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St. Cloud Rox (MN) (13-10 Overall) vs. Willmar Stingers (MN) (16-9 Overall) Northwoods League Saturday, August 1st -- 6:05 PM CT Joe Faber Field -- St. Cloud, MN Games #24 (Overall) - Home Game #13 Radio: 1390 AM St. Cloud Internet: 1390GraniteCitySports.com App: 1390 Granite City Sports Broadcaster: Evan Hughes Media Contact: [email protected] UPCOMING GAMES AND PITCHING PROBABLES Sunday, August 2nd WAT 4:05 PM St. Cloud RHP Landen Bourassa vs Waterloo LHP Ben Olson 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Monday, August 3rd WAT 7:05 PM St. Cloud LHP RJ Martinez vs Waterloo TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Tuesday, August 4th OFF OFF OFF OFF Wednesday, August 5th OFF OFF OFF OFF ROX OFFENSE CLICKS IN WIN OVER WILLMAR: A five-run third inning proved to be the difference on Friday as St. Cloud (13-10) won its third 2020 Rox Overview Overall ....................................................... 13-10 consecutive game after beating Willmar (16-9) by a score of 7-5. Trailing 2-1, Jack Home ............................................................10-2 Kelly (Minnesota) and Garett Delano (Mercer) both had RBI-doubles. Nate Rom- Road ................................................................ 3-8 bach (Texas Tech) blasted a three-run home run and put the Rox in front 6-2. Place MN/IA Pod ............................................. 3 Kodie Kolden (Washington State) had a clutch RBI-single in the eighth inning to Games Behind ..............................................3.0 extend the lead to 7-5. Blake Stelzer (Concordia-St. Paul) earned his second save Last 10 Games .............................................. 7-3 in 24 hours to close the game on the mound. Last 5 Games ................................................ 4-1 Home Dates Remaining ........................... ....8 Next Home Game..........................................8/1 JORDAN BARTH IS RED HOT AT THE PLATE: The 2019 Rox Team MVP has recorded a hit in his last 14 games for the Rox. He currently leads the squad in batting average, hits, triples, RBI and is tied for the lead in hit-by-pitches. In 2019, the Augustana product set six single season franchise records. He hit .323 last season for the Rox. Rox Upcoming Schedule 8/2 WAT 4:05 8/3 WAT 7:05 With Friday’s win over Willmar, St. 8/4 OFF OFF ROX SOLID AT THE ROCK PILE: 8/5 OFF OFF Cloud improved its home record to 10-2 when playing at Joe Faber Field. They’re 8/6 @ROC 6:35 8/7 @ROC 7:05 6-0 since July 18th at the Rock Pile. The Rox are in the middle of its longest 8/8 WIL 6:05 homestand of the season with six consecutive home games. 8/9 @WIL (DH) 12:05/6:05 8/10 @MAN 6:35 8/11 @MAN 6:35 8/12 WIL 7:05 8/13 @WIL 7:05 Following the series opening win, The Rox 8/14 OFF OFF ROX VS STINGERS IN 2020: 8/15 OFF OFF improved to 2-4 in 2020 against Willmar and are 2-0 at the Rock Pile. St. Cloud 8/16 MAN 4:05 8/17 MAN 7:05 will look to sweep the Stingers for the first time this season. The two squads 8/18 @ROC 6:35 will play each other a total of 13 times this season, the most games the Rox 8/19 @ROC 6:35 8/20 WIL 7:05 face against any one team. The winner of the series wins the Highway 23 Series trophy. WILLMAR STARTER LHP JOHN BEZDICEK (2-0, 2.00 ERA): Bezdicek makes his fifth start of the season and third against St. Cloud on Sat- urday. He was the starter on Opening Day for Willmar and hurled three innings against the Rox. On July 10th at Bill Taunton Stadium, he earned the win against Rox Social Media St. Cloud after tossing six innings and striking out four batters. In 2019, Bezdicek Twitter: @StCloudRox made two starts against the Rox. The Southwest Minnesota State product has 16 Instagram: @StCloudRox strikeouts to just three walks on the season. Facebook: @StCloudRox FOR UP-TO-DATE PLAYER AND TEAM NEWS, STATS, ETC VISIT: STCLOUDROX.COM TODAY’S ROX PITCHER 2 #22 Justin Kelly HT: 6-1 WT: 190 BATS/THROWS: R/R COLLEGE: Utah COUNTRY: United States RESIDENCE: West Jordan, Utah YEAR: RS-Sophomore 2020 Northwoods League Season Statistics CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO St. Cloud Rox 0-0 0.00 4 1 0 0 1 11.0 5 0 0 0 10 2020 Northwoods League Game-by-Game Statistics IN A NUTSHELL: DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO RESULT -Kelly has been one of the top pitchers in the en- 7-3 @ROC -- 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 W, 13-2 tire Northwoods League this season. In 11 innings *7-8 MAN -- 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 W, 7-0 *7-17 WAT SV 4.0 1 0 0 0 3 W, 6-2 pitched, he has yet to allow a run or walk a batter *7-23 @WIL -- 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 L, 6-0 -Last Thursday at Willmar, he struck out four batters *Indicates relief appearance in relief over three innings -He made four starts on the mound this season for Utah -He finished with a 2.66 earned run average. In 23.2 innings pitched, he struck out 14 batters -Before Utah: At Copper Hills High School, Kelly earned All-Region and Honorable Mention All-State honors following his senior season. He was also a member of the Class 5A North All-Star Team ROX POSITION PLAYER NOTES 3 1 Jordan Barth 3B/1B 6-1, 200, Jr. Cold Spring, MN Augustana #22 Justin Kelly -Barth returns to the Rox for his second season. In 2019 he was selected to the postseason Northwoods League All-Star team and participated in the Major League Dreams Showcase -The 2019 Rox Most Valuable Player appeared in 71 regular season games while leading the team with a .323 batting average. Barth set single season Rox records in hits (99), doubles (25), extra base hits (32), total bases (144), runs scored (54) and games played (71). -In 13 games for Augustana this year, he led the team with a .471 batting average, 24 hits and six doubles during the 2020 season -Before Augustana: The Rocori High School graduate earned All-Conference, All-Area and All-State honors. He was selected for the Minnesota Baseball All-Star Series -Barth is a World Champion in racquetball and is currently ranked No. 43 in the country for men’s singles 27 Garett Delano OF/RHP 6-2, 205, Sr.. Callahan, FL Mercer Delano returns for his second season with the Rox after appearing in 62 regular season games in 2019 -He finished the 2019 Northwoods League season with a .320 batting average including 72 hits and a team-high eight home runs and 51 runs batted in (Rox single-season record) -Delano was named a midseason and postseason Northwoods League All-Star in 2019 -During the 2020 season at Brown University, Delano started all 12 games and scored nine runs -Delano announced in the spring that he will be transferring to Mercer University 2 Tyler Finke 2B/SS/OF 5-10, 170, So. Columbus, IN SE Louisiana -Finke returns for this second season with the Rox after playing in 20 games during the 2019 season -Last season he collected 11 hits, had seven runs batted in and stole eight bases for the Rox -This season at Southeastern Louisiana, he started all 16 games and posted a .296 batting average. He led the team in hits with 16 and stolen bases with nine -Before Southeastern Louisiana: Finke played his freshman season at Snead State Community College, where he earned All-North Division and All-District honors, before transferring to Southeastern Louisiana. In high school he was an All-State and two-time All-Conference selection 44 Sam Ireland DH/1B/RF/RHP 6-3, 195, Fr. Highlands Ranch, CO Minnesota -Ireland appeared in 16 games for the the University of Minnesota in 2020 -He finished with a .303 batting average including four doubles. He scored three runs and had four runs batted in -On the mound, Ireland finished tied for the team-high in saves and struck out ten batters over eight innings pitched -Before Minnesota: Ireland was twice named the Class 5A High School Player of the Year in Colorado. Prep Baseball Report rated him the number three overall player in the state of Colorado during his senior season 12 Cody Kelly C/3B/OF 6-2, 190, HS-Sr. St. Michael, MN Minnesota -Kelly, a 2020 graduate of St. Michael-Albertville, has committed to the University of Minnesota for the upcoming school year -In 96 career high school games, he had a .466 batting average, 77 runs scored and 111 runs batted in -He was a two-time First Team All-State selection and the top ranked catcher in Minnesota by Prep Baseball Report -His brother Jack also plays for the Rox and Golden Gophers 16 Jack Kelly C/1B/OF 6-1, 180, Jr. St. Michael, MN Minnesota -Kelly returns to the Rox for his second season after appearing in 37 games in 2019. He collected 40 hits including seven doubles, a triple and three home runs. Kelly finished the 2019 Northwoods League season with a .303 batting average, 28 runs scored and 23 runs batted in. Kelly also participated in the Major League Dreams Showcase -He started all 18 games for the University of Minnesota during the 2020 season, scoring nine runs -His brother Cody also plays for the Rox.