CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team will trek to Sioux Falls, S.D. Sat., March 25 and Sun., March 26 for a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) series against University of Sioux Falls at Sioux Falls Stadium. The games will be played at 1 and 3:30 p.m.

Minnesota Crookston at Sioux Falls, Sat., March 25, 1/3:30 p.m., Sioux Falls Stadium, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Live Stats - http://www.sidearmstats.com/siouxfalls/baseball/
Minnesota Crookston at Sioux Falls, Sun., March 26, 1/3:30 p.m., Sioux Falls Stadium, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Live Stats - http://www.sidearmstats.com/siouxfalls/baseball/
 
Projected Around The Horn
Minnesota Crookston
R-Jr. C 7 Zach Frazier, .146 avg., 2 runs, 1 double, 1 triple, 3 RBI's (Grand Rapids, Minn.)
So. 1B 33 Reed Hjelle, .356 avg., 7 runs, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 12 RBI's (East Grand Forks, Minn.)
R-Jr. 2B 6 David Anaya, .275 avg., 4 runs, 1 double, 2 RBI's (Tucson, Ariz.)
Sr. 3B 2 Patrick Amerson, .211 avg., 0 runs, 1 RBI (Eloy, Ariz.)
Jr. SS 27 Ethan Mushitz, .246 avg., 6 runs, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 7 RBI's (East Grand Forks, Minn.)
Jr. LF 5 James Cullinane, .289 avg., 11 runs, 1 double, 2 triples, 4 RBI's (San Francisco, Calif.)
R-Jr. CF 1 Anthony Stewart, .302 avg., 15 runs, 2 doubles, 5 RBI's, 7 SB's (Oak Harbor, Wash.)
Jr. RF 20 Mitchell Bornhauser, .323 avg., 5 runs, 4 doubles, 3 RBI's (Northfield, Minn.)
Jr. DH 19 Riley Thompson, .222 avg., 3 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 9 RBI's (Owatonna, Minn.)
Top Starters
Sr. RHP 34 Cody Pamperin, 1-1 2.38 ERA, 22.2 IP, 16 K's (Shakopee, Minn.)
So. RHP 23 Parker Hanson, 0-0 2.81 ERA, 35.2 IP, 19 K's (Hawley, Minn.)
Top Relievers
So. RHP 21 Zach Seipel, 0-2 2.70 ERA, 2 SV, 10.0 IP, 11 K's (Eagan, Minn.)
Fr. RHP 35 Jayden Grover, 0-0 2.70 ERA, 6.2 IP, 5 K's (Cooperstown, N.D.)

Sioux Falls
Jr. C 7 Connor Merriam, .341 avg., 12 runs, 5 doubles, 5 HR's, 12 RBI's
So. 1B 36 Josh Rehwaldt, .346 avg., 9 runs, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 13 RBI's, 5 SB's
Sr. 2B 1 Cole Sweeney, .200 avg., 6 runs, 1 double, 2 RBI's
Jr. 3B 4 Brent Jarvis, .467 avg., 13 runs, 6 doubles, 2 triples, 8 RBI's
R-Sr. SS 26 Gunner Peterson, .326 avg., 6 runs, 1 triple, 6 RBI's
R-Sr. LF 23 Trevor Crow, .386 avg., 13 runs, 3 doubles, 3 HR's, 10 RBI's
Jr. CF 11 Rob Johnson, .457 avg., 11 runs, 5 doubles, 1 HR, 4 RBI's, 5 SB's
R-Sr. RF 15 Noah Durkin, .188 avg., 9 runs, 4 RBI's, 5 SB's
Jr. DH 19 Matthew Minnick, .167 avg., 2 runs, 1 double, 8 RBI's
Top Starters
So. RHP 38 Dan Johnson, 1-1 2.70 ERA, 13.1 IP, 6 K's
R-Sr. RHP 13 Zak Wallner, 0-0 6.11 ERA, 17.1 IP, 12 K's
Top Relievers
So. RHP 37 Cody Blackwell, 1-0 4.91 ERA, 7.1 IP, 6 K'S
So. LHP 10 Mitchell Lyall, 0-0 5.68 ERA, 6.1 IP, 4 K's

Minnesota Crookston Preview
Minnesota Crookston comes in with a 7-9 (1-3 NSIC) mark entering the weekend. The Golden Eagles have been led this season by their play on the mound. The team comes in with a 4.24 team earned runs average on the season. The Golden Eagles have especially looked to their starting pitching led by the trio of Cody Pamperin (Sr., RHP, Shakopee, Minn.), Parker Hanson (So., RHP, Hawley, Minn.) and Justin Yutrzenka (Fr., RHP, Argyle, Minn.).

Pamperin leads the way with a 2.38 ERA in 22.2 innings pitched with a 1-1 mark on the year. Pamperin has held about every role on the staff in his four seasons from starter to closer to set-up man, a role he held last season and did a strong job in. Hanson in his first year on staff. He is 0-0 with a 2.81 ERA in 25.2 innings pitched, while Yutrzenka is also in his first season. He is 2-0 with a 3.27 ERA in 22.0 innings pitched.

Out of the bullpen, Zach Seipel (So., RHP, Eagan, Minn.) has been the guy on the back end of the rotation again this season. Seipel led the league with 11 saves this season. He is 0-2 with a 2.70 ERA with two saves on the year.

At the plate, the U of M Crookston is hitting .254 as a team. They are a much different team this year after graduating a good bit of power last season. The team has more reliant on small ball this season. Anthony Stewart (R-Jr., Oak Harbor, Wash.) has been the leadoff hitter most of the season, hitting .302 with 15 runs scored and seven stolen bases. Reed Hjelle (So., 1B, East Grand Forks, Minn.) has been the leading power bat for Minnesota Crookston. He is hitting .356 with 12 RBI's with three doubles and two triples. Mitchell Bornhauser (Jr., OF, Northfield, Minn.) has gone from walk-on to impact bat in three seasons. Bornhauser is hitting .323 with five runs scored and three RBI's.

The Golden Eagles opened the conference slate last weekend, going 1-3 against Winona State. Minnesota Crookston played the Cougars in two mid-week games last season, falling 14-1 and 15-7 in Crookston, Minn.

Sioux Falls Preview
Sioux Falls enters the weekend with a 4-9 record on the season. The Cougars went 2-2 against St. Cloud State last weekend with a pair of wins over the Huskies on Monday.

Sioux Falls is hitting .311 on the season. The Cougars have been led by Brent Jarvis, who is hitting .467 with 13 runs scored, six doubles and eight RBI's. Rob Johnson is batting .457 with 11 runs scored, five doubles and four RBI's. The Cougars do their fair share of running once they get on the base paths. They have 29 stolen bases on 37 attempts led by five apiece from Johnson, Josh Rehwaldt and Noah Durkin.

The Cougars have struggled on the mound as they have a 9.58 ERA with 79 walks to just 58 strikeouts. The staff has been led by Dan Johnson, who is 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA in 13.1 innings pitched. Zak Wallner is 0-0 with a 6.11 ERA in 17.2 innings pitched.