(KNSI) – The St. Cloud Rox fell to Willmar in the opening game of a best-of-three postseason series Sunday evening. The visitors led on three separate occasions but couldn’t hold off the swarming Stingers, dropping the contest 6-5.
Rox reliever Tyler Cornett began the bottom of the seventh inning in impressive fashion. He got the first two batters on a foul popup to the catcher and a groundball to shortstop.
Wildness set in, though, and two walks followed. A double steal put two men in scoring position before a Cornett pitch went to the backstop. Dalton Pearson rushed home for the decisive run.
Charlie Condon was the star of the Rox lineup. He went 2-4 with a walk. He blasted a two-run homer in the opening inning and picked up his third RBI of the contest off a single in the top of the third.
St. Cloud will need to win the next two games to advance to the Great Plains Championship. They’ll be at home tonight, and if necessary, tomorrow evening as well at Joe Faber Field.
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