Baseball | 4/1/2026 9:47:00 PM
CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball series against the University of Minnesota Duluth will take place Friday, April 3 at 12 and 2 p.m., and Saturday, April 4 at 12 p.m., at the Warner Park Duck Pond in Madison, Wis. The games were relocated from Duluth, Minn., due to forecasted weather conditions.
The Golden Eagles enter with a 17-10 (10-5 NSIC) mark. They are currently on a six-game winning streak. Minnesota Crookston is currently in fourth place in the NSIC standings. Minnesota Duluth comes in with an 8-21 (6-11 NSIC) record. The Golden Eagles went 1-3 against UMD last season, including an 11-5 loss at the NSIC tournament. They had gone 7-1 prior to the last four games against the Bulldogs.
Minnesota Crookston vs. Minnesota Duluth
Friday, April 3 - 12/2 p.m. and 12 p.m.
The Duck Pond, Madison, Wis.
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Minnesota Crookston
Projected Starters
R-So. C 23 Jackson Fliflet, Wahpeton, N.D., .410, 33 R, 9 2B, 10 HR, 31 RBI
R-So. 1B 24 Cole Hebl, Hillsboro, N.D., .301, 18 R, 3 2B, 4 HR, 28 RBI
Fr. 2B 2 Thomas Schumacher, Thompson, N.D., .302, 15 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 9 RBI
Jr. 3B 17 Aaron Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., .234, 29 R, 3 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 20 RBI
Jr. SS 1 Caden Kappes, Wahpeton, N.D., .306, 15 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 13 RBI
R-Sr. LF 6 Americo Sculati, Golden Valley, Minn., .374, 29 R, 9 2B, 8 HR, 31 RBI
Jr. CF 4 Tori Uhlich, Wahpeton, N.D., .351, 32 R, 11 2B, 16 RBI, 19 SB
R-Sr. RF 21 Connor Bushbaum, Saginaw, Minn., .284, 19 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 16 RBI
Fr. DH/RF 29 Elias Leach, Plymouth, Minn., .411, 30 R, 10 2B, 5 HR, 25 RBI
Or Jr. DH 20 Nate Heymann, Waimea, Hawai'i, .233, 6 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI
Top Pitchers
Sr. RHP 3 Isaac Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., 4-1 4.94 ERA, 31.0 IP, 35 K, 9 BB
Jr. LHP 37 Nate Benning, Browerville, Minn., 3-0 6.34 ERA, 32.2 IP, 30 K, 14 BB
R-Sr. RHP 16 Isaac Roers, Stacy, Minn., 2-0 8.07 ERA, 32.1 IP, 38 K, 13 BB
Sr. LHP 8 Kyle Odenbach, Thompson, N.D., 1-0 6.00 ERA, 21.0 IP, 14 K, 11 BB
Fr. LHP 32 Ashton Detloff, Perham, Minn., 3-1 4.91 ERA, 18.1 IP, 15 K, 12 BB
Jr. RHP 20 Nate Heymann, Waimea, Hawai'i, 2-1 3.86 ERA, 11.2 IP, 11 K, 5 BB
So. RHP 12 Kaylor Chamberlain, Mankato, Minn., 0-0 2.61 ERA, 10.1 IP, 8 K, 5 BB
R-Fr. RHP 38 Braden Nelson, Minot, N.D., 1-0 4.66 ERA, 9.2 IP, 8 K, 2 BB
So. LHP 18 Jake Jaroszewski, Fargo, N.D., 1-0 1.35 ERA, 6.2 IP, 7 K, 6 BB
Sr. LHP 39 Joey Connelly, Eden Prairie, Minn., 0-2 5.40 ERA, 3 SV. 6.2 IP, 6 K, 8 BB
Minnesota Crookston is looking to continue their strong play over the last six games. The Golden Eagles are swinging .324, with 251 runs scored, 59 doubles, four triples, 35 home runs, and 202 RBI. Minnesota Crookston is led by one of the top freshmen in the NSIC, Elias Leach (OF, Plymouth, Minn.), who is batting .411 with 30 runs scored, 10 doubles, five home runs, and 25 RBI. Jackson Fliflet (R-So., C, Wahpeton, N.D.) has had a breakthrough season, tied for the co-lead in the NSIC with 10 home runs. He is batting .410 with 33 runs scored, 10 home runs, and 31 RBI. Americo Sculati (R-Sr., OF, Golden Valley, Minn.) is hitting .374 with 29 runs scored, nine doubles, eight home runs, and 31 RBI as he continues to be a power bat for Minnesota Crookston. Tori Uhlich (Jr., OF, Wahpeton, N.D.) sets the table from his leadoff spot, batting .351 with 32 runs scored, 11 doubles, 16 RBI, and 19 stolen bases. Uhlich leads the NSIC in stolen bases.
On the bump, reliable righty Isaac Wensloff (Sr., Roseau, Minn.) is 4-1 with a 4.94 ERA in 31 innings, with 35 strikeouts and nine walks. Southpaw Nate Benning (Jr., Browerville, Minn.) is 3-0 with a 6.34 ERA in 32.2 innings, with 30 strikeouts and 14 walks. Ashton Detloff (Fr., LHP, Perham, Minn.) has made an instant impact both starting and out of the bullpen. Detloff is 3-1 with a 4.91 ERA. Joey Connelly (Sr., LHP, Eden Prairie, Minn.) leads the Golden Eagles on the backend with three saves. Kaylor Chamberlain (So., RHP, Mankato, Minn.) has broke through this season, posting a 2.61 ERA in 10.1 innings, with eight strikeouts and five walks.
Minnesota Duluth
Projected Starters
LF #19 Hayden Anthony / 78 AB / .346 avg / 27 H / 3 HR / 4 2B / 15 RBI / 9 SO / 2 BB
RF #3 Michael Gabbard / 68 AB / .279 avg / 19 H / 1 HR / 2 2B / 7 RBI / 25 SO / 7 BB
2B #17 Sam Kliber / 86 AB / .267 avg / 23 H / 3 2B / 10 RBI / 22 SO / 4 BB
CF #8 Garrett Stauffacher / 76 AB / .237 avg / 18 H / 2 2B / 2 3B / 11 RBI / 21 SO / 4 BB
1B #29 Troy Lynch / 80 AB / .225 avg / 18 H / 3 2B / 1 3B / 16 RBI / 21 SO / 14 BB
SS #12 Henry Bushey / 76 AB / .224 avg / 17 H / 1 HR / 1 3B / 5 2B / 21 SO / 6 BB
3B #21 Nikhil Kandi / 36 AB / .306 avg / 11 H / 2 2B / 2 RBI / 6 SO / 8 BB
DH #25 Gabe Richardson / 83 AB / .349 avg / 29 H / 3 HR / 9 2B / 20 RBI / 7 SO / 10 BB
C #1 Logan Myers / 56 AB / .268 avg / 15 H / 6 2B / 9 RBI / 6 SO / 7 BB
Starting Pitchers
RHP #24 Henry Wilkinson / 27.1 IP / 5 GS / 4.94 ERA / 1.54 WHIP / 37 H / 20 SO / 5 BB
LHP #33 Ryan Wattermann / 21.2 IP / 4 GS / 5.82 ERA / 1.52 WHIP / 24 H / 16 SO / 9 BB
RHP #5 Jalen Pascal / 13.1 IP / 4 GS / 10.8 ERA / 1.95 WHIP / 21 H / 9 SO / 5 BB
RHP #11 Michael Foley / 14 IP / 5 GS / 12.86 ERA / 2.21 WHIP / 25 H / 8 SO / 6 BB
Relief Pitchers
LHP #18 Joe Herrick / 18.2 IP / 4.34 ERA / 1.23 WHIP / 16 H / 17 SO / 7 BB
RHP #23 Caden Klebba / 15.2 IP / 6.89 ERA / 1.91 WHIP / 25 H / 9 SO / 5 BB
LHP #28 Ayden Lysaght / 9.2 IP / 13.97 ERA / 2.69 WHIP / 13 H / 2 SO / 13 BB
RHP #14 Joe Gizzi / 9 IP / 13.00 ERA / 2.89 WHIP / 15 H / 10 SO / 3 BB
Minnesota Duluth has won six of their seven games this season in conference play. The Bulldogs are 1-4 in their last five games. Minnesota Duluth is swinging .262, with 158 runs scored, 49 doubles, five triples, 11 home runs, and 143 RBI. The Bulldogs are guided by the bat of Gabe Richardson, who is swinging .337 with 19 runs scored, 11 doubles, four home runs, and 27 RBI. Hayden Anthony is hitting .320 with 12 runs scored, four doubles, three home runs, and 18 RBI. Michael Gabbard is batting .293 with 16 runs scored, two doubles, one home run, and 15 RBI.
On the bump, UMD has an 8.46 ERA in 228.2 innings. The Bulldogs have 169 strikeouts and 152 walks. Minnesota Duluth is led by Henry Wilkinson, who is 2-4 with a 5.82 ERA in 31.1 innings pitched, with 21 strikeouts and nine walks. Joe Herrick is 1-1 with a 4.63 ERA in 23.1 innings, with 22 strikeouts and 10 walks. Ryan Watermann is 1-2 with a 5.82 ERA in 21.2 innings pitched. Out of the bullpen, Blake Eiden has two saves with a 6.75 ERA.
