CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team will take on Concordia University-St. Paul Sat., April 1 and Sun., April 2 at Jim Karn Field in Crookston, Minn. The games will be at 1 and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and 12 and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Projected Around The Horn
Minnesota Crookston
R-Jr. C 7 Zach Frazier, .145 avg., 3 runs, 1 double, 1 triple, 4 RBI's (Grand Rapids, Minn.)
So. 1B 33 Reed Hjelle, .367 avg., 11 runs, 5 doubles, 2 triples, 16 RBI's (East Grand Forks, Minn.)
R-Jr. 2B 6 David Anaya, .226 avg., 4 runs, 1 double, 4 RBI's (Tucson, Ariz.)
R-Jr. 3B 3 Jeremy Spinner, .095 avg., 4 runs (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Jr. SS 27 Ethan Mushitz, .216 avg., 8 runs, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 8 RBI's (East Grand Forks, Minn.)
Jr. LF 5 James Cullinane, .281 avg., 11 runs, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 7 RBI's (San Francisco, Calif.)
R-Jr. CF 1 Anthony Stewart, .306 avg., 21 runs, 2 doubles, 1 HR, 9 RBI's, 8 SB (Oak Harbor, Wash.)
Jr. RF 20 Mitchell Bornhauser, .286 avg., 10 runs, 4 doubles, 1 HR, 6 RBI's (Northfield, Minn.)
Jr. DH 19 Riley Thompson, .288 avg., 8 runs, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 12 RBI's (Owatonna, Minn.)
Top Starters
Fr. RHP 18 Justin Yutrzenka, 3-0 2.40 ERA, 30.0 IP, 17 K's (Argyle, Minn.)
So. RHP 23 Parker Hanson, 1-0 2.76 ERA, 32.2 IP, 21 K's (Hawley, Minn.)
Top Relievers
So. RHP 21 Zach Seipel, 0-2 2.08 ERA, 13.0 IP, 16 K's (Eagan, Minn.)
Fr. RHP 35 Jayden Grover, 0-0 2.53 ERA, 10.2 IP, 8 K's (Cooperstown, N.D.)

Concordia-St. Paul
So. C 5 Carter Schmidt, .380 avg., 19 runs, 7 doubles, 1 HR, 17 RBI's
So. 1B 18 Roch Whittaker, .328 avg., 10 runs, 3 doubles, 9 RBI's
So. 2B 4 Isaac Hormann, .420 avg., 19 runs, 7 doubles, 1 HR, 17 RBI's
Jr. 3B 10 Mickey Leius, .276 avg., 2 runs, 1 double, 2 RBI's
Fr. SS 16 Patrick Bordewick, .242 avg., 11 runs, 1 double, 1 triple, 11 RBI's
Jr. LF 26 Tanner Holmquist, .308 avg., 11 runs, 1 double, 1 HR, 7 RBI's
So. CF 2 Steven Nessler, .350 avg., 9 runs, 2 doubles, 5 RBI's
Jr. RF 25 Zach Elder, .188 avg., 12 runs, 2 doubles, 6 HR's, 12 RBI's
Jr. DH 21 Connor Olson, .282 avg., 17 runs, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR's, 16 RBI's
Top Starters
So. RHP 14 Gus Varland, 3-2 3.68 ERA, 29.1 IP, 39 K's
Fr. RHP 36 Connor Hurley, 2-0 3.33 ERA, 24.1 IP, 18 K's
Top Relievers
Sr. RHP 44 Jake Kounkel, 1-0 2.35 ERA, 7.2 IP, 2 saves
Fr. RHP 19 Ray Wellner, 0-0 2.16 ERA, 8.1 IP

Minnesota Crookston comes into the weekend with an 11-11 (5-5 NSIC) mark. They are currently tied for sixth in the NSIC standings. The Golden Eagles are led by their pitching staff which features eight guys with earned run averages under 2.76. All pitchers have appeared in at least four innings this season. The U of M Crookston is led on the mound by the trio of Justin Yutrzenka (Fr., RHP, Argyle, Minn.), Cody Pamperin (Sr., RHP, Shakopee, Minn.) and Parker Hanson (So., RHP, Hawley, Minn.). Yutrzenka is 3-0 with a 2.40 ERA in 30.0 innings pitched. Pamperin has posted a 1-2 mark with a 2.70 ERA in 30.0 innings pitched, while Hanson is 1-0 with a 2.76 ERA in 32.2 innings pitched.

Out of the bullpen, Zach Seipel (So., RHP, Eagan, Minn.) is the stopper on the back end for Minnesota Crookston. The league's save leader in 2016 with 11 is off to another great start in his sophomore campaign. Seipel is 0-2 with a 2.08 ERA in 13.0 innings pitched. In addition, Jayden Grover (Fr., RHP, Cooperstown, N.D.) is 0-0 with a 2.53 ERA in 10.2 innings pitched, while Matthew Dallas (Sr., RHP, Boise, Idaho) is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA in five innings pitched.

At the plate, the Golden Eagles are hitting .250 for the season. Minnesota Crookston is led by Reed Hjelle (So., 1B, East Grand Forks, Minn.), who is hitting .367 with 11 runs scored, five doubles, two triples and 16 RBI's. Anthony Stewart (R-Jr., OF, Oak Harbor, Wash.) comes in hitting .306 with a team-high 21 runs scored. He has nine RBI's and eight stolen bases. Riley Thompson (Jr., OF, Owatonna, Minn.) comes in batting .288 with eight runs scored and 12 RBI's.

Concordia-St. Paul enters the weekend with a 12-10 (6-4 NSIC) mark. The Golden Bears look to Isaac Hormann, who is hitting .420 with 19 runs scored and 17 RBI's. Carter Schmidt comes in hitting .380 with nine runs scored and 18 RBI's.
The CSP pitching staff comes in with a 4.60 ERA as a team. Connor Hurley leads the way with a 2-0 mark with a 3.33 ERA in 24.1 innings pitched, while Gus Varland is 3-2 with a 3.68 ERA in 29.1 innings pitched. Out of the bullpen, Jake Kounkel is 1-0 with a 2.35 ERA in 7.2 innings pitched.