St. Cloud Rox (MN) (35-20 Overall, 15-5 Second Half) vs. Thunder Bay Border Cats (ON) (19-36 Overall, 5-15 Second Half) Northwoods League Saturday, July 27th/Sunday, July 28th -- 6:05 PM/4:05 PM Joe Faber Field -- St. Cloud, Minnesota Game #56/57 (Overall), #21/22 (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 29th @MAN (DH) 12:05 PM/6:35 PM St. Cloud TBA/TBA vs Mankato Fabian Muniz/Shane Barringer 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Tuesday, July 30th WAT 7:05 PM St. Cloud TBA vs Waterloo TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Wednesday, July 31st WAT 7:05 PM St. Cloud TBA vs Waterloo TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Thursday, August 1st @WIL 7:05 PM St. Cloud TBA vs Willmar TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com ROX WELCOME BOARDER CATS FOR TWO-GAME SERIES: Meeting for the fifth and sixth time this season, St. Cloud welcomes the Thunder Bay Border Cats to Joe 2019 Rox Overview Overall Record......................................... 35-20 Faber Field over the weekend. The Rox lead the season series 4-0 and last played Thunder Bay in Canada First Half Regular Season Record ..... 20-15 on the 4th of July. The Border Cats carry momentum into the series, fresh off of a 7-3 win over the first Second Half Regular Season Record....15-5 Home ......................................................... 17-10 place Duluth Huskies in the Great Plains West Division. St. Cloud has won 12 of their last 14 games and Road ........................................................... 18-10 are coming off of a sweep of the Bismarck Larks. Place NWL Great Plains West ...................... 1 Games Behind ............................................N/A Down 10-5 in the 7th inning of the series opener, ST. CLOUD SWEEPS BISMARCK: Last 10 ............................................................ 8-2 the Rox rallied to score seven runs and claim a 12-10 win. Jordan Barth (Augustana) went 4-5 at the plate Last 5 ............................................................... 4-1 and tied the Rox single season doubles record with 22. He also blasted his third home run of the season. 2018 Home Attendance .................... 54,665 Daniel Montgomery Jr. (Southwestern) hit a two-run single that ended up being the game-winning hit. Home Dates Left ............................................. 9 Blake Stezler (Concordia-St. Paul) earned the save. On Friday, Trevor Koenig (St. Cloud State) struck out a season-high 10 batters and earned Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night honors. Freddy Achecar (Georgetown) hit a two-run home run, his first long ball of the season. Rox July Schedule 7/1 @DUL 8-3 W Over the weekend, Rox closer Pedro 7/2 @DUL 8-7 L PEDRO GARCIA IS OFF TO THE REDS: 7/3 @TB 3-1 W Garcia signed a professional contract with the Cincinnati Reds organization. This summer, he did not 7/4 @TB 3-2 W 7/5 WIL 2-1 W allow a run in 13.1 innings pitched and gave up just three hits. Opponents were hitting .070 against the 7/6 @WIL 7-2 L right-hander. Garcia also struck out 22 batters. 7/7 @BIS 9-4 L 7/9 ROC 3-1 L 7/10 @ROC (DH) FFT/4-3 W 7/11 MAN 10-1 W 7/12 @MAN 5-1 W ROX COACHING STAFF, 9 PLAYERS OFF FOR SHOWCASE: On 7/13 @BIS (DH) 19-8 W/6-3 W 7/14 @BIS 10-4 W Tuesday, August 6th at Warner Park in Madison, Wisconsin, the annual Major League Dream Showcase 7/15 OFF OFF will take place. Jack Kelly (Minnesota), Gus Steiger (South Dakota State), Jordan Barth (Augustana), 7/16 OFF OFF 7/17 OFF OFF Garrett Delano (Brown), Trae Robertson (Missouri), Alex Carillo (Faulkner), Max Rippl (Kent State), Drew 7/18 BIS 7-3 W 7/19 BIS 10-9 L Garrett (Johnson County CC) and Joey Stock (St. Johns) will all participate. The rosters are formed by MLB 7/20 DUL 2-1 W (11) scouts. Rox Field Manager Augie Rodriguez and his staff will manage the visiting team during the 4:05 7/21 DUL 1-0 W 7/22 @WAT 9-1 L game. 7/23 @WAT 16-6 W 7/24 OFF OFF 7/25 BIS 12-10 W FIRST PLACE OPERATION IN ST. CLOUD: The Rox have won 12 of their last 7/26 BIS 6-0 W 7/27 TB 6:05 14 games and are 15-5 in the second half of the Northwoods League season. They hold a three-game 7/28 TB 4:05 lead over the Mankato MoonDogs in the Great Plains West Division. St. Cloud also was the first team in 7/29 @MAN (DH) 12:05/7:05 7/30 WAT 7:05 either the Great Plains East or West Divisions to eclipse 30 total team wins. The Rox have the best overall 7/31 WAT 7:05 record out of the 10 teams, carrying a 35-20 (15-5 second half) record into the series opener against Bismarck. St. Cloud Social Media ROX PITCHERS FOR SERIES: Carter Bosch (Georgetown) is the Rox probable for the Twitter: @StCloudRox series opener against Thunder Bay. The freshman is 4-2 on the season and has a 4.88 ERA. He picked up Facebook: St. Cloud Rox a win on the mound July 3rd at Thunder Bay, pitching six innings and striking out a season-high eight Instagram: @StCloudRox batters. The Rox starter for Sunday has yet to be determined. 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. 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 Luke Ira INF 6’0, 190, Fr Iowa City, Iowa South Dakota State -Hit .242 in 194 at-bats in his freshman season at South Dakota State in 2019. He hit 11 doubles and drove in 25 runs. -Two-time All-State selection as a shortstop at Solon High School -Ira’s older sister, Emily, is a pitcher at Western Illinois and was Summit League Pitcher of the Year in 2017 -He is teammates with Rox returning infielder Gus Steiger at South Dakota State. ROX POSITION PLAYER NOTES 3 16 Jack Kelly C 6’0, 185, Soph St. Michael, Minnesota Minnesota -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.