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St. Cloud Rox (MN) (22-15 Overall, 2-0 Second Half) vs. Willmar Stingers (MN) (22-15 Overall, 0-2 Second Half) Northwoods League Thursday, July 5th/Friday, July 6th -- 7:05 PM Joe Faber Field-- St. Cloud, MN/Bill Taunton Stadium -- Willmar, MN Game #38/39 (Overall), #3/4 (2nd Half) - Home/Road Game #19/21 Radio: 1390 AM St. Cloud App: 1390 Granite City Sports Broadcaster: Evan Hughes Media Contact: [email protected] UPCOMING GAMES AND PITCHING PROBABLES Sunday, July 7th @BIS 3:05 PM St. Cloud TBA vs Bismarck TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Monday, July 8th @BIS 7:05 PM St. Cloud TBA vs Bismarck TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Tuesday, July 9th ROC 7:05 PM St. Cloud TBA vs Rochester TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Wednesday, July 10th (DH) @ROC 5:00 PM/6:35 PM St. Cloud TBA vs Rochester TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com ROX SWEEP THUNDER BAY IN CANADA: After picking up their first win of the second half of the season on Tuesday, the Rox made it a sweep on Wednesday. Ben Carew (Kent 2019 Rox Overview Overall Record......................................... 22-15 State) tied the Rox single game record for doubles as St. Cloud (22-15) swept Thunder Bay (14-23) by a First Half Regular Season Record ..... 20-15 score of 3-2. St. Cloud went ahead 1-0 in the top of the third inning after Zack Elliott (Minnesota) scored Second Half Regular Season Record.....2-0 Home ............................................................10-8 on a wild pitch. With the game tied 1-1 in the top of the sixth inning, Garrett Delano (Brown) scored Road ..............................................................12-7 Carew from third base on a sacrifice-fly to center field. The Rox would tack on an insurance run in the top Place NWL Great Plains West ....................T1 of the ninth inning as Delano scored on a wild pitch. Trevor Koenig (St. Cloud State) pitched eight innings Games Behind .......................................0.0 GB and earned the win on the mound. Blake Stelzer (Concordia-St. Paul) notched the save. The Rox now Last 15 ..........................................................10-5 move to 4-0 on the season against the Border Cats. Last 10 ............................................................ 6-4 Last 5 ............................................................... 3-2 2018 Home Attendance .................... 54,665 Home Dates Left ...........................................20 THREE ROX PLAYERS NAMED TO ALL-STAR GAME: The North- woods League announced the All-Star rosters on Friday morning. Three Rox players were named to the Great Plains roster, including RJ Martinez (Minot State), Trevor Koenig (St. Cloud State) and Garrett Rox July Schedule Delano (Brown). The game will take place on July 16th at Riverfront Stadium in Waterloo, Iowa. 7/1 @DUL 8-3 W 7/2 @DUL 8-7 L 7/3 @TB 3-1 W 7/4 @TB 3-2 W 7/5 WIL 7:05 7/6 @WIL 7:05 7/7 @BIS 3:05 7/8 @BIS 7:05 LOOKING BACK AT A FUN FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON: With 7/9 ROC 7:05 a 20-15 record in the first half of the season, St. Cloud came in second place of the Great Plains West 7/10 @ROC 7:05 7/11 MAN 7:05 Division. A few highlights included the Rox winning 11 of 12 games late in June and 7 in a row. RJ 7/12 @MAN 7:05 7/13 @BIS 6:05 Martinez was tied for the most wins by a pitcher in the league with five. Jordan Barth finished in the 7/14 @BIS 1:05 top five of total hits in the league. The Rox look to win the second half of the season and clinch the 7/15 OFF OFF 7/16 ASG TBA final playoff berth. 7/17 OFF OFF 7/18 BIS 7:05 7/19 BIS 7:05 7/20 DUL 6:05 7/21 DUL 4:05 7/22 @WAT 6:35 Freddy Achecar drove 7/23 @WAT 6:35 ACHECAR ON A TEAR AFTER DULUTH SERIES: 7/24 OFF OFF in three runs in the win on Monday and five on Tuesday to finish the two-game series with 8 RBIs. Of 7/25 BIS 7:05 7/26 BIS 7:05 the 15 runs combined in the two-game series, 8 came from Achecar. 7/27 TB 6:05 7/28 TB 4:05 7/29 @MAN (DH) 12:05/7:05 7/30 WAT 7:05 7/31 WAT 7:05 ROX PITCHERS FOR SERIES: After earning a four inning save on Monday, Rhyse Dee St. Cloud Social Media (Wake Forest) will be making his first start of the season on Friday in the series opener. On Saturday, Twitter: @StCloudRox Ben Dotzler (Creighton) will start the series finale against the Stingers at Bill Taunton Stadium. Facebook: St. Cloud Rox 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 55 Garret Nielsen OF 6’4, 240, Fr Alpine, California California Hit .200 in 40 at-bats in his freshman season at California. -At Christian High School, he hit .395 66 runs, 102 hits, 56 RBIs and 15 home runs -His mom, Ginger Helgeson, was a professional tennis player who climbed as high as number 29 in the world singles rankings She was a three-time AA at Pepperdine 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.