BISMARCK, ND – The Larks are announcing the signing of Scooter Bynum of Northern Illinois, who will be playing for the Larks in their inaugural season.
A multi-sport high school standout from Fairbanks, AK; he helped lead Monroe Catholic High School to three straight 3A Alaska state titles in boy’s basketball. He also played the last two seasons at Arizona Western College, before signing his letter of intent to play at Northern Illinois University this season.
At Arizona Western, he played in 51 games, had a .351 batting average, and accumulated 33 RBI’s along with 5 Home Runs for the Matadors.
Bynum has also played summer baseball, as a member of the Mat-Su Miners playing in the Alaska Baseball League. With the Miners, he batted in 7 RBI’s, 9 runs, and 12 hits along with 2 stolen bases.
He aspires to someday play in the Major Leagues, being drafted by the Cincinnati Reds with the 545th overall pick in the 18th round of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Bynum opted to go to Arizona Western, and play collegiate baseball.
You can watch Scooter and all the Larks play in the first inaugural season of Bismarck Larks Baseball with their home opener on May 30th against Eau Claire. Ticket packages are available by contacting the Larks front office at (701)-557-7600, or by visiting the team website larksbaseball.com
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The Bismarck Larks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 23-year-old summer collegiate 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 160 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including two-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champion Ben Zobrist (CHC) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM) and Lucas Duda (NYM). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.larksbaseball.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Larks as your favorite team.
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