CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team is set to play a pair on the road Thursday, April 21 against the University of Minnesota Duluth. The two squads will compete at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at Wade Stadium in Duluth, Minn.

The Golden Eagles come into Thursday with a 12-21 (4-10 NSIC) mark. The weather has not been kind to UMN Crookston as of late, as they have had seven of their last 10 games canceled due to either field conditions or the inclement weather in the region. Minnesota Duluth comes in with a 14-17 (8-10 NSIC) record. UMD picked up two wins in the series in 2021. The Golden Eagles 7-3 in the last 10 match-ups with their counterparts from Duluth, Minn.

Minnesota Crookston at Minnesota Duluth
Thurs., April 21 – Duluth, Minn.
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Minnesota Crookston
Projected Starters
R-Sr. C 29 Ben Thoma, .246, 32 R, 7 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, 30 RBI
Sr. 1B 3 Jack Peppel, .210, 9 R, 3 2B, 4 RBI
R-Sr. 2B 2 Ben Bryant, .074, 3 R, 4 RBI
or R-Sr. 2B 13 Tyler Jochen, .220, 12 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI
R-So. 3B 8 Jake Hjelle, .295, 28 R, 6 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 29 RBI
R-So. SS 10 Mitch Goodwin, .191, 14 R, 9 2B, 11 RBI
R-So. LF/RF 23 Ben Goelz, .306, 8 R, 4 2B, 16 RBI
or Jr. LF 4 Zeke Hass, .227, 13 R, 10 2B, 1 HR, 17 RBI
R-Sr. CF 16 Brad Morris, .306, 22 R, 7 2B, 10 RBI
R-Sr. RF 32 Chad Musser, .191, 8 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI
Jr. DH 14 Matt Nunn, .273, 9 R, 4 2B, 12 RBI

Top Pitchers
R-So. RHP 24 Jake Osowski, 3-0 1.55 ERA, 40.2 IP, 32 K, 10 BB
R-Jr. RHP 33 Jake Dykhoff, 5-3 1.59 ERA, 56.2 IP, 67 K, 10 BB
So. LHP 37 Alex Koep, 2-4 4.46 ERA, 40.1 IP, 60 K, 14 BB
R-Jr. RHP 17 Conner Richardson, 1-5 4.73 ERA, 40.0 IP, 30 K, 18 BB
Fr. RHP 42 Isaac Roers, 0-2 6.10 ERA, 10.1 IP, 10 K, 12 BB
Jr. RHP 19 Jakob Wiirre, 0-0 6.48 ERA, 8.1 IP, 7 K, 5 BB

The Golden Eagles come in with a .233 batting average on the season. Brad Morris (R-Sr., OF, Auckland, New Zealand) paces UMN Crookston. He is hitting .306, with 22 runs scored, seven doubles, and 10 RBIs. In addition, Ben Goelz (R-So., OF, Maple Lake, Minn.) comes in batting .306, with eight runs scored, and 16 RBIs. Jake Hjelle (R-So., 3B/OF, East Grand Forks, Minn.) enters the week batting .295, with 28 runs scored, six doubles, eight home runs, and 29 RBIs. Ben Thoma (R-Sr., C/3B, Clearbrook, Minn.) is hitting .246. He leads the team with 32 runs scored, 10 home runs, and 30 RBIs.

On the bump, UMN Crookston comes in with a 5.21 ERA. Jake Dykhoff (R-Jr., RHP, Wadena, Minn.) has had a strong season, with a 5-3 mark and a 1.59 ERA in 56.2 innings pitched. Dykhoff has struck out a team-high 67, and walked just 10. Jake Osowski (R-So., RHP, East Grand Forks, Minn.) has worked from both the bullpen and as a starter. Osowski is 3-0 with a 1.55 ERA in 40.2 innings. Osowski has struck out 32, and walked 10. Alex Koep (So., LHP, Parkers Prairie, Minn.) is 2-4, with a 4.46 ERA in 40.1 innings pitched. He has struck out 60, and walked just 14. Conner Richardson (R-Jr., RHP, Grand Forks, N.D.) comes in with a 1-5 mark, and a 4.73 ERA.

Minnesota Duluth
Projected Starters
C 23 Trevor Gustafson, .351, 22 R< 6="" 2b,="" 2="" 3b,="" 2="" hr,="" 21="">
1B 8 Brodie Paulson, .301, 20 R, 12 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 29 RBI
2B 1 Brandt Kolpack, .328, 20 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 15 RBI
3B 28 Ethan Cole, .172, 11 R, 3 RBI
SS 17 Alex Wattermann, .292, 20 R, 8 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 17 RBI
LF 27 Austin Gordon, .205, 14 R, 8 2B, 8 RBI
CF 11 Tim Pokornowski, .323, 23 R, 5 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 20 RBI
RF/3B 15 Jack Puder, .327, 13 R, 4 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 17 RBI
DH/RF 10 Tosten Mann, .284, 24 R, 6 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 20 RBI
or DH 25 Sam Tanner, .257, 13 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 13 RBI

Top Pitchers
31 Ben Reilley, 2-0 0.90 ERA, 10.0 IP, 8 K, 4 BB
17 Alex Wattermann, 0-0 3.86 ERA, 9.1 IP, 10 K, 2 BB
20 Eli Drexler, 0-0 4.00 ERA, 9.0 IP, 12 K, 4 BB
20 Conor Nygard, 2-1 5.40 ERA, 16.2 IP, 6 K, 6 BB
12 Isaac Benesh, 2-1 6.59 ERA, 26.1 IP, 21 K, 9 BB
3 Ben Shepard, 2-3 6.68 ERA, 33.2 IP, 28 K, 13 BB
5 Aaron Wukmir, 1-2 7.56 ERA, 16.2 IP, 14 K, 10 BB

Minnesota Duluth comes in hitting .287 as a team. Trevor Gustafson leads the way hitting .251, with 22 runs scored, six doubles, two triples, two home runs, and 21 RBIs. Brandt Kolpack comes in swinging .328, with 20 runs scored, three doubles, and 15 RBIs. Brodie Paulson leads the Bulldogs with five home runs, and 29 RBIs, and is hitting .301. Tosten Mann paces UMD with 24 runs scored.

On the mound, UMD comes in with a 7.44 ERA. The Bulldogs have several pitchers who are performing well out of the bullpen. Ben Reilley is 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA in 10 innings of work. Alex Wattermann has a 3.86 ERA in 9.1 innings of work. In terms of starters, Isaac Benesh is 2-1 with a 6.49 ERA, while Ben Shepard is 2-3, with a 6.68 ERA in 33.2 innings on the bump.