Baseball | 4/10/2025 2:09:00 PM
CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team is set to play a three-game series with Southwest Minnesota State University Saturday, April 12 at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 13 at 12 p.m.
The Golden Eagles enter the weekend with a 14-18 (11-11 NSIC) mark. They have split their last four series and are coming off a Wednesday split with Minot State University. Minnesota Crookston is currently in ninth place in the standings. Southwest Minnesota State has a 19-10 (14-8 NSIC) record. They are currently in third place in the NSIC.
Minnesota Crookston at Southwest Minnesota State
Saturday, April 12, 1:30/3:30 p.m.
Marshall, Minn.
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Minnesota Crookston at Southwest Minnesota State
Sunday, April 13, 12 p.m.
Marshall, Minn.
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Minnesota Crookston
Projected Starters
Sr. C 29 Kodi Miller, Grand Rapids, Minn., .169, 6 R, 1 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI
Or R-Jr. C/1B 28 Brock Larsen, Blaine, Minn., .314, 16 R, 4 2B, 3 HR, 13 RBI
So. 1B/RF 17 Aaron Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., .300, 16 R, 7 2B, 4 HR, 17 RBI
Sr. 2B 20 Kobe Senn, Fargo, N.D., .273, 16 R, 3 2B, 15 RBI
Sr. 3B 2 Sawyer Satrom, Portland, N.D., .250, 28 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 22 RBI
Fr. SS 5 Kyler Miller, Grand Rapids, Minn., .196, 13 R, 2 2B, 5 RBI
R-Jr. LF 6 Americo Sculati, Golden Valley, Minn., .255, 17 R, 7 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 17 RBI
Fr. CF 27 Dylan Debilzen, Parkers Prairie, Minn., .360, 25 R, 12 2B, 1 3B, 15 RBI
R-Sr. RF 19 Danny Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., .200, 6 R, 4 RBI
Jr. DH/1B 32 Josh Dykhoff, Wadena, Minn., .330, 25 R, 8 2B, 9 HR, 36 RBI
Top Pitchers
Jr. RHP 32 Josh Dykhoff, Wadena, Minn., 5-1 2.96 ERA, 45.2 IP, 45 K, 4 BB
So. LHP 37 Nate Benning, Browerville, Minn., 2-2 6.19 ERA, 36.1 IP, 22 K, 16 BB
Jr. LHP 8 Kyle Odenbach, Thompson, N.D., 1-5 7.24 ERA, 32.1 IP, 27 K, 15 BB
Jr. RHP 3 Isaac Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., 2-2 4.72 ERA, 34.1 IP, 23 K, 13 BB
Sr. RHP 15 Max Weber, St. Paul, Minn., 0-0 3.63 ERA, 17.1 IP, 13 K, 11 BB
R-Jr. RHP 16 Isaac Roers, Stacy, Minn., 2-4 5.40 ERA, 28.1 IP, 28 K, 8 BB
R-Sr. LHP 4 Caden Edwards, Duluth, Minn., 1-2 6.32 ERA, 15.2 IP, 15 K, 11 BB
R-Sr. RHP 25 Nate Grafsgaard, Devils Lake, N.D., 0-1 5.28 ERA, 5 SV, 15.1 IP, 17 K, 10 BB
Jr. LHP 39 Joey Connelly, Eden Prairie, Minn., 0-0 1.93 ERA, 4.2 IP, 7 K, 2 BB
The Golden Eagles come in hitting .269 as a team, with a .799 OPS, and a .417 slugging percentage. Minnesota Crookston is guided by Josh Dykhoff (Jr., RHP/DH, Wadena, Minn.), who is swinging .330, with 25 runs scored, eight doubles, nine home runs, and 36 RBI. Dykhoff is swinging .556, with seven runs scored, three home runs, and seven RBI. Dylan Debilzen (Fr., OF, Parkers Prairie, Minn.) comes in hitting .360, with 25 runs scored, 12 doubles, and 15 RBI. Brock Larsen (R-Jr., C/1B, Blaine, Minn.) is hitting .314, with 16 runs scored, four doubles, three home runs, and 13 RBI. Aaron Wensloff (So., IF/OF, Roseau, Minn.) comes in hitting .300, with 16 runs scored, four home runs, and 17 RBI.
On the bump, the Golden Eagles have a 5.90 ERA, and a 1.58 WHIP. They have 216 strikeouts, and 122 walks. Minnesota Crookston is paced by Josh Dykhoff, who is 5-1 with a 2.96 ERA in 45.2 innings, with a great strikeout/walk ratio of 45 strikeouts to four walks. He is third in NCAA Division II for strikeout to walk ratio. Isaac Wensloff (Jr., RHP, Roseau, Minn.) is 2-2 with a 4.72 ERA in 34.1 innings. Wensloff has a 1.00 ERA in his last two starts. Max Weber (Sr., RHP, St. Paul, Minn.) has a 3.63 ERA in 17.1 innings, while Isaac Roers (R-Jr., RHP, Stacy, Minn.) has a 5.40 ERA in 28.1 innings with 28 strikeouts, and eight walks.
SMSU Projected Starters
#7 Levi Lampert RF, AVG .413, OB .556, 8 HR, 10 2B, 24 RBI, 35 R, .783 SLG, 13 SO.
#15 Jared Cortez, 2B/C, AVG .378, OB .441, 3 HR, 7 2B, 20 RBI, 25 R, .556 SLG, 13 SO.
#17 Cory Bantam, 1B, AVG .348, OB .453, 2 HR, 6 2B, 24 RBI, 18 R, 16 SO.
#34 Evan Behn, DH/LF, AVG .348, OB .457, 4 HR, 4 2B, 22 RBI, 13 R, 19 SO.
#21 Carter Lang, 3B, AVG .308, OB .438, 5 HR, 1 2B, 15 RBI, 10 R, 13 SO.
#13 Owen Latendresse, LF, AVG .250, OB .320, 2 HR, 1 3B, 3 2B, 14 R, 8 RBIS, 23 SO.
#8 Brock Woitalla, SS, AVG .279, OB .384, 1 HR, 5 2B, 15 R, 9 RBIS, 26 SO.
#4 Henry Hammrich CF, AVG .250, OB .364, 5 HR, 1 3B, 1 2B, 20 R, 18 RBIS, 33 SO.
#3 Caleb Gardow C, AVG .226, OB .354, 1 HR, 1 2B, 13 R, 6 RBIS, 15 SO.
Bench Guys
#2 Nathan Wheeler INF, AVG .200, OB .273, 1 2B, 6 R, 6 SO
Pitchers
#6 Ryan Chmielewski, ERA 3.35, W-L 3-1, APP-GS 6-6, 2 CG, 37.2 IP, 39K,s, 14BB, B/AVG .203
#31 Jameson Quinn, ERA 5.12, W-L 3-1, APP-GS 6-6, 1 CG, 31.2 IP, 36K's, 17BB, B/AVG .200
#26 Carter Petron, ERA 2.40, W-L 4-2, APP-GS 6-6, 30 IP, 26 SO, 16 BB, B/AVG .183
#20 Shay Endres, ERA 7.06, W-L 2-2, APP-GS 6-6, 29.1 IP, 21 SO, 8 BB, B/AVG .325
#10 Jerod Cyrus, ERA 2.76, W-L 2-0, APP-GS 9-0, 16.1 IP, 14 SO, 9 BB, B/AVG .111
#16 Cameron Jensen, ERA 0.57, W-L 1-0, APP-GS 10-0, 15.2 IP, 3 SV, 15 SO, 4 BB, B/AVG .160
#19 Bennett Knapper, ERA 3.07, W-L 1-1, APP-GS 12-0, 14.2 IP, 10 SO, 5 BB, B/AVG .224
#1 Austin Dent, ERA 3.24, W-L 0-0, APP-GS 6-0, 8.1 IP, 2 SO, 4 BB, B/AVG .342
Southwest Minnesota State comes in hitting .296 as a team, with a .491 slugging percentage, and an .896 OPS. Levi Lampert leads the way for the Mustangs, hitting .396, with 38 runs scored, 11 doubles, nine home runs, and 28 RBI. Jared Cortez is swinging .388, with 30 runs scored, seven doubles, five home runs, and 23 RBI. Cory Bantam comes in hitting .381, with 20 runs scored, seven doubles, three home runs, and 27 RBI.
On the mound, the Mustangs look to Carter Petron at 4-2 and a 2.40 ERA in 30 innings, with 26 strikeouts, and 16 walks. Ryan Chmielewski is 3-1, with a 3.35 ERA in 37.2 innings, with 39 strikeouts, and 14 walks. Jameson Quinn is 3–1, with a 4.66 ERA in 36.2 innings. Out of the bullpen, Cameron Jensen has a 1.02 ERA in 17.2 innings., with three saves.
