CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team will return to action February 25-27 with a four-game series against Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) at the Ballpark at S&T in Rolla, Mo.

The Golden Eagles come into the weekend with a 3-6 mark. They last competed in a six-game series at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo February 10-13. Missouri S&T is opening their 2022 season against the Golden Eagles.

Minnesota Crookston at Missouri S&T
Friday, February 25 – 1 p.m.
Saturday, February 26 – 12/2 p.m.
Sunday, February 27  -12 p.m.
Ballpark at S&T – Rolla, Mo.
Live Stats - https://minerathletics.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
Video - https://glvcsn.com/mst/

Minnesota Crookston Around The Horn
C 29 Ben Thoma, .212, 11 R, 1 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI
or C 41 Sunny Resnick, .111, 1 R, 3 RBI
1B 3 Jack Peppel, .143, 1 R, 1 2B
or 1B 36 Teddy Giefer, .250, 1 RBI
2B 2 Ben Bryant, .077, 1 R, 2 RBI
or 2B 13 Tyler Jochen, .182, 1 R
3B 8 Jake Hjelle, .265, 8 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI
or 29 Ben Thoma, .212, 11 R, 1 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI
SS 10 Mitch Goodwin, .185, 3 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI
LF 4 Zeke Hass, .150, 2 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI
or 23 Ben Goelz, .273, 1 R, 4 RBI
or 31 Conner Fonger, .200, 1 R
CF 16 Brad Morris, .324, 6 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI
RF 32 Chad Musser, .259, 5 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI
DH 14 Matt Nunn, .348, 4 R, 2 2B, 5 RBI

Top Pitchers
RHP 33 Jake Dykhoff, 2-0 0.00 ERA, 12.0 IP, 15 K, 2 BB
LHP 37 Alex Koep, 1-0 0.84 ERA, 10.2 IP, 20 K, 3 BB
RHP 24 Jake Osowski, 0-0 1.93 ERA, 9.1 IP, 4 K, 0 BB
RHP 6 Joey Greco, 0-0 2.70 ERA, 3.1 IP, 0 K, 2 BB
RHP 35 Americo Sculati 0-0 3.37 ERA, 2.2 IP, 2 K, 0 BB
RHP 42 Isaac Roers 0-1 5.79 ERA, 4.2 IP, 3 K, 3 BB

The Golden Eagles come into the weekend hitting .218 as a team. Matt Nunn (Jr., C, Edina, Minn.) has been a valuable addition to the team for UMN Crookston. He is hitting .348 to lead the way. He has four runs scored, two doubles, and five home runs. Brad Morris (R-Sr., OF, Auckland, New Zealand) comes into the weekend batting .324 with six runs scored, two doubles, and three RBIs. Jake Hjelle (R-So., 3B/OF, East Grand Forks, Minn.) is the team co-leader with three home runs and seven RBIs. Chad Musser (R-Sr., OF, Plymouth, Minn.) comes in batting .259 with five runs scored, two doubles, and four RBIs. Ben Thoma (R-Sr., C/3B, Clearbrook, Minn.) enters the weekend hitting .212 with a team-high 11 runs scored, three home runs, and seven RBIs.

On the bump, Jake Dykhoff (R-Jr., RHP, Wadena, Minn.) leads the way with a 2-0 mark and a 0.00 ERA in 12 innings pitched. Dykhoff has 15 strikeouts and just two walks on the season. He had a complete game in the finale against Hawai'i Hilo. Alex Koep (So., LHP, Parkers Prairie, Minn.) comes into the weekend with a 1-0 mark and a 0.84 ERA in 10.2 innings pitched. Koep has struck out 20 and walked just three this season. Jake Osowski (R-So., RHP, East Grand Forks, Minn.) comes into the weekend with a 0-0 mark and a 1.93 ERA in 9.1 innings of work.

Out of the bullpen, Minnesota Crookston has been led by Joey Greco (R-Jr., RHP, Half Moon Bay, Calif.) with a 2.70 ERA in 3.1 innings of work. Americo Sculati (Fr., RHP, Golden Valley, Minn.) has been a strong addition as a freshman. Sculati has a 3.37 ERA in 2.2 innings on the bump. Isaac Roers (Fr., RHP, Stacy, Minn.) has also jumped right on the scene as a freshman. Roers has a 5.79 ERA in 4.2 innings on the mound.
The Golden Eagle pitching staff enters the series with a 5.65 ERA with 62 strikeouts and 25 walks.

Missouri S&T
Top Returners
C 32 Braden Mahurin, 15 GS, .298, 7 runs, 1 2B, 7 RBI
OF/1B 27 Garrett Weiner, 22 GS, .307, 20 runs, 4 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 38 RBI
2B 3 Will Hayes, 39 GS, .393, 44 runs, 11 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 27 RBI
3B 15 Andrew Branson, 38 GS, .339, 25 runs, 10 2B, 2 HR, 23 RBI
SS 21 Doug Wood, 42 GS, .320, 28 runs, 3 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 32 RBI
LF 26 Tate Morrell, 25 GS, .289, 17 runs, 8 2B, 3 HR, 22 RBI
CF 12 Brady Voss, 39 GS, .304, 28 runs, 7 2B, 3 3B, 24 RBI
RF 1 Dakota Sill, 37 GS, .333, 28 runs, 4 2B, 2 3B, 18 RBI


Top Returning Pitchers
RHP 30 Cade Meier, 5-3 6.05 ERA, 10 GS, 58.0 IP, 46 K, 23 BB
LHP 31 Dylan Dunbar, 2-4 11.74 ERA, 6 GS, 23.0 IP, 25 K, 16 BB
RHP 7 Nate Wodka, 1-4 12.60 ERA, 7 GS, 25.0 IP, 21 K, 15 BB
RHP 37 David Kephart, 2-1 4.45 ERA, 16 APP, 28.1 IP, 3 saves, 16 K, 9 BB
RHP 25 Dylan Mollett, 4-0 6.26 ERA, 27.1 IP, 19 K, 23 BB
RHP 34 Matthew Kaiser, 1-2 6.43 ERA, 14.0 IP, 15 K, 4 BB


Missouri S&T will open the 2022 season Friday against the Golden Eagles. The Miners are coming off a 21-21 season in 2021. Head Coach Todd DeGraffenreid is in his 18^th season leading the ship for Missouri S&T.
The Miners return a lot of talent at the plate, as they have seven starters back in the fold for the 2022 season. Missouri S&T looks to be led by Will Hayes, who led the team hitting .393 in 2021, with 44 runs scored, 11 doubles, two triples, one home run, and 27 RBIs. Andrew Branson also returns after hitting .339 last season. He had 25 runs scored, 10 doubles, two home runs, and 23 RBIs. Dakota Sill is back after batting .333 with 28 runs scored, four doubles, two triples, and 18 RBIs. Doug Wood returns for the Miners after hitting .320 in 2021 with 32 RBIs. Brady Voss is back after batting .304. Tate Morrell returns for the Miners after hitting .289. Also back is Garrett Weiner, who hit .307 with three home runs and a team-high 38 RBIs.
On the bump, the Miners posted an 8.38 ERA last season. They do return several arms from last season's squad. Cade Meier started 10 games in 2021, and was 5-3 with a 6.05 ERA, with 46 strikeouts, and 23 walks. Dylan Dunbar started six games last season, with an 11.74 ERA, while Nate Wodka started seven games, and posted a 12.60 ERA. David Kephart led the Miners out of the bullpen last season. He had three saves, and was 2-1 with a 4.45 ERA in 16 appearances. Dylan Mollett worked both out of the pen and as a starter in 2021. He was 4-0 with a 6.26 ERA.