CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team is set to play their first mid-week NSIC doubleheader Wednesday, April 10 at Minot State University in Minot, N.D. The Golden Eagles will face the Beavers at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m., at Corbett Field.

Minnesota Crookston enters the week with a 17-11 (11-7 NSIC) record. The Golden Eagles are fifth in the NSIC standings. Minnesota Crookston has posted an 8-2 mark in their last 10 games. Minot State comes into the week with a 9-20 (6-13 NSIC) record. They have lost their last three games. The Golden Eagles have gone 5-1 in their last six games against the Beavers.

Minnesota Crookston at Minot State
Wednesday, April 10 - 1:30/3:30 p.m.
Corbett Field - Minot, N.D.
Live Stats - TeamA 0 TeamB 0 Top 1 0 Outs (msubeavers.com)
Video - https://nsicnetwork.com/msubeavers/?B=1044784

Minnesota Crookston Projected Starters
Jr. C 29 Kodi Miller, Grand Rapids, Minn., .255, 13 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI
R-Sr. 1B 18 Teddy Giefer, Courtland, Minn., .368, 16 R, 10 2B, 5 HR, 37 RBI
R-So. 2B 20 Kobe Senn, Fargo, N.D., .205, 14 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI
R-So. 3B 2 Sawyer Satrom, Portland, N.D., .297, 21 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 14 RBI
R-Sr. SS 10 Mitch Goodwin, Prior Lake, Minn., .256, 21 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 21 RBI
R-Sr. LF/RF 8 Jake Hjelle, East Grand Forks, Minn., .306, 32 R, 11 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 24 RBI
R-So. LF 5 Angelo Pacyga, Sunfish Lake, Minn., .235, 5 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI
R-Jr. CF 9 Caden Headlee, Fargo, N.D., .383, 26 R, 7 2B, 3 HR, 23 RBI
Sr. RF/C 19 Danny Wensloff, .Roseau, Minn., 247, 16 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 18 RBI
Or Fr. RF 37 Cole Hebl, Hillsboro, N.D.,  .400, 7 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI
So. DH 32 Josh Dykhoff, Wadena, Minn., .324, 29 R, 7 2B, 6 HR, 21 RBI

Top Pitchers
Fr. LHP 41 Nate Benning, Browerville, Minn., 2-1 3.64 ERA, 29.2 IP, 18 K, 20 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 4.60 ERA, 43.0 IP, 40 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, 8 BB
Fr. RHP 34 Carsen Barta, Fargo, N.D., 0-0 4.50 ERA, 6.0 IP, 4 K, 6 BB
Jr. RHP 13 Jacob Mathiason, Rockford, Minn., 0-0 5.00 ERA, 9.0 IP, 8 K, 7 BB
So. RHP 3 Isaac Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., 2-1 6.62 ERA, 17.2 IP, 15 K, 6 BB

The Golden Eagles are hitting .295 as a team. They have 213 runs scored, 47 doubles, five triples, 39 home runs, and 192 RBI's. Minnesota Crookston is propelled by Caden Headlee (R-Jr., OF, Fargo, N.D.), who is batting .383, with 26 runs scored, seven doubles, three home runs, and 23 RBI's. Teddy Giefer (Sr., 1B, Courtland, Minn.) is swinging .268, with 16 runs scored, 10 doubles, five home runs, and a team-high 37 RBI's. Josh Dykhoff (So., RHP/DH, Wadena, Minn.) is batting .324. He is tied for the team-lead with six home runs. Jake Hjelle (R-Sr., OF, East Grand Forks, Minn.) is tied with Dykhoff and Mitch Goodwin (R-Sr., SS, Prior Lake, Minn.) for the team lead in home runs with six.

On the bump, Minnesota Crookston has a 5.69 ERA. They have 224 strikeouts, and just 124 walks. Nate Benning (Fr., LHP, Browerville, Minn.) has had a strong freshman debut, with a 2-1 mark and a 3.64 ERA in 29.2 innings pitched. Brody Sorenson (Sr., RHP, Grand Forks, Minn.) has been stellar as a senior, with a 5-1 mark and a 3.66 ERA. He leads the team with 52 strikeouts, and has just eight walks. Jake Osowski (R-Sr., RHP, East Grand Forks, Minn.) is 5-0 with a 4.60 ERA in 43 innings. Out of the bullpen, Nate Grafsgaard (Sr., RHP, Devils Lake, N.D.) has a 2.25 ERA in eight innings. He has 14 strikeouts.

Minot State Projected Starters
Sr. C 1 Martin Rodriguez, Casa Grande, Ariz., .196, 1 R, 2 2B, 7 RBI
Or Jr. C 8 Seungjun Song, Winnipeg, Manitoba, .283, 9 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 6 RBI
Sr. 1B 28 Mark Ossanna, Chandler, Ariz., .342, 19 R, 6 2B, 1 HR, 15 RBI
Jr. 2B 4 Brian Parry, Beaumont, Calif., .359, 24 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI
R-So. 3B 21 Colton Bagshaw, Lake Havasu, Ariz., .271, 18 R, 6 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 16 RBI
So. SS 9 Noah Madas, Goodyear, Ariz., .296, 12 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 13 RBI
Jr. LF 20 Grant Gabbert, Thornton, Colo., .317, 26 R, 6 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 18 RBI
Jr. CF 2 Brent Riddle, San Clemente, Calif., .282, 24 R, 3 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 21 RBI
R-Jr. RF 29 Javier Gutierrez, Chandler, Ariz., .230, 11 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 11 RBI
Gr. DH 19 Ricky Apodaca, Albuquerque, N.M., .469, 19 R, 10 2B, 1 3B, 23 RBI

Top Pitchers
Sr. RHP 17 Craig Schmich, Lincoln, Calif., 2-5 5.60 ERA, 35.1 IP, 36 K, 15 BB
R-So. RHP 22 Jonah Prokott, Pierz, Minn., 1-1 7.92 ERA, 30.2 IP, 25 K, 9 BB
Sr. RHP 36 Cameron Bagshaw, Lake Havasu, Ariz., 2-0 5.65 ERA, 14.1 IP, 12 K, 16 BB
Jr. RHP 16 Gage Eastlick, Rocklin, Calif., 1-2 6.00 ERA, 18.0 IP, 18 K, 8 BB
R-Fr. RHP 14 Conner Meldrim, Las Vegas, Nev., 0-1 6.94 ERA, 11.2 IP, 17 K, 11 BB
Sr. RHP 33 Noah Balandran, SImi Valley, Calif., 0-0 8.10 ERA, 13.1 IP, 8 K, 6 BB
Jr. RHP 15 Gage Yost, Rosemount, Minn., 1-5 14.54 ERA, 21.2 IP, 19 K, 16 BB

The Beavers are batting .299 as a team, with 21 home runs, and 161 RBI's. They have scored 190 runs this season. Designated hitter Ricky Apodaca paces Minot State with a .469 batting average. He has scored 19 runs, and has 23 RBI's this season. Brian Parry is batting .359, with 24 runs scored. Mark Ossanna is swinging .342, with 19 runs scored, six doubles, one home run, and 15 RBI's. Grant Gabbert is hitting .317, with 26 runs scored, six doubles, one triple, four home runs, and 18 RBI's.

On the mound, Minot State has a 9.35 ERA, with 212 strikeouts, and 138 walks. Craig Schmich is 2-5 with a 5.60 ERA, with 36 strikeouts, and 15 walks. Jonah Prokott is 1-1 with a 7.92 ERA, with 25 strikeouts, and just nine walks. Righty Cameron Bagshaw is 2-0 with a 5.65 ERA in 14.1 innings on the bump.