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Kai Taylor signs professional baseball contract with the Schaumburg Boomers<\/h1><\/div>

Monday, June 30, 2025<\/p>\n

Former Larks pitcher Kai Taylor is embarking on a professional career in baseball after signing with the Schaumburg Boomers earlier this month. Taylor came back to the Larks for a second season in 2025, after being named a 2024 Northwoods League All-Star.<\/p>\n

During the 2025 season, Taylor posted a 2.49 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 21.2 innings pitched. In 2024, Taylor had the best ERA for qualified pitchers in the Northwoods League at 2.48.<\/p>\n

Taylor debuted with the Boomers on June 25, throwing a pair of scoreless innings in relief. The Schaumburg Boomers, based in Schaumburg, Illinois, are a member of the independent professional Frontier League, a partner league of Major League Baseball.<\/p>\n

Taylor showed exemplary leadership on and off the field in Bismarck. With his stellar in-game performance, participation in Larks community events and programs, and positive attitude, Larks staff named the first Lark of the Home Stand in 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cKai has been a competitor and a leader in every sense,\u201d said Nate Maddox, general manager of the Bismarck Larks. \u201cHis work ethic, leadership, and commitment to our community made a lasting impact. We couldn\u2019t be prouder to see him take this next step in his career, and we\u2019ll be cheering him on every step of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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He leaves his college career at Augustana University, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as a three-time NSIC Champion and a member of the 2023 College World Series Team.<\/p>\n

The entire Larks organization congratulates Kai Taylor on this milestone and looks forward to following his continued success in professional baseball.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":28568,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nKai Taylor Signs Professional Baseball Contract - Bismarck Larks<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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