CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team will host Northern State University in a pair of mid-week games Wed., April 25 at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. at UMC Baseball Field. The Golden Eagles have six games remaining in a 16-game home stand in Crookston, Minn.
The Golden Eagles enter the week with an 18-23 (4-18 NSIC) record. Minnesota Crookston is coming off a split on the weekend with Upper Iowa University. The Golden Eagles are looking to reach 20 or more wins for the third-consecutive season, which would be a first in program history. Minnesota Crookston has 10 conference games remaining on the 2018 season and 14 games overall left on the slate. The Golden Eagles are currently in 13
th place in the NSIC standings.
Northern State comes into Crookston with a 13-15 (6-10 NSIC) mark. The Wolves are currently in 11
th place in the conference standings. The Wolves took 3-of-4 from University of Mary last weekend.
Northern State at Minnesota Crookston
Wed., April 25 – 1:30/3:30 p.m.
UMC Baseball Field, Crookston, Minn.
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Radio – 1260 KROX AM/105.7 FM (First Game, Leo Blavin – Play by Play)
Minnesota Crookston
Projected Line-up
R-Sr. CF 1
Anthony Stewart, .335 avg., 40 runs, 11 2B, 8 3B, 4 HR, 28 RBIs
Sr. LF 5
James Cullinane, .239 avg., 16 runs, 8 2B, 3 3B, 5 RBIs
Sr. SS 27
Ethan Mushitz, .286 avg., 29 runs, 7 2B, 4 3B, 6 HR, 21 RBIs
Jr. 1B 33
Reed Hjelle, .430 avg., 29 runs, 15 2B, 4 3B, 8 HR, 42 RBIs
R-So. DH 32
Hunter Baldwin, .303 avg., 5 runs, 1 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBIs
R-Sr. C 7
Zach Frazier, .188 avg., 15 runs, 1 2B, 1 HR, 10 RBIs
Jr. 3B 16
Jonathan Lund, .291 avg., 14 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 21 RBIs
Sr. RF 20
Mitchell Bornhauser, .211 avg., 11 runs, 1 2B, 6 RBIs
or Sr. RF 8
Scott Mortenson, .240 avg., 11 runs, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 7 RBIs
Fr. 2B 29
Ben Thoma, .204 avg., 16 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 18 RBIs
Top Pitchers
Jr. RHP 21
Zach Seipel, 2-2 3.10 ERA, 29.0 IP, 46 K, 16 BB, 7 saves
Jr. RHP 23
Parker Hanson, 1-5 3.80 ERA, 42.2 IP, 32 K, 13 BB
Jr. RHP 37
Louis Gerzin, 0-0 2.03 ERA, 13.1 IP, 11 K, 10 BB
So. RHP 18
Justin Yutrzenka, 2-2 5.44 ERA, 43.0 IP, 41 K, 23 BB
Jr. LHP 24
Zach Rustad, 2-5 5.24 ERA, 44.2 IP. 54 K, 27 BB
Minnesota Crookston comes in with a .275 batting average with 209 runs scored, 57 doubles, 20 triples, 27 home runs and 183 RBIs. The Golden Eagles have been propelled by the play of
Reed Hjelle (Jr., 1B, East Grand Forks, Minn.). Hjelle leads the NSIC for hits, home runs, total bases, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. Hjelle is hitting a whopping .430 for the season with 29 runs, 15 doubles, four triples and eight home runs. He has 42 RBIs on the 2018 season.
Anthony Stewart (R-Sr., OF, Oak Harbor, Wash.) has had a strong season for the Golden Eagles. He is hitting .335 with a league-best 40 runs scored. Stewart has 11 doubles, a leaug-ehigh eight triples, four home runs and 28 RBIs.
Hunter Baldwin (R-So., DH, St. Thomas, N.D.) is coming off a huge weekend for Minnesota Crookston. Baldwin had a walk-off three-run home run Saturday as the Golden Eagles bested Upper Iowa. Baldwin is hitting .303 on the season with five runs scored, one double, two home runs and nine RBIs.
On the bump, the Golden Eagles are led by one of the best closers in the nation in
Zach Seipel (Jr., RHP, Eagan, Minn.). Seipel is 2-2 with a 3.10 ERA in 29.0 innings pitched with a league-best seven saves. He has posted 46 strikeouts and 16 walks.
Parker Hanson (Jr., RHP, Hawley, Minn.) returned in relief last weekend after missing nearly a month on the mound. Hanson is 1-5 with a 3.80 ERA in 42.2 innings pitched.
Zach Rustad (Jr., LHP, Blaine, Minn.) enters the week with a 2-5 mark and a 5.24 ERA in 44.2 innings pitched.
Northern State
Projected Line-up
So. 2B/DH 39 Ben Carolin, .307 avg., 24 runs, 6 2B, 2 3B, 7 RBIs
R-Sr. RF 24 Jack Schmidt, .396 avg., 26 runs, 11 2B, 6 HR, 35 RBIs
Jr. DH/C 47 Dakota Stilson, .348 avg., 7 runs, 11 2B, 1 HR, 20 RBIs
Sr. 1B 12 Lucas Lorenz, .235 avg., 11 runs, 4 2B, 4 HR, 22 RBIs
Jr. CF 16 Justin Barreneche, .297 avg., 9 runs, 5 2B, 1 3B, 7 RBIs
SS 26 Mikey Adams, .175 avg., 16 runs, 2 2B, 6 RBIs
R-Sr. LF 11 Kolin Kubitz, .270 avg., 17 runs, 2 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBIs
Jr. 3B 7 Hayden Hall .263 avg., 11 runs, 7 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBIs
Sr. C 4 Patrick Leary, .308 avg., 5 runs, 1 3B, 1 RBI
or Jr. 2B 10 Jeffrey Disla, .167 avg., 6 runs, 2 RBI
or DH 27 Seth Sullwold, .140 avg., 6 runs, 2 2B, 6 RBIs
Top Pitchers
R-Jr. RHP 17 Luke Chevalier, 3-3 3.12 ERA, 43.1 IP, 34 K, 17 BB
Sr. RHP 13 Thomas Sertic, 2-3 5.28 ERA, 29.0 IP, 29 K, 8 BB
R-Sr. RHP 34 Colton Landreth, 0-1 6.53 ERA, 20.2 IP, 18 K, 5 BB
Jr. RHP 28 Holt Hunziker, 1-0 0.54 ERA, 16.2 IP, 3 saves
R-Sr. LHP 23 Nate Zeise, 1-0 4.50 ERA, 12.0 IP, 9 K, 3 BB
Northern State has been a similar team statistically to the Golden Eagles. The Wolves are hitting .268 with 148 runs, 54 doubles, six triples, 17 home runs and 136 RBIs. The Wolves look to Jack Schmidt with a .396 batting average with 26 runs, 11 doubles, six home runs and 35 RBIs. Junior college transfer Dakota Stilson has had an instant impact on the line-up with a .348 batting average, seven runs scored, 11 doubles, one home run and 20 RBIs. Grand Forks-native Ben Carolin comes in hitting .307 with 24 runs, six doubles, two triples and seven RBIs.
On the mound, Luke Chevalier has paced the Wolves with a 3-3 mark and a 3.12 ERA in 43.1 innings pitched with 34 strikeouts and 17 walks. Thomas Sertic is 2-3 with a 5.28 ERA in 29.0 innings pitched. Out of the bullpen, Northern State has relied on Holt Hunziker with a 1-0 mark and a 0.54 ERA in 16.2 innings on the bump. Hunziker has three saves on the season.
