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St. Cloud Rox (MN) (9-10 Overall, 9-10 1st Half) vs. Duluth Huskies (MN) (8-12 Overall, 8-12 1st Half) Northwoods League Sunday, June 17th/Monday, June 18th -- 4:05 PM/6:35 PM Joe Faber Field -- Rochester, MN/Wade Stadium -- Duluth, MN Game #21/22 (Overall), #21/22 (1st Half) - Home/Road Games #9/#12 Radio: 1390 AM St. Cloud App: 1390 Granite City Sports Broadcaster: Evan Hughes Contact: [email protected] UPCOMING GAMES AND PITCHING PROBABLES Tuesday, June 18th WIL 7:05 PM St. Cloud TBA vs Willmar TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Wednesday, June 19th WIL 7:05 PM St. Cloud TBA vs Willmar TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Thursday, June 20th @BIS 7:05 PM St. Cloud TBA vs Bismarck TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Friday, June June 21st @BIS 7:35 PM St. Cloud TBA vs Bismarck TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com ROX LOOK TO WIN SERIES VS DULUTH: In the second week of the season, St. Cloud and Duluth met for the first and second times this season. They will play a total of six games 2019 Rox Overview First Half Regular Season Record ........9-10 this season. In game one, St. Cloud led 4-2 in the ninth inning before falling in eleven innings. The Rox Second Half Regular Season Record.....0-0 bounced back in a big way the next day, knocking off the Huskies 7-2 at the Rock Pile. The Huskies Home .............................................................. 4-4 enter the series after splitting with the Eau Claire Express in a doubleheader on Saturday. Road ................................................................ 5-6 Place NWL Great Plains West ...................... 5 Games Behind .......................................3.5 GB Last 15 ............................................................ 8-7 Last 10 ............................................................ 7-5 ROX WIN PITCHERS DUEL VS ROCHESTER: Trevor Koenig (St. Cloud Last 5 ............................................................... 4-1 State) earned his second win of the season, allowing no runs in five innings pitched as St. Cloud (9-10) 2018 Home Attendance .................... 54,665 defeated Rochester (11-8) by a final score of 3-1. The Rox had three consecutive scoring innings, begin- Home Dates Left ...........................................28 ning in the top of the fifth inning. Brendan Tinsman (Wake Forest) hit an RBI-single to left field that scored Garrett Delano (Brown) from second base. Tinsman finished the day with three hits. Delano would deliver in the top of the sixth inning, this time with a solo home run over the left field wall to put St. Cloud ahead 2-0. Both of his home runs this season have come at Mayo Field. The final run would come in the top of Rox May/June Schedule the seventh inning when Brady Harlan (Oklahoma) drew a walk with the bases loaded and was credited 5/28 @ROC 7-5 L with the RBI. Following Koenig’s start, Justin Wick (Creighton) pitched the sixth and seventh inning while 5/29 @ROC 5-3 W 5/30 @WAT 12-4 L Joey Stock (St. Johns) earned the save after hurling the eighth and ninth inning. 5/31 @WAT 4-0 W 6/1 BIS 9-6 L 6/2 BIS 16-5 L 6/3 @DUL 6-5 (11) L 6/4 DUL 7-2 W 6/5 @MAN 6-4 L 6/6 MAN 10-2 W 6/7 ROC 4-1 L 6/8 @ROC 9-8 (10) W ST. CLOUD BOUNCES BACK IN DOUBLEHEADER: RJ Martinez (Minot 6/9 WIL 2-1 W State) pitched five stellar innings, allowing just one hit as St. Cloud (8-8) won game two of the double- 6/10 @WIL 8-3 W 6/11 MAN (DH) 12-3 L/1-0 (5)W header against Mankato (9-7) by a final score of 1-0. The game was called due to weather in the sixth 6/12 @WIL 3-2 L inning. Martinez was electric through his first four innings as Mankato went three up, three down at the 6/13 @WIL 10-3 L 6/14 @ROC 3-1 W plate each time. In his five innings on the mound, he surrendered one hit while striking out four batters 6/16 DUL 4:05 6/17 @DUL 6:35 and walking none. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Brady Harlan (Oklahoma) drilled a double down 6/18 WIL 7:05 the left field line. In the next at-bat, Hance Smith (California-Berkeley) blasted a double to the gap in 6/19 WIL 7:05 6/20 @BIS 7:05 left field and scored Harlan for the lone run of the game. Recording hits in the victory for St. Cloud was 6/21 @BIS 7:35 6/22 @WIL 7:05 Harlan, Smith, Brett Bonar (Nebraska-Omaha), Parker Smejkal (Nebraska-Omaha), Zack Elliott (Minnesota) 6/23 WIL 4:05 and Tyler Finke (Southeastern Louisiana). 6/24 OFF OFF 6/25 TB 7:05 6/26 TB 7:05 6/27 WAT 7:05 St. Cloud Social Media ROX PITCHERS FOR SERIES: Fresh off of his complete game win over Willmar one week ago, Cam Kline (Minnesota State-Mankato) will be makinhg his third start of the season. He also Twitter: @StCloudRox threw less than 100 pitches in the win. St. Cloud’s starter for the series finale on Monday has yet to be Facebook: St. Cloud Rox determined. Instagram: @STCloudRox Snapchat: St Cloud Rox FOR UP-TO-DATE PLAYER AND TEAM NEWS, STATS, ETC VISIT northwoodsleague.com/st-cloud-rox/ ROX POSITION PLAYER NOTES 2 23 Freddy Achecar UTI/LHP 6’2, 230, Jr Atlanta, Georgia Georgetown Hit .240 (4/30) in the 2019 college season, tallying over 30 hits. Has not made an appearance on the mound (4/30). Appeared in 40 games in 2018 at Georgetown, making 29 starts as a sophomore. He finished with a .288 on base percentage and was named to the BIG EAST All-Academic team. -A true utility player, Achecar can play 1B, LF, RF as well as pitch. -Two-year starter at the Lovett School, winning the State Championship as a senior and was named Defensive Player of the Year. During that season, he hit .352, carried a 0.40 ERA on the mound and posted a .989 fielding percentage at 1B. 1 Jordan Barth INF 6’1, 185, Soph Cold Spring, Minnesota Augustana -Hit .436 (5/16) in his sophomore season and led the team in HR’s with 8. -As a freshman at Augustana in 2018, Barth was named NSIC All-Tournament MVP and the NSIC Freshman of the Year. He hit .362 and started in all 59 games of the season. -Helped guide Augustana to its first ever National Championship in 2018. -Attended Rocori High School, leading them to a Minnesota State Baseball Tournament appearance. 21 Brett Bonar C/1B 6’0, 220, Jr Rose Hill, Kansas Nebraska-Omaha -Hit .247 (5/16) with 18 walks drawn in his first season with Nebraska-Omaha in 2019. -In 2018, Bonar played for Barton County CC where he was named 2nd-team All-KJCC as a sophomore. -In 2018, he led his team in batting average at .410 and RBI at 69. -Helped lead Barton to a JUCO World Series appearance. -Hobbies include video games, fishing, listening to music and working out. 6 Trent Brown 2B/SS 6’0, 185, RS-Fr Victoria, Texas Oklahoma -All-State honors as a SS at Victoria East High School -Helped his high school to a State Championship appearance in 2014 7 Ben Carew OF 6’0, 190, RS-Soph Appleton, Wisconsin Kent State -Carried a batting average of .400 in the 2019 season (5/16) in nearly 200 plate appearances -Carew is a returner from the 2018 St. Cloud Rox team that finished with a winning record -Following a redshirt season at Kent State in 2017, Carew made 16 appearances and did not commit an error in the outfield -Enjoys camping, fishing and boating -The person he admires most is Aaron Rodgers 27 Garett Delano RHP/OF 6’2, 205, Jr Callahan, FL Brown -Tossed 69 innings on the mound in 2019 (5/16), striking out 41 batters -Delano also batted .289 in 142 appearances at the plate -In 2018, Delano was a force both on the mound as he earned wins against Dallas Baptist and Princeton. He also led the team in strikeouts as a member of the weekend staff -He also paced Brown at the plate in 2018, leading the team in batting average at .266 -Hit .500 in a three-game series vs Texas A&M as a freshman in 2017 -Salutatorian at West Nassau High School 4 Zack Elliott UTI 6’3, 180, Fr Eden Prairie, Minnesota Minnesota -Hit .154 in 13 plate appearances in 2019 (5/16) -Helped lead Eden Prairie to the Class 4A State Championship in his junior season -2018 Mr. Minnesota Baseball finalist -A three-sport athlete in high school who also participated in football as an outside linebacker and a small forward in basketball 2 Tyler Finke 2B/SS/CF 5’11, 185, Fr Columbus, Indiana SE Louisiana -Hit .396 with 10 home runs and 40 RBI in 2019 (5/16) -Finke also collected 38 stolen bases this season -Named the Alabama Community College Conference Player of the Week for February 18-24. ROX POSITION PLAYER NOTES 3 Jack Kelly C 6’0, 185, Soph St. Michael, Minnesota Northwestern -Hit .279 in 61 plate appearances in 2019 for Northwestern (5/16) -Appeared in 24 games, making 15 starts at catcher in his freshman season in 2018 -Four-year letterwinner at St.