(Photo Courtesy: Lyle Ripplinger)
LA CROSSE, WI– The Bismarck Larks bats came alive in Sunday night’s ballgame to clench a 8-4 victory over the La Crosse Loggers. This was game four of the road trip for the Larks. The team is headed home with a 12-8 record after splitting with Rochester and La Crosse. The Larks are now in third place in the Northwoods League Standings.
Cruz Daddario started on the mound for the Larks and pitched efficiently through five innings, allowing three runs: one in the second, third and fourth innings. Daddario struck out five batters and walked one batter, earning himself the win on the mound.
Bismarck had a big inning in the top of the sixth when they scored five runs, three of them coming from one swing of the bat from Matt Warkentin. Warkentin’s three run home run put the Larks up 5-3.
The Larks added three insurance runs in the ninth inning, to go up 8-3. La Crosse pushed across one run in the bottom of the ninth to make it an 8-4 game.
The Larks won by a score of 8-4 and are now 12-8 on the season. The larks will take on Wilmar in the first of a two-game set on Tuesday, June 19th. The first is scheduled for 7:05PM.
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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.
