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St. Cloud Rox
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LeagueNorthwoods League (1994-pres) (Great Plains West Division: 2019-pres)
(North Division: 1998-2018)
LocationSt. Cloud, Minnesota
BallparkJoe Faber Field
Founded1994
League championshipsRiver Bats: (1998, 2000, 2007)
Rox: (2017)
Division championshipsRiver Bats: 6 (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007)
Rox: 4 (2015, 2017, 2021, 2023)
Former name(s)St. Cloud River Bats (1997–2011), Dubuque Mud Puppies (1994-1996)
Former ballparksDick Putz Field
ColorsLight Blue, Navy Blue, Grey & Red
MascotChisel
OwnershipRox Local Group: Gary Posch, Joe Sexton, Scott Schreiner
ManagerBrian Lewis
MediaSt. Cloud Times WJON
Websitestcloudrox.com

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 in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Beginnings in Dubuque

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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

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St. Cloud, Minnesota 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.[1] 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

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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.[2]

Radio broadcasts

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Rox games can be heard on 1390 Granite City Sports. Alexander Fern, a student at St. Cloud State University, and Broadcaster for St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey, is the radio play-by-play voice of Rox Baseball.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Pointstreak Sites | Northwoods League | History". Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  2. ^ "The Rox Name Returns for New St. Cloud Franchise". News. St. Cloud Rox. 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 11 March 2012. This team name had been in use previously by a team who was part of the Northern League. They were in operation from the mid 1940s until 1971 and even featured Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Lou Brock. The Rox lead the North Division in attendance in 2012 with over 55,000 fans attending Rox games.
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