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The St. Cloud Rox fell behind 2-0 in the 1st inning but rallied to beat the visiting Waterloo Bucks 8-2 Thursday night at Joe Faber Field.

The Rox lost 1-0 at Eau Claire Thursday night to fall to 7-2 in the 2nd half of the season and 32-10 overall. Joseph Battaglia threw the first 5 1/3 innings with 7 hits and 1 earned run allowed to take the loss for St. Cloud. Battaglia and 3 relievers allowed 8 hits and 1 earned for the game.

The St. Cloud Rox jumped out to a fast start Tuesday night and held off La Crosse 4-3 to improve to 7-0 in the 2nd half of the season and 32-8 overall. St. Cloud scored 2 runs in the 1st inning and added 2 more runs in the 4th inning.

The St. Cloud Rox are 6-0 in the 2nd half of the season and 31-8 overall after posting a 4-2 win at Duluth Monday night to complete a 2-game sweep of the Huskies. St. Cloud scored 2 runs in the 1st inning and 2 more in the 4th inning.

The Rox lost 9-8 on the 4th of July at the Eau Claire Express. The Express scored 7 runs in the 3rd inning before St. Cloud took the lead at 8-7 with a 4-run 5th inning. Eau Claire scored a run in the bottom of the 5th inning to tie the game at 8 before surging ahead with a run in the 7th inning.

The St. Cloud Rox blanked Bismarck 7-0 on the road last night to clinch the first half Great Plains West Division title. Joseph Battaglia combined with 3 relievers to throw the complete game shutout. Battaglia threw the first 6 innings with 4 hits allowed and 4 strikeouts.

The St. Cloud Rox improve to 21-6 on the season after winning a low scoring 2-1 game at home against the La Crosse Loggers Tuesday night. The Rox scored single runs in the 1st and 4th innings while La Crosse plated their only run in the 7th.

The St. Cloud Rox won 11-4 at Wilmar Sunday to improve to 15-3 on the season. The Rox got 2 homer runs and 6 RBIs from Charlie Condon, John Nett added 3 hits, 3 runs scored and a RBI, and Camden Hayslip doubled, tripled and drove in 3 runs for St. Cloud.

The Rox stayed unbeaten Sunday with a 7-3 win over the Mankato Moon Dogs at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud.  St. Cloud scored 3 runs in the 2nd inning and

The St. Cloud Rox raised an all-time fundraising record for local non-profits this past season.