Date:05/24/2021 Source:Pierre Trappers
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Date:04/27/2021 Source:Pierre Trappers
After missing out in 2020, the Pierre Trappers are bringing back the Trapper Trot this May. The Trapper Trot Fun Run 2021 will be held on Saturday, May 22. Races will be held for youth and adults. The youth run for ages 11 and under will be a 1-mile run starting at 9 a.m. The adult 5K run for ages 12 and older will begin at 9:30 a.m. The race will start in the south parking lot of Hyde...
Date:02/11/2021 Source:Pierre Trappers
The Expedition League, with 12 teams in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Manitoba, Canada, today announced the arrival of its affiliate in Grand Forks, North Dakota, which will begin play in the 2022 season. The team will play at Kraft Field in Grand Forks. The Expedition League is an elite summer collegiate wood bat baseball league that promotes affordable, whole...
Date:01/28/2021 Source:Pierre Trappers
Fans have been very patient--okay maybe not so patient--but the 2021 Expedition League season schedule has been released. The Pierre Trappers will open their 64-game season schedule with a 3-game home stand starting on May 25th against Hastings followed by a couple of games with Western Nebraska. Game times at Hyde Stadium will be at 7:05, except for three Sunday games that will start at 5:35 on ...
Date:10/29/2020 Source:Pierre Trappers
BUTTE, MONTANA – The Expedition League’s Butte affiliate, which will begin play in May of 2021, has announced the team’s name and unveiled the official logo. The team name is the Mining City Tommyknockers and the logo, designed by Jason Stemm of Stemm Creative, has been released. Orange, Black and Gray are the official team colors. Tommyknockers are mythical beings that keep min...
Date:10/14/2020 Source:Pierre Trappers
The Expedition League announced the 2020 season awards for League MVP, Pitcher of the Year, Al Wagner Memorial Coach of the Year, Executive of the Year, Organization of the Year, Broadcaster of the Year and Social Media of the Year. The 2020 All Expedition League Team was announced as well. “The Expedition League was blessed to play a 52-game season with six of our 10 teams in 2020. We were...
Date:09/23/2020 Source:Pierre Trappers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2020 PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA – The Expedition League’s Pierre Trappers today announced the hiring of Kelcy Nash as the team’s new General Manager, replacing Jackson Bruce who resigned to accept a position with a new employer. Most recently, Kelcy was the Activities Director, Physical Education & Health Instructor, MS Computers Instru...
Date:06/04/2020 Source:Pierre Trappers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; June 3, 2020 RAPID CITY, SD – With great excitement and joy, the Expedition League announced today that its 2020 season will begin on Friday June 26, 2020 with a 52-game schedule. The regular season will end on Wednesday August 19, 2020 and the winner of the Lewis Division’s regular season will battle the Clark Division’s regular season winner...
Date:10/30/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
The Pierre Trappers have continued to build their 2020 season roster with the signing of six more players. With the announcement, their roster stands at 13, with a few more announcements to come in the coming weeks. Here is a look at the six newest signings for 2020: Jerson Morales, Right Handed Pitcher, Western Nebraska Community College: Morales will be coming into his second season with the T...
Date:10/17/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
The Pierre Trappers coaching staff has been hard at work getting their roster put together for the 2020 season. With the offseason in full swing, they have announced their first seven player signings for the upcoming season. Here is a look at the new Trappers: Zac Cox, Infielder, University of Kansas: Cox is a freshman infielder from Manhattan, Kansas who will be playing his first season wit...
Date:09/12/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
RAPID CITY, SD – The Expedition League today announced that the 2020 All-Star Spectacular, presented by Hydrotex, will be held at Mike Lansing Field in Casper, Wyoming, home of the Casper Horseheads. The Expedition League’s AllStar break is July 20-22, 2020. Fan Fest, presented by Wyoming Medical Center, will be held on Monday July 20th and will include fan-interactive games & disp...
Date:09/05/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
RAPID CITY, SD – The Expedition League today announced the 2019 season awards for League MVP, Pitcher of the Year, Al Wagner Memorial Coach of the Year, Executive of the Year, Organization of the Year and Broadcaster of the Year. “The Expedition League had another incredible year in 2019 and it’s an honor to recognize the outstanding talent that we have at all levels of the Leagu...
Date:08/02/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
Early in game one, it looked as if things would be a pitchers duel. Following an hour and a half rain delay, both starting pitchers Dominic Parkhurst for Pierre and Carson Tonini for Souris Valley were rolling. Both hurlers, being from Minot State University, reeled in hitters for the first two innings, with no tallies until the bottom of the third. In that frame, the Sabre Dogs stru...
Date:07/29/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
Like last week, things got started off quickly on the offensive end. Fremont tallied in the first when Tyler Push led off the game with a single and scored in an RBI single by Luke White, making it 1-0. However, in the bottom of the frame, the Trappers responded. Ken Scott and Zane Phelps hit back to back solo shots, Scott's second and Phelps 11th, giving Pierre the advantage...
Date:07/27/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
GAME 1: Things got off to another fast start early. In the top of the first, Spearfish tallied a run when Z Westley knocked a single into center and eventually scored on a passed ball from starter Colin Smith. Pierre would answer back in the bottom of the frame on an RBI single by Zane Phelps to knot the score at 1-1. The Sasquatch, however, got two back in the top...
Date:07/27/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
Last night proved to be wild, replete with anger, and then joyous. Things started off quickly in the first inning when Spearfish took a 2-0 lead. Center fielder Brent Richey slammed his second homer of the series, and the Trappers trailed early. However, that deficit was erased in the bottom of the frame. After Ken Scott walked with one out, Zane Phelps singled, and both of them woul...
Date:07/25/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
Sometimes, final scores are deceiving. Welcome to Thursday. Pierre would start off hot against starter Ben Larson when Ken Scott knocked his first homer of the season, making it 1-0. However, that was quickly answered by Spearfish. With two outs, Brent Richey blasted a pitch into deep right center to knot the score at 1-1. In the middle frames, neither team was able to figure...
Date:07/24/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
For Pierre, the offense was helping starter Connor McDonald early. In the first, both Michael Herrera and Ken Scott reached, and two batters later, Bill Moreland recorded a two RBI single to put the Trappers ahead, 2-0. More from the offense in the second frame. After a leadoff double by Jonathan Boulaphinh, Ken Scott singled the second baseman home to make it 3-0. On the next at bat, Zane...
Date:07/23/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
Old faces, same places. Another day at the office for Tyler McDonald. The righty had a shaky start in the first, however. After giving up a leadoff baserunner, McDonald got some help from his defense when Johnny Pacheco threw out Mason King trying to steal second base. There would be no score until the bottom of the second, when Alex Gonzales walked with two outs and Max Modeste qui...
Date:07/14/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
Let's get right to it. In the first inning, starter AJ Fell worked out of a jam with the bases loaded. The righty got Garret Dupuis to ground into a 6-4-3 double play to end the threat and keep the score 0-0. In the bottom of the first, the Trappers scored three runs, starting with a leadoff single by Michael Herrera. Then, after two quick outs, Badlands starter Tyler Chipman walked tw...
Date:07/13/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
Talk about a back and forth battle. There would be no scoring until the second inning, when the Big Sticks began to attack. With a man on, Anthony Garrett doubled home Mitch Dean two make it 1-0. Garrett would score one batter later on a triple by Nathan Sanders. But, down 2-0, Pierre responded. The Trapper got a pair thanks to an RBI single by Niko Piazza, to even the game at 2-2 after two inn...
Date:07/12/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
For the second game in a row, the Big Sticks got on the board early at Hyde Stadium. Two batters in, Michael Furhman hit a solo bomb, the fourth of the series for Badlands to put the Big Sticks up 1-0. After that, however, starter Seth Brewer settled down in a big way. The righty struck out seven in four and a third innings on the bump. Pierre leveled things in the bottom of the thi...
Date:07/11/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
Thursday night was a back and forth affair that went in the favor of the home team. Badlands, however, scored quickly in the first. Both Ryan Walstad and Michael Furhman recored base hits, and both scored a batter later when Bryson Ford had a wild pitch and a flyout score both runners. Things would stay that way until the fourth, when Pierre responded. Michael Herrera doubled and Alex Gonzales q...
Date:07/11/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
Four Pierre Trappers were named to the 2019 All Star Game in Minot, ND, it was announced by the Expedition League. On the offensive side of the ball, Michael Herrera has been a powerhouse at the plate, recording the most opposite field hits in all of the EL. Herrera is the only Trappers player to start every single game this season. So far, the shortstop has put together a .321 batting aver...
Date:07/10/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
Sometimes, giants are meant to be dethroned. Pierre got off to a torrid pace in the first inning with four runs. Michael Herrera led things off with a single, and after an Alex Gonzales walk, Zane Phelps doubled in both men to make it 2-0. He would later score, along with Sam Kalberer (who also had an RBI), and it was 4-0 after one. Things would stay that way until the top of the fou...
Date:07/04/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
Game two of the series was a back and forth battle. In the first, Fremont again tallied quickly, when Wilson Ehrhardt and Rinnie Mcbride singled. One batter later, Luke White his his second homer in as many days, and the Moo were ahead 3-0 after one. Things stayed that way until the third, when Fremont score again via an RBI double by Brock Reller. This scored Mcbride, his second run...
Date:07/03/2019 Source:Pierre Trappers
Even though the rain shortened the game, the fireworks were aplenty in Wednesday's game. Fremont got off to a hot start, taking a 2-0 lead behind a home run by Luke White three batters into the game. However, Pierre responded in the bottom of the first. After Michael Herrera was hit by a pitch, Alex Gonzales was hit by a pitch, and the next sox Trapper hitters all reached bases, five o...