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Larnach settling in early in Appy League

Twins first-round pick racks up four hits, drives in four runs
Trevor Larnach batted .348/.463/.652 to help lead Oregon State to the College World Series Final this year. (Oregon State Beavers)
July 24, 2018

Five days into his career, professional baseball seems to be suiting Trevor Larnach just fine.Minnesota's first-round pick posted his first four-hit game and drove in four runs to lead Rookie-level Elizabethton to a 10-3 win over Burlington on Tuesday night.

Five days into his career, professional baseball seems to be suiting Trevor Larnach just fine.
Minnesota's first-round pick posted his first four-hit game and drove in four runs to lead Rookie-level Elizabethton to a 10-3 win over Burlington on Tuesday night.

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Larnach got his one unproductive at-bat out of the way in the top of the first when he struck out swinging to end the inning. From there the Oregon State product went on a tear and sparked his team's offense.
In the third, Larnach got the Twins on the board by lacing a two-run single to right field. Two innings later, the outfielder dropped a single into left, swiped second for his first professional steal and scored on a single by Elizabethton first baseman Chris Williams.

Larnach flashed extra-base pop for the first time in the seventh by plating his third run of the evening on a line-drive double to right. The 21-year-old capped his night with an RBI single to right in the eighth, part of a five-run Twins frame.
Larnach has hit safely in all five games since joining Elizabethton on July 18. He went to the Twins with the 20th overall selection in June's First-Year Player Draft. Tuesday's showing lifted his early pro slash line to .450/.522/500.
In 156 career games for Oregon State, the California native batted .311/.428/.517 with 22 homers and 128 RBIs. During the 2018 season, he posted a .348 average with 19 home runs and 77 RBIs in 68 games to help lead the Beavers to the College World Series Final.

Tyler Maun is a contributor to MiLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @TylerMaun.