Northwoods League: A Rocky Loss for the Willmar Stingers

Northwoods League: A rocky loss for the Willmar Stingers

ST. CLOUD — Pitching proved invaluable to the St. Cloud Rox on Wednesday night. St. Cloud’s pitchers combined for 12 strikeouts and limited the Willmar Stingers to four hits. That helped push the Rox to an 8-2 Northwoods League victory in front of 1,887 fans on Wednesday at Joe Faber Field. The loss, combined with the Mankato MoonDogs’ 14-6 win over the Bismarck Larks, eliminates the Stingers out of postseason contention. Willmar is 19-17 in the…

Rox Keep It Rolling Securing Fourth Consecutive Win - Northwoods League

Wednesday’s Northwoods League slate featured 12 games. The St. Cloud Rox surged late in the game to power past the Willmar Stingers 8-2. Rockford 7, Battle Creek 0 The Rockford Rivets blanked the Battle Creek Battle Jacks 7-0 behind a dominant all-around performance. Joey Appino (Carroll University) was perfect at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a three-run home run, tallying four RBIs, one run scored, and one stolen base. Gavin Taylor (University…