CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team is on a roll of late as they have gone 13-3 in their last 16 games. The Golden Eagles will look to continue their hot streak as they host Southwest Minnesota State University Saturday, April 13 at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 14 at 12 p.m., at the UMN Crookston Baseball Field. The games will be the first at home for the Golden Eagles.

Minnesota Crookston comes in with a 19-11 (13-7 NSIC) record. The Golden Eagles are one win shy of reaching 20 wins for the seventh time in 10 seasons. The Mustangs come into Crookston with an 18-12 (12-9 NSIC) record. Southwest Minnesota State is 4-1 in their last five games. The Golden Eagles are fifth in the NSIC standings, while the Mustangs are one spot behind them in sixth.

Southwest Minnesota State at Minnesota Crookston
Saturday, April 13 - 1:30/3:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 14 - 12 p.m.
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Minnesota Crookston Projected Starters
Jr. C 29 Kodi Miller, Grand Rapids, Minn., .255, 13 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI
Sr. 1B 18 Teddy Giefer, Courtland, Minn., .389, 17 R, 11 2B, 6 HR, 40 RBI
R-So. 2B 20 Kobe Senn, Fargo, N.D., .222, 17 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI
R-So. 3B 2 Sawyer Satrom, Portland, N.D., .308, 25 R, 4 2B, 1 HR, 16 RBI
R-Sr. SS 10 Mitch Goodwin, Prior Lake, Minn., .255, 23 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 23 RBI
R-Sr. LF 8 Jake Hjelle, East Grand Forks, Minn., .314, 35 R, 11 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 28 RBI
R-Jr. CF 9 Caden Headlee, Fargo, N.D., .382, 27 R, 7 2B, 3 HR, 24 RBI
Sr. RF/C 19 Danny Wensloff, .Roseau, Minn., 263, 20 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 20 RBI
Or Fr. RF 37 Cole Hebl, Hillsboro, N.D.,  .391, 9 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI
So. DH 32 Josh Dykhoff, Wadena, Minn., .325, 32 R, 8 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 28 RBI

Top Pitchers
Fr. LHP 41 Nate Benning, Browerville, Minn., 2-1 4.91 ERA, 33.0 IP, 21 K, 21 BB
Sr. RHP 7 Brody Sorenson, Grand Forks, N.D., 5-1 3.66 ERA, 46.2 IP, 52 K, 8 BB
R-Sr. RHP 24 Jake Osowski, East Grand Forks, Minn., 5-0 4.50 ERA 1 SV 44.0 IP, 42 K, 17 BB
So. RHP 32 Josh Dykhoff, Wadena, Minn., 1-1 7.20 ERA, 35.0 IP, 30 K, 15 BB
Sr. RHP 25 Nate Grafsgaard, Devils Lake, N.D., 0-1 2.25 ERA, 8.0 IP, 14 K, 10 BB
Fr. RHP 34 Carsen Barta, Fargo, N.D., 0-0 4.26 ERA, 6.1 IP, 4 K, 6 BB
Jr. RHP 13 Jacob Mathiason, Rockford, Minn., 0-0 5.06 ERA, 10.2 IP, 10 K, 8 BB
So. RHP 3 Isaac Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., 3-1 4.96 ERA, 22.2 IP, 20 K, 8 BB

The Golden Eagles come into the weekend hitting .302 as a team, with 238 runs scored, 54 doubles, six triples, 42 home runs, and 215 RBIs. Minnesota Crookston is fourth in the conference in home runs. Teddy Giefer (Sr., 1B, Courtland, Minn.) has had an outstanding senior season, batting .389, with 17 runs scored, 11 doubles, six home runs, and 40 RBIs. Giefer is third in the league in RBIs. Caden Headlee (R-Jr., OF, Fargo, N.D.) is hitting .382, with 27 runs scored, seven doubles, and 24 RBIs. Jake Hjelle (R-Sr., OF/1B, East Grand Forks, Minn.), the reigning NCBWA Player of the Year, is swinging .314, with a team-high 35 runs scored, 11 doubles, one triple, seven home runs, and 28 RBIs. Josh Dykhoff (So., RHP/DH, Wadena, Minn.) is hitting .325, with 32 runs scored, eight doubles, one triple, seven home runs, and 28 RBIs.

On the mound, the Golden Eagles have a 5.91 ERA, with 239 strikeouts, and 134 walks. Brody Sorenson (Sr., RHP, Grand Forks, N.D.) spent most of his career as a reliever but has made a seamless transition to the rotation. Sorenson is 5-1 with a 3.66 ERA in 46.2 innings, with 52 strikeouts, and just eight walks. Jake Osowski (R-Sr., RHP, East Grand Forks, Minn.) has been mister reliable in his career, and is 5-0 with a 4.50 ERA in 44.0 innings pitched, with 42 strikeouts, and 17 walks. Out of the bullpen, Nate Grafsgaard (Sr., RHP, Devils Lake, N.D.) is 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA in eight innings pitched. Carsen Barta (Fr., RHP, Fargo, N.D.) has a 4.26 ERA in 6.1 innings of work.

Southwest Minnesota State Projected Starters
Jr. C 3 Caleb Gardow, Chippewa Falls, Wis., .239, 14 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 13 RBI
Or Jr. C 23 Brady Petron, Rice, Minn., .194, 8 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI
Sr. 1B 31 Jaxon Haase, Brandon, S.D., .264, 17 R, 7 2B, 15 RBI
Sr. 2B 2 Keenan Wenzel, Rosemount, Minn., .330, 19 R, 4 2B, 4 3B, 4 HR, 21 RBI
Sr. 3B 34 Max Kalenberg, Waconia, Minn., .264, 23 R, 5 2B, 2 HR, 19 RBI
Sr. SS 12 Chase McDaniel, Pahrump, Nev., .417, 36 R, 10 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, 29 RBI
Sr. LF 1 Isaac Nett, Albany, Minn., .393, 34 R, 7 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, 34 RBI
Sr. CF 7 Jake Tauer, Tracy, Minn., .333, 18 R, 5 2B, 16 RBI
Jr. RF 13 Owen Latendresse, Weston, Wis., .330, 25 R, 6 2B, 5 3B, 3 HR, 23 RBI
Sr. DH 8 Peyton Nash, Mitchell, S.D., .286, 9 R, 7 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 15 RBI

Top Pitchers
Sr. RHP 37 Kolby Kiser, Sebeka, Minn., 4-1 2.01 ERA, 44.2 IP, 47 K, 9 BB
Jr. LHP 26 Carter Petron, Rice, Minn., 4-1 2.23 ERA, 32.1 IP, 29 K, 2 BB
Jr. LHP 6 Ryan Chmielewski, Foley, Minn., 3-2 4.31 ERA, 39.2 IP, 41 K, 17 BB
Sr. RHP 17 Ansen Dulas, Mayer, Minn., 1-2 6.00 ERA, 33.0 IP, 48 K, 17 BB
So. RHP 20 Shay Endres, Alexandria, Minn., 2-1 3.34 ERA, 29.2 IP, 27 K, 8 BB
Sr. LHP 21 Kobe Lovell, Windom, Minn., 0-1 9.58 ERA, 10.1 IP, 7 K, 5 BB
Jr. RHP 16 Cameron Jensen, Tea, S.D., 1-2 9.00 ERA, 10.0 IP, 16 K, 9 BB

The Mustangs are batting .313, with 304 runs scored, 61 doubles, a league-high 18 triples, 29 home runs, and 193 RBIs. They are guided by Chase McDaniel, who is swinging .417, with 36 runs scored, 10 doubles, three triples, five home runs, and 29 RBIs. Isaac Nett comes in hitting .393, with 34 runs scored, seven doubles, two triples, a team-high 10 home runs, and 34 RBIs. Jake Tauer is batting .333, with 18 runs scored, five doubles, and 16 RBIs. Owen Latendresse comes in hitting .330, with 25 runs scored, six doubles, five triples, three home runs, and 23 RBIs.

On the hill, Southwest Minnesota State comes in with a 4.84 ERA, with 258 strikeouts, and 115 walks. Righty Kolby Kiser leads the way with a 4-1 mark and a 2.01 ERA in 44.2 innings pitched. Kiser has struck out 47, and walked just nine. Southpaw Carter Petron is 4-1 with a 2.23 ERA in 32.1 innings pitched. Lefty Ryan Chmielewski is 3-2 with a 4.31 ERA, with 41 strikeouts. Shay Endres comes in with a 2-1 mark and a 3.34 ERA in 29.2 innings of work.