Baseball | 4/14/2026 3:16:00 PM
Box Score CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team is set for a mid-week doubleheader with the University of Mary Wednesday, April 13 at 1 and 3 p.m., at Bismarck Municipal Ballpark in Bismarck, N.D.
Minnesota Crookston enters the mid-week doubleheader with a 21-13 (14-8 NSIC) record. The Golden Eagles are currently in a tie for fourth place with UMary and Sioux Falls. The Golden Eagles are in a very tight race between the third and sixth seed, as only .031 percentage points separate third and sixth seed. The Marauders enter with an identical conference mark of 14-8, and an overall record of 21-14. The Golden Eagles are 5-1 in their last six games against UMary.
Minnesota Crookston at UMary
Wednesday, April 15
Bismarck Municipal Ballpark, Bismarck, N.D.
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Minnesota Crookston
Projected Starters
R-So. C 23 Jackson Fliflet, Wahpeton, N.D., .368, 37 R, 11 2B, 11 HR, 36 RBI
R-So. 1B 24 Cole Hebl, Hillsboro, N.D., .328, 23 R, 5 2B, 4 HR, 35 RBI
Jr. 2B 1 Caden Kappes, Wahpeton, N.D., .292, 19 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 16 RBI
Jr. 3B 17 Aaron Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., .256, 37 R, 4 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 23 RBI, 9 SB
So. SS 5 Kyler Miller, Grand Rapids, Minn., .311, 21 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI
R-Sr. LF 6 Americo Sculati, Golden Valley, Minn., .352, 32 R, 10 2B, 8 HR, 33 RBI
Jr. CF 4 Tori Uhlich, Wahpeton, N.D., .324, 35 R, 12 2B, 17 RBI, 22 SB
R-Sr. RF 21 Connor Bushbaum, Saginaw, Minn., .311, 23 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 11 SB
Fr. DH 29 Elias Leach, Plymouth, Minn., .345, 30 R, 11 2B, 5 HR, 27 RBI
Top Pitchers
Sr. RHP 3 Isaac Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., 5-1 4.57 ERA, 45.1 IP, 45 K, 13 BB, 1 SV
Jr. LHP 37 Nate Benning, Browerville, Minn., 3-2 6.37 ERA, 41.0 IP, 34 K, 17 BB
R-Sr. RHP 16 Isaac Roers, Stacy, Minn., 2-0 6.86 ERA, 40.2 IP, 42 K, 16 BB, 2 SV
Sr. LHP 8 Kyle Odenbach, Thompson, N.D., 1-1 5.13 ERA, 26.1 IP, 18 K, 14 BB
Jr. RHP 20 Nate Heymann, Waimea, Hawai'i, 4-1 2.70 ERA, 20.0 IP, 17 K, 7 BB
Fr. LHP 32 Ashton Detloff, Perham, Minn., 3-1 4.91 ERA, 18.1 IP, 15 K, 12 BB, 1 SV
So. RHP 12 Kaylor Chamberlain, Mankato, Minn., 0-0 3.38 ERA, 16.0 IP, 10 K, 8 BB, 1 SV
R-Fr. RHP 38 Braden Nelson, Minot, N.D., 1-0 4.50 ERA, 10.0 IP, 8 K, 3 BB
Sr. LHP 39 Joey Connelly, Eden Prairie, Minn., 1-2 5.14 ERA, 7.0 IP, 6 K, 8 BB, 3 SV
The Golden Eagles come in hitting .315 as a team, with 289 runs scored, 69 doubles, four triples, 39 home runs, and 235 RBI. They have a .493 slugging percentage, a .436 on-base percentage, and a .929 OPS. Minnesota Crookston has been a major threat to steal bases, with 71 stolen bases in 2025. The Golden Eagles are led by Jackson Fliflet (R-So., C, Wahpeton, N.D.), who is swinging .368 with 37 runs scored, 11 doubles, 11 home runs, and 36 RBI. He has a .783 slugging percentage for the Golden Eagles. Americo Sculati (R-Sr., OF, Golden Valley, Minn.) is hitting .352 with 32 runs scored, 10 doubles, eight home runs, and 33 RBI. Elias Leach (Fr., OF, Plymouth, Minn.) continues to have a strong freshman season, hitting .345 with 30 runs scored, 11 doubles, five home runs, and 27 RBI. Tori Uhlich (Jr., OF, Wahpeton, N.D.) recently set the single-season stolen base mark with 22. He is swinging .324, with 35 runs scored, a team-high 12 doubles, and 17 RBI. Cole Hebl (R-So., 1B, Hillsboro, N.D.) is coming off a big week where he was 7-of-13 from the plate. Hebl is hitting .328 with 23 runs scored, five doubles, four home runs, and 35 RBI.
On the bump, Minnesota Crookston has a 6.06 ERA in 274.2 innings pitched, with 226 strikeouts and 145 walks. Isaac Wensloff (Sr., RHP, Roseau, Minn.) has been a stand-out on the mound, with a 5-1 mark, one save, and a 4.57 ERA in 45.1 innings pitched. Wensloff has struck out 45, and walked 13. He has been dominant over the last six appearances, with a 3.06 ERA in 32.1 innings pitched. Nate Heymann (Jr., RHP, Waimea, Hawai'i) picked up a mid-week victory last week against St. Cloud State. Heymann is 4-1 with a 2.70 ERA in 20 innings of work. He has 17 strikeouts, and seven walks. Kaylor Chamberlain (So., RHP, Mankato, Minn.) has a 3.38 ERA in 16 innings, with 10 strikeouts and eight walks. Braden Nelson (R-Fr., RHP, Minot, N.D.) comes in with a 1-0 mark and a 4.50 ERA in 10 innings pitched. Joey Connelly (Sr., LHP, Eden Prairie, Minn.) leads the team with three saves and has a 5.14 ERA in seven innings pitched.
Projected Starters
2B - # 2 Kalem Haney / 28 GS / .383 avg / 41 H / 6 2B / 2 HR / 14 RBI / 18 SO / 19 BB
1B - #13 Bryce Leafgren / 34 GS / .310 avg / 36 H / 6 2B / 9 HR / 36 RBI / 23 SO / 22 BB
DH - #35 Marcus Butts / 28 GS / .373 avg / 38 H / 8 2B / 3 HR / 16 RBI / 13 SO / 8 BB
LF - #4 Luke Rhee / 30 GS / .280 avg / 28 H / 1 2B / 1 3B / 13 RBI / 17 SO / 19 BB
SS - #5 Hank Griffin / 33 GS / .319 avg / 38 H / 7 2B / 1 3B / 4 HR / 20 RBI / 24 SO / 13 BB
3B - #9 Kieran Gaffney / 32 GS / .297 avg / 35 H / 5 2B / 1 3B / 21 RBI / 10 SO / 9 BB
RF - #8 Isaac Pegors / 32 GS / .320 avg / 40 H / 7 2B / 8 HR / 33 RBI / 30 SO / 14 BB
C - #3 Cru Walker / 18 GS / .262 avg / 16 H / 5 2B / 1 HR / 14 RBI / 14 SO / 8 BB
CF - #7 Mikey Ramirez / 28 GS / .252 avg / 26 H / 6 2B / 2 3B / 17 RBI / 21 SO / 8 BB
Starting Pitchers
RHP - #24 Lucas Burgum / 8 GS / 47.0 IP / 3.45 ERA / 1.04 WHIP / 32 H / 52 SO / 17 BB
RHP - #20 Aiden Johnson / 8 GS / 31.1 IP / 5.74 ERA / 1.37 WHIP / 37 H / 26 SO / 6 BB
LHP - #34 Justin Hanson / 7 GS / 31.1 IP / 4.60 ERA / 1.76 WHIP / 30 H / 29 SO / 25 BB
RHP - #36 Ryan Chamberlain / 4 GS / 44.0 IP / 4.91 ERA / 1.27 WHIP / 47 H / 34 SO / 9 BB
Relief Pitchers
RHP - #36 Ryan Chamberlain / 10 APP / 44.0 IP / 4.91 ERA / 1.27 WHIP / 47 H / 34 SO / 9 BB
RHP - #1 Cullen Wilson / 11 APP / 19.0 IP / 5.68 ERA / 1.79 WHIP / 13 H / 14 SO / 21 BB
RHP - #39 Cole Smith / 11 APP / 16.1 IP / 0.55 ERA / 1.04 WHIP / 9 H / 14 SO / 8 BB
P - #44 Jack Thompson / 12 APP / 15.0 IP / 3.60 ERA / 1.67 WHIP / 15 H / 11 SO / 10 BB
LHP - #41 Jacob Burgess / 11 APP / 13.1 IP / 3.38 ERA / 1.65 WHIP / 15 H / 8 SO / 7 BB
The Marauders are hitting .309 as a team, with 244 runs scored, 57 doubles, eight triples, 32 home runs, and 220 RBI. They have a .458 slugging percentage and a .408 on-base percentage. Kalem Haney guides UMary, batting .383 with 34 runs scored, six doubles, two home runs, and 16 RBI. Marcus Butts is hitting .373 with 26 runs scored, eight doubles, three home runs, and 16 RBI. Isaac Pegors continues to bring pop into the lineup, swinging .320 with 27 runs scored, seven doubles, eight home runs, and 33 RBI. Hank Griffin is hitting .319 with 23 runs scored, four home runs, and 20 RBI. He leads the Marauders with 10 stolen bases, while Bryce Leafgren leads the squad with nine home runs and 36 RBI.
The pitching staff leads the way with a 5.34 ERA in 278 innings, with 249 strikeouts and 157 walks. Lucas Burgum, who has a strong connection to Minnesota Crookston with his twin sister Sarah Burgum being a four-year soccer contributor and SAAC President. Burgum is 3-2 with a 3.45 ERA in 47 innings, with 52 strikeouts and 17 walks. Ryan Chamberlain is 2-1 with a 4.91 ERA in 44 innings. Chamberlain has 34 strikeouts, nine walks, and two saves. Justin Hanson is 2-1 with a 4.60 ERA in 31.1 innings pitched, 29 strikeouts and 25 walks. Aiden Johnson is 2-3 with a 5.74 ERA in 31.1 innings with 26 strikeouts. Out of the bullpen, Cole Smith has a 0.55 ERA and a team-high three saves, while Jack Thompson has a 3.60 ERA in 12 appearances and 15 innings.
