ST. CLOUD — The St. Cloud Rox announced on Thursday, Sept. 25, that Nick Studdard will return as the team’s manager through the 2027 season after signing a two-year contract extension.
The coming season will be Studdard’s sixth with the Rox and third as manager.
Rox field manager Nick Studdard.
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St. Cloud had a Northwoods League-leading five players selected to the 2025 All-Star Game with Studdard and his staff managing the Great Plains Division.
finished with the best record in the division at 50-24, marking their sixth consecutive playoff appearance.
“The entire Rox organization is excited to know Nick will lead the team as the manager for the years ahead,” St. Cloud Managing Partner Scott Schreiner said in a press release. “He has done a fantastic job with continuing (our) winning culture on and off the field. He is committed to help bring Central Minnesota another championship.”
Said Studdard: “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to continue on as the Rox manager. There is no better place; the whole organization is top-notch. Our goal is to continue to strive to bring another championship to St. Cloud. We know the product we put out there will continue to make the community and fans proud.”
Studdard is in his second year as an assistant coach with the Louisiana State University-Eunice Bengals baseball team, which won the NJCAA National Championship in 2024. Before joining LSUE, he was an assistant coach with Bowling Green University (2023) and Southern University (2018-2022).
Andy Rennecke is sports editor for St. Cloud LIVE. He focuses on writing in-depth high school and college features for the St. Cloud metro area (including Sartell, Sauk Rapids and St. Joseph) and for the ROCORI, Albany, Foley and Holdingford School Districts. Send him story ideas or feedback at andy@stcloudlive.com.