Baseball | 3/4/2025 9:37:00 AM
CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball is set for the second portion of their Florida trip with four games at the 2025 RussMatt Central Florida Invitational.
The Golden Eagles will open by facing Northwood University Thursday, March 6 at 3 p.m. C.T., at the Lake Myrtle Complex main field in Auburndale, Fla. Minnesota Crookston takes on Rockhurst University, Friday, March 7 at 1:30 p.m. C.T., at NorthEast Regional Park field three in Davenport, Fla. The Golden Eagles face Davis & Elkins College Saturday, March 8 at 9 a.m. C.T., at Chain of Lakes Park field four in Winter Haven, Fla. The Golden Eagles wrap up their Florida excursion and their non-conference slate Sunday, March 9 against Assumption University, at 8:15 a.m. C.T., at the Lake Myrtle Complex field six in Auburndale, Fla.
Minnesota Crookston has won all three of their games they have played versus Northwood, last winning 9-3 March 11, 2022 in Auburndale, Fla. The Golden Eagles are 2-4 all-time against Rockhurst, falling 9-2 March 27, 2020 in Winter Haven, Fla. Minnesota Crookston is 3-0 all-time with Davis & Elkins, defeating the Senators 6-1 March 2, 2024 in Auburndale, Fla. Lastly, Minnesota Crookston has never played Assumption.
Minnesota Crookston vs. Northwood
Thursday, March 6 - 3 p.m. C.T. - Auburndale, Fla.
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Minnesota Crookston vs. Rockhurst
Friday, March 7 - 1:30 p.m. C.T. - Davenport, Fla.
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Minnesota Crookston vs. Davis & Elkins
Saturday, March 8 - 9 a.m. C.T. - Winter Haven, Fla.
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Minnesota Crookston vs. Assumption
Sunday - March 9 - 8:15 a.m. C.T. - Auburndale, Fla.
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Minnesota Crookston Projected Starters
Sr. C 29 Kodi Miller, Grand Rapids, Minn., .273, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Or R-Jr. C/1B 28 Brock Larsen, Blaine, Minn., .261, 5 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI
So. 1B/RF 17 Aaron Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., .238, 6 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI
R-Jr. 2B 20 Kobe Senn, Fargo, N.D., .286, 7 R, 1 2B, 7 RBI
Sr. 3B 2 Sawyer Satrom, Portland, N.D., .341, 14 R, 1 3B, 2 HR, 12 RBI
So. SS 1 Caden Kappes, Wahpeton, N.D., .208, 3 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI
Or Fr. SS 5 Kyler Miller, Grand Rapids, Minn., .200, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI
R-Jr. LF 6 Americo Sculati, Golden Valley, Minn., .293, 8 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI
Fr. CF 27 Dylan Debilzen, Parkers Prairie, Minn., .441, 7 R, 3 2B, 6 RBI
R-Jr. RF 21 Connor Bushbaum, Saginaw, Minn., .292, 5 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI
Jr. DH 32 Josh Dykhoff, Wadena, Minn., .324, 7 R, 5 2B, 1 HR, 10 RBI
Top Pitchers
Jr. RHP 32 Josh Dykhoff, Wadena, Minn., 2-0 2.12 ERA, 17.0 IP, 17 K, 0 BB
So. LHP 37 Nate Benning, Browerville, Minn., 0-2 8.03 ERA, 12.1 IP, 7 K, 6 BB
Jr. LHP 8 Kyle Odenbach, Thompson, N.D., 0-1 9.00 ERA, 9.0 IP, 10 K, 5 BB
R-Jr. RHP 16 Isaac Roers, Stacy, Minn., 1-1 5.19 ERA, 8.2 IP, 8 K, 4 BB
Jr. RHP 3 Isaac Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., 0-0 4.26 ERA, 6.1 IP, 8 K, 3 BB
R-So. RHP 30 Jaxson Bennett, Saginaw, Minn., 0-0 5.06 ERA, 5.1 IP, 1 K, 2 BB
R-Sr. RHP 25 Nate Grafsgaard, Devils Lake, N.D., 0-0 0.00 ERA, 5.2 IP, 6 K, 5 BB
R-Sr. LHP 4 Caden Edwards, Duluth, Minn., 1-0 7.36 ERA, 3.2 IP, 2 K, 3 BB
Sr. RHP 13 Jacob Mathiason, Rockford, Minn., 0-1 3.86 ERA, 2.1 IP, 0 K, 1 BB
The Golden Eagles enter the week with a 5-5 (3-1 NSIC) mark. They went 1-2 against three ranked opponents to open their Sunshine State excursion, including a 12-4 victory over No. 15 Ashland University. Minnesota Crookston is hitting .296 as a team, with 70 runs scored, 19 doubles, one triple, seven home runs, and 61 RBI. They have a .427 slugging percentage, and a .422 on-base percentage. Minnesota Crookston has been guided by freshman Dylan Debilzen (OF, Parkers Prairie, Minn.), who is hitting .441, with seven runs scored, three doubles, and six RBIs. Sawyer Satrom (Sr., IF, Portland, N.D.) is batting .341, with 14 runs scored, one triple, two home runs, and 12 RBIs. Josh Dykhoff (Jr., DH, Wadena, Minn.) comes in swinging .324, with seven runs scored, five doubles, one home run, and 10 RBIs. Americo Sculati (R-Jr., OF, Golden Valley, Minn.) is hitting .293, with eight runs scored, three doubles, two home runs, and seven RBIs. Connor Bushbaum (R-Jr., OF, Saginaw, Minn.) comes in swinging .292, with five runs scored, and four RBIs.
On the mound, Minnesota Crookston comes in with a 6.40 ERA in 84.1 innings pitched, with 73 strikeouts, and 45 walks. Josh Dykhoff (Jr., RHP, Wadena, Minn.) has led the stable of pitchers for the Golden Eagles, with a 2-0 mark, and a 2.12 ERA in 17 innings pitched. He has 17 strikeouts, and zero walks. Dykhoff has earned NSIC Pitcher of the Week once, and picked up a victory over No. 15 Ashland. Out of the bullpen, closer Nate Grafsgaard (Sr., RHP, Devils Lake, N.D.) has held down the back end for the Golden Eagles, with a 0.00 ERA in 5.2 innings, with one save. Jacob Mathiason (Sr., RHP, Rockford, Minn.) comes in with a 3.86 ERA in 2.1 innings, while Isaac Wensloff (Jr., RHP, Roseau, Minn.) has a 4.26 ERA in 6.1 innings, with eight strikeouts, and three walks.
Northwood
Projected Starters:
#22 Drew Charters IF/OF, Avg .250, OBP .351, 5R, 2 rbi, 7K's.
#2 Josh Getz IF, Avg .333, OBP .382, 1 2B, 5R, 3rbi, 6K's..
#10 Myles Beale IF/OF, Avg .464, OBP .595, 1 2B, 7R, 4 rbis, 3K's.
#23 Caden Duryea IF/OF, Avg .333, OBP .441, 2 2B, 2HR, 4R, 11 rbis, 4K's
#39 Alex Jarboe IF/OF, Avg .308, OBP .455, 3 2B, 1 3B, 3R, 5 rbis, 10K's
#11 Logan Voth 1B, Avg .115, OBP .167, 2 2B, 3R, 4 rbis, 7K's
#6 Ben Narr SS, Avg .308, OBP .345, 3 2B, 4R, 4 rbis, 7K's
Players sharing time
#3 Connor McCartan IF, Avg .294, OBP .333, 1 2B, 3R 2 rbis, 9K's. Sharing time at 3rd base
#8 Mason Brunworth IF, Avg .133, OBP .133, 2 rbis, 4K's
#37 Ben DeVries C, 5GP, Avg .412, OBP .524, 1 2B, 3HR, 8R, 6rbi, 1K's
#42 Matthew Meyer C, 3GP, Avg .125, OBP .300, 1R, 5K's
Pitchers
#50 Grant LaMarche P, 1-0, 2-2 APP/GS, 11.1 ip, 2.38 ERA, 12 K's, 2 BB.
#5 Jake Ickes P, 1-1, 2-2 APP/GS, 9.1 ip, 2.89 ERA, 11 K's, 4 BB.
#26 Tyler Sager P, 0-1, 2-2 APP/GS, 8.0ip, 10.13 ERA, 6 K's, 3 BB.
#38 Trevor Crawford P, 1-1, 2-2 APP/GS, 7.2ip, 5.87 ERA, 9 K's, 3 BB.
#20 Dominic Mauro P, 0-1, 2-0 APP/GS, 5.2ip, 4.76 ERA, 11K's, 0BB
Northwood has a 4-7 mark. They defeated Assumption 13-3, and fell 6-2 to California University (Pa.) to open their Florida trip. Yesterday, they lost 10-5 to Roosevelt. The Wolves are hitting .291 as a team, with a .387 on-base percentage, and a .398 slugging percentage. They have six home runs during the 2025 slate.
On the bump, they have a 5.68 ERA, with 95 strikeouts, and 33 walks. Opponents are hitting .293 in 2025 against Northwood. The Wolves went 33-23 in 2024. They made it to the NCAA Midwest Regional where their season was ended by Ashland University. They are in their second season under the leadership of Head Coach Brad Baldwin.
Rockhurst University
Projected Starters:
#32 Matthew Brimacombe OF, Avg .545, OBP .615, 3R, 1 rbi, 3-3 stolen bases, 3K's.
#21 Michael Laudando 1B, Avg .333, OBP .385, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4R, 1rbis, 1K's.
#30 Adonis Forte OF, Avg .250, .308 OBP, 1 3B, 2R 1rbis, 4K's.
#5 Drew Cornelison OF, Avg .571, .625, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1HR, 3R, 4rbis, 2K's.
#31 Andrew Loeffelman 1B/DH, Avg. 333 OBP .333, 1R, 0K's.
#9 Avery Garmon 3B, Avg .143, OBP .400, 3K's.
#6 Peyton Clerk 2B, Avg .000, OBP .222, 1R, 2K's.
#1 Austin Murray INF, Avg .000, OBP .286, 2K's.
Split time Players
#12 Patrick Wind C, Avg .333, OBP .333, 1 2B, 1R, 2 rbi, 1K's
#22 Hoyt Bennett C, Avg .000, OBP .400, 1K's.
Pitchers
#15 Brendan Rodis P, 0-0, 2-0 App/Gs, 1 SV, 4.2 ip, 5k's, 4BB, B/Avg .294.
#14 Jake Canent P, 1-0, 1-1 App/Gs, 1CG, 2.57 ERA, 7ip, 2K's, 4BB, B/Avg .269
#28 Gavyn Dockery P, 1-0, 1-1 App/Gs, 1CG, 2.57 ERA, 7ip, 6K's, 0BB, B/avg .308
#21 Michael Laudando P, 1-0, 1-1 APP/GS, 3.00 ERA, 6ip, 10k's, 3BB, B/avg .385
#4 Brandon Hebrank P, 0-0, 1-0 APP/GS, 0ERA, 2ip, 2K's 0BB, B/avg .125
#48 Ryan Joyner P, 0-0, 1-0 APP/GS, 27 ERA, 1ip, 2K's, 3BB, B/avg .250
Rockhurst has posted an 8-2 mark. They commence their Florida trip Thursday against Gannon University. The Hawks dominated Lincoln Memorial in a pair of wins, 18-1 and 23-4. They are batting .338 as a team, with 11 home runs, and 85 RBI. Rockhurst has a .434 on-base percentage, and a .525 slugging percentage.
On the mound, the Hawks have a 4.99 ERA, with 80 strikeouts, and 37 walks. Their opponents are swinging .277 in games against them. Rockhurst went 27-24 in 2024. They played two games in the GLVC Tournament before seeing their season come to a close. Rockhurst is led by long-time Head Coach Gary Burns, in his 32nd season.
Davis and Elkins College
Projected Starters:
#5 Zach Calef-Boring IF, Avg .500, OBP .500, 1 2B, 1rbis, 2R, 1K's.
#13 Larry Kusan OF, Avg .444, OBP .667, 5R, 1rbis, 4K's
#3 Zach Calef-Boring 1B, AVG .417, OBP .500, 3R, 1rbis, 2K's.
#15 Xavier Perry DH, AVG .333, OBP .600, 3R, 2rbis, 1K's.
#28 Grant Mealey IF, Avg .444, OBP .500, 2R, 5rbis, 2K's.
#14 Kelvin Probst C, Avg .333, OBP .333, 1R, 4rbis, 0K's.
#20 Kyle Ball OF, Avg .000, OBP .143, 0R, 1rbis, 4K's.
#22 Tyler Mendoza SS, Avg .250, OBP .454, 2R, 1rbis, 2K's.
#4 Diego Reyes OF, Avg .125, OBP .125, 1R, 0rbis, 5K's.
Key bench guys:
#12 Logan Bradish IF, Avg .143, OBP .250, 0R, 1rbis, 3K's
Pitchers:
#42 Ethan Marshall P, 1-0, 2-1 APP/GS, 1.80 ERA, 5ip, 1SO, 0BB, .250B/Avg
#17 Brycen Sechler P, 0-0, 1-0 APP/GS, 2.45 ERA, 3.2ip, 1SO, 2BB, .214B/Avg
#50 Cooper Blackburn P, 0-1, 2-1 APP/GS, 21.60 ERA, 3.1ip, 1SV, 1SO, 4BB, .500B/Avg
#6 Malakai Webb P, 0-0, 2-0 APP/GS, 3.00 ERA, 3.0ip, 1SO, 3BB, .200B/Avg
#26 Bronson, Ferencak P, 0-1, 1-1 APP/GS, 99.00ERA, 0ip, 0K, 3BB, .000B/Avg
The Senators have a 1-5 mark so far in 2025. They open their Florida excursion Tuesday, March 4 against Tiffin University. Davis & Elkins is coming off three losses to Anderson University in Anderson, S.C. They come in hitting .261 as a team, with no home runs, and 22 RBI. The Senators have a .365 on-base percentage, and a .306 slugging percentage.
Davis & Elkins has a 13.94 ERA on the bump through six games. They have 25 strikeouts, and 39 walks. Their opponents are hitting .386 off the Senators. Davis & Elkins went 1-48 in 2024. Brett Ripley is in his third season as head coach for the Senators.
Assumption University
Projected Starters:
#16 Owen Podolec OF, Avg .385, OBP .467, 3R, 4Rbis, 1K's
#29 Chris Klein IF, Avg. 125, OBP .125, 2 Rbis, 2K's.
#14 Cody Smith OF, Avg .214, OBP .214, 2 Rbis, 1 2B, 4K's
#11 Jack Barry IF, Avg .083, OBP .154, 1R, 4K's
#28 Matthew HolbrookI F, Avg .143, OBP .250, 1R, 1Rbi, 4K's
#3 Sean Moynihan 1B, Avg .000, OBP .444, 3R, 2K's
#51 Jamison Howland OF, Avg .333, OBP .385, 1 2B, 3R, 3K's
#44 Patrick McManus C, Avg .200 ,OBP .375, 1R, 4K's
Key bench players
#21 Lorenzo Lombardo INF, Could possibly be the starter he started in their last game. Avg .400, OBP .571, 1 2B, 3Rbis, 1K's
#33 James McDermott C, Was the game 2 Catcher, Avg .500, OBP .750, 2R, 1K's
Pitchers
#19 Evan McCarthy P, 0-1, 1-1 APP/GS, 6.75 ERA, 4ip, 3SO, 2BB, .250 B/Avg
#47 Kyle Keating P, 0-1, 1-1 APP/GS, 7.20 ERA, 5ip, 2SO, 3BB, .286 B/Avg
#42 Evan Remington P, 0-0, 1-1 APP/GS, 15.00 ERA, 3ip, 3SO, 0BB, .400 B/Avg
#18 Luke Berry P, 0-0, 2-0 APP/GS, ERA 24.00, 3.0ip 2SO, 5BB, .400 B/Avg
#25 Cole Constantine P, 0-0, 2-0 APP/GS, ERA 0.00, 2.0ip 0SO, 1BB, .429 B/Avg
#20 Patrick Foulis P, 0-0, 2-0 APP/GS, ERA 22.50, 2.0ip, 2K's, 2BB, .455 B/Avg
The Greyhounds are 0-6 entering the week. They opened their season in Florida. Assumption has played games against Ashland University, Rollins College, Northwood University, and Tiffin University. They come into the week hitting .236 as a team, with 25 runs scored, 22 RBI, a .281 slugging percentage, and a .346 on-base percentage.
On the bump, Assumption has an 11.06 ERA, with 36 strikeouts, and 38 walks. Their opponents come into the week hitting .383 against them. The Greyhounds went 19-30 last season. They are in their 11th season under Head Coach Mike Rocco.
