Baseball | 4/30/2026 12:08:00 PM

CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team is set for their final regular-season series of the season, as they head to Sioux Falls, S.D., to face Augustana University Friday, May 1 at 4 and 6 p.m., and Saturday, May 2 at 1 p.m.

The Golden Eagles enter the final weekend of the regular season with a 25-21 (18-16 NSIC) mark. Minnesota Crookston has reached over 20 wins for the eighth time in the last 10 seasons. The Golden Eagles have tallied 25 or more wins six times in the last 10 years. Minnesota Crookston is currently seventh in the NSIC standings, with the top eight making the NSIC Tournament. If the Golden Eagles can take one from Augustana this weekend, and avoid a St. Cloud State sweep of UMary they will make the NSIC Tournament for the fourth-straight year. If they lose all three, they can still make it in if St. Cloud State only wins one, and Minnesota Duluth is held to one win against Minnesota State. Minnesota Crookston is seeking their fourth-straight NSIC Tournament for the first time in program history.

Augustana is second in the NSIC with a 35-12 (28-6 NSIC) record. The Vikings have a seven-game winning streak entering the weekend. Minnesota Crookston is 4-3 in their last seven games against the Vikings, including 4-2 in regular-season games. They fell 4-2 in the NSIC Tournament at The Birdcage in Sioux Falls, S.D. last season after posting a 2-2 mark in the regular season versus the Vikings.

Minnesota Crookston at Augustana
Friday, May 1 - 4/6 p.m.
Saturday, May 2 - 1 p.m.
Sioux Falls, S.D. - Ronken Field
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Minnesota Crookston
Projected Starters
R-So. C 23 Jackson Fliflet, Wahpeton, N.D., .342, 45 R, 11 2B, 18 HR, 46 RBI
R-So. 1B 24 Cole Hebl, Hillsboro, N.D., .322, 31 R, 8 2B, 6 HR, 47 RBI

Jr. 2B 1 Caden Kappes, Wahpeton, N.D., .297, 38 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 21 RBI

Jr. 3B 17 Aaron Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., .277, 49 R, 7 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 35 RBI, 38 BB

So. SS 5 Kyler Miller, Grand Rapids, Minn., .284, 23 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 18 RBI

R-Sr. LF 6 Americo Sculati, Golden Valley, Minn., .303, 39 R, 11 2B, 10 HR, 38 RBI

Jr. CF 4 Tori Uhlich, Wahpeton, N.D., .306, 42 R, 12 2B, 21 RBI, 28 SB

R-Sr. RF 21 Connor Bushbaum, Saginaw, Minn., .302, 30 R, 7 2B, 3 HR, 23 RBI, 11 SB

Fr. DH 29 Elias Leach, Plymouth, Minn., .338, 40 R, 13 2B, 8 HR, 33 RBI, 37 BB

Top Pitchers

Sr. RHP 3 Isaac Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., 6-3 4.31 ERA, 62.2 IP, 55 K, 18 BB, 1 SV

R-Sr. RHP 16 Isaac Roers, Stacy, Minn., 4-0 5.65 ERA, 57.1 IP, 50 K, 22 BB, 2 SV

Jr. LHP 37 Nate Benning, Browerville, Minn., 3-3 6.26 ERA, 50.1 IP, 38 K, 24 BB

Jr. RHP 20 Nate Heymann, Waimea, Hawai'i, 4-3 5.34 ERA, 32.0 IP, 24 K, 15 BB

Sr. LHP 8 Kyle Odenbach, Thompson, N.D., 1-2 6.12 ERA, 32.1 IP, 21 K, 18 BB

So. RHP 12 Kaylor Chamberlain, Mankato, Minn., 1-0 3.66 ERA, 19.2 IP, 12 K, 10 BB, 1 SV

Fr. LHP 32 Ashton Detloff, Perham, Minn., 3-1 5.59 ERA, 19.1 IP, 15 K, 16 BB, 1 SV

R-Fr. RHP 38 Braden Nelson, Minot, N.D., 1-1 4.30 ERA, 14.2 IP, 11 K, 4 BB

So. LHP 18 Jake Jaroszewski, Fargo, N.D., 1-0 4.76 ERA, 11.1 IP, 10 K, 13 BB

Sr. LHP 39 Joey Connelly, Eden Prairie, Minn., 1-3 7.88 ERA, 8.0 IP, 6 K, 8 BB

Minnesota Crookston is swinging .304 as a team, with 361 runs scored, 83 doubles, four triples, 60 home runs, and 300 RBI. The Golden Eagles have 85 stolen bases this season, and have walked 211 times. Jackson Fliflet (R-So., C, Wahpeton, N.D.) comes in hitting .342 with 45 runs scored, 11 doubles, and an NSIC-high 18 home runs for the Golden Eagles. Fliflet is third all-time in single-season home runs. He is four home runs from tying Mike Hallquist for second all-time and six home runs from tying Jake Hjelle's single-season mark of 24. Elias Leach (Fr., OF, Plymouth, Minn.) has had a stand-out freshman season, hitting .338 with 40 runs scored, 13 doubles, eight home runs, and 33 RBI. Cole Hebl (R-So., 1B, Hillsboro, N.D.) is batting .322 with 31 runs scored, eight doubles, six home runs, and 47 RBI. Tori Uhlich (Jr., OF, Wahpeton, N.D.) adds speed to base paths with a school-record 28 stolen bases. He is hitting .306 with 42 runs scored.

The Golden Eagles enter the weekend with a 6.03 ERA with 280 strikeouts and 191 walks. Isaac Wensloff (Sr., RHP, Roseau, Minn.) leads the team with a 6-3 mark and a 4.31 ERA in 62.2 innings pitched, with 55 strikeouts and 18 walks. Isaac Roers (R-Sr., RHP, Stacy, Minn.) is one appearance away from shattering Cody Pamperin's all-time appearance mark for the Golden Eagles. Roers is 4-0 with a 5.65 ERA in 57.1 innings, with 50 strikeouts and 22 walks. Southpaw Nate Benning (Jr., Browerville, Minn.) is 3-3 with a 6.26 ERA in 50.1 innings. Out of the bullpen, Kaylor Chamberlain (So., RHP, Mankato, Minn.) is 1-0 with a 3.66 ERA in 19.2 innings. Ashton Detloff (Fr., LHP, Perham, Minn.) is 3-1 with a 5.59 ERA in 19.1 innings, while Braden Nelson (R-Fr., RHP, Minot, N.D.) is 1-1 with a 4.30 ERA in 14.2 innings pitched. 

Augustana
Projected Starters
Jr. C 28 Jake Lundquist, Elko New Market, Minn., .278, 32 R, 8 2B, 7 HR, 33 RBI

Or Sr. C 41 Ryan Clementi, Lincoln, Neb., .333, 11 2B, 1 2B, 9 RBI

Sr. 1B 18 Ragan Pinnow, River Falls, Wis., .380, 37 R, 13 2B, 6 HR, 46 RBI

So. 2B 3 Bjorn Lind, Duluth, Minn., .359, 23 R, 6 2B, 2 HR, 26 RBI

Sr. 3B 1 Troy Berg, Dickinson, N.D., .315, 53 R, 16 2B, 4 3B, 7 HR, 41 RBI, 21 SB

So. SS 19 Kobe Eikmeier, Elkhorn, Neb., .329, 58 R, 13 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 37 RBI, 21 SB

Jr. LF 20 Brandon Weigel, Lincoln, Neb., .331, 44 R, 7 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 33 RBI, 10 SB

So. CF 15 Nate Soelter, Fairmont, Minn., .375, 41 R, 10 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 31 RBI, 14 SB

So. RF/DH 14 Carter Heinsch, Moorhead, Minn., .358, 47 R, 19 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 49 RBI, 16 SB

Or Fr. RF 35 Carter McPeak, Lincoln, Neb., .342, 16 R, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 16 RBI

Fr. DH 46 Marcus Hankins, Omaha, Neb., .000

Top Pitchers

Sr. LHP 49 Mariano Gomez, San Pedro Sula, Honduras, 8-0 3.02 ERA, 56.2 IP, 72 K, 27 BB, 1 SV

So. RHP 39 Ethan Hoffman, Belle Plaine, Minn., 5-2 4.15 ERA, 47.2 IP, 54 K, 19 BB

R-So. RHP 26 Drew Ball, 4-2 3.79 ERA, 40.1 IP, 41 K, 17 BB

Sr. RHP 41 Ryan Clementi, Lincoln, Neb., 2-0 4.15 ERA, 30.1 IP, 28 K, 11 BB

So. RHP 33 Joel Van De Stroet, Inwood, Iowa, 2-2 5.70 ERA, 30.0 IP, 36 K, 18 BB

Jr. RHP 12 Will Henry, Omaha, Neb., 4-2 8.05 ERA, 19.0 IP, 1 SV, 29 K, 5 BB

R-So. RHP 11 Riley Rothschadl, Tabor, S.D., 1-0 5.82 ERA, 17.0 IP, 22 K, 10 BB

Sr. RHP 40 Adam Diedrich, Brillion, Wis., 0-1 1.98 ERA, 13.2 IP, 17 K, 7 BB

R-Jr. RHP 7 Jack Sutton, Sioux Falls, S.D., 3-0 3.77 ERA, 14.1 IP, 15 K, 16 BB

So. RHP 21 Josiah Peterson, Foley, Minn.,  4-0 2.57 ERA, 28.0 IP, 32 K, 16 BB

The Vikings enter the weekend batting .327 with 419 runs scored, 111 doubles, 18 triples, 49 home runs, and 367 RBI. They have stolen 114 bases as a squad. Ragan Pinnow guides Augustana hitting .380 with 37 runs scored, 13 doubles, three triples, six home runs, and 46 RBI. Nate Soelter comes in batting .375 with 41 runs scored, 10 doubles, five home runs, and 31 RBI. Bjorn Lind is swinging .359 with 23 runs scored, and 26 RBI. Carter Heinsch and Troy Berg are co-leaders with seven home runs.

Augustana's pitching staff has a 4.96 ERA in 377.1 innings pitched. Mariano Gomez has led the Vikings, going 8-0 with a 3.02 ERA with 72 strikeouts. Adam Diedrich leads the way as the team's closer with five saves and a 1.98 ERA in 13.2 innings of work. Ethan Hoffman is 5-2 with a 4.15 ERA in 47.2 innings pitched with 54 strikeouts, while Drew Ball is 4-2 with a 3.79 ERA in 40.1 innings, with 41 strikeouts.