CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball doubleheader against Upper Iowa University has reversed sites to Fayette, Iowa and Robertson Woods Fields. The games were relocated due to forecasted severe weather, in combination with current field conditions in Crookston, Minn. The games will commence at 12 and 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 4 in Fayette, Iowa.
The Golden Eagles are 18-11 (8-3 NSIC) entering Tuesday's games. They are off to one of their best starts in program history. Minnesota Crookston sits in third place in the NSIC standings. Upper Iowa is 10-12 (6-5 NSIC) coming into Tuesday. The Golden Eagles have won three of the last four games in the series.
Minnesota Crookston
Projected Line-Up
Sr. C 14
Matt Nunn, .241, 10 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 12 RBIs
or Jr. C/RF 19
Danny Wensloff, .328, 20 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 10 RBIs
Fr. 1B/DH 32
Josh Dykhoff, .321, 25 R, 3 2B, 6 HR, 25 RBIs
or Jr. 1B/DH 18
Teddy Giefer, .270, 14 R, 6 2B, 3 HR, 13 RBIs
R-Fr. 2B 34
Sawyer Satrom, .247, 12 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 13 RBIs
Jr. 3B 13
Mike Hallquist, .475, 37 R, 12 2B, 3 3B, 11 HR, 40 RBIs
Jr. SS 10
Mitch Goodwin, .225, 24 R, 6 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 15 RBIs
R-Jr. LF 8
Jake Hjelle, .368, 28 R, 10 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR, 37 RBIs
Jr. CF 9
Caden Headlee, .352, 22 R, 5 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 17 RBIs
Jr. RF 23
Ben Goelz, .305, 22 R, 7 2B, 3 HR, 19 RBIs
Top Pitchers
Jr. LHP 3
Alex Koep, 4-0 2.06 ERA, 35.0 IP, 46 K, 17 BB
Jr. RHP 24
Jake Osowski, 5-0 2.18 ERA, 41.1 IP, 38 K, 14 BB
R-Sr. RHP 33
Jake Dykhoff, 4-3 3.57 ERA, 45.1 IP, 55 K, 9 BB
Jr. RHP 7
Brody Sorenson, 2-1 0.92 ERA, 19.2 IP, 18 K, 4 BB
Fr. RHP 32
Josh Dykhoff, 1-1 5.14 ERA, 14.0 IP, 11 K, 3 BB
Minnesota Crookston has driven more runs in as a team than anyone in the NSIC. They come in hitting .317 as a team.
Mike Hallquist (Jr., 3B, Fargo, N.D.) has been the top hitter in the NSIC. He is batting .475, with a league-high 37 runs, 12 doubles, 11 home runs, and 40 RBIs. Hallquist has a 1.560 OPS and a .990 slugging percentage.
Jake Hjelle (R-Jr., OF/1B, East Grand Forks, Minn.) recently became the program's all-time home run leader, surpassing Brock Reller. Hjelle is batting .368, with 28 runs scored, 10 doubles, 10 home runs, and 37 RBIs.
Caden Headlee (Jr., OF, Fargo, N.D.) is swinging .352, with 22 runs scored, five doubles, and 17 RBIs.
Josh Dykhoff (Fr., RHP/1B, Wadena, Minn.) is hitting .321, with 25 runs scored, six home runs, and 25 RBIs.
On the bump,
Alex Koep (Jr., LHP, Parkers Prairie, Minn.) is 4-0 with a 2.06 ERA, with 46 strikeouts and 17 walks.
Jake Osowski (Jr., RHP, East Grand Forks, Minn.) comes in with a 5-0 mark and a 2.18 ERA.
Jake Dykhoff (R-Sr., RHP, Wadena, Minn.) recently named the NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week, is 4-3 with a 3.57 ERA in 45.1 innings pitched. He leads the team with 55 strikeouts.
Upper Iowa
Projected Line-Up
C 29 Caden White, .167, 4 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBIs
or C 35 Justin Baehler, ..286, 8 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBIs
1B 22 Brock Zimmer, .200, 9 R, 1 HR, 6 RBIs
2B 2 Ethan Sawyer, .375, 14 R, 6 2B, 4 HR, 21 RBIs
3B 12 Samuel Grushkin, .211, 10 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBIs
SS 9 JJ Vargas, .243, 13 R, 7 2B, 5 HR, 16 RBIs
LF 3 Bryce Hall, .288, 19 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 8 RBIs
CF 5 Ryan Hull, .282, 14 R, 4 2B, 2 HR, 14 RBIs
RF 13 Cael Luzum, .294, 16 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBIs
DH 16 Alex Greene, .289, 7 R, 5 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBIs
Top Pitchers
LHP 1 Colin Lacey, 2-3 5.72 ERA, 28.1 IP, 17 K, 14 BB
RHP 18 Jarrett Ramer, 3-0 6.15 ERA, 26.1 IP, 16 K, 16 BB
RHP 24 Keaton Parker, 1-3 8.59 ERA, 22.0 IP, 22 K, 15 BB
LHP 40 Austin Shingledecker, 2-1 2.45 ERA, 18.1 IP, 21 K, 10 BB
RHP 27 Sam Marhefke, 0-1 4.05 ERA, 20.0 IP, 22 K, 7 BB
Upper Iowa is 1-3 in their last four games. The Peacocks are hitting .257 as a team. They are guided by Ethan Sawyer, who is batting .375, with 14 runs scored, six doubles, four home runs, and 21 RBIs. Cael Luzum comes in hitting .294, with 16 runs scored, five doubles, one triple, two home runs, and 10 RBIs. Bryce Hall is batting .288, with 19 runs scored, five doubles, one home run, and eight RBIs.
On the bump, lefty Colin Lacey is 2-3 with a 5.72 ERA in 28.1 innings pitched, with 17 strikeouts and 14 walks. Southpaw Austin Shingledecker is 2-1 with a 2.45 ERA in 18.1 innings pitched. Sam Marhefke is 0-1 with a 4.05 ERA in 20 innings.