CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team will take on the University of Sioux Falls Saturday, April 1 at 1 and 3 p.m., and Sunday, April 2 at 1 p.m., at Veterans Memorial Baseball Field in Norfolk, Neb.

The Golden Eagles are looking to continue one of their best starts in program history. UMN Crookston is tied for first in the NSIC with Minnesota State University with a 17-9 (7-1 NSIC) mark. Minnesota Crookston has traveled around the country this season with games in Hawai'i (4), Missouri (4), Florida (10), Nebraska (6), and Wisconsin (2).

Minnesota Crookston 
Projected Line-Up
Sr. C 14 Matt Nunn, .255, 8 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 11 RBI
or Jr. C 19 Danny Wensloff, .296, 17 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 9 RBI
Jr. 1B/DH 18 Teddy Giefer, .298, 14 R, 6 2B, 3 HR, 13 RBI
or Fr. 1B/DH 32 Josh Dykhoff, .319, 22 R, 3 2B, 5 HR, 23 RBI
R-Fr. 2B 34 Sawyer Satrom, .243, 10 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 12 RBI
Jr. 3B 13 Mike Hallquist, .489, 34 R, 12 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 34 RBI
Jr. SS 10 Mitch Goodwin, ..241, 23 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 11 RBI
R-Jr. LF 8 Jake Hjelle, .358, 24 R, 9 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 32 RBI
Jr. CF 9 Caden Headlee, .344, 19 R, 3 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 16 RBI
Jr. RF 23 Ben Goelz, .316, 21 R, 7 2B, 3 HR, 19 RBI

Top Pitchers
Jr. LHP 3 Alex Koep, 4-0 1.76 ERA, 30.2 IP, 43 K, 13 BB
R-Jr. RHP 24 Jake Osowski, 4-0 2.62 ERA, 34.1 IP, 30 K, 14 BB
R-Sr. RHP 33 Jake Dykhoff, 4-2 3.29 ERA, 38.1 IP, 49 K, 9 BB
Jr. RHP 7 Brody Sorenson, 2-1 1.06 ERA, 17.0 IP, 17 K, 4 BB
Fr. RHP 32 Josh Dykhoff, 1-1 5.14 ERA, 14.0 IP, 11 K, 3 BB
R-Sr. RHP 28 Matt Nelson, 1-1 7.78 ERA, 19.2 IP, 20 K, 6 BB
R-Sr. RHP 17 Conner Richardson, 1-2 8.25 ERA, 12.0 IP, 9 K, 6 BB

The Golden Eagles have racked up the awards this season. They have won four NSIC Player of the Week honors this season. Jake Hjelle (R-Jr., OF/1B, East Grand Forks, Minn.) was the NSIC Player of the Week two weeks ago, along with being named the NCBWA Central Region Player of the Week. Hjelle is hitting .358, with 24 runs scored, nine doubles, eight home runs, and 32 RBIs. Josh Dykhoff (Fr., 1B/RHP, Wadena, Minn.) was named the NSIC Player of the Week this week. Dykhoff is swinging .319, with 22 runs scored, three doubles, five home runs, and 23 RBIs. Mike Hallquist (Jr., 3B, Fargo, N.D.) leads all of NCAA Division II with a .489 batting average. He leads the NSIC with runs scored, doubles, home runs, RBIs, OPS, and slugging percentage. Caden Headlee (Jr., OF, Fargo, N.D.) comes in hitting .344, with 19 runs scored, three doubles, two triples, two home runs, and 16 RBIs.

On the mound, the Golden Eagles look to the reigning NSIC Pitcher of the Week, NCBWA Central Region Pitcher of the Week, and NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week Jake Dykhoff (R-Sr., RHP, Wadena, Minn.). He is the first Golden Eagle to ever win a National Player of the Week accolade. Dykhoff is 4-2 with a 3.29 ERA in 38.1 innings pitched, with 49 strikeouts and nine walks. Jake Osowski (R-Jr., RHP, East Grand Forks, Minn.) is 4-0 with a 2.62 ERA in 34.1 innings pitched, with 30 strikeouts and 14 walks. Alex Koep (Jr., LHP, Parkers Prairie, Minn.) is 4-0 with a 1.76 ERA in 30.2 innings pitched, with 43 strikeouts and 13 walks. Out of the bullpen, Brody Sorenson (Jr., RHP, Grand Forks, N.D.) is 2-1 with a 1.06 ERA in 17.0 innings pitched.

Minnesota Crookston is coming off a sweep of Concordia University-St. Paul. They didn't give up a run to the Golden Bears, and outscored Concordia St. Paul 27-0.

Sioux Falls
Projected Line-Up
R-Jr. C 12 Noah Buss, .157, 10 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI
or R-Jr. C 22 Wil Fisher, .500, 1 RBI
R-So. 1B 3 Ben Serie, .341, 15 R, 6 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 17 RBI
R-Jr. 2B 27 Tyler Cate, .300, 20 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 13 RBI
R-Fr. 3B 16 David Swanson, .321, 11 R, 4 2B, 2 3B, 10 RBI
R-So. SS 4 Noah Christenson, .310, 18 R, 5 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 15 RBI
R-Jr. LF 1 Brady Klehr, .318, 15 R, 6 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 17 RBI 
R-Jr. CF 53 Weston Gjerde, .222, 5 R, 4 RBI
R-Fr. RF 2 Dane Small, .289, 13 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBI
R-Jr. DH 25 Isaac Bonner, .268, 8 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 10 RBI

Top Pitchers
24 Grayson Skinner, 1-2 7.46 ERA, 25.1 IP, 17 K, 16 BB
6 Reese Gaber, 0-0 6.88 ERA, 17.0 IP, 20 K, 14 BB
3 Ben Serie, 1-2 5.40 ERA, 16.2 IP, 15 K, 3 BB
29 Derek Lundgren, 0-0 8.10 ERA, 13.1 IP, 11 K, 7 BB
10 Jack Gray, 0-0 10.12 ERA, 10.2 IP, 16 K, 11 BB

Sioux Falls enters the weekend with a 4-20 (3-7 NSIC) record. The Cougars are hitting .275 as a team. They are led by Ben Serie, who is batting .341, with 15 runs, six doubles, two triples, three home runs, and 17 RBIs. David Swanson is hitting .321, with 11 runs scored, four doubles, two triples, and 10 RBIs.

On the bump, USF has a 10.95 ERA. Grayson Skinner is 1-2 with a 7.46 ERA in 25.1 innings pitched, with 17 strikeouts and 16 walks. Serie is 1-2 with a 5.40 ERA in 16.2 innings pitched, with 15 strikeouts and three walks.