Baseball | 4/28/2025 10:35:00 AM

CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team is set for a mid-week series Tuesday, April 29 against University of Mary at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m., at Bismarck Municipal Ballpark in Bismarck, N.D.

The Golden Eagles and Marauders come into the week in a three-way tie for sixth place in the NSIC standings with Southwest Minnesota State University. Minnesota Crookston is seeking their seventh appearance in 10 years. Minnesota Crookston comes into the week with a 21-24 (18-17 NSIC) record. UMary enters the week with a 22-22 (18-17 NSIC) mark. The Golden Eagles have won the last four games in the series, and are 5-1 in the last six tilts. The last win for UMary in Bismarck or Mandan, N.D., came April 19, 2023. 

Minnesota Crookston at UMary
Tuesday, April 29 - Bismarck Municipal Ballpark, 1:30/3:30 p.m.
Live Stats - https://goumary.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
Live Video - https://nsicnetwork.com/goumary/

Minnesota Crookston Projected Starters
R-Sr. C 19 Danny Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., .197, 9 R, 1 3B, 10 RBI
R-Jr. 1B/C 28 Brock Larsen, Blaine, Minn., .267, 23 R, 4 2B, 4 HR, 18 RBI
Sr. 2B 20 Kobe Senn, Fargo, N.D., .252, 21 R, 3 2B, 21 RBI
Sr. 3B 2 Sawyer Satrom, Portland, N.D., .261, 37 R, 5 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 27 RBI
Fr. SS 5 Kyler Miller, Grand Rapids, Minn., .253, 23 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 14 RBI
R-Jr. LF 6 Americo Sculati, Golden Valley, Minn., .271, 27 R, 10 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 25 RBI
Fr. CF 27 Dylan Debilzen, Parkers Prairie, Minn., .356, 42 R, 13 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 22 RBI
So. RF/1B 17 Aaron Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., .274, 27 R, 9 2B, 5 HR, 27 RBI
Or Sr. RF 21 Connor Bushbaum, Saginaw, Minn., .258, 17 R, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 18 RBI
Jr. DH/1B 32 Josh Dykhoff, Wadena, Minn., .338, 38 R, 12 2B, 13 HR, 51 RBI

Top Pitchers
Jr. RHP 32 Josh Dykhoff, Wadena, Minn., 5-4 3.20 ERA, 64.2 IP, 68 K, 5 BB
Jr. RHP 3 Isaac Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., 3-2 4.60 ERA, 45.0 IP, 32 K, 15 BB
So. LHP 37 Nate Benning, Browerville, Minn., 3-3 6.17 ERA, 46.2 IP, 32 K, 22 BB
Jr. LHP 8 Kyle Odenbach, Thompson, N.D., 1-6 7.59 ERA, 42.2 IP, 36 K, 18 BB
R-Jr. RHP 16 Isaac Roers, Stacy, Minn., 6-4 4.89 ERA, 42.1 IP, 40 K, 10 BB
Sr. RHP 15 Max Weber, St. Paul, Minn., 1-0 4.62 ERA, 25.1 IP, 18 K, 15 BB
R-Sr. LHP 4 Caden Edwards, Duluth, Minn., 1-2 5.04 ERA, 25.0 IP, 23 K, 14 BB
R-Sr. RHP 25 Nate Grafsgaard, Devils Lake, N.D., 0-2 4.70 ERA, 7 SV, 23.0 IP, 25 K, 15 BB
Jr. LHP 39 Joey Connelly, Eden Prairie, Minn., 0-0 2.16 ERA, 8.1 IP, 10 K, 5 BB

The Golden Eagles are hitting .271 as a team, with 282 runs scored, 69 doubles, seven triples, 39 home runs, and 248 RBI. Minnesota Crookston is paced by Dylan Debilzen (Fr., OF, Parkers Prairie, Minn.), who is hitting .356, with 42 runs scored, 13 doubles, a triple, a home run, and 22 RBI. He hit his first career home run Sunday against UMD. Josh Dykhoff (Jr., DH/1B, Wadena, Minn.) comes in hitting .338, with 38 runs scored, 12 doubles, 13 home runs, and 51 RBI. Aaron Wensloff (So., IF/OF, Roseau, Minn.) is batting .274, with 27 runs scored, nine doubles, five home runs, and 27 RBI. Americo Sculati (R-Jr., OF, Golden Valley, Minn.) is swinging .271, with 27 runs scored, 10 doubles, two triples, six home runs, and 25 RBI.

On the hill, U of M Crookston is guided by Dykhoff, who is 5-4 with a 3.20 ERA in 64.2 innings pitched. Dykhoff is second in the nation for strikeout/walk ratio with a 13.60 rate. Isaac Wensloff (Jr., RHP, Roseau, Minn.) is 3-2 with a 4.60 ERA in 45 innings. Out of the bullpen, Isaac Roers (R-Jr., RHP, Stacy, Minn.) has picked up a remarkable six wins, while Nate Grafsgaard (R-Sr., LHP, Devils Lake, N.D.) has seven saves. The Golden Eagles have a 5.77 ERA, with 304 strikeouts, and 160 walks. 

UMary

#4 Luke Rhee CF, Avg .262, OB .346, 6 2B, 15 Rbis, 17 R, 20 So.

#10 Hank Griffin SS, Avg .291, OB .374, 14 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 24 Rbis, 31 R, 29 So.

#8 Issac Pegors RF, Avg .407, OB .506, SLG% .815, 10 2B, 15 HR, 57 Rbis, 38 R, 38 So.

#13 Bryce Leafgren DH, Avg .353, OB .486, SLG .632, 11 2B, 9 HR, 29 Rbis, 34 R, 18 So.

#29 Noah Hull 1B, Avg .323, OB .414, 15 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, 37 Rbis, 44 R, 42 So.

#26 Krece Papierski LF, Avg .302, OB .413, 10 2B, 5 HR, 29 Rbis, 18 R, 29 So.

#9 Kieran Gaffney 3B, Avg .259, OB .374, 3 2B, 5 HR, 30 Rbis, 34 R, 26 So.

#35 Marcus Butts C, Avg .325, OB .424, 8 2B, 1 HR, 10 Rbis, 17 R, 12 So.

#7 Mikey Ramirez 2B, Avg .283, OB .419, 3 2B, 7 Rbis, 9 R, 13 So.

Key Bench Players

#3 Cru Walker C, Avg .169, OB .295, 1 2B, 8 Rbis, 12 R, 22 So.

Pitchers 

#20 Aiden Johnson, ERA 4.64, W-L 4-3, APP-GS 10-10, 1 CG, 52.1 IP, 40 So, 14 BB, B/Avg .288.

#36 Ryan Chamberlain RHP, ERA 6.67, W-L 4-5, APP-GS 11-11, 1 CG, 56.2 IP, 45 So, 19 BB, B/Avg .333

#18 Jeff Tiw, ERA 7.31, W-L 0-3, APP-GS 11-7, 32 IP, 20 So, 13 BB, B/Avg .323.

#16 Konnor Kirchoffner, ERA 4.38, W-L 3-0, APP-GS 11-4, 2 SV 24.2 IP, 20 So, 11BB, B/Avg .253.

#37 Ryan Facchini, ERA 5.70, W-L 2-1, APP-GS 10-0, 23.2 IP, 26 So, 16 BB, B/Avg .241.

#41 Jacob Burgess, ERA 5.56, W-L 1-2, APP-GS 12-0, 22.2 IP, 15 So, 10 BB, B/Avg .292.

#1 Cullen Wilson, ERA 7.20, W-L 0-2, APP-GS 8-2, 20 IP, 15 So, 16 BB, B/Avg .278.

#27 Adam Golby, ERA 11.21 ERA, W-L 1-4, APP-GS 5-5, 17.2 IP, 16 So, 3 BB, B/Avg .410.

UMary is hitting .293 as a team, with 298 runs scored, 90 doubles, seven triples, 44 home runs, and 274 RBI. The7 are paced by Isaac Pegors, who is swinging .407, with 15 home runs, and 57 RBI. Bryce Leafgren comes in hitting .353, with 11 doubles, nine home runs, 34 runs scored, and 29 RBI. Noah Hull is batting .323, with 15 doubles, five home runs, and 37 RBI. Krece Papierski comes in batting .302, with five home runs, and 29 RBI.

On the bump, the Marauders have a 7.21 ERA, with 301 strikeouts, and 202 walks. Aiden Johnson leads UMary with a 4-3 mark and a 4.64 ERA in 52.1 innings. Ryan Chamberlain is 4-5 with a 6.67 ERA in 56.2 innings worked. Konnor Kirchoffner is 3-0 with a 4.38 ERA in 24.2 innings pitched. Kirchoffner has two saves. Ryan Facchini is 2-1 with a 5.70 ERA in 23.2 innings on the hill.