Faribault Lakers Quick Facts:

Owners: Fans, Donors and The City of Faribault
Lakers Board: Charlie Madson, Stu Spicer, and Bruce Krinke
Manager: Rick Rost
Affiliation: Class B
League: Southern Minny - East
Home Field: Bell Field
2008 East Division Record: 0-0
2008 Overall Record: 6-12-1

2008 Lakers Article Archive

   To view a running history of articles from the 2008 Faribault Lakers season, click here, or on the "2008 Article Archive" link in the left-hand navigation pane on this page.

Printer-friendly Lakers Schedule

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Recent Games Recap - Lakers slide to 2-6-1

6/3  Kasson Coyotes 6  Lakers 2  LP Tom Bendzick 5 IP, 7H, 2R, 1 ER, 1BB, 3K.  The Lakers only managed 3 hits including an RBI double by Mike Carpentier.

6/4  Austin Greyhounds 11 Lakers 5.  LP Nate Rost 6 IP, 7H, 7R, 3ER, 0BB, 1K. The Lakers took an early 5-2 lead after 3 but were held scoreless the rest of the way as Austin rallied.  Josh Schultheis 2 for 4, 2 RBI, 2R, 2B and Nick Rost 2 for 4, RBI, R, 2B led the offense.

6/6  Lakers 14 Morristown 3.  WP  Nick Rost  7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K. Jake Petricka 3 for 4, 4 R, 2 RBI.  Nate Rost 2 for 5, R, RBI. Nick Rost 1 for 3, R, 3 RBI.  Mike Carpentier 1 for 5, 3 RBI. Jimmy Roberts 1 for 1, 3 R. Mark Bendzick 1 for 2, 2R, RBI

6/12 at Red Wing Tourney Red Wing Aces 15 Lakers 1 LP Jake Petricka. Jeremy Lund 2 for 3, RBI

6/14 at Red Wing Tourney  Shakopee 6 Lakers 3.  LP  Nate Rost  8 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 9K.  Jimmy Roberts 2 for 4, 2 RBI. Mark Bendzick 2 for 4, R. Nick Rost 1 for 4, 2B, RBI

Lakers Heating Up, Three Game W-Streak

After losses to Northfield and Rosemount followed by a well played 7-6 loss to a highly respected Austin Greyhounds squad, The Faribault Lakers have responded in proper fashion with a three game winning-streak. The Lakers defeated the Wanamingo Jacks 11-1, Waseca Braves 8-5, and The Albert Lea Colonels 7-5.

The three game streak brings the Lakers to 6-12-1 overall, heading into a matchup with a strong league contender on Wednesday vs. Austin Blue Sox at Marcussen Park in Austin. "Six of the next seven games are league opponents," said Lakers Manager Rick Rost, emphasizing the importance of picking up as many of these games as possible.

On Friday, the Lakers return to the area with a game at Sechler Park in Northfield vs. the Knights.

Note: Schedule Update

Please note on the schedule that the PPD game vs. Albert Lea Colonels has been rescheduled for Mon. July 21st at 7:30 at Hayek Field in Albert Lea.