We regret to inform our followers that Albert Lund passed away yesterday. We’re going to miss his presence at the games.
Here’s an excerpt from the Town Ball Ball Park book.
RIP Albert
NY Mills 8
Midway 9 F
The Birds win an incredible game thanks to P. Marjamaa and a walk-off HR in the Bot 9th. The Millers hit 4 HRs but Midway answered with 2 include a
@c_baso
Grand Slam. The win sends Midway to State for the 20th time. See you at
@NPShakJor2018
!
#SaunaTime
Still at a loss for words on what happened today. Good news is that Stetson has been discharged from the hospital and Cory will be ok with a badly sprained ankle.
We had control of the game but needed a few more bodies. Baso, Wetterling and Etter all homer with Zach 14C MVP.
For the 21st time the Snurdbirds will be at the MBA Class C State Tourney!! Midway beats Nimrod 5-0. Jake Lund and Stetson Burkman combine to hold the Gnats to two hits.
Lund leads the offense with a big 2-run HR in the 2nd inning.
🇫🇮⚾️
@SpfdMilroy2020
There are rumors going around that the Birds are folding. This is untrue as we will do our best to field a team and compete, just as we have every year for the last 60+years.
Maybe this makes some teams in the area sad, but we will see you on the field in 2022.
Happy 10 Year Anniversary to these guys today!! Nothing better than achieving something so special with great people and close friends.
🇫🇮🏆⚾️
#GloryDays
Birds advance to state for the 22nd time with a 12-2 win over Perham. Zach Etter got the win on the hill and added a few more hits to cap a great weekend for the Birds
@wch2021
party at the Baso house in Waconia.
These ridiculous signing press conferences or ceremonies for high school athletes (some going to juco schools) are just another sign too many clueless adults are involved in youth/high school sports.
Midway 13
Sebeka 2 F/8 inn
Stetson Burkman earns the win on the hill for the Birds as he gets some old school Midway run support. 🇫🇮⚾️
#Region14C
#DoubleTheWinTotal
Midway 4
NY Mills 2 F
Midway 10
Deer Creek 6 F
The Birds live to fight another weekend in Region 14C. Stetson Burkman and Pete Marjamaa go back to back CG wins for Midway. Alex Giminez goes deep with a 3-Run HR to break Game 2 open. 🇫🇮⚾️☀️
#Region14C
#StayinAlive
The Birds make it 5 in a row with a 10-2 victory over Staples. Sam Champa goes 4-5 to pace the offense. Zach Etter and Brett Dormanen each throw 4 solid innings with Ike Kyllonen to finish up.
Next up is
@MillersofNYM
in Midway tomorrow at 1:30
HALL OF FAME! Concordia will induct its youngest class ever into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday. Derek Dormanen, Derek Flann, Jessica (Walden) Heckman, Mandy Pearson, Annie (Cullen) Peterson & Jordan Talge were all national award winners!
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Birds leave a small flock (16)on base today and end the season with a 3-1 loss. Pitchers threw well, striking out 16 Lakers, just couldn’t come up with the big hit.
Good luck to
@laker_blue
next weekend.
Fun fact: this is the 3rd straight time the Snurdbirds have opened state against a team named the Lakers
2017 vs Faribault
2018 vs Maple Lake
2020 vs Lake Henry
Maybe the 3rd times a charm?
We came out on top in a 5-4 game for the 4th of July game vs Perham. Stetson Burkman went a strong 6 innings and Jake Lund earned the 3 inning save. Preston Riewer had a pair of doubles to lead the offense.
Next up is a Friday night matchup with Staples in Menahga.
I think the reason we appreciate Astudillo is the guy loves to play ball. Any position wherever whenever you need him he can and will give it a shot. Town ball mentality. 🐢🇫🇮⚾️
#Kilpikonna
As we wait for the state bracket to be released, we want to welcome our draftees: Kolby Kiser (Sebeka) Austin Maneuvel (New York Mills) and Scott Schroeder (Deer Creek).
Birds win a 2-1 ball game against a tough Bluffton squad. Zach Etter doesZach Etter things amd hits a solo shot in the 7th and 9th for the win. John Dormanen deals for a complete game win.
Next up is Perham in Perham at 5pm tomorrow.
#oldmanregionpowet
We get to play baseball tonight! It’s a must-win game vs the
@SebekaStingers
to advance into the 8-team Region 14c tournament.
Time for the cream to rise to the top after a tumultuous regular season.
We hope to see you at 7:30 in Deer Creek!
With the weather slowly improving we finally have an opening day game/date in place. The Crookston Reds have agreed to head southbound toward Menahga next Sunday May 6th 1:30PM to get the 2018 season started. Looking forward to another season of Snurdbirds Baseball!!
⚾️🇫🇮☀️
Our thoughts are with the family of Mike Poppitz and the Victoria Vics on the news of his passing. Mike was the consummate “baseball guy” and gave much of himself to the game and the Vics for the love of the game.
@Victoriabasebal
#RIP
⚾️
Another great season in the books for the Snurdbirds. Great group of ball players ready for next spring already. Special thanks to
@Vikesfan11696
for handling all the managerial duties yet again. More work than most think
Congrats to Perham for moving onto Round 2 with a win over the hosts. Well done to Draftee Pete Marjamaa for coming in for relief and holding the Lakers. ⚾️🇫🇮
Birds win their 3rd straight game with a 9-4 victory over Staples.
@stetson_burkman
hits his first homer and goes the distance on the mound.
Next up is another league matchup in Sebeka on Sunday note the 4:30 start time.
Snurdbirds get the W 5-2 over the
@BlufftonBraves
. Sam Beck gets a taste of the long ball and decided he wanted seconds...hitting not one, but two, 2-run home runs.
@TyKarger
with the 7-inning save, the first of it's kind
Birds win 3-2. Steve Wetterling blasts a 2 run homer to tie it in the 6th and we push one across in the 8th to win it. Stetson Burkman goes 7 1/3 strong innings in a no decision. Brett Dormanen picks up the win with 2/3 inning relief and Jake Lund closes it out for the save.
Make it 6 in a row with a 6-5 comeback win over the Millers. Sam Beck hits a 2-run homer to put us within one in the 8th and Ray Mueller ties it up in the 9th. We win on a walk-off walk against a solid
@MillersofNYM
squad. See you in the 14C bracket, fellas.
Like any self-respecting sports team that has their season cut short in the playoffs, thoughts soon turn to golf. Looking forward to the
#2020SnurdOpen
.
🇫🇮🏌🏻♂️⚾️🏆🍻
Midway survives 7 errors to win 5-4 over the Millers. Zach Etter throws 6 great innings and Stetson Burkman picks up the win in relief.
We will hope the 4th time is a charm vs the
@Nimrod_Gnats
tomorrow in Perham at 1pm for a chance to go to state.
Crookston 1
Midway 3 F
Birds cap a solid weekend by winning the Staples Tourney notching their second win of the season over the Reds.
🏆⚾️🇫🇮
#SaunaTime
It’s state tournament time! Midway squares off with
@WatertownDevils
today in Hamburg at 4:30. We hope to see a good crowd of blue and yellow this afternoon.
Rumor has it we will just ou the powder blues for this occasion.
@MNtownballUnis
Midway vs Lake Henry Lakers
@laker_blue
to open up the 2020 State Class C tournament on Sat Aug 22nd at 2pm
The winner will play the defending champs
@jordanbrewers
the following weekend.
The 2018 Baseball Season kicks off THIS Sunday May 6th at Al Cleveland Field (varsity field) in Menahga vs
@CtownReds
. First Pitch scheduled for 1:30PM.
T-shirts will be for sale and the weather is looking great for baseball. Come out and support the ‘Birds.
🇫🇮⚾️☀️
The Birds are preparing for 2022 without a few familiar veterans.
Zach Etter will be playing with the
@Blaine_Fusion
this season while living in Minneapolis
Chris Baso will be playing for the
@WaconiaLakers
Steve Wetterling will also not be making the trip from Willmar
Midway 4
Wolf Lake 3 F
Another smash and grab win for the Birds this time punctuated by a Z. Etter 2-run go ahead HR in the top 9th.
A win for Midway and more importantly a Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!
🇫🇮⚾️💙
#baseballmoms
#smash
&grab
Snurdbirds win 7-2 over the Sebeka Stingers.
@snurdbird17
goes 7 strong, allowing 0 earned runs.
@SeimScott
slams the door with 5 Ks and a ground out to get the final 6 outs.
Birds win 5-3 over Deer Creek. Stetson Burkman went the distance for the win. Zach Etter had 2 hits and 2RBI while Sam Beck and Chris Baso homer to pace the offense.
Al White rallied the troops after a slow start and pick up the 7-4 win over the
@VerndaleBison
. Rory hits his first Snurdbird home run. 27th of the year if you include slowpitch....
Birds win their last game of the weekend over the
@GreenwaldCubs
with a final score of 6-5.
@TyKarger
helped his own cause with a 2-run bomb in the 1st. The Snurdbirds may have found their newest rival...
We have a limited online store open until July 1st. Classic blue Midway hoody plus a new design for black hoody and T-shirt shown below. Order up! 🇫🇮⚾️
With a 7-1 over a Perham last night, Midway improved to 8-2 in region 14c play. John Dormanen started and went 5 strong innings while also adding a homer(3rd of year). Zach Etter had a 4 inning save. Sam Beck hit his 6th and 7th homers of the year to lead the 14 hit attack.
Birds host the
@SLumberbats
today in Midway.
Happy Father’s Day to all. We have had plenty of memories of Dads and their families at the ball park.
Field is coming around after an upgrade in the mower department.
Midway 0
Perham 7 F
The dream dies in the latter innings as the Pirates our on the runs and down the Birds. Tip of the cap to the Perham Pirates. Best of luck to them and the Bluffton Braves at
@mbastate19
.
Season over, we commiserate at HQ 2.0 Basement Suds. 🇫🇮⚾️
Today on Memorial Day we honor those Americans who gave all for all of us. A special salute for those former Snurdbirds who have served and are no longer with us. 🇺🇸
🇫🇮🍇 Happy St. Urho Day!!🍇🇫🇮
Usually a day of celebration replaced this year with some sense of the unknown. “Kippis” to everyone out there that celebrates and hopefully we are together again soon.
Great evening of baseball and fireworks in Perham last night but unfortunately the Snurdbirds lost 4-11. A close one going into the 7th, down 2-3, Perham opened it up and didn't look back. Thanks again to the
@PerhamPirates
for hosting us at this fun event