Carroll Merchants
Carroll Merchants Playoff Games
Date:08/02/2016 Source:Carroll Merchants
The Carroll Merchants will host the first round of the Corn Belt Summer Collegiate Baseball League playoffs on Monday, August 1st against the Bancroft Bandits at 7 p.m. Gates and the Beer Garden will open at 6 p.m. The Merchants and the Bandits will play a three game series to determine who will go on to play the number one seed in the North bracket, the Sioux Falls Pilots. The last two games of ...
Merchants Summer Baseball Camp- Brought to you by McLaughlin International
Date:07/15/2016 Source:Carroll Merchants
The Carroll Merchants' Youth Summer Camp is coming up. It is set for 9:00 am on July 19th, 21st, and 22nd at the Carroll Youth Sports Complex. For a cost of $50 per player, campers ages 13 and under will have plenty of hands-on instruction from the Merchant's players and coaches, learn the fundamentals of hitting, pitching, baserunning, and fielding, and most importantly will hav...
U.S. Military All-Stars vs. Carroll Merchants
Date:07/11/2016 Source:Carroll Merchants
The Carroll Merchants will play the U.S. Military All-Star team on Friday, July 8th at Merchants Park. The game is sponsored by Auen Distributing. A choreographed pre-game ceremony that includes “Passing the Flag” and “Walk of Honor” ceremonies will start at 6:30 p.m., first pitch is at 7:30 p.m. There will be free admission to all active duty military and veterans ...
All-Star Military Game T-Shirts
Date:06/28/2016 Source:Carroll Merchants
Military All Star Game t-shirts are available to order! Follow the link to print out the order form and turn it in to the Chamber office by 5 p.m. on Friday, July 1st. They will be $10 each. http://www.carrolliowa.com/merchants-baseball.html ...
Merchants Hitting and Fielding Clinic
Date:06/28/2016 Source:Carroll Merchants
The Carroll Merchants held a free hitting and fielding clinic for children ages 14 and under on Sunday June 26th immediately following their game against the Bancroft Bandits. There were approximately 85 children in attendance. The participants were separated into groups of 15-20 children and rotated through four stations: base-running, basic pitching, fielding, and batting. Each of the stations h...
Merchants Sweep double header vs. Omaha Blue Dogs
Date:06/22/2016 Source:Carroll Merchants
The Omaha Blue Dogs came to town on Saturday to take on your hometown Merchants. A travel complication caused the Blue Dogs to arrive to the field late, so game 1 of the double header was pushed back to 4:30 pm. Game 1 was completed quickly, with starting pitcher Derek Dahlke working fast on the bump, allowing zero earned runs through 7 innings pitched. The Blue Dogs squeaked across two unearned r...
Merchants Fall to Bandits, 9-3
Date:06/16/2016 Source:Carroll Merchants
The Bancroft Bandits came to Carroll on Wednesday to take on the Merchants, and would prove to continue to be the Merchants' achilles heel. The Bandits struck first once agian, putting up two runs in the top of the 1st inning. Bancroft held that lead for the remainder of the game, despite the merchants scoring 1 run in the bottom of the first on a Muilenberg RBI. The Bandits tallied up 3 ...
Merchants Kids Camp set for June 26th
Date:06/16/2016 Source:Carroll Merchants
The Carroll Merchants are giving back to the community by hosting a youth instructional camp at 7pm on June 26th. Instruction will be provided by Merchants Players and Coaches to boys and girls ages 14 and under. The camp is FREE, and will be at Carroll Stadium immediately following the Merchants game againts the Bancroft Bandits at 3pm. Players will be required to bring their own bat and glove an...
Merchants Drop 2 to Omaha Black Sox
Date:06/14/2016 Source:Carroll Merchants
The Merchants traveled to Omaha Sunday to take on the Omaha Black Sox in a double header in the blistering heat and humidity. Game one began as many have this season for the Merchants, in a pitcher's duel. Drew Phillps was on the mound for the Merchants, and he came out to a strong start. The Black Sox had some timely hitting, and they tallied up 6 runs. The Merchants offense dragged to start,...
Merchants edge out Pilots on shoulders of Lesinski
Date:06/14/2016 Source:Carroll Merchants
The merchants took on the Sioux Falls Pilots for the second time this season on Friday, this time at their home field in Carroll. It was a low-scoring affair, and the game was scoreless through 5 1/2 innings. The Merchants finally were able to do some damage in the bottom of the 6th, behind a lead-off single by Ford Schroeder. Schroeder scored on a 1-out double by shortsop Alex Beals, which was im...
Bandits Best Merchants, 4-3
Date:06/10/2016 Source:Carroll Merchants
The Merchants made the trip north to Bancroft on Thursday, to take on their rival on their own turf. Bancroft jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, on an rbi double to right center field in the bottom of the 1st. Carroll's offense came out to a slow start, struggling to drive runners in in the early innings. The third inning brought 3 more runs for the Bandits, on some unfortunate bounces and some ...
Merchants Improve League record to 2-1 with win over Pilots
Date:06/08/2016 Source:Carroll Merchants
The Merchants made the trip to Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Tuesday to take on the Pilots in their third official League game. The Pilots jumped out to and early 1-0 lead, but the Merchants answered back in the top of the 2nd, stringing together 6 hits with two outs, starting with a bloop single to center by Zach Elder, followed by line drive singles by Alex Beals, Derek Dahlke, and Peyton Renning...
Merchants Split First League Double header
Date:06/08/2016 Source:Carroll Merchants
The Merchants Opened their League schedule with a double header on the road againt the Omaha Red Raiders and the Omaha Black Sox Saturday, on a blustery day in America's heartland. The Merchants found themselves in a pitcher's duel in game one, and were propelled to victory by a stellar pitching performance from Mark Lesinski. Lesinski posted a complete game, with 0 earned runs and only tw...
Merchants Drop Home Opener
Date:06/07/2016 Source:Carroll Merchants
The Merchants opened their home season against their rival Bancroft Bandits Friday, on a rainy and chilly night. Despite excellent fan energy, the Bandits jumped out to an early 4-0 lead after some defensive miscues by the Merchants. The Merchants offense was slow to get rolling, and the Bandits extended their lead to 6-0 in the top of the 4th, and 10-0 in the top of the 5th. There was no quit in ...
Carroll Merchants Baseball Home Opener Days Away
Date:05/27/2016 Source:Carroll Merchants
The Carroll Merchants are eagerly counting down the days until their home opener on Friday June 3rd against the Sioux Falls Pilots. Booster Club Memberships are still available to purchase through the Chamber website or by stopping into the Chamber office. This is a great way to get involved with the Merchants and help keep the strong tradition of baseball alive in Carroll! Membership includes: tw...
HOST FAMILIES NEEDED
Date:05/09/2016 Source:Carroll Merchants
The Carroll Chamber of Commerce is still seeking host families for the 2016 Carroll Merchants baseball team as the season is quickly approaching. Players will be residing in Carroll from the beginning of June to the beginning of August and need basic room and board. Progress has been made in finding housing for the 25-man roster, but the community’s help is still needed. It is important for ...
Merchants Ready to get the Ball Rolling
Date:03/09/2016 Source:Carroll Merchants
The Merchants are excited to announce that they are proud members of the newly formed CornBelt Summer Collegiate Baseball League. The season will kick-off June 1st as the team travels to Clarinda, IA to take on the always strong A's, then on June 3rd the Merchants host Sioux Falls Pilots for their home opener. The Merchants will be skipp...
