St. Cloud Rox (MN) (13-12) vs. Thunder Bay Border Cats (CANADA) (6-19) Northwoods League June 24, 2018 -- 12:35 PM CT Port Arthur Stadium -- Thunder Bay, Canada Game #26 (Overall 13-12), #26 (1st Half 13-12) - Road Game #16 Radio: 1390 AM St. Cloud (12:55 PM CT) Internet: 1390GraniteCitySports.com App (Free): 1390 Granite City Sports Broadcaster: Evan Hughes St. Cloud Kyle Zach Lauzon (0-3 6.48 ERA) vs Thunder Bay Erik Key (1-2 4.95 ERA) UPCOMING GAMES AND PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, June 25 @MAN 7:05 PM St. Cloud TBA vs TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Tuesday, June 20 MAN 7:05 PM St. Cloud TBA vs TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Wednesday, June 21 EC 12:05/7:05 PM St. Cloud TBA vs TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Thursday, June 28 BIS 7:05 PM St. Cloud TBA vs TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com ST. CLOUD SPLITS WITH LA CROSSE: The St. Cloud Rox completed a comeback win on Friday night against the La Crosse Loggers to secure their third win in 2018 Rox Overview First Half Regular Season Record ......13-12 the last four games. Down 4-2 heading into the eighth inning, the Rox strung Second Half Regular Season Record......0-0 vs. North Division .................................13-12 together two runs in the top of the inning to even the score at 4-4. With two vs. South Division ......................................0-0 outs, Ryan Weisenberg (Georgetown) singled home Ryland Kerr (Eastern Ken- Home ...........................................................7-3 tucky) and Landon Stephens (Miami-Ohio) to help St. Cloud tie the game. In Road .............................................................6-9 the top of the ninth, the Rox scored the go-ahead and eventual game-winning Place NWL North .....................................T5 run thanks to a RBI single from Ryan Davis (Georgetown) that brought home Games Behind ........................................ 5GM Hance Smith (California-Berkeley) from third base and gave St. Cloud a 5-4 lead. Last 10 .........................................................6-4 Stephens led the way for St. Cloud in the game, going 3-for-3 with one run Last 5............................................................3-2 scored. Davis finished 2-for-5 with two RBI, Weisenberg went 1-for-4 with two 2018 Home Attendance......2,424 (GM 22) Home Dates .................................................36 RBI, Kerr went 2-for-3 with one RBI and Smith went 2-for-4 with a run scored for the Rox. Finn Del Bonta-Smith (San Jose State) pitched two shutout innings in relief to pick up the win for St. Cloud. He gave up one hit, no walks and struck out four while picking up his third win of the season. Jack Cushing (George- Rox May/June Schedule 5/29 @WIL 6-1 L town) pitched the first six innings for the Rox, giving up three earned runs, no 5/30 @WIL 2-1 L walks and striking out two. Landon Clifton (LSU Eunice) pitched one shutout 5/31 @MAN 5-4 W 6/1 MAN 7-2 L inning in the seventh before Del Bonta-Smith entered the game. St. Cloud 6/2 BIS 8-7 W (11) 6/3 BIS 4-1 W returns to action on Saturday when it opens up a two-game series with the 6/4 @DUL 10-5 L Thunder Bay Border Cats at 5:05 p.m. at Port Arthur Stadium in Thunder Bay, 6/5 DUL 11-2 L 6/6 LAC 11-4 W Ontario. 6/7 LAC 4-3 L 6/8 @ROC 6-0 L 6/9 ROC 2-1 W ROX SWEEP THE MOONDOGS: Following their first off day of the year, St. Cloud 6/10 TB 7-6 W 6/11 TB 5-3 W responded with a win on Tuesday and Wednesday against the Mankato Moon- 6/12 @BIS 5-3 L 6/13 @BIS 7-4 W Dogs. The sweep comes against the team that began the series in second place 6/14 @EC 3-1 W 6/15 @EC 4-3 L of the North Division. The Roc are 7-3 in their last 10 games as they travel to La 6/16 @WAT 15-7 W Crosse for a two-game series with the Loggers. 6/17 @WAT 9-6 L 6/18 OFF 6/19 @MAN 3-1 W 6/20 MAN 8-4 W 6/21 @LAC 5-4 L 6/22 @LAC 5-4 W 6/23 @TB 8-5 L 6/24 @TB 12:35 6/25 @MAN 7:05 6/26 MAN 7:05 6/27 EC (DH) 12:05/7:05 6/28 BIS 7:05 ST. CLOUD GOES 3-3 ON ROAD TRIP: Last Tuesday, the Rox began a six-game road trip away from the Rock Pile. After dropping game one to Bismarck, the team hit three runs to split with the Larcks. They then won the first game of the series against Eau Claire and Waterloo but dropped both of the final games of the series between the Express and the Bucks. FOR UP-TO-DATE PLAYER AND TEAM NEWS, STATS, ETC VISIT StCloudRox.com TODAY’S ROX PITCHER 2 ROX POSITION PLAYER NOTES 3 9 Connor Aube OF 5-10, 190, So. Falmouth, NE Parkland Junior College #25 Zach Lauzon LAST GAME: 4 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 SO (6-22 @LAC) Batting Average: .205 Aube appeared in 51 games for Parkland Junior College, recording a CURRENT STREAK: LONG STREAK: .391 batting average. Aube, who will play at the University of Texas at ON-BASE STREAK: LAST HR: Arlington next year, had 72 hits, seven home runs, 39 RBI, and 34 steals HT: 6-3 WT: 185 BATS/THROWS: R/R College: Concordia St. Paul DL DATES: GAMES MISSED: on the year for the Cobras. DATE ARRIVED: *Stats through 5/13/18 RESIDENCE: North St. Paul, MN PROSPECT RANKING: Year: Junior 12 Louis Baker INF 6-1, 210, So. Gold Coast, Australia Scottsdale Community LAST GAME: 2 AB, 1 H, 1 RBI (6-16 @WAT) Batting Average: 176 Returning player from the 2017 Northwoods League Championship team. CURRENT STREAK:: LONG STREAK: LONG ON-BASE: LAST HR: DL DATES: GAMES MISSED: 2018 SEASON STATISTICS DATE ARRIVED: CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO PROSPECT RANKING: St. Cloud Rox 0-3 6.48 5 4 0 0 0 16.2 21 14 12 0 8 12 44 Jack Barrie INF 6-3, 230, Jr. Maleny, Australia Northwestern Ohio LAST GAME: 4 AB, 2 SO (6-22 @LAC) BATTING AVERAGE: .154 Northwoods League Player of the Night on June 10. He had two IN A NUTSHELL: CURRENT STREAK: LONG STREAK: -Lauzon made 10 appearances on the mound for Concordia, St. Paul during his homeruns, including a solo blast in the ninth inning to win the game for LONG ON-BASE: LAST HR: DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO RESULT the Rox junior year. In 49.2 innings, the North St. Paul native gave up 39 hits, 12 earned DL DATES: GAMES MISSED: 5-30 @WIL L 6.0 5 2 2 3 1 2-1 L runs, 21 walks and struck out 66 to hold a 2.17 earned run average. 6-5 DUL L 1.0 3 4 4 2 1 11-2 L DATE ARRIVED: 6-8 @ROC *REL* 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 6-0 L PROSPECT RANKING: 6-11 TB ND 4.1 5 2 1 2 6 5-3 W 6-17 @WAT L 4.1 8 6 5 1 3 9-6 L 30 Chad Bible OF 6-1, 225, Jr. Valencia, CA San Diego State Last Game: 5 AB, 3 SO (6-21 @LAC) Batting Average: .063 Bible appeared in 50 games for San Diego State during his redshirt CURRENT STREAK: LONG STREAK: junior year. He tallied a .337 batting average and had 61 hits, 34 runs, 11 LONG ON-BASE: LAST HR: doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 39 RBI and two stolen bases for the DL DATES: GAMES MISSED: Aztecs. DATE ARRIVED: May 29 *Stats through 5/13/18 PROSPECT RANKING: 12 Ben Carew OF 6-1, 180, Fr. Appleton, WI Kent State LAST GAME: 3 AB, 1 BB (6-21 @LAC) BATTING AVERAGE: .200 Carew played in 16 games during his freshman season with the CURRENT STREAK: LONG STREAK: Goldenlashes, starting in three games. He recorded four hits, two runs LONG ON-BASE: LAST HR: scored and two RBI to finish with a .190 batting average on the year. DL DATES: GAMES MISSED: *Stats through 5/13/18 DATE ARRIVED: PROSPECT RANKING: 3 Ryan Davis INF 5-10, 180, So. Danville, CA Georgetown Last Game: 5 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 2 RBI, 2 SO (6-22 @LAC) Batting Average: .260 Davis played and started in 49 games during his sophomore season for CURRENT STREAK: LONG STREAK: Georgetown University this year. He tallied a .307 batting average with 58 LONG ON-BASE: LAST HR: hits, 25 runs scored, a team-best 12 doubles, one triple, one home run, 26 DL DATES: GAMES MISSED: DATE ARRIVED: May 29 RBI and 18 stolen bases. PROSPECT RANKING: *Stats through 5/13/18 Marshall Gilbert INF 6-0, 205, Jr. Appleton, WI Mississippi State ROAD TRIP/HOMESTAND: Gilbert appeared in 34 games during his junior season with Mississippi CURRENT STREAK: LONG STREAK:: State University this year. With a batting average of .269, Gilbert finished LONG ON-BASE: LAST HR: with 28 hits, 17 runs, nine doubles, two home runs and 18 RBI for the DL DATES: GAMES MISSED: Bulldogs.