Baseball | 3/10/2025 9:57:00 AM

CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team will get back into NSIC play with a four-game series against the University of Sioux Falls at Rock Creek High School's baseball field in Saint George, Kan. The Golden Eagles will face the Cougars Friday, March 14 at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 15 at 12 and 2 p.m., and Sunday, March 16 at 12 p.m. 

The Golden Eagles are 8-20 all-time against the Cougars. They are 3-2 in their last five tilts with USF. 

Minnesota Crookston vs. Sioux Falls
Friday, March 14 - 1 p.m.
Rock Creek High School, Saint George, Kan.
Live Stats - usfcougars.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary

Minnesota Crookston vs. Sioux Falls
Saturday, March 15 - 12/2 p.m.
Rock Creek High School, Saint George, Kan.
Live Stats - usfcougars.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary

Minnesota Crookston vs. Sioux Falls
Sunday, March 16 - 12 p.m.
Rock Creek High School, Saint George, Kan.
Live Stats - usfcougars.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
 

Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles
Projected Starters
R-Jr. C/1B 28 Brock Larsen, Blaine, Minn., .250, 6 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI
Or Sr. C 29 Kodi Miller, Grand Rapids, Minn., .240, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
So. 1B/LF 17 Aaron Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., .270, 8 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI
Sr. 2B 20 Kobe Senn, Fargo, N.D., .245, 10 R, 1 2B, 7 RBI
Sr. 3B 2 Sawyer Satrom, Portland, N.D., .273, 15 R, 1 3B, 2 HR, 12 RBI
So. SS 1 Caden Kappes, Wahpeton, N.D., .212, 4 R, 2 2B, 5 RBI
Or Fr. SS 5 Kyler Miller, Grand Rapids, Minn., .222, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI
R-Jr. LF 6 Americo Sculati, Golden Valley, Minn., .255, 10 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI
Fr. CF 23 Dylan Debilzen, Parkers Prairie, Minn., .429, 9 R, 4 2B, 7 RBI
R-Jr. RF 21 Connor Bushbaum, Saginaw, Minn., .294, 6 R, 3 2B, 6 RBI
Or Fr. RF 26 Landon Hanson, Bemidji, Minn., .000
Jr. DH 32 Josh Dykhoff, Wadena, Minn., .292, 8 R, 5 2B, 1 HR, 11 RBI

Top Pitchers

Jr. RHP 32 Josh Dykhoff, Wadena, Minn., 3-0 2.05 ERA, 22.0 IP, 23 K, 1 BB
Jr. RHP 3 Isaac Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., 0-1 4.76 ERA, 11.1 IP, 10 K, 3 BB
So. LHP 37 Nate Benning, Browerville, Minn., 0-2 5.71 ERA, 17.1 IP, 10 K, 8 BB
Jr. LHP 8 Kyle Odenbach, Thompson, N.D., 0-2 9.49 ERA, 12.2 IP, 14 K, 9 BB
R-Jr. RHP 16 Isaac Roers, Stacy, Minn., 1-1 3.75 ERA, 12.0 IP, 11 K, 4 BB
R-Sr. RHP 25 Nate Grafsgaard, Devils Lake, N.D., 0-0 0.00 ERA, 7.1 IP, 2 Saves, 9 K, 5 BB
R-So. RHP 30 Jaxson Bennett, Saginaw, Minn., 0-0 9.53 ERA, 5.2 IP, 1 K, 3 BB
R-Sr. RHP 15 Max Weber, St. Paul, Minn., 0-0 11.12 ERA, 5.2 IP, 3 K, 5 BB
R-Sr. RHP 13 Jacob Mathiason, Rockford, Minn., 0-1 2.25 ERA, 4.0 IP, 2 K, 3 BB

Minnesota Crookston comes into the weekend with a 6-8 (3-1 NSIC) mark. They played a difficult schedule in Florida, posting a 2-5 mark. The Golden Eagles won their opening series in the NSIC over Wayne State College in Pueblo, Colo. Offensively, they come in hitting .272, with 84 runs scored, 23 doubles, 10 home runs, and 73 RBI. The highlight has been the play of center fielder Dylan Debilzen (Fr., Parkers Prairie, Minn.), who has burst on to the scene as a true freshman. He is hitting .429, with nine runs scored, four doubles, and seven RBI. Sawyer Satrom (Sr., IF, Portland, N.D.) has been the top run producer, batting .273, with 15 runs scored, two home runs, and 12 RBI. Connor Bushbaum (R-Jr., Saginaw, Minn.) is hitting .294, with six runs scored, and six RBI. In the middle of the order, Josh Dykhoff (Jr., RHP/DH, Wadena, Minn.) is swinging .292, with eight runs scored, one home run, and 11 RBI. Americo Sculati (R-Jr., OF, Golden Valley, Minn.) has been productive, hitting .255, with 10 runs scored, three home runs, and eight RBI, but has a high strikeout rate with 22 in 13 tilts. 

On the hill, Dykhoff has been the main story as he has been outstanding in four outings. He is 3-0, with a 2.05 ERA in 22 innings. Dykhoff has struck out 23, and walked just one. He is holding opponents to a .185 batting average. Out of the bullpen, Nate Grafsgaard (R-Sr., RHP, Devils Lake, N.D.) has held down the back-end with a 0-0 mark and a 0.00 ERA in 7.1 innings. He has two saves, with nine strikeouts, and five walks. Isaac Roers (R-Jr., RHP, Stacy, Minn.) has been an inning eater out of the bullpen, with a 1-1 mark and a 3.75 ERA in 12 innings. Isaac Wensloff (Jr., RHP, Roseau, Minn.) is coming off his first start of the season. He is 0-1 with a 4.76 ERA in 11.1 innings.

Sioux Falls Cougars
Projected Starters

Sr. C 14 Ryan Gouldin, Firth, Neb., .300, 7 R, 5 2B, 1 HR, 13 RBI
So. 1B/LF 17 Mitch Iliff, Hastings, Minn., .367, 9 R, 4 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI
Or Jr. 1B/DH 15  Jackson Yeager, Omaha, Neb., .216, 8 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI
Gr. 2B/3B 25 Isaac Bonner, Omaha, Neb., .308, 12 R, 2 2B, 10 RBI
R-Sr. 3B 3 Ben Serie, Luverne, Minn., .314, 11 R, 6 2B, 1 HR, 13 RBI
R-Sr. SS 4 Noah Christenson, Buffalo, Minn., .298, 17 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 14 RBI
So. 1B 17 Mitch Iliff, Hastings, Minn., .367, 9 R, 4 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI
R-Jr. LF 27 Frank Vogel, Farmington, Minn., .200, 5 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI
Or So. LF 32 Carson Jager, Maurice, Iowa, .053, 1 R, 6 RBI
R-So. CF 5 Nolan Drossel, Woodbury, Minn., .435, 11 R, 2 2B, 5 RBI
Jr. RF/C 8 Dominic Vogel, Farmington, Minn., .300, 16 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI
Or Jr. RF 99 William Edwards, New South Wales, Australia, .292, 2 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI
Fr. DH 34 Caden Ransom, Lincoln, Neb., .333, 2 R, 1 2B
Or DH 18 Jaxon Haase, Brandon, S.D., .200, 6 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI

Top Pitchers
Jr. RHP 21 Logan Anderson, Omaha, Neb., 1-3 7.97 ERA, 20.1 IP, 10 K, 8 BB
Jr. RHP 0 Jake Ammann, Brookings, S.D., 1-2 11.12 ERA, 17.0 IP, 20 K, 10 BB
So. LHP 47 Brody Baur, Prior Lake, Minn., 0-1 11.37 ERA, 12.2 IP, 12 K, 15 BB
R-Fr. RHP 11 Kaleb Klinkhammer, Albertville, Minn., 1-0 13.50 ERA, 10.0 IP, 7 K, 7 BB
So. RHP 33 Johnny Checheris, Chanhassen, Minn., 0-0 6.14 ERA, 7.1 IP, 1 K, 6 BB
Fr. RHP 52 Riley Schilling, Gillette, Wyo., 0-0 14.21 ERA, 6.1 IP, 6 K, 4 BB
So. RHP 30 Jake Pruchniak, Jefferson, S.D., 0-3 10.80 ERA, 11.2 IP, 8 K, 4 BB
Fr. RHP 23 Eli Larson, Osseo, Minn., 0-0 7.36 ERA, 7.1 IP, 4 K, 2 BB
So. RHP 2 Myles Rees, Sioux Falls, S.D., 1-0 6.75 ERA, 8.0 IP, 6 K, 2 BB

Sioux Falls enters the weekend with a 4-14 (0-4 NSIC) mark. They were swept by the University of Minnesota Duluth to open their NSIC slate. The Cougars went 22-25 in 2024. They have been strong offensively through 18 games. USF is swinging .290, with 11 runs scored, 30 doubles, nine home runs, and 96 RBI. Outfielder Nolan Drossel guides the Cougar offense, hitting .435, with 11 runs scored, two doubles, and five RBI. Ben Serie has been one the top run producers, with a .314 average, 11 runs scored, six doubles, one home run, and 13 RBI. Noah Christensen comes in batting .298, with 17 runs scored, one home run, and 14 RBI. Mitch Iliff comes in swinging .367, with nine runs scored, four doubles, one home run, and eight RBI. The Cougars have Southwest Minnesota State University transfer Jaxon Haase, who is hitting .200, with six runs scored, two home runs, and seven RBI.

The Cougars have struggled on the bump through 18 games. They come into the weekend with a 10.93 ERA. They have 99 strikeouts, and 101 walks. Their opponents come in hitting .367 against USF. Logan Anderson comes in with a 7.97 ERA, with 20.1 innings. They have 10 strikeouts, and eight walks. Jake Ammann comes in with an 11.12 ERA in 17 innings, with 20 strikeouts, and 10 walks. Southpaw Brady Baur is 0-1, with an 11.37 ERA in 12.2 innings. Out of the bullpen, Myles Rees has a 6.75 ERA in eight innings.