St. Cloud Rox (MN) (30-19 Overall, 10-4 Second Half) vs. Duluth Huskies (MN) (23-27 Overall, 10-4 Second Half) Northwoods League Saturday, July 20th/Sunday, July 21st -- 6:05 PM/4:05 PM Joe Faber Field Game #50/51 (Overall), #15/16 (2nd Half) Radio: 1390 AM St. Cloud App: 1390 Granite City Sports Broadcaster: Evan Hughes Media Contact: [email protected] UPCOMING GAMES AND PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, July 22nd @WAT 6:35 PM St. Cloud Blake Flint vs Waterloo TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Tuesday, July 23rd @WAT 6:35 PM St. Cloud Alex Carillo vs Waterloo TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Wednesday, July 24th OFF OFF OFF OFF Thursday, July 25th BIS 7:05 PM St. Cloud Trae Robertson vs Bismarck TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com A FIRST PLACE BATTLE AWAITS AGAINST DULUTH: Following a series split against the Bismarck Larks, the Rox open another two-game home series against the Duluth 2019 Rox Overview Overall Record......................................... 30-19 Huskies. Both teams are in first place of their respective divisions with records of 10-4. It’s the first time First Half Regular Season Record ..... 20-15 the two teams have played in the second half of the season. Second Half Regular Season Record....10-4 Home ......................................................... 13-10 Road ..............................................................17-9 Place NWL Great Plains West ...................... 1 Games Behind ............................................N/A Last 10 ............................................................ 6-4 ROX SPLIT TWO-GAME SERIES WITH LARKS: St. Cloud scored all seven Last 5 ............................................................... 4-1 runs in the fifth inning and defeated Bismarck by a score of 7-3 at the Rock Pile in game one of the series 2018 Home Attendance .................... 54,665 on Thursday. Trailing 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Rox went through eleven hitters and plated Home Dates Left ...........................................16 seven runs. Ben Carew (Kent State) hit a two-run double into the gap in left field and scored Jack Kelly (Northwestern) and Landon Stephens (Miami-Ohio) to get the scoring started. Hance Smith (California- Berkeley) tied the game in the next at-bat on an RBI-single that scored Parker Smejkal (Nebraska-Omaha). Gus Steiger gave the Rox the lead n in the next at-bat, as he drilled an RBI-double that scored Carew. Rox July Schedule That set up Garrett Delano (Brown), who extended the lead and the inning with a two-run double. Kelly 7/1 @DUL 8-3 W 7/2 @DUL 8-7 L later singled and scored Delano to finish off the seven-run inning. RJ Martinez (Minot State) pitched six 7/3 @TB 3-1 W innings and struck out six batters. He notched his sixth win of the season. Alex Carillo (Faulkner) pitched 7/4 @TB 3-2 W 7/5 WIL 2-1 W the seventh inning and Pedro Garcia (Georgia Gwinnett College) tossed the eighth and ninth innings. 7/6 @WIL 7-2 L The Rox recorded 16 hits in the series finale but fell 10-9. It marked the end of five consecutive games 7/7 @BIS 9-4 L 7/9 ROC 3-1 L against Bismarck. 7/10 @ROC (DH) FFT/4-3 W 7/11 MAN 10-1 W 7/12 @MAN 5-1 W 7/13 @BIS (DH) 19-8 W/6-3 W 7/14 @BIS 10-4 W 7/15 OFF OFF 7/16 ASG TBA 7/17 OFF OFF HOME SWEET HOME AT LAST: Spending the first 12 of 15 games on the road in 7/18 BIS 7-3 W 7/19 BIS 10-9 L the second half of the season, St. Cloud returns home for four game in a row. They will play 10 of their 7/20 DUL 6:05 next 14 games at Joe Faber Field to close the month of July. 7/21 DUL 4:05 7/22 @WAT 6:35 7/23 @WAT 6:35 7/24 OFF OFF 7/25 BIS 7:05 Winners of seven of their last 7/26 BIS 7:05 FIRST PLACE OPERATION IN ST. CLOUD: 7/27 TB 6:05 eight games, the Rox hold a one-game lead over Mankato in the Great Plains West Division. They were 7/28 TB 4:05 7/29 @MAN (DH) 12:05/7:05 the first team in either Great Plains divisions to eclipse 30 wins on the season. 7/30 WAT 7:05 7/31 WAT 7:05 ROX PITCHERS FOR SERIES: Northwoods League All-Star Trevor Koenig (St. Cloud St. Cloud Social Media State) will be making his first start of the season against Duluth. He struck out a season-high seven Twitter: @StCloudRox batters against Mankato in his last start. Ben Dotzler (Creighton) is slated to start on Sunday against Facebook: St. Cloud Rox the Huskies 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 .250 in 168 at-bats, 42 hits, 2 home runs, 18 RBI’s in jis junior season at Georgetown in 2019. 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 -Had 65 hits, 45 RBI’s, 9 home runs, a .422 batting average in 154 at-bats in his sophomore season at Augustana in 2019. -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 Had a .238 batting average, 49 hits, 36 RBI’s, and 5 home runs in his first season at Nebraska-Omaha in 2019, helping them to an NCAA Tournament appearance. -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. 7 Ben Carew OF 6’0, 190, RS-Soph Appleton, Wisconsin Kent State -Had 219 at-bats, 89 hits, 31 RBI’s, 3 home runs, hit .406 in his redshirt sophomore season at Kent State in 2019. -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 -69 innings pitched, 3-5 record, 4.83 ERA, 41 strikeouts on the mound in 2019 at Brown. Had a .289 batting average in 142 plate appearances, 41 hits, 25 RBIs, 6 home runs. -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 in his freshman season at Minnesota in 2019. -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 3 Brady Harlan OF 6’0, 190, Jr Corsicana, Texas Oklahoma -Hit .256 in 133 at-bats, 34 hits, 20 RBI’s, 1 home run, 6 stolen bases in his junior season at Oklahoma in 2019 -Began his career at Texas in 2016, transferred to Oklahoma for academics and returned to baseball in 2019 -Played baseball with Kyler Murray growing up ROX POSITION PLAYER NOTES 3 16 Jack Kelly C 6’0, 185, Soph St. Michael, Minnesota Northwestern -He hit .296 in his sophomore season at Northwestern in 2019 -Appeared in 24 games, making 15 starts at catcher in his freshman season in 2018 -Four-year letterwinner at St. Michael-Albertville, leading them to a state tournament appearance in 2015 -Intends to major in economics 8 Daniel Montgomery Jr. INF/RHP 5’10, 185, Jr Boling, Texas Southwestern -Hit .364 in 42 games played in the spring of 2019 at Southwestern University -In 2019, he also drove in 45 runs and blasted 9 home runs -D3Baseball.com recognized him as a 2nd Team All-American 17 Parker Smejkal 3B/OF 6’2, 210, RS-Jr Columbus, Nebraska Nebraska-Omaha -Hit .329 in 164 at-bats in his first season with Nebraska-Omaha, helping them to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2019 -Transferred in from Coffeyville CC -Sister, Morgan, was a member of the Nebraska golf team -Mother, Andrea, played basketball at Concordia (Nebraska) 10 Hance Smith RHP/UTI 5’11, 180, Soph Petaluma, California California -Did not see action on the mound in 2019 with California but did have 12 at-bats in his sophomore season -A returning player from the 2018 St.