St. Cloud Rox may refer to:
Rockford or Rockfords may refer to:
St. Cloud or Saint 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 Stearns County and was named after the city of Saint-Cloud, France, which was named after the 6th-century French monk Clodoald.
Rox or ROX may refer to:
The Northwoods League is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate. The league is amateur, and players are not paid, so as to maintain their college eligibility. Graduated senior pitchers are also eligible to play in the Northwoods League. Each team may have four of these players at a time.
The Brockton Rox were a collegiate summer baseball team based in Brockton, Massachusetts, United States. Initially a professional baseball franchise, the Rox were a member of the independent Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, from the 2005 through 2011 seasons. The Rox played their home games at Campanelli Stadium. The team's name was a derivative of the nearby Boston Red Sox of the American League and a tribute to the boxers Rocky Marciano and Marvelous Marvin Hagler, both from Brockton.
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.
The Eau Claire Express is a collegiate summer baseball team playing in the Northwoods League. Their home games are played at Carson Park, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
KXSS is an AM radio station in Waite Park, Minnesota airing a sports format. The station is owned by Townsquare Media.
Albert Dwayne Newman is an American former infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos (1985–1986), Minnesota Twins (1987–1991) and Texas Rangers (1992). Newman was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.
Sports in Minnesota include professional teams in all major sports, Olympic Games contenders and medalists, especially in the Winter Olympics, collegiate teams in major and small-school conferences and associations and active amateur teams and individual sports. The State of Minnesota has a team in all five major professional leagues. Along with professional sports, there are numerous collegiate teams including the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers and St. Thomas Tommies in NCAA Division I, as well as many others across the Minnesota public and private colleges and universities.
Dick Putz Field is a stadium in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the former home of the St. Cloud Rox of the defunct Class C Northern League as well as the St. Cloud River Bats collegiate league baseball team, who currently play at Joe Faber Field. It was built in 1971 and holds 2,200 people. Dick Putz Field, along with Joe Faber Field, co-hosts the Minnesota State High School League Class AA state baseball tournament.
The Northern League was a name used by several minor league baseball organizations that operated off and on between 1902 and 1971 in the upper midwestern United States and Manitoba, Canada. The name was later used by the independent Northern League from 1993 to 2010.
The St. Cloud Rox were a professional minor league baseball team that existed from 1946 to 1971 in St Cloud, Minnesota, playing in the Northern League for the duration of the franchise.
James John Rantz is an American former professional baseball player and executive. He was the Minnesota Twins' farm system director from 1986–2012, holding the title of "Director of Minor Leagues." When he retired after his 27th consecutive season in the post, Rantz was one of the longest-tenured farm system directors in Major League Baseball; it was his 53rd consecutive season with the Twins' organization. From 1971 through 1985, Rantz was assistant minor league director under George Brophy. As such, during his career, he sent multiple generations of home-grown players to the Twins, and contributed materially to the team's 1987 and 1991 world titles and its run of playoff teams during the first decade of the 21st century.
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.
Kenneth Arthur Staples was a minor league baseball player and manager.
Rox Park, also known as Municipal Stadium, was a baseball park located in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It opened in 1948 and served as the home stadium for the minor league St. Cloud Rox through the 1970 season. The stadium was demolished in 1971 and was replaced by a ShopKo department store, a Byerly's grocery store and a small enclosed two story mall. Home plate was retained and located in the entryway of the ShopKo store until the early 1990s. Its seating capacity fluctuated from 5,000 in 1947 to 3,600 in 1949.
Ron Lee Fowler is an American businessman. He was an owner, executive chair and the MLB control person of the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2012 until 2020. He is currently CEO of Liquid Investments Inc.
The Watertown Expos were an American professional minor league baseball team that existed from 1970 to 1971 in Watertown, South Dakota, playing two seasons in the Northern League at historic Watertown Stadium.
Brockton Rox may refer to one of the following American baseball teams: