CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball program will host University of Minnesota Duluth for their final home weekend of the season Sat., April 29 at 2 and 4:30 p.m. and Sun., April 30 at 12 and 2:30 p.m. at UMC Baseball Field in Crookston, Minn.
Minnesota Crookston comes into the weekend with an 18-24 (12-18 NSIC) mark. The Golden Eagles are just two wins away from reaching 20 wins in the consecutive seasons, which would be a program first. The Golden Eagles are currently in a tie with Northern State University for 11th place. Minnesota Crookston is one game behind Winona State University, University of Sioux Falls and Upper Iowa University in eighth place.
Minnesota Duluth comes into the weekend with a 21-20 (16-13 NSIC) record. The Bulldogs are currently in fifth place in the conference standings.
Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota Crookston
Sat., April 28, 2/4:30 p.m., UMC Baseball Field
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Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota Crookston
Sun., April 29, 12/2:30 p.m., UMC Baseball Field
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Minnesota Crookston
Projected Around The Horn
R-Jr. C 7
Zach Frazier, .138 avg., 8 runs, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 14 RBI's
So. 1B 33
Reed Hjelle, .338 avg., 25 runs, 6 doubles, 3 triples, 22 RBI's
Sr. 2B 2
Patrick Amerson, .275 avg., 5 runs, 2 doubles, 4 RBI's
or Jr. 2B 10
Jason Angelo, .177 avg., 6 runs, 1 double, 5 RBI's
Sr. 3B 26
David Olson, .245 avg., 6 runs, 2 doubles, 6 RBI's
Jr. SS 27
Ethan Mushitz, .261 avg., 18 runs, 8 doubles, 3 triples, 2 HR's, 24 RBI's
Jr. LF 5
James Cullinane, .265 avg., 23 runs, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 12 RBI's
R-Jr. CF 1
Anthony Stewart, .331 ag., 39 runs, 5 doubles, 3 triples, 5 HR's, 28 RBI's
Jr. RF 8
Scott Mortenson, .255 avg., 8 runs, 1 double, 7 RBI's
or Jr. RF 20
Mitchell Bornhauser, .213 avg., 13 runs, 5 doubles, 1 HR, 9 RBI's
Sr. DH 42
Brandon Kresl, .412 avg., 2 runs, 1 double, 3 RBI's
or Sr. DH 11
Patrick Higgins, .227 avg., 6 runs, 5 RBI's
Top Starting Pitchers
Sr. RHP 34
Cody Pamperin, 1-5 3.39 ERA, 58.1 IP, 38 K's, 15 BB's
So. RHP 23
Parker Hanson, 3-2 4.28 ERA, 54.2 IP, 36 K's, 19 BB's
Top Relief Pitchers
So. RHP 21
Zach Seipel, 0-4 2.93 ERA, 30.2 IP, 41 K's, 17 BB's
Sr. RHP 9
Matthew Dallas, 1-1 1.23 ERA, 7.1 IP, 8 K's, 10 BB's
Minnesota Duluth
Projected Around The Horn
Sr. C 4 Marco Lucarelli, .319 avg., 19 runs, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, 18 RBI's
So. 1B 21 Tyler Wojciechowski, .298 avg., 16 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, 17 RBI's
or Jr. 1B/C/DH 16 Tyler Midas, .349 avg., 27 runs, 11 doubles, 5 HR's, 27 RBI's
Fr. 2B 1 Chase Thomas, .298 avg., 12 runs, 4 doubles, 1 HR, 14 RBI's
or So. 2B 11 Eric Yachinich, .209 avg., 10 runs, 3 doubles, 8 RBI's
Sr. 3B 27 Kyle Hoffman, .372 avg., 13 runs, 5 doubles, 17 RBI's
or Jr. 3B 15 Colin Baumgard, .279 avg., 8 runs, 7 doubles, 1 HR, 13 RBI's
Sr. SS 2 Brian Pierce, .275 avg., 14 runs, 2 doubles, 1 HR, 7 RBI's
Sr. LF 29 Matt Vogt, .273 ag., 10 runs, 3 doubles, 3 HR's, 14 RBI's
or So. LF/DH 34 Ben Danielson, .438 avg., 6 runs, 3 doubles, 1 HR, 8 RBI's
R-Jr. CF 6 Brett Milazzo, .310 avg., 29 runs, 4 doubles, 8 RBI's
Fr. RF/LF 23 Drew Stewart, .320 avg., 18 runs, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 3 HR's, 21 RBI's
Sr. DH/RF 22 Grant Farley, .291 avg., 29 runs, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 6 HR's, 20 RBI's
Top Starting Pitchers
Jr. LHP 5 Marcus Frederickson, 2-0 1.95 ERA, 32.1 IP, 38 K's, 13 BB's
Fr. LHP 35 Rece Dietrich, 3-2 2.79 ERA, 38.2 IP, 30 K's, 7 BB's
Top Relief Pitchers
RHP 28 Colton Sinning, 2-1 1.62 ERA, 16.2 IP, 19 K's, 7 BB's
RHP 14 Travis Berg, 1-0 3.55 ERA, 12.2 IP, 10 K's, 5 BB's
Minnesota Crookston is coming off two tough losses to Northern State University Thursday. The Golden Eagles have been led on the year by one of the league's top leadoff hitters in
Anthony Stewart (R-Jr., OF, Oak Harbor, Wash.). Stewart is coming off a pair of good games Thursday against the Wolves. He is batting .331 on the season with a team-high 39 runs scored and 28 RBI's. In addition, he has blasted a team-high five home runs. The U of M Crookston's middle of the order is paced by
Reed Hjelle (So., 1B, East Grand Forks, Minn.), who is batting .338 with 25 runs scored and 22 RBI's. Minnesota Crookston has had a boost this season from
Brandon Kresl (Sr., 1B, Crookston, Minn.), who earned his first start of the season on Thursday. Kresl is hitting .412 in 17 at-bats, with two runs scored and three RBI's.
On the bump, Minnesota Crookston has been led by their closer
Zach Seipel (Sr., RHP, Eagan, Minn.), who has a 2.93 ERA in 30.2 innings pitched. Seipel leads the league with nine saves on the year. The starting rotation is led by
Cody Pamperin (Sr., RHP, Shakopee, Minn.), who has a 3.39 ERA in 13 appearances and 10 starts. Pamperin needs just two more appearances to tie Ryan Paasch for the all-time record in program history.
Minnesota Duluth picked up a split on Thursday with Winona State. The Bulldogs have been led on the year by Tyler Midas, who is batting .349 with 27 runs scored, 11 doubles, five home runs and 27 RBI's. In addition to Midas, Kyle Hoffman is hitting .372 with 13 runs scored and 17 RBI's, while Tyler Wojciechowski is hitting .361 with 13 runs scored, one home run and 14 RBI's.
The starting rotation for the Bulldogs is paced by Marcus Frederickson, who is 2-0 and with a 1.95 ERA in 32.1 innings pitched. Rece Dietrich has also been strong for UMD with a 3-2 record and a 2.79 ERA in 38.2 innings pitched. Out of the bullpen, the Bulldogs have looked to Colton Sinning, who is 2-1 with a 1.62 ERA in 16.2 innings pitched.
The Golden Eagles will recognize their nine seniors on Saturday following the conclusion of the games. Minnesota Crookston will recognize four-year seniors Pamperin,
Patrick Higgins (Sr., OF, Eagan, Minn.),
Cayden Barta (Sr., RHP, Fargo, N.D.) and Kresl. In addition, three-year senior
Patrick Amerson (Sr., IF, Eagan, Minn.) and two-year seniors
David Olson (Sr., C/3B, Stillwater, Minn.),
Zac Carrillo (Sr., RHP, Manteca, Calif.),
Matthew Dallas (Sr., RHP, Boise, Idaho) and
Jeremy Spinner (Sr., IF, Phoenix, Ariz.), will all be honored for their role in helping move the program forward in their time at Minnesota Crookston.
