CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team will take on Bemidji State University Sunday, April 16 at 1 and 3 p.m., and Monday, April 17 at 12 p.m. The games were relocated from Bemidji, Minn., to the UMN Crookston Baseball Field in Crookston, Minn., due to field conditions. Bemidji State will remain as the home team on the scoreboard.

Minnesota Crookston enters the weekend with a 22-14 (12-6 NSIC) mark. The Golden Eagles are seven games shy of setting the program record for wins in a season (28 in 2019).

 Minnesota Crookston has had six seasons with 20 or more wins since 2015. They are currently in third place in the NSIC standings. Bemidji State comes into the weekend with a 2-31 (1-17 NSIC) record. The Golden Eagles have won the last 14 games in the series against the Beavers. Bemidji State's last win came April 11, 2017 in Bemidji, Minn. They last swept a series April 8, 2015 in Crookston.

Minnesota Crookston vs. Bemidji State
Sunday, April 16 – 1/3 p.m.
Monday, April 17 – 12 p.m.
Live Stats - SCSU 3 UMC 5 Bottom 9 0 Outs (goldeneaglesports.com)
Video - University of Minnesota Crookston on the NSIC Network

Minnesota Crookston
Projected Line-Up
Sr. C 14 Matt Nunn, .219, 10 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 12 RBI
or Jr. C 19 Danny Wensloff, .303, 21 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 10 RBI
Fr. 1B/DH 32 Josh Dykhoff, .324, 32 R, 7 2B, 7 HR, 27 RBI
or Jr. 1B/DH 18 Teddy Giefer, .260, 17 R, 6 2B, 4 HR, 14 RBI
R-Fr. 2B 34 Sawyer Satrom, .255, 14 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 16 RBI
Jr. 3B 13 Mike Hallquist, .438, 44 R, 13 2B, 3 3B, 13 HR, 43 RBI
Jr. SS 10 Mitch Goodwin, .234, 26 R, 6 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 15 RBI
R-Jr. LF 8 Jake Hjelle, .364, 33 R, 12 2B, 3 3B, 13 HR, 43 RBI
Jr. CF 9 Caden Headlee, .336, 24 R, 5 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 22 RBI
Jr. RF 23 Ben Goelz, .299, 23 R, 8 2B, 3 HR, 23 RBI

Top Pitchers
Jr. LHP 3 Alex Koep, 4-1 3.00 ERA, 39 IP, 49 K, 23 BB
R-Jr. RHP 24 Jake Osowski, 5-1 3.30 ERA, 46.1 IP, 44 K, 14 BB
R-Sr. RHP 33 Jake Dykhoff, 4-4 4.47 ERA, 1 SV, 52.1 IP, 65 K, 11 BB
Jr. RHP 7 Brody Sorenson, 2-1 0.64 ERA, 28.1 IP, 23 K, 7 BB
Fr. RHP 32 Josh Dykhoff, 2-1 5.64 ERA, 22.1 IP, 16 K, 5 BB
R-Sr. RHP 28 Matt Nelson, 3-1 6.43 ERA, 28 IP, 27 K, 8 BB
R-Sr. RHP 17 Conner Richardson, 1-3 8.64 ERA, 16.2 IP, 3 SV, 13 K, 9 BB

The Golden Eagles are coming off their first-ever NSIC sweep of St. Cloud State University, moving them into third place in the NSIC standings. Minnesota Crookston is hitting .307 as a team. They are second in the NSIC with 49 home runs. The Golden Eagles are tied with Augustana for the most runs scored this season (268). Mike Hallquist (Jr., 3B, Fargo, N.D.) leads the way at the plate for UMN Crookston. He leads the NSIC in batting average, OPS, runs scored, hits, home runs, RBIs, and slugging percentage. Hallquist is hitting .438 with 44 runs scored, 13 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs, and 43 RBIs. He is going toe-to-toe for the home run and RBI lead with his own teammate Jake Hjelle (R-Jr., OF/1B, East Grand Forks, Minn.). They are both tied with 13 home runs and 43 RBIs. Hjelle is batting .364 this season. Caden Headlee (Jr., OF, Fargo, N.D.) comes in hitting .336, with 24 runs scored, five doubles, and 22 RBIs. Josh Dykhoff (Fr., 1B/RHP, Wadena, Minn.) has made an instant impact as a freshman, hitting .324, with 32 runs scored, seven home runs, and 27 RBIs.

On the mound, Minnesota Crookston is led by their three weekend starters. Lefty Alex Koep (Jr., Parkers Prairie, Minn.) is 4-1 with a 3.00 ERA in 39 innings pitched. He has 49 strikeouts and 23 walks. Jake Osowski (R-Jr., RHP, East Grand Forks, Minn.) is 5-1 with a 3.30 ERA in 46.1 innings pitched, with 44 strikeouts and 14 walks. Jake Dykhoff (R-Sr., RHP, Wadena, Minn.) leads the NSIC in strikeouts. He is 4-4 with a 4.47 ERA in 52.1 innings pitched. He has struck out 65 and walked just 11. Out of the bullpen, Brody Sorenson (Jr., RHP, Grand Forks, Minn.) is the lynchpin with a 0.64 ERA in 28.1 innings pitched. Sorenson has struck out 23 and walked just seven. Conner Richardson (R-Sr., RHP, Grand Forks, N.D.) leads the team with three saves this season.

Bemidji State
Projected Line-Up
Sr. C 33 Derek Dolezal, .333, 7 R, 3 2B, 1 HR, 12 RBI
or So. C 3 Zach Moritz, .256, 7 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Jr. 1B/RF 22 Jack Munson, .321, 21 R, 7 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, 21 RBI
Fr. 2B 28 Jackson Schaffer, .265, 5 R, 3 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI
Sr. 3B/2B 11 James Wirt, .242, 14 R, 5 2B, 13 RBI
or Fr. 3B 9 Nick Ekstrum, .077, 4 R, 2 RBI
So. SS 6 Isaiah Biehn, .170, 8 R, 3 2B, 4 RBI
So. LF 1 Hunter Daymond, .165, 11 R, 2 2B, 5 RBI
Fr. CF 13 Riley Czech, .109, 4 R, 3 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI
Jr. RF 8 Ty Karger, .214, 11 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI
or R-So. RF 2 Tyrese Allen, .154, 2 RBI
Jr. DH/1B 23 Wyatt Hamann, .182, 4 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI
or Sr. DH 10 Logan Barrick, .242, 5 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI

Top Pitchers
Sr. RHP 10 Logan Barrick, 1-2 5.35 ERA, 37 IP, 26 K, 13 BB
Jr. RHP 40 Will Lavin, 1-5 6.61 ERA, 32.2 IP, 41 K, 24 BB
Fr. RHP 44 Christian Lindow, 0-1 7.31 ERA, 16.0 IP, 13 K, 10 BB
So. RHP 39 A.J. Gengler, 0-1 8.56 ERA, 13.2 IP, 17 K, 13 BB
Sr. RHP 32 Konrad Kisch, 0-1 8.78 ERA, 13.1 IP, 14 K, 12 BB

Bemidji State comes in hitting .232 as a team. Jack Munson is swinging .321, with 21 runs scored, seven doubles, three triples, five home runs, and 21 RBIs. Senior Derek Dolezal is batting .333, with seven runs scored, three doubles, one home run, and 21 RBIs. Freshman Jackson Schaffer comes in hitting .265, with five runs scored, three doubles, one home run, and nine RBIs.z

On the bump, Bemidji State looks to Logan Barrick, who is 1-2 with a 5.35 ERA in 37 innings. He has struckout 26 and walked 13. Will Lavin is 1-5 with a 6.61 ERA in 32.2 innings, with 41 strikeouts and 24 walks.