(Photo Courtesy: Lyle Ripplinger)
Written By: Cody Shook, Larks Broadcaster
LA CROSSE, WI– The Larks gave up eight runs in the bottom of the third inning and weren’t able to make a comeback, as they fell 10-7 to the La Crosse Loggers. Falling to 15-10 on the season, the Larks are now in a three way tie for second place with Mankato and Willmar in the Northwoods League standings and the Duluth Huskies sit on top with a three game lead.
The Bismarck bats showed up to start the game with a single by Ripken Reyes and a walk by Kyle Stevens before a three run home run off of the bat of Michael Farnell to get on top 3-0.
Bennett Wiggins started on the mound for the Larks and gave up one unearned run in the third inning which made it a 3-1 game.
The Larks bats weren’t done there as they were able to score two runs in the top of the third inning. Cristian Montes and Reyes scored on unearned runs and increased their lead to 5-1.
The roughest inning of the year for the Larks occurred in the bottom of the third inning when the Loggers were able to hit three home runs, two doubles, three singles and eight runs. Even with the eight runs, the Larks were only down four runs and in striking distance down 9-5 after three innings.
Farnell and Tristen Carranza scored in the top of the fifth inning to make it a two run game down 9-7. Matt Butler and Parker Harm came into the game out of the bullpen and pitched 5.2 innings and only allowed one earned run.
The Loggers added an insurance run in the sixth inning and the Larks weren’t able to scratch across any more runs. Reyes and Farnell both had three hits in tonight’s ballgame and Farnell drove in three runs which was a team high for the Larks.
The Larks lost by a score of 10-7 and are now 15-10 on the season. The Larks will be back in action tomorrow night when they take on the La Crosse Loggers. First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 p.m. Catch all the action on http://mixlr.com/larksbaseball/.
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The Bismarck Larks are a proud affiliate of the Northwoods League, the proven leader in development of elite college baseball players. The Larks mission is to use FUN to make a difference in the lives of our families, businesses, players, and communities we serve. This is accomplished with a commitment to putting fans first and providing high quality family entertainment at affordable prices. In 2017, the Larks sold out 27 of their 36 home games in Bismarck Municipal Ballpark, home of Dakota Community Bank and Trust Field, and were named the Northwoods League’s Organization of the Year.
The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Entering its 25th anniversary season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 190 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (TOR). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. For more information, visit www.northwoodsleague.com or download the Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play.
