Dave Overlund
The Rocori Spartans are playing in their first state title game since 2010 Monday when they take on Mounds View at Target Field.
The Rox jumped ahead early but couldn't hold serve in a 6-4 loss to the Willmar Stingers at Joe Faber Field Sunday afternoon. The Rox are now 8-11 and have lost three straight games.
Conor Keniry drove in a pair of runs with a two-out double in the bottom of the third inning to give the Rox a 2-0 lead, but the Stingers responded a run in the fourth inning, then four more in the fifth for a 5-2 lead
Torii Hunter hit a two-run home run in the top of the first inning against his old team Sunday in a 5-2 Tigers win over the Twins. The blast, off starter PJ Walters, was Hunter's 300th career homer
The Willmar Stingers held off a late rally by St. Cloud for a 6-5 win Saturday night at Joe Faber Field. The Rox trailed 6-3 heading into the bottom of the ninth and rallied for a pair of runs but stranded the tying run on second base
The Twins evened up a weekend series with the Detroit Tigers with a 6-3 win Saturday night at Target Field. Every hitter in Minnesota's lineup charted at least one hit in the victory.
Trevor Plouffe had a big game for the Twins in his return from the disabled list, going 3-4 with three RBI
The Twins fell 3-2 against the Phillies at Target Field Thursday night. Cliff Lee got the win for Philadelphia with seven strong innings.
The game was 1-0 in favor of Philly heading into the bottom of the seventh inning when Justin Morneau clubbed a two-run double that gave the Twins a 2-1 lead.
The Phils responde
The Rox clobbered the Thunder Bay Border Cats 24-12 at Port Arthur Stadium Thursday afternoon. A ridiculous seven Rox players had at least three hits in the game.
St. Cloud scored six runs in the top of the first inning on their way to a 13-2 lead after four innings
The Twins topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 at Target Field Wednesday night. Clete Thomas drove in the game-tying run and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning to secure the win.
Thomas finished the game 3-4, and Oswaldo Arcia was 4/4 with a double and three runs scored
The Thunder Bay Border Cats bounced back from a Tuesday loss with a 5-2 win over the St. Cloud Rox Wednesday. The Rox are now 7-8 on the season.
Adam Martin, Daniel Breshears and Garrett Fischer had multi-hit games for the Rox, and Kyle Fischer took the loss after pitching six innings and allowing four runs
The Twins won a back and forth game with Philadelphia 3-2 at Target Field on Tuesday night. Justin Morneau's single with runners on the corners and two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning got the Twins the win
The St. Cloud Rox broke out the bats in an 11-8 win at Thunder Bay Tuesday night. Chris Paul's leadoff home run set the tone for the offense, with four Rox players registering multi-hit games.
Adam Martin homered for St
The Rochester Honkers scored runs in each of the first three innings to seize a lead they would never relinquish in a 4-3 victory over the St. Cloud Rox at Mayo Field Monday night.
Jason Hoppe made his season debut for the Rox