The St. Cloud Rox are a
baseball team that play in the
Northwoods League, a
collegiate summer baseball league. Their home games are played at the
Joe Faber Field
Joe Faber Field is a baseball venue located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. It is the home of the St. Cloud Rox of the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. in
St. Cloud, Minnesota
St. Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 68,881 at the 2020 census, making it Minnesota's 12th-largest city. St. Cloud is the county seat of Stear ...
.
Beginnings in Dubuque
The franchise was one of the five founding members of the league in 1994 and was located in
Dubuque, Iowa. The team was nicknamed the Mud Puppies.
Return of baseball to St. Cloud
St. Cloud, Minnesota
St. Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 68,881 at the 2020 census, making it Minnesota's 12th-largest city. St. Cloud is the county seat of Stear ...
has hosted baseball for decades at a variety of play levels. Baseball returned to the city in 1997 in the
Northwoods League with the relocation of the Mud Puppies. With the move came a new name for the team, the St. Cloud River Bats.
The River Bats were a premier team in the Northwoods League, winning 3 league championships, one North Division overall championship, and 3 First Half North Division pennants.
Return of the Rox
In February 2012, the Northwoods League sold the team rights to a local interest group while reserving the rights to the name and logo. The St. Cloud franchise played the 2012 season as the St. Cloud Rox, hearkening back to a popular minor league team that played in the city until 1971.
Radio broadcasts
Rox games can be heard on 1390 Granite City Sports. Jake Lyman, a member of 3304 Sports at
Virginia Tech, assumes the broadcasting role for the team.
Notable alumni
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Austin Barnes,
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Chris Başak
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New York Yankees
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Buddy Baumann,
San Diego Padres
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Mark Canha
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Chris Demaria
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Thomas Diamond
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Texas Rangers,
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Steve Edlefsen,
San Francisco Giants
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John Gaub,
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Tom Gorzelanny,
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Cleveland Indians
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Justin Huisman,
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Chris Jakubauskas,
Seattle Mariners,
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Baltimore Orioles
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Jason Jaramillo
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Sean Kazmar
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Roger Kieschnick
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San Francisco Giants,
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Casey McGehee,
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Milwaukee Brewers
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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New York Yankees,
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Robb Quinlan,
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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Tony Renda
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Cincinnati Reds
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Matt Reynolds,
New York Mets
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Konrad Schmidt
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Schmidt attended Petaluma High School in Petaluma, California. ...
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Arizona Diamondbacks
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Jake Smith,
San Diego Padres
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Dan Straily,
Oakland Athletics
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Chicago Cubs
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Houston Astros
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Cincinnati Reds
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Robbie Weinhardt
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References
External links
St. Cloud Rox– official site
Northwoods League– official site
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Northwoods League teams
Amateur baseball teams in Minnesota
1997 establishments in Minnesota
Baseball teams established in 1997
Sports in St. Cloud, Minnesota