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St. Cloud Rox (MN) (2-2, 2-2 1st Half) vs. Bismarck Larks (ND) (4-0, 4-0 1st Half) Northwoods League Saturday, June 1st/Sunday, June 2nd -- 7:05 PM/4:05 PM Joe Faber Field -- St. Cloud, Minnesota Game #5/6 (Overall), #5/6 (1st Half) - Home Game #1/2 Radio: 1390 AM St. Cloud App: 1390 Granite City Sports Broadcaster: Evan Hughes Contact: [email protected] St. Cloud Cam Kline/Trae Robertson (0-0, 0.00) vs Bismarck TBA/TBA UPCOMING GAMES AND PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, June 3rd @DUL 11:35 AM St. Cloud TBA vs Duluth TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Tuesday, June 4th DUL 7:05 PM St. Cloud TBA vs Duluth TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Wednesday, June 5th @MAN 6:35 PM St. Cloud TBA vs Mankato TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Thursday, June 6th MAN 7:05 PM St. Cloud TBA vs Mankato TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com ROX SPLIT FIRST SERIES OF SEASON VS ROCHESTER: St. Cloud dropped a 12-4 game on Thursday at Riverfront stadium, despite the team turn- 2019 Rox Overview First Half Regular Season Record .......... 2-2 ing three double plays. The Rox responded in a big way on Friday, shuting out Second Half Regular Season Record.....0-0 Waterloo 4-0 and handing the Bucks their first loss of the season. Jordan Barth Home .............................................................. 0-0 Road ................................................................ 2-2 (Augustana) hit two doubles in the win. Trevor Koenig (St. Cloud State) pitched Place NWL Great Plains West ...................... 4 six shutout innings in his season debut and Joey Stock (St. John’s) pitched the final Games Behind .......................................... 2 GB three innings to earn the save. He hit as high as 96 MPH on the radar gun. Last 15 ............................................................ 2-2 Last 10 ............................................................ 2-2 Last 5 ............................................................... 2-2 ROX SPLIT FIRST SERIES OF SEASON VS ROCHESTER: St. Cloud 2018 Home Attendance .................... 54,665 showed its ability to fight back in the first two games of the season at Rochester. Home Dates ....................................................36 In game one, the Rox fell behind 5-1 after allowing four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. They responded with three consecutive scoring inning, tying the game at 5-5 in the top of the seventh inning. They ended up losing 7-5. On Wednesday, they trailed 3-1 entering the top of the ninth inning,. However, the Rox May/June Schedule Rox rallied as Gus Steiger and Andrew Garcia both had 2-RBI hits in the inning 5/28 @ROC 7-5 L 5/29 @ROC 5-3 W as they went on to win 5-3. 5/30 @WAT 12-4 L 5/31 @WAT 4-0 W 6/1 BIS 7:05 6/2 BIS 4:05 6/3 @DUL 11:35 After serving as the 6/4 DUL 7:05 RODRIGUEZ RETURNS AS FIELD MANAGER: 6/5 @MAN 6:35 Director of Player Operations in 2018, Augie Rodriguez returns as St. Cloud’s 6/6 MAN 7:05 6/7 ROC 7:05 Field Manager. It’s a position that he held from 2012-2017 and was extremely 6/8 @ROC 6:05 successful at it, guiding the Rox to the Summer Collegiate World Series in 2015 6/9 WIL 4:05 6/10 @WIL 7:05 and a championship in 2017. The 2016 Northwoods League Manager of the Year 6/11 MAN (DH) 1:05/7:05 6/12 @WIL 7:05 has helped guide 50 former Rox players to getting drafted or signed by Major 6/13 @WIL 7:05 League Baseball squads. From 2013-2017, no team in the Northwoods League 6/14 @ROC 7:05 6/15 @ROC 6:05 won more games than the Rox. In 2019, Rodriguez will continue to oversee all 6/16 DUL 4:05 6/17 @DUL 6:35 player personnel and baseball operations. In July of 2018, he and his wife Rachel 6/18 WIL 7:05 welcomed their first child, AJ. 6/19 WIL 7:05 6/20 @BIS 7:05 6/21 @BIS 7:35 6/22 @WIL 7:05 6/23 WIL 4:05 6/24 OFF OFF 6/25 TB 7:05 ST. CLOUD PROBABLE PITCHERS FOR SERIES: Cam Kline (Minnesota 6/26 TB 7:05 State-Mankato) is scheduled to make the start on Saturday vs Bismarck in the 2019 home opener. He 6/27 WAT 7:05 posted a 10-1 record in his sophomore campaign and helped lead the Mavericks back to the NCAA tournament in 2019. This will be his first action on the mound all season for the Rox. Trae Robertson St. Cloud Social Media (Missouri) is slated to start on Sunday, seeing the mound for the first time as a member of the Rox. He Twitter: @STCloudRox was selected in the 38th round by the Kansas City Royals out of high school and pitched nearly 20 in- Facebook: St. Cloud Rox nings in his freshman season at Missouri. 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 Jackson Cluff 2B/SS/3B 6’0, 190, Soph Meridian, Idaho BYU -Hit .346 in 2019 (5/16) and had 56 RBI in nearly 200 plate appearances -Took two seasons off from college baseball, beginning his career in 2016 and returning in 2019 -Father, Paul, was a two-time All-American for BYU (1988-1989) and was selected in the 4th round of the 1989 June draft -Sister, Sydney, plays softball for UVU -Recruited out of high school by Hawaii, Utah, Iowa, Oregon State, Oregon and Washington State 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 20 Thomas Delgadillo OF/SS 6’2, 220, Jr Diamond Bar, California Academy of Art -Hit .422 in 173 at-bats at Academy of Art this season -Transferred in from Fullerton College, where he led the team in batting average at .370. -Has six siblings -Sister Patti plays volleyball at Sterling College -Favorite sports moment is the Angels winning the World Series in 2002 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.