![](\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/01\/Pro-Baseball.jpg\" "\\"Pro")
<\/span><\/div>The Northwoods League has over 350 former players who have gone on and played at the Major League level. Since the Bismarck Larks franchise started in 2017, over <\/span>40 players<\/span> have signed professional contracts after their time with the Larks. In 2022, the Larks had the most players drafted in a single season with 6 players drafted.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Jeff Lindgren (2017-18)<\/b><\/p>\n Right-handed pitcher Jeff Lindgren<\/b><\/span> spent both the 2017 and 2018 season in Bismarck. In 2017, he was 2-1 with a 3.03 ERA and struck out 26 batters in 26.2 innings. In 2018, Jeff was even better \u2014 going 3-1 with a 1.45 ERA in 24.2 innings. He had 18 strikeouts in 9 games.<\/p>\n He was the first Lark to ever be promoted to Major League Baseball.<\/p>\n Jeff Lindgren was inducted to the Larks Hall of Fame powered by Scheels in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Chris Roycroft<\/strong> (2017-18)<\/p>\n Chris Roycroft<\/a> <\/strong>was a former right-handed pitcher for the Larks from 2017-18. In 2018, Chris appeared in 11 games and was 3-0 with a 3.00 ERA in 12 innings. He pitched in Bismarck’s 2018 NWL Playoffs appearance against the Duluth Huskies, where he went 1.2 innings and struck out 2. Chris only appeared in 4 games in 2017 but was 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA.<\/p>\n He was the second Lark to ever be promoted to Major League Baseball.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Zach daudet <\/strong>(2024)<\/p>\n Corey Braun <\/strong>(2024)<\/p>\n Cesar Franco <\/strong>(2024)<\/p>\n Infielder Cesar Franco <\/b>played 22 games for the Bismarck Larks in 2024 where he hit .309, 19 runs, 22 hits 3 home runs and 14 RBI’s.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Cole Roberts <\/strong>(2021)<\/p>\n Infielder Cole Roberts<\/b> played 38 games for the Bismarck Larks in 2021 where he had 39 hits, 24 stolen bases and a .262 batting average.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>LARKS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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![](\"https:\/\/assets.northwoodsleague.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/Chris-Roycroft.jpeg\" "\\"Chris")
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