{"id":31262,"date":"2026-07-10T19:55:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T00:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/bismarck-larks\/?p=31262"},"modified":"2026-07-10T19:55:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T00:55:24","slug":"mandan-flickertail-to-the-big-leagues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/bismarck-larks\/mandan-flickertail-to-the-big-leagues\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandan Flickertail to the Big Leagues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1655.68px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:-40px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:42;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\"><h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From the Flickertails to the Minors: Trystan Vrieling\u2019s Path to the Pros!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every single year, we get to shine a spotlight on the incredible players who started right here in our backyard and chased their baseball dreams all the way to the professional leagues. And we couldn&#8217;t do it without our amazing friends at Knife River! Thanks to them, we are bursting with pride to celebrate former Mandan Flickertail Trystan Vrieling\u2019s incredible journey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Back in 2020, the world looked a little different, but our love for local baseball never wavered. Trystan suited up for the Flickertails during that unforgettable pandemic season, absolutely lighting up the North Dakota Division. He was a force on the mound, carving up hitters with 33 strikeouts in just over 23 innings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That summer in Bismarck-Mandan was the ultimate turning point for him. He went from throwing just over eight innings at Gonzaga the year before to becoming an absolute workhorse. Even though he didn&#8217;t return the following summer, the impact he had on our community during such a wild year cemented his status as a true local legend.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Big Call &amp; A Wild Ride<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All that hard work paid off in a massive way during the 2022 MLB Draft. In the third round, Trystan heard his name called by the New York Yankees as the 100th overall pick\u2014making him the highest-drafted player in our franchise history!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His pro career threw him a bit of a curveball early on. An elbow injury sidelined him for his entire first year, but you can\u2019t keep a great pitcher down. By 2024, he made a roaring debut for the Yankees&#8217; Double-A affiliate, the Somerset Patriots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then came the drama of the 2025 trade deadline. With literally minutes left on the clock, Trystan was traded to the San Francisco Giants organization. Talk about a crazy movie moment\u2014he literally had to walk across the ballpark to join his new team, the Richmond Flying Squirrels, just one day after pitching <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">against<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> them!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dominating the Diamond<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, Trystan is absolutely dealing in Double-A. He\u2019s currently sitting in the top 10 in his league for ERA and opponent batting average. Translation? Hitters can barely touch his stuff. He\u2019s racking up strikeouts, keeping runners off the bases, and showing the whole country the kind of talent that grows right here in North Dakota.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are incredibly proud of Trystan and the relentless hustle he puts into his career every single day. We know it won&#8217;t be long before he makes that next big jump, and we can\u2019t wait to keep cheering him on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us in wishing Trystan the absolute best as he keeps crushing his Path to the Pros, paved by our friends at Knife River!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":0,"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-31262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mandan Flickertail to the Big Leagues - 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