The St. Cloud Rox lost 5-3 at home to the La Crosse Loggers to snap their 7-game win streak to start the 2nd half of the season. St. Cloud led 3-2 after 7 innings before the Loggers scored 2 runs in the 8th inning and 1 more in the 9th.
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.