Baseball | 3/7/2026 11:22:00 AM
Box Score AUBURNDALE, Fla. - The University of Minnesota Crookston used a 13-run onslaught in the bottom of the sixth to run-rule Saginaw Valley State University 15-5 Saturday, March 7 at the Lake Myrtle Park main field in Auburndale, Fla.
The Golden Eagles improved to 10-7 with Saturday's victory over a 30-win Cardinal team from the 2025 season. Saginaw Valley State dropped to 10-7 with the loss. Minnesota Crookston earned their first-ever win over the Cardinals, after losing games in 2022 and 2023 in Florida to Saginaw Valley State. The Golden Eagles improved to 4-2 with the victory.
Jake Jaroszewski (So., LHP, Fargo, N.D.) picked up his first career victory in relief. Jaroszewski tossed three innings, allowing no runs on one hit. Kyle Odenbach (Sr., LHP, Thompson, N.D.) started Saturday and allowed one earned run on four hits. He struck out three, and walked two. Isaac Roers (R-Sr., RHP, Stacy, Minn.) three one inning, giving up three earned runs on three hits. He struck out two, and walked two.
Ryan Walters suffered the loss, allowing six runs on five hits in one inning, with one walk. Chase Raymond started and tossed four innings, allowing no runs on one hit. Raymond struck out four, and walked three.
Minnesota Crookston notched 10 hits Saturday. Elias Leach (Fr., OF, Plymouth, Minn.) went 2-of-4, with four RBI and two runs scored. Connor Bushbaum (R-Sr., OF, Saginaw, Minn.) hit 2-of-4, with two RBI and two runs scored. Thomas Schumacher (Fr., IF, Thompson, N.D.) was 1-of-1, with three runs scored and three walks. Tori Uhlich (Jr., OF, Wahpeton, N.D.) finished 2-of-5, with an RBI and a run scored. Jackson Fliflet (R-So., C, Wahpeton, N.D.) went 1-of-3, with two RBI and two runs scored.
Saginaw Valley State broke through with scoring in the top of the fourth after three scoreless innings. Jacob Pitt hit an infield single, driving in Austin Cicerone.
The Cardinals padded their lead in the top of the fifth. A Ryan Jarvis base-knock to right field plated Aaron Bess to extend their lead to 2-0. Buck Snabes then reached on an infield single, driving in Lucas Mead, while Ryan Jarvis scored on an errant throw to push the advantage to 4-0. Snabes scored when Connor Cornwell reached on an error, extending the lead to 5-0.
The Golden Eagles trimmed the deficit to 5-1 when Schumacher crossed on a Leach groundout.
Minnesota Crookston took the lead in the sixth as they exploded for 13 runs in the frame. Fliflet opened the onslaught with a two RBI single, driving in Aaron Wensloff (Jr., IF, Roseau, Minn.) and Americo Sculati (R-Sr., OF, Golden Valley, Minn.). With the bases juiced, Caden Kappes (Jr., IF, Wahpeton, N.D.) was hit by a pitch plating Bushbaum to cut the lead to 5-4. Fliflet came in to score on a wild pitch to knot the game 5-5. Schumacher scored when Uhlich reached on a fielder's choice to make it 6-5 Golden Eagles. Kappes came across the plate on a wild pitch to widen the gap to 7-5. A Leach single to center field, scoring Uhlich to extend the lead to 8-5. Bushbaum came through with a two RBI single, scoring Aaron Wensloff, and Leach to push the lead to 10-5. Bushbaum scored on a wild pitch to make it 11-5. An infield single for Uhlich brought in Fliflet to push their edge to 12-5. Leach culminated the big inning with a two RBI single, plating Kappes and Schumacher to widen the lead to 14-5.
The Golden Eagles concluded the game with a run-rule victory in the bottom of the seventh when Uhlich walked with the bases loaded, scoring Dylan Alexander (R-Fr., C, Glenwood, Minn.) to walk off with a 15-5 victory.
Minnesota Crookston concludes their trip to the Sunshine State with a meeting Sunday, March 8 at 9 a.m. C.T. against Point Park University in Winter Haven, Fla.
