CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team is set for a trio of games against the University of Minnesota Duluth. The Golden Eagles play the Bulldogs Saturday, April 27 at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 28 at 12 p.m.
Sunday will be Senior Day for the Golden Eagles. They will honor 11 seniors: Teddy Giefer, Caden Headlee, Jake Hjelle, Jake Osowski, Nick Thompson, Blake Gulden, Tad Scherbenske, Christian Norby, Mitch Goodwin, Ben Goelz, and Brody Sorenson.
The Golden Eagles come into the weekend with a 26-14 (20-10 NSIC) mark. Minnesota Crookston is currently in fourth place in the NSIC standings. They are a half-game behind St. Cloud State University in third, and a game in front of Wayne State College. The Golden Eagles have posted a 20-6 mark in the last 26 games. Minnesota Duluth is 16-25 (12-20 NSIC) entering Saturday. They are still in contention for a tournament spot, as they are just two games from eighth place. The top eight teams go to the NSIC Tournament. The Golden Eagles are 3-3 in their last six games with the Bulldogs.
Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota Crookston
Saturday, April 27 - 1:30/3:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 28 - 12 p.m.
Live Stats - TeamA 0 TeamB 0 Top 1 0 Outs (goldeneaglesports.com)
Live Video - University of Minnesota Crookston on the NSIC Network
Minnesota Crookston
Projected Starters
Jr. C 29 Kodi Miller, Grand Rapids, Minn., .263, 18 R, 6 2B, 4 HR, 14 RBI
Sr. 1B 18 Teddy Giefer, Courtland, Minn., ..366, 26 R, 12 2B, 6 HR, 44 RBI
R-So. 2B 20 Kobe Senn, Fargo, N.D., .274, , 26 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 16 RBI
R-So. 3B 2 Sawyer Satrom, Portland, N.D., .327, 32 R, 5 2B, 1 HR, 22 RBI
R-Sr. SS 10 Mitch Goodwin, Prior Lake, Minn., .268, 33 R, 8 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 28 RBI
R-Sr. LF 8 Jake Hjelle, East Grand Forks, Minn., .299, 42 R, 12 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR, 40 RBI
Sr. CF 9 Caden Headlee, Fargo, N.D., .387, 36 R, 8 2B, 5 HR, 33 RBI
R-Jr. RF 19 Danny Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., .295, 30 R, 7 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 30 RBI
Or Fr. RF 37 Cole Hebl, Hillsboro, N.D., .432, 13 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI
So. DH 32 Josh Dykhoff, Wadena, Minn., .310, 41 R, 11 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 37 RBI
Top Pitchers
R-Sr. RHP 24 Jake Osowski, East Grand Forks, Minn., 7-0 3.70 ERA, 58.1 IP, 53 K, 20 BB
Sr. RHP 7 Brody Sorenson, Grand Forks, N.D., 6-1 4.30 ERA, 58.2 IP, 59 K, 9 BB
Fr. LHP 41 Nate Benning, Browerville, Minn., 3-1 5.49 ERA, 41.0 IP, 27 K, 25 BB
So. RHP 32 Josh Dykhoff, Wadena, Minn., 2-2 7.42 ERA, 43.2 IP, 39 K, 19 BB
So. RHP 3 Isaac Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., 4-2 5.82 ERA, 34.0 IP, 30 K, 10 BB
R-Jr. RHP 25 Nate Grafsgaard, Devils Lake, N.D., 0-1 2.25 ERA, 12.0 IP, 20 K, 14 BB
Fr. RHP 34 Carsen Barta, Fargo, N.D., 0-0 3.68 ERA, 7.1 IP, 4 K, 6 BB
R-Jr. LHP 4 Caden Edwards, Duluth, Minn., 1-0 4.76 ERA, 11.1 IP, 18 K, 9 BB
The Golden Eagles are hitting .309 as a team, with 321 runs scored, 77 doubles, eight triples, 52 home runs, and 286 RBI. Caden Headlee (Sr., OF, Fargo, N.D.) leads the team hitting .387, with 36 runs scored, eight doubles, five home runs, and 33 RBIs. Teddy Giefer (Sr., 1B, Courtland, Minn.) comes in swinging .366, with 26 runs scored, 12 doubles, six home runs, and 44 RBIs. Sawyer Satrom (R-So., IF, Portland, N.D.) is hitting .327, with 32 runs scored, and 22 RBIs. Jake Hjelle (R-Sr., OF/1B, East Grand Forks, Minn.) is swinging .299, with 42 runs scored, 12 doubles, one triple, 10 home runs, and 40 RBIs. Hjelle is five runs scored away from breaking his brother Reed Hjelle's record. He needs 27 hits to break Reed's all-time hits mark.
On the bump, Jake Osowski (R-Sr., RHP, East Grand Forks, Minn.) leads the team with a 7-0 mark and a 3.70 ERA in 58.1 innings pitched, with 53 strikeouts, and 20 walks. Osowski has a career 23-2 mark at Minnesota Crookston. Brody Sorenson (Sr., RHP, Grand Forks, N.D.) comes in with a 6-1 mark and a 4.30 ERA in 58.2 innings pitched, with 59 strikeouts, and just nine walks. Out of the bullpen, Nate Grafsgaard (R-Jr., RHP, Devils Lake, N.D.) is 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA in 12 innings, with 20 strikeouts.
Minnesota Duluth
Projected Starters
So. C 3 Michael Gabbard, .338, 40 R, 9 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 29 RBI
So. 1B 29 Troy Lynch, .313, 20 R, 7 2B, 5 HR, 21 RBI
Fr. 2B 17 Sam Kliber, .316, 12 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI
So. 3B 25 Gabe Richardson, .361, 22 R, 10 2B, 4 HR, 29 RBI
Jr. SS 15 Jack Puder, .338, 31 R, 7 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 37 RBI
So. LF 12 Oran Hinkle, .343, 26 R, 5 2B, 10 RBI
Jr. CF 1 Kade Peloquin, .315, 26 R, 6 2B, 5 HR, 27 RBI
Fr. RF 34 Garrett Staufacher, .255, 14 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI
Or Jr. RF 28 Ethan Cole, .288, 21 R, 7 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, 35 RBI
Sr. DH 23 Trevor Gustafson, .271, 17 R, 4 2B, 6 HR, 13 RBI
Top Pitchers
Gr. LHP 31 Brayden Buttweiler, 4-1 5.24 ERA, 46.1 IP, 37 K, 18 BB
So. RHP 24 Henry Wilkinson, 1-4 6.12 ERA, 42.2 IP, 33 K, 13 BB
Gr. RHP 21 Chad Fox, 0-5 7.13 ERA, 41.2 IP, 29 K, 18 BB
Sr. LHP 20 Connor Nygard, 1-0 2.65 ERA, 17.0 IP, 11 K, 9 BB
So. RHP 26 Caden Klebba, 1-2 4.56 ERA, 25.2 IP, 19 K, 9 BB
Sr. RHP 8 Dylan Wilson, 0-0 6.00 ERA, 12.0 IP, 7 K, 8 BB
Fr. LHP 27 Zak Brown, 2-1 6.75 ERA, 14.2 IP, 9 K, 13 BB
Fr. RHP 14 Joe Gizzi, 0-4 7.39 ERA, 28.0 IP, 24 K, 22 BB
The Bulldogs have been a strong offensive team this season, batting .302, with 282 runs scored, 65 doubles, seven triples, 56 home runs, and 238 RBIs. Their stats are very comparable to the Golden Eagles this season. Gabe Richardson is batting .361, with 22 runs scored, 10 doubles, four home runs, and 29 RBIs. Michael Gabbard comes in hitting .338, with 40 runs scored, six home runs, and 29 RBIs. Jack Puder is swinging .338, with 31 runs scored, nine home runs, and 37 RBIs. Ethan Cole has the most power, with 10 home runs, and 35 RBIs.
Minnesota Duluth has struggled on the mound this season, posting a 7.18 ERA. They have 255 strikeouts to 187 walks. Southpaw Brayden Buttweiler is 4-1 with a 5.24 ERA in 46.1 innings, with 37 strikeouts, and 18 walks. Henry Wilkinson is 1-4 with a 6.12 ERA in 42.2 innings, with 33 strikeouts. Lefty Connor Nygard comes in with a 1-0 mark, and a 2.65 ERA in 17 innings.
