CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team will host Augustana University Sat., April 8 and Sun., April 9 at UMC Baseball Field in Crookston, Minn. The Golden Eagles will take on the Vikings at 1 and 3:30 p.m. Sat., April 8 and 12 and 2:30 p.m. Sun., April 9.

Augustana at Minnesota Crookston
Sat., April 8 – 1/3:30 p.m., UMC Baseball Field
Sun., April 9 – 12/2:30 p.m., UMC Baseball Field
Live Stats - http://www.sidearmstats.com/umcrookston/baseball/

UMC Projected Around The Horn
R-Jr. C 7 Zach Frazier, .143 avg., 5 runs, 1 double, 1 triple, 6 RBI's
So. 1B 33 Reed Hjelle, .350 avg., 14 runs, 5 doubles, 3 triples, 17 RBI's
Jr. 2B 10 Jason Angelo, .156 avg., 3 runs, 1 double, 3 RBI's
or R-Jr. 2B 6 David Anaya, .214 avg., 4 runs, 1 double, 4 RBI's
R-Jr. 3B 3 Jeremy Spinner, .169 avg., 7 runs, 1 RBI
Jr. SS 27 Ethan Mushitz, .217 avg., 12 runs, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, 10 RBI's
Jr. LF 5 James Cullinane, .262 avg., 16 runs, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 8 RBI's
R-Jr. CF 1 Anthony Stewart, .296 avg., 25 runs, 4 doubles, 3 HR's, 18 RBI's
Jr. RF 20 Mitchell Bornhauser, .258 avg., 13 runs, 5 doubles, 1 HR, 9 RBI's
R-Fr. DH 29 Wyatt Peppel, .278 avg., 2 runs, 1 double
or Jr. DH 19 Riley Thompson, .254 avg., 8 runs, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 12 RBI's

Top Starting Pitchers
Fr. RHP 18 Justin Yutrzenka, 3-1 1.95 ERA, 37.0 IP, 19 K's, 6 BB's
Sr. RHP 34 Cody Pamperin, 1-3 2.68 ERA, 37.0 IP, 24 K's, 9 BB's

Top Relief Pitchers
So. RHP 21 Zach Seipel, 0-2 1.59 ERA, 17.0 IP, 20 K's, 7 BB's, 5 saves
Sr. RHP 9 Matthew Dallas, 1-0 0.00 ERA, 6.2 IP, 8 K's, 7 BB's

Augustana Projected Around The Horn
Jr. C 27 Ryan Menssen, .254 avg., 2 runs, 3 doubles, 3 RBI's
or Sr. C 16 Rafael Eigemann, .208 avg., 2 runs, 2 RBI's
Sr. 1B 22 Tyler Field, .305 avg., 11 runs, 8 doubles, 3 HR's, 14 RBI's
Jr. 2B 3 Carter Wevik, .278 avg., 11 runs, 3 doubles, 11 RBI's
Jr. 3B 33 Lucas Barry, .225 avg., 11 runs, 6 doubles, 10 RBI's
or Sr. 3B 6 Alex Beals, .148 avg., 11 runs, 1 double, 6 RBI's
Fr. SS 14 Sam Baier, .228 avg., 12 runs, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR's, 8 RBI's
Jr. LF 12 Zach Reeg, .350 avg., 4 runs, 3 doubles, 2 HR's, 10 RBI's
Fr. CF 34 Riley Johnson, .330 avg., 21 runs, 3 doubles, 13 RBI's
Sr. RF 18 Patrick O'Donnell, .406 avg., 33 runs, 13 doubles, 6 HR's, 25 RBI's
Sr. DH 36 Kris Ashland, .370 avg., 19 runs, 3 doubles, 10 HR's, 26 RBI's

Top Pitchers
Jr. RHP 26 Jacob Blank, 6-0 0.00 ERA, 32. IP, 47 K's, 9 BB's
Sr. RHP 10 Lincoln Voss, 4-1 1.98 ERA, 27.1 IP, 27 K's, 16 BB's

Top Relief Pitchers
Sr. RHP 24 Collin Lovell, 0-0 2.10 ERA, 25.2 IP, 27 K's, 6 BB's
So. RHP 40 Michael Brandt, 1-1 1.98 ERA, 13.2 IP, 17 K's, 6 BB's

Minnesota Crookston comes into the week with a 13-15 (7-9 NSIC) mark. The Golden Eagles will look to get 14 or more wins for the third-consecutive season as they open up their weekend series with Augustana Saturday. The Golden Eagles have won 52 games in three seasons as Head Coach Steve Gust ushered in a new era of baseball in Crookston prior to the 2015 season following just two wins in back-to-back seasons in 2013 and 2014.

The Golden Eagles are led by their leadoff hitter Anthony Stewart (R-Jr., OF, Oak Harbor, Wash.), who is coming off an impressive accomplishment Wednesday as the center fielder had an inside the park grand slam. Stewart is hitting .296 on the season and leads the team with 25 runs scored, three home runs, 18 RBI's and 10 stolen bases.

In addition to Stewart, Reed Hjelle (So., 1B, East Grand Forks, Minn.) is having a strong season at the plate. Hjelle is batting .350 with 14 runs scored, five doubles, three triples and 17 RBI's. James Cullinane (Jr., OF, San Francisco, Calif.) comes in batting .262 with 16 runs scored and eight RBI's on the season.

The Minnesota Crookston pitching corps has had an impressive season as they come in with a 4.14 ERA on the season. The Golden Eagles look to freshman Justin Yutrzenka (RHP, Argyle, Minn.), who is 3-1 with a 1.95 ERA in 37.0 innings pitched. On the back end, Minnesota Crookston looks to closer Zach Seipel (So., RHP, Eagan, Minn.), who boasts a 1.59 ERA with five saves on the season. In addition to the pair, Cody Pamperin (Sr., RHP, Shakopee, Minn.) has had his best season on the mound during the 2017 season. Pamperin is 1-3 with a 2.68 ERA in 37.0 innings pitched this season.

The Golden Eagles currently sit in a tie for eighth place with Bemidji State University as they have a 7-9 conference mark on the season.

Augustana comes into the weekend with an 18-13 (12-4 NSIC) record. The Vikings are tied with St. Cloud State University for second in the conference standings.
Augustana is led by the bat of Patrick O'Donnell, who is hitting .406 on the season with 33 runs scored, 13 doubles, six home runs and 25 RBI's. Kris Ashland has also been a big threat in the middle of the order for the Vikings as he is hitting .370 on the season with 19 runs scored, 10 home runs and 26 RBI's.

On the mound, Jacob Blank leads the way for the Vikings with a 6-0 mark with a 0.00 ERA in 32.1 innings pitched. In addition, Lincoln Voss comes in with a 4-1 record with a 1.98 ERA in 27.1 innings pitched. In the bullpen, Collin Lovell leads the way with a 2.10 ERA with five saves on the season.

The Vikings are coming off a pair of losses to St. Cloud State University. The weekend before, Augustana swept Northern State University in four games.