CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team will continue the 2023 season on the road in the Show Me State as they take on the University of Missouri-St. Louis in a four-game series February 24-26 at UMSL Baseball Field in St. Louis, Mo.

The Golden Eagles come into the weekend with a 1-3 mark after opening February 11-12 at Hawai'i Pacific University. Missouri-St. Louis enters the weekend with a 2-6 mark. The Tritons are in their first year under the leadership of Scott Eul, a familiar opponent of Steve Gust and Minnesota Crookston. Eul was the coach at Minot State University from 2017-22.

Minnesota Crookston at Missouri-St. Louis
Friday, February 24, 2 p.m.
Saturday, February 25, 12 p.m.
Saturday, February 25, 3 p.m.
Sunday, February 26, 1 p.m.
UMSL Baseball Field, St. Louis, Mo.
Live Video - University of Missouri—St. Louis (glvcsn.com)
Live Stats - TeamA 0 TeamB 0 Top 1 0 Outs (umsltritons.com)

Minnesota Crookston Preview
Projected Line-Up
Sr. C 14 Matt Nunn (Edina, Minn.), .250, 1 R
Jr. C 19 Danny Wensloff (Roseau, Minn.), .429, 3 R, 1 RBI
Jr. 1B 18 Teddy Giefer (Courtland, Minn.), .250, 3 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI
R-Fr. 2B 34 Sawyer Satrom (Portland, N.D.), .308, 2 R, 3 RBI
or Sr. 2B 1 Paxton Nelson (Spicer, Minn.), .143, 2 R
Jr. 3B 13 Mike Hallquist (Fargo, N.D.), .500, 3 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI
Jr. SS 10 Mitch Goodwin (Prior Lake, Minn.), .214, 6 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
R-Jr. LF 8 Jake Hjelle (East Grand Forks, Minn.), .200, 5 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Jr. CF 9 Caden Headlee (Fargo, N.D.), .556, 5 R, 1 2B, 4 RBI
Jr. RF 23 Ben Goelz (Maple Lake, Minn.), .368, 3 R, 4 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI
Jr. DH 37 Christian Norby (Ashby, Minn.), .285
or Sr. DH 4 Zeke Hass (Eaton, Colo.), .500, 2 R, 1 RBI

Top Pitchers
Jr. RHP 24 Jake Osowski (East Grand Forks, Minn.), 0-0 4.50 ERA, 4.0 IP, 4 K, 4 BB
R-Sr. RHP 33 Jake Dykhoff (Wadena, Minn.), 0-1 14.54 ERA, 4.1 IP, 2 K, 1 BB
Jr. LHP 3 Alex Koep (Parkers Prairie, Minn.), 0-0 0.00 ERA, 3.2 IP, 1 K, 2 BB
Fr. RHP 32 Josh Dykhoff (Wadena, Minn.), 1-0 0.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 3 K, 0 BB
Jr. RHP 25 Nate Grafsgaard (Devils Lake, N.D.), 0-0 0.00 ERA, 2.1 IP, 1 K, 0 BB
Jr. RHP 7 Brody Sorenson (Grand Forks, N.D.), 0-0 0.00 ERA, 1.1 IP, 2 K, 0 BB
Sr. RHP 27 Jakob Wiirre (Mims, Fla.), 0-0 0.00 ERA, 1.1 IP, 0 K, 1 BB

Minnesota Crookston had a strong first weekend at the plate as they hit .345 as a team, with 38 runs scored, nine doubles, one triple, 6 home runs, and 33 RBIs. Caden Headlee had a strong debut for the Golden Eagles. He hit .556, with five runs scored, and four RBIs. Fellow Bismarck State College transfer Mike Hallquist also made a strong impression in week one, batting .500, with three runs scored, one home runs, and five RBIs. Returnee Ben Goelz hit .368 in four games, with three runs scored, one home run, and a team-high nine RBIs. Sawyer Satrom made a strong indent on the games, hitting .308, with two runs scored, and three RBIs.

On the mound, Minnesota Crookston played in some high scoring affairs. They have a 9.38 ERA in 31.2 innings pitched, with 23 strikeouts, and 20 walks. Josh Dykhoff stepped in and got his first career win. He is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in three innings of work. Alex Koep picked up where he was last year, tossing 3.2 innings or scoreless baseball. Nate Grafsgaard had a strong debut for UMN Crookston, tossing 2.1 innings of scoreless ball.

Missouri-St. Louis
Projected Starters
Jr. C 7 Bryce Kulinski (Milwaukee, Wis.), .357, 4 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Jr. 1B 25 Mitchell Green (St. Louis, Mo.), .278, 2 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI
Fr. 2B 55 Justin Simard (Ladera Ranch, Calif.), .296, 3 R, 2 2B, 6 RBI
Jr. 3B 21 Logan Mantz (Singer, Wis.), .125, 1 R, 1 RBI
Jr. SS 2 Leighton Keller (Louisville, Ky.), .154, 5 R, 3 2B
Sr. LF 5 Brandon Olion (Champaign, Ill.), .333, 1 R
So. CF 1 Braedon Stoakes (Grand Ledge, Mich.), .280, 5 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Sr. RF 10 Carson Holin (Sun Prairie, Wis.), .375, 2 R, 1 2B, 4 RBI
or Jr. DH/RF 40 Jake Isaacs (Freeburg, Ill.), .250, 2 R, 1 RBI
Jr. DH/C 3 Kameron Laskowski (Sussex, Wis.), .348, 4 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI
or So. DH 43 Jordan Aguallo (Anitoch, Calif.), .222, 2 R, 1 2B

Top Pitchers
Sr. RHP 35 Nick Torres (Homer Glen, Ill.), 0-1 3.38 ERA, 8.0 IP, 5 K, 9 BB
So. RHP 50 Cody Brooks (Cheyenne, Wyo.), 0-1 8.64 ERA, 8.1 IP, 3 K, 4 BB
R-So. RHP 8 Brady Krile (Eureka, Ill.), 0-1 1.123 ERA, 7.1 IP, 5 K, 5 BB
Jr. LHP 20 Trent Anderson (Herman, Mo.), 1-0 3.18 ERA, 5.2 IP, 6 K, 5 BB
Jr. RHP 6 Adam Rose (St. Joseph, Ill.), 0-1 4.15 ERA, 4.1 IP, 3 K, 1 BB

Missouri-St. Louis comes in with a 2-6 mark. They opened the season with back-to-back wins against the University of Alabama-Huntsville but have lost six straight to Alabama-Huntsville and Rogers State University.

The Tritons come in hitting .262 as a team, with 35 runs scored, 13 doubles, 1 home run, and 28 RBIs. They are guided by Carson Holin, who is batting .375, with two runs scored, and four RBIs. Bryce Kulinski is hitting .357, with four runs scored, a home run, and two RBIs. Kameron Laskowski is hitting .348, with four runs scored, and two RBIs. Freshman Justin Simard comes in hitting .296, with three runs scored, and six RBIs.

On the bump, the Tritons have an 8.59 ERA, with 43 strikeouts, and 49 walks. Nick Torres has pitched eight innings in two appearances with a 3.38 ERA. Trent Anderson comes in with a 3.18 ERA in 5.2 innings, with six strikeouts, and five walks. Brady Krile has one save and a 1.23 ERA in two appearances.