The Loretto Larks are a class C town ball team in MN and play in the North Star League. State Appearances; 2024,23,22,21,16,15,14,13,12,10,09,1997,92,91,89,69
It’s the end of an era!
@Eric_Schutte
announces his retirement from the Loretto Larks after 29 seasons. He went from one of the young guns on the team back in 1993 to teaching the new wave of young guns what town ball is all about.
Thanks E for all the great memories!
In an instant classic and record setting night, we battled 21 innings and come out on the losing end 3-2. Shout outs to our players for never giving up, draftees for jumping on board, and fans for staying up late with us
#larksflytogether
@fdm2022
Larks win! 10-0 final over
@MWStingers
in 8 innings. Larks pound out 15 hits with the loudest one coming off the bat of Corey Koskie. 2 run shot over the right field fence.
@northstarleague
Getting ready to have company over! Changing a few light bulbs, getting a new rug, pushing fences down, and rebuilding home plate and mound. Opening night on Thursday with
@DelanoAthletics
vs.
@DCSaints
7:30pm
#region12c
Larks win! 10-7 final in the first round of the state tournament over Waterville.
Next up Sun Aug 28th at 4:30pm in Dundas vs Bird Island.
@fdm2022
#larksflytogether
Larks pick up their 20th win of the season and win the Region 12C title. Awesome group of guys that love the game and compete like none other. A special thanks to
@DelanoAthletics
for hosting a great tourney. Good luck to the rest of the
@northstarleague
teams at state!
Project update! Grass cut out. Re-grading the surface and adding drain tile today. New dugout roofs and bleacher ramp in progress.
Hennepin Youth Sports providing $50,000 and the LCAA committing the remaining $50,000. The City public works has provided in-kind labor.
#teameffort
Larks win! 4-2 final over
@DelanoAthletics
in the first round of regions.
WP- Beckman
S-
@Caleb_Koskie
Bradley Koskie with the two RBI single to take the lead for good.
Next up this Saturday at 7pm in Litchfield vs winner of Litchfield/Buffalo.
Larks go down 3-2 to
@HLOrphans
to wrap up the league season. First playoff game is Saturday at 4pm in Loretto. Opponent to be determined.
Congrats again to Eric Schutte on
@northstarleague
Hall of Fame!
Larks go down 4-1 to Sauk Centre to end the season. Final record 17-6. Thanks to all the fans that made their way down to Belle Plaine today and to all the wives and girlfriends for letting us continue to play the game we love.
#LarksFlyTogether
@BPJGI2024
Larks will take on
@DumontSaints
tonight at 7:30pm in Chaska.
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📻
@krwc1360
AM 1360
Check back for any weather updates.
*If you pre-ordered a state shirt, pick up at Koch’s Korner until 4pm or they will be available at the field in Chaska for pickup.
ICYMI: two of our draftees had 3 Ks each in relief appearances over the weekend. Colton Petron (
@Coltronnnn33
)for
@maplelakelakers
and Nick Kaye (
@kaye9_kaye
) for
@buffalobulldogs
Bulldogs advance to the final weekend and will play Fri 7:30pm in Springfield vs Foley
Congrats to Ryan Tapani,
@RyanTapani24
, who was taken in the 21st round by the Washington Nationals,
@Nationals
, with the 641st pick of the MLB Draft.
Larks win! 2-1 final over
@AtwaterChucker
on a walk off hit by pitch in the 10th.
@Caleb_Koskie
with a solo shot in the 2nd.
@CardiacKemp
vultures the win in relief.
Next up Sat 4pm in Belle Plaine vs Sauk Centre
Larks win! 5-3 final over
@DelanoAthletics
in 10 innings.
@AndrewVanDehey
with the RBI single in the 10th to take the lead and an insurance run on a passed ball.
WP- Schroeder
LP- Wolfe
Next up Sat at 4pm in Hutchinson vs winner of Buffalo/Cokato
Larks win! 12-5 final over
@kernelsball
WP- Petron, Hodg stays hot, Brody finds second base,
@Cqelll
celly out of the box, Spev and
@kaye9_kaye
with two knocks each.
Larks get in the win column tonight with a 11-1 win in 7 innings over
@jordanbrewers
Larks has 11 hits and the Maher brothers with 2 RBI each.
Will Reschenberg with 7 innings pitched allowing only 1 unearned run and scattering 2 hits.
@Cqelll
walkoff single in bottom 7
Larks go down 5-4 to
@HLOrphans
WP- Koch
LP- Schroeder
Two hit games for Koch, N Maher and Broderson.
Cool gesture by the Orphans today collecting donations for Toddy Traen and matching all donations. They donated a check to him for $1,000!
#humbabe
Matchup is set. Larks will take on
@MapleLakeLakers
on Thursday (8/8).
Final ticket to state up for grabs out of
#region12c
⏱ 7:30pm
📍Hutchinson-Veterans Memorial Field
Larks drop the home opener to
@Cobras_Baseball
5-0.
@TraenTodd
collects his first town ball hit and everyone got to play baseball. Good crowd tonight as well, thanks for keeping your distance.
Larks go down 6-5 to
@smartinblue
The Larks pound out 18 hits and the 9th inning rally came up short with the tying run left on 2nd.
Thanks to all the fans for coming out!
Larks put up a 7 spot in the 8th and hold on for the win.
@Coltronnnn33
vultures the win on the hill in two innings of relief work.
@TraenTodd
comes up big with a 2 RBI single up the middle to take the lead in a 4-4 game. Two hit days for
@T_MA_21
and Traen
Larks go down to
@hlorphans
3-2. Season over. Congrats to all the
@northstarleague
teams going to state. Thanks to all the fans, players and volunteers on a fun season!
Only a month away, mark your calendars!
The Tough Traen Game on Sun July 11th at 1pm at Arnold Klaers Baseball Field
Come out to show your support for Toddy Traen and enjoy the game, giveaways and food!
@traentodd
#larksflytogether
#thetoughtraengame
#toughtraen
Larks win! 3-2 final over
@MPDevils
2 run rally in bottom 8.
@T_MA_21
RBI double to tie it and
@Nmaher19
RBI single to take the lead.
Schroeder with a solid 7 innings and Bohlke closes it up.