Baseball

Tiger baseball has rough week with 3 losses

Apr 26, 2017

The Lake City High School Tigers baseball team found the going a little rough again last week as two Hiawatha Valley League teams won three games over the Tigers.Last Thursday four Lake City errors led to five unearned runs as Pine Island defeated the Tigers 8-2. On Saturday the Tigers played...

Missed scoring opportunites lead to loss to Byron Bears Tuesday

Apr 19, 2017

The Lake City Tiger baseball team couldn’t capitalize on their scoring opportunities, and that helped the visiting Byron Bears pull out a 3-1 victory over the Tigers Tuesday night at Bill Kieffer Field.The Bears also saw many of their own rallies fizzle, but in the top of the seventh Byron finally...

Baseball Tigers bag their first win of the season over Kasson-Mantorville

Apr 12, 2017

It was a week of ups and downs for the Lake City High School baseball team — the good, the bad, and the ugly.After squeaking past perennial conference and section power Kasson-Mantorville 5-4 last Thursday the Tigers lost 14-1 to a strong Prescott, Wis. team in the first round of Saturday’s Lake...

Baseball Tigers fall to Cobras 5-2

Apr 5, 2017

The Lake City baseball team lost 5-2 to Triton Tuesday as errors and lack of timely hitting were the culprits that kept the Tigers out of the win column. The game was originally scheduled for Monday at Triton, but rain and field conditions moved the game to Bill Kieffer Field the following day. ...

Spring sports are under way

Apr 5, 2017

Lake City Tiger’s third baseman Josh Brown fielded a grounder and made the throw to first for an out in the Tigers game with Triton April 4. Baseball and softball coverage can be found on page 10.

Hunter becomes a Warrior

Mar 2, 2017

Fourteen-year-old Hunter Krusmark of Lake City officially joined the Winona State University (WSU) Warrior baseball team for the 2017 baseball season on Thursday, Feb. 23. A game jersey with his last name on it was presented as part of the signing ceremony as well as a WSU baseball cap to help him...

State tourney qualifying legion team members reunite 20 years later

Aug 24, 2016

On Aug. 13, members of the 1996 Lake City American Legion Team that took third place in the Division II State Tournament met for a 20 year reunion. Members of the team that attended the reunion were Dave Bendickson, Michael Brinkman, Brent Sprout, Brian Sprout, Derek Sogla, and Coach Matt Eppen...

Lake City Black is Zumbro Valley 12U West champs

Aug 3, 2016

The Lake City Black 12 and under (12U) baseball team is the Zumbro Valley 12U West division champions. Lake City finished the regular season with a 10-4 record to capture the Zumbro Valley 12U West Division. The team finished a great season with an overall record of 23-10. The team picture includes...

Errors and an offensive barrage knock Legion team out of tournament

Jul 21, 2016

The Lake City American Legion baseball team found the going tough in the East Sub-District 1 tournament last week. After their opening round 15-4 win over fourth seeded Chatfield last Monday, the Post 110 Tigers, the fifth seed, were defeated by top seeded St. Charles 10-4 last Wednesday, then in...

Legion nine open tourney with 15-4 win

Jul 14, 2016

The Lake City American Legion baseball team split two games this week, dropping a well played 2-0 game at St. Charles last Thursday in the regular season finale, and then winning their first round District 1 tournament game 15-4 at Chatfield Monday. Lake City is the fifth seed in the tournament,...