Faribault Lakers Baseball- Lakers defeat St. Patrick 5-4 in Home Opener

On paper it didn't look like a good match up for the Faribault Lakers on Sunday afternoon. After losing to previously winless Shakopee, the Lakers were coming home to face powerhouse St. Patrick. But as the saying goes, they play the game on the field and not on paper and Faribault on the strength of a pair of runs in both the fourth and fifth inning won 5-4 on Sunday in their home opener.

The Lakers got on the board right away in the first inning. Aiden Tobin walked to lead off the inning and scored on a two out single by Joe Grote down the third base line. 

In the Lakers third, Jack Jandro reached after being hit by a pitch, Tobin followed with a single. With runners on second and third with two outs, a good read by Jandro on a passed ball scored a run with a subsequent wild pitch.

The Irish got a run back in the top of the fifth. Tate Marland singled, advanced to third on a Korey Dahlberg double and scored on a ground out off the bat of Phil Garcia.

The Lakers struck back with two in their half of the fifth on one out singles by Tyler Francis and Adam Vos to make it a 5-1 game. 

But the Irish were not going to go down without a fight. Three of the first four St. Patrick batters reached in the eighth inning with Marland singling in a run, Conner Larson scoring a run on a sacrifice fly and Dahlberg singling in a third run. 

The Irish could not draw any closer however as they only drew a one out walk and nothing more in the ninth versus Lakers reliever Grote.


Jamie's Deliverymen of the Game.

1. Egan Bonde- Faribault. Pitching his first game in 2025, Bonde was just what the Lakers needed, shutting down the Irish. For the day Bonde allowed a single run on three hits walking none and striking out three.

2. Adam Vos- Faribault. The Lakers second baseman singled twice, the only Laker with more than one hit, Vos also drove in what ended up being the decisive fifth run with a RBI single in the fifth inning.

3. Korey Dahlberg- St. Patrick. The Concordia-St. Paul product pitched seven innings. In spite of getting the loss, Dahlberg kept the Irish in it by retiring the last eight batters he faced. At the plate Dahlberg singled twice and drove in a run.

Up next:

Faribault will be home on Wednesday night to defend the Corncob and Beanpod Cup versus Cannon Falls. First pitch is 7:30. That is followed by a trip to Lonsdale to take on the Aces at 7:30. Be sure to stop by the Lonsdale American Legion for a pregame bite, they'll take good care of you. Next Sunday afternoon, the Veseli Warriors will be the guest for a 2 pm game at Bell Field.

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