Baseball | 4/21/2026 2:55:00 PM

CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team is set for a mid-week doubleheader with Bemidji State University Wednesday, April 21 at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m., at the BSU Baseball Field.

The Golden Eagles enter the weekend with a 22-17 (15-12 NSIC) mark. Minnesota Crookston went 2-5 in difficult games last week, and picked up a win over #25 Minnesota State University. The Golden Eagles are in sixth in the NSIC standings, while Bemidji State comes in ranked 15th in the conference standings. Minnesota Crookston has won 21-straight against the Beavers since 2017. They have a combined 23-1 mark since April 13, 2016. Bemidji State's last win came with a 9-7 victory April 11, 2017 in Bemidji. 

Minnesota Crookston at Bemidji State
Wednesday, April 22 - 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Bemidji, Minn./BSU Baseball Stadium
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Minnesota Crookston
Projected Starters
R-So. C 23 Jackson Fliflet, Wahpeton, N.D., .350, 39 R, 11 2B, 13 HR, 39 RBI

R-So. 1B/DH 24 Cole Hebl, Hillsboro, N.D., .318, 25 R, 7 2B, 4 HR, 40 RBI

Jr. 2B/3B 1 Caden Kappes, Wahpeton, N.D., .283, 21 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 17 RBI

Or Fr. 2B 2 Thomas Schumacher, Thompson, N.D., .286, 17 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 9 RBI

Jr. 3B/1B 17 Aaron Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., .263, 42 R, 4 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 29 RBI

So. SS 5 Kyler Miller, Grand Rapids, Minn., .276, 22 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI

R-Sr. LF 6 Americo Sculati, Golden Valley, Minn., .319, 34 R, 10 2B, 9 HR, 36 RBI

Jr. CF 4 Tori Uhlich, Wahpeton, N.D., .327, 38 R, 12 2B, 18 RBI, 23 SB

R-Sr. RF 21 Connor Bushbaum, Saginaw, Minn., .282, 24 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 11 SB

Fr. DH 29 Elias Leach, Plymouth, Minn., .336, 34 R, 12 2B, 6 HR, 30 RBI

Top Pitchers

Sr. RHP 3 Isaac Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., 6-1 4.30 ERA, 52.1 IP, 49 K, 16 BB

R-Sr. RHP 16 Isaac Roers, Stacy, Minn., 2-0 6.36 ERA, 46.2 IP, 44 K, 21 BB

Jr. LHP 37 Nate Benning, Browerville, Minn., 3-3 6.46 ERA, 46.0 IP, 36 K, 21 BB

Sr. LHP 8 Kyle Odenbach, Thompson, N.D.  1-2 5.83 ERA, 29.1 IP, 20 K, 15 BB

Jr. RHP 20 Nate Heymann, Waimea, Hawai'i, 4-1 3.97 ERA, 22.2 IP, 17 K, 8 BB

Fr. LHP 32 Ashton Detloff, Perham, Minn., 3-1 4.82 ERA, 18.2 IP, 15 K, 13 BB

So. RHP 12 Kaylor Chamberlain, Mankato, Minn., 0-0 4.24 ERA, 17.0 IP, 10 K, 8 BB

R-Fr. RHP 38 Braden Nelson, Minot, N.D., 1-1 4.91 ERA, 11.0 IP, 9 K, 4 BB

Jr. RHP 40 Lake Hagen, Alexandria, Minn., 0-1 9.92 ERA, 16.1 IP, 8 K, 5 BB

Minnesota Crookston comes in swinging .303 as a team, with 313 runs scored, 72 doubles, four triples, 46 home runs, and 258 RBI. The Golden Eagles have 74 stolen bases in 2026. Minnesota Crookston is guided by Jackson Fliflet (R-So., C, Wahpeton, N.D.), who is batting .350 with 39 runs scored, 11 doubles, a team-high 13 home runs, and 39 RBI. Elias Leach (Fr., OF, Plymouth, Minn.) has had an impressive freshman season, batting .336 with 34 runs scored, 12 doubles, six home runs, and 30 RBI. Tori Uhlich (Jr., OF, Wahpeton, N.D.) sets the table from the leadoff spot, swinging .327 with 38 runs scored, 12 doubles, 18 RBI, and a school-record 23 stolen bases. Americo Sculati (R-Sr., OF, Golden Valley, Minn.) is hitting .319 with 34 runs scored, 10 doubles, nine home runs, and 36 RBI. Cole Hebl (R-So., 1B, Hillsboro, N.D.) leads the team with a team-high 40 RBI.

The Golden Eagles have a 6.12 ERA entering Wednesday. They have 243 strikeouts, and 164 walks. Isaac Wensloff (Sr., RHP, Roseau, Minn.) leads the staff with a 6-1 mark and a 4.30 ERA in 52.1 innings pitched. He has struck out 49, and walked 16. The Golden Eagles are 8-2 in games he has pitched this season. He has a 2.97 ERA in his last seven appearances. Nate Heymann (Jr., RHP, Waimea, Hawai'i) is 4-1 with a 3.97 ERA in 22.2 innings pitched with 17 strikeouts. Kaylor Chamberlain (So., RHP, Mankato, Minn.) has been reliable out of the bullpen with a 4.24 ERA in 17 innings and 10 appearances. Ashton Detloff (Fr., LHP, Perham, Minn.) is 3-1 with a 4.82 ERA in 18.2 innings, while Braden Nelson (R-Fr., RHP, Minot, N.D.) is 1-1 with a 4.91 ERA in 11 innings pitched and eight appearances. 

Projected Starters

CF - #29 Jack Feldman / 34 GS / .354 avg / 40 H / 5 2B / 2 HR / 28 RBI / 24 SO / 19 BB

SS - #0 Beau Thoma / 36 GS / .394 avg / 52 H / 13 2B / 1 3B / 6 HR / 27 RBI / 18 SO / 12 BB

DH - #32 Hunter Hyden / 29 GS / .298 avg / 31 H / 5 2B / 4 HR / 20 RBI / 21 SO / 3 BB

2B - #10 Noah Drusch / 35 GS / .278 avg / 32 H / 6 2B / 10 HR / 23 RBI / 30 SO / 22 BB

1B - #27 Matt Filippi / 36 GS / .282 avg / 33 H / 4 2B / 2 HR / 18 RBI / 23 SO / 17 BB

RF - #52 Nash Rubins / 34 GS / .361 avg / 43 H / 6 2B / 17 RBI / 24 SO / 11 BB

3B - #20 Joe Hansen / 32 GS / .240 avg / 25 H / 3 2B / 1 3B / 7 RBI / 25 SO / 15 BB

LF - #30 Adrian Falcon / 28 GS / .213 avg / 19 H / 4 2B / 1 3B / 1 HR / 18 RBI / 24 SO / 6 BB

C - #58 Carlos Largaespada / 6 GS / .067 avg / 1 H / 5 SO / 6 BB

Starting Pitchers

RHP - #31 Joey Koch / 8 GS / 29.2 IP / 11.83 ERA / 41 H / 22 SO / 29 BB

RHP - #1 Beau Barry / 8 GS / 28.2 IP / 10.36 ERA / 34 H / 20 SO / 25 BB

RHP - #14 Josh Haugen / 6 GS / 22.1 IP / 11.69 ERA / 36 H / 26 SO / 15 BB

Relief Pitchers

RHP - #46 Andrew Murphy / 10 Relief App. / 30.0 IP / 8.10 ERA / 42 H / 25 SO / 12 BB

RHP - #39 Castle Huggard / 7 Relief App. / 23 IP / 9.39 ERA / 33 H / 21 SO / 20 BB

RHP - #37 Jacob Smith / 9 Relief App. / 21.2 IP / 8.72 ERA / 33 H / 21 SO / 4 BB

RHP - #8 Connor Donlin / 15 Relief App. / 18.1 IP / 8.35 ERA / 26 H / 9 SO / 12 BB

RHP - #22 Jack Barnett / 10 Relief App. / 16.2 IP / 8.64 ERA / 27 H / 16 SO / 12 BB

Bemidji State is batting .288, with 217 runs scored, 52 doubles, three triples, 26 home runs, and 184 RBI. Beau Thoma leads the team, hitting .394 with 33 runs scored, 13 doubles, six home runs, and 27 RBI. Nash Rubins is swinging .361 with 24 runs scored, six doubles, and 17 RBI. Jack Feldman is batting .354 with 30 runs scored, five doubles, two home runs, and 28 RBI. Hunter Hyden comes in hitting .298 with 18 runs scored, five doubles, four home runs, and 20 RBI. Noah Drusch leads the squad with 10 home runs and is swinging .278. 

The Beavers have a 11.14 ERA on the bump in 257.2 innings pitched with 204 strikeouts, and 204 walks. Andrew Murphy is 0-2 with a 8.10 ERA in 30 innings pitched with 25 strikeouts, and 12 walks. Jacob Smith is 1-3 with a 8.72 ERA in 21.2 innings pitched with 21 strikeouts and four walks. Jack Barnett is 1-2 with an 8.64 ERA in 16.2 innings pitched, while Connor Donlin is 3-0 with an 8.35 ERA in 18.1 innings pitched.