse Dee (Wake Forest), Austin Nikolas (North Dakota State), Max Rippl (Kent State) and Garrett Delano (Brown) all saw work out of the bullpen.
The Rox begin a two-game series with the Duluth Huskies on Monday, with an 11:35 first pitch at Wade Stadium. The series finale will be at the Rock Pile on Tuesday with a 7:05 first pitch. It's Poster Schedule Giveaway Night presented by McDonald's Meats to the first 1,500 fans. Fans can also receive a certificate for a free taco from Taco John's.
All single games tickets - including to the home opener - can be purchased now in person at the Rox Ticket Office located at the Municipal Athletic Complex, by calling the Rox Ticket office at 320-240-9798 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or 24 hours a day by visiting www.stcloudrox.com.
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