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Minnesota Crookston Baseball Series Flipped to St. Cloud, as the Golden Eagles Take on Huskies Wednesday

Stella Flahave

Baseball | 4/7/2026 3:03:00 PM

CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball games against St. Cloud State University has been flipped to Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud, Minn., due to forecasted weather and field conditions in Crookston. The Golden Eagles will play the Huskies Wednesday, April 8 at 1 and 3 p.m.

The Golden Eagles enter the weekend with a 19-11 (12-6 NSIC) mark. Minnesota Crookston has posted an 8-1 mark in the last nine games. The Golden Eagles are currently in fourth place. Wednesday is an important series, as they come in just a game behind St. Cloud State University. The Huskies enter with a 15-14 (11-5 NSIC) mark. St. Cloud State has a 4-1 mark in their last five. Minnesota Crookston is 5-1 in their last six games against the Huskies.

Minnesota Crookston vs. St. Cloud State
Wednesday, April 8 - 1 and 3 p.m.
Joe Faber Field, St. Cloud, Minn.
Live Stats - https://scsuhuskies.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
Live Video - https://nsicnetwork.com/scsuhuskies/

Minnesota Crookston
Projected Starters

R-So. C 23 Jackson Fliflet, Wahpeton, N.D., .385, 36 R, 10 2B, 11 HR, 34 RBI

R-So. 1B 24 Cole Hebl, Hillsboro, N.D., .304, 21 R, 3 2B, 4 HR, 29 RBI

Jr. 2B 1 Caden Kappes, Wahpeton, N.D., .316, 16 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 16 RBI

Jr. 3B 17 Aaron Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., .255, 32 R, 4 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 22 RBI, 9 SB

So. SS 5 Kyler Miller, Grand Rapids, Minn., .328, 21 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 12 RBI

R-Sr. LF 6 Americo Sculati, Golden Valley, Minn., .350, 30 R, 9 2B, 8 HR, 33 RBI

Jr. CF 4 Tori Uhlich, Wahpeton, N.D., .323, 24 R, 11 2B, 16 RBI, 19 SB

R-Sr. RF 21 Connor Bushbaum, Saginaw, Minn., .298, 23 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 11 SB

Fr. DH 29 Elias Leach, Plymouth, Minn., .387, 30 R, 11 2B, 5 HR, 27 RBI

Top Pitchers

Sr. RHP 3 Isaac Wensloff, Roseau, Minn., 5-1 4.74 ERA, 38.0 IP, 39 K, 11 BB

Jr. LHP 37 Nate Benning, Browerville, Minn., 3-1 6.75 ERA, 37.1 IP, 33 K, 15 BB

R-Sr. RHP 16 Isaac Roers, Stacy, Minn., 2-0 7.34 ERA, 38.0 IP, 41 K, 16 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, 3-1 3.21 ERA, 14.0 IP, 13 K, 5 BB

So. RHP 12 Kaylor Chamberlain, Mankato, Minn., 0-0 2.63 ERA, 13.2 IP, 10 K, 5 BB

R-So. RHP 38 Braden Nelson, Minot, N.D., 1-0 4.66 ERA, 9.2 IP, 8 K, 2 BB

Sr. LHP 39 Joey Connelly, Eden Prairie, Minn., 0-2 5.40 ERA, 6.2 IP, 6 K, 8 BB

Minnesota Crookston enters the weekend hitting .321 with 275 runs scored, 63 doubles, four triples, 38 home runs, and 224 RBI. The Golden Eagles have 66 stolen bases in 2026, which ranks third in the NSIC. Minnesota Crookston is fourth in home runs in the NSIC. They are second in batting average. Freshman Elias Leach (OF, Plymouth, Minn.) has been outstanding in his debut season, batting .387 with 30 runs scored, 11 doubles, five home runs, and 27 RBI. Jackson Fliflet (R-So., C, Wahpeton, N.D.) is second in the league in home runs, and is batting .385 with a team-high 36 runs scored, 11 home runs, and 34 RBI. Americo Sculati (R-Sr., OF, Golden Valley, Minn.) is swinging .350, with 30 runs scored, nine doubles, eight home runs, and 33 RBI. Tori Uhlich (Jr., OF, Wahpeton, N.D.) is hitting .323 with 24 runs scored, 16 RBI, and a team-high 19 stolen bases. Caden Kappes (Jr., IF, Wahpeton, N.D.) is hitting .316 with 16 runs scored, and 16 RBI.

The Golden Eagles have improved on the bump in recent weeks. They have a 6.45 ERA with 210 strikeouts and 132 walks. Isaac Wensloff (Sr., RHP, Roseau, Minn.) is 5-1 with a 4.74 ERA in 38 innings, with 39 strikeouts and 11 walks. Ashton Detloff (Fr., LHP, Perham, Minn.) has a 3-1 mark with a 4.91 ERA in 18.1 innings, with 15 strikeouts. Kaylor Chamberlain (So., RHP, Mankato, Minn.) has been a key player out of the bullpen, posting a 2.63 ERA in 13.2 innings, with 10 strikeouts. Joey Connelly (R-Sr., LHP, Eden Prairie, Minn.) leads the team with three saves and a 5.40 ERA in 6.2 innings. 

Projected Starters

#42 RF Wilmis Castro / 29 GS / .377avg / 40 H / 13 2B / 4 3B / 6 HR / 26 RBI / 18 SO / 11 BB

#7 CF Hayden Frank / 26 GS / .344avg / 32 H / 9 2B / 1 3B / 1 HR / 13 RBI / 19 SO / 17 BB

#27 3B Liam Moreno / 27 GS / .348avg / 39 H / 7 2B / 1 HR / 19 RBI / 7 SO / 7 BB

#26 DH Ryan Cahoon / 24 GS / .378avg / 28 H / 3 2B / 1 3B / 1 HR / 17 RBI / 13 SO / 34 BB

#9 C Wyatt Tweet / 26 GS / .237avg / 23 H / 1 2B / 6 HR / 22 RBI / 14 SO / 15 BB

#2 SS Eric Bello / 29 GS / .287avg / 33 H / 4 2B / 2 HR / 24 RBI / 7 SO / 7 BB

#21 2B Max Robinson / 22 GS / .346avg / 27 H / 5 2B / 22 RBI / 12 SO / 3 BB

#13 1B Nick Ibrahim / 23 GS / .361avg / 30 H / 5 2B / 1 3B / 2 HR / 15 RBI / 16 SO / 9 BB

#12 LF Hayden Konkol / 21 GS / .346avg / 28 H / 6 2B / 1 3B / 22 RBI / 17 SO / 10 BB

Starting Pitchers

#31 RHP Bryce Brassfield / 7 GS / 39.1 IP / 4.58 ERA / 41 H / 46 SO / 13 BB

#1 LHP AJ Price / 6 GS / 35.1 IP / 5.60 ERA / 30 H / 42 SO / 24 BB

#30 RHP Eamonn Mulhern / 4 GS / 30.1 IP / 7.12 ERA / 38 H / 19 SO / 10 BB

#7 LHP Hayden Frank / 4 GS / 18.0 IP / 6.00 ERA / 20 H / 11 SO / 13 BB

Relief Pitchers

#28 RHP Kahler Key / 7 app / 3 GS / 29.2 IP / 3.94 ERA / 30 H / 35 SO / 18 BB

#14 RHP Seth Luther / 11 app / 19.2 IP / 24 H / 19 SO / 6BB

#20 RHP Parker Lewin / 8 app / 10.1 IP / 4.35 ERA / 13 H / 9 SO / 13 BB

#99 LHP Grant Marshall / 8 app / 7.2 IP / 8.22 ERA / 9 H / 7 SO / 5 BB

#44 RHP Brayden Simones / 8 app / 15.1 IP / 9.39 ERA / 23 H / 19 SO / 5 BB

St. Cloud State comes in hitting .312 with 220 runs scored, 56 doubles, nine triples, 20 home runs, and 199 RBI. The Huskies are lifted by Ryan Cahoon, who is batting .378 with 23 runs scored, one home run, and 17 RBI. Wilmis Castro comes in swinging .377 with 25 runs scored, 13 doubles, four triples, six home runs, and 26 RBI. Nick Ibrahim, who was briefly on the Minnesota Crookston roster last season, is batting .361 with 19 runs scored, five doubles, two home runs, and 15 RBI. 

The Huskies have a 6.32 ERA on the mound with 243 strikeouts and 134 walks. Bryce Brassfield enters with a 2-3 mark and a 4.58 ERA in 39.1 innings, with a team-high 46 strikeouts and just 13 walks. A.J. Price owns a 3-1 mark and a 5.60 ERA in 35.1 innings, with 42 strikeouts and 24 walks. Kahler Key is 3-2 with a 3.94 ERA in 29.2 innings pitched with seven appearances and 35 strikeouts. Out of the bullpen, Seth Luther has a 5.95 ERA in 19.2 innings pitched with 19 strikeouts.


 
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Players Mentioned

Nate Benning

#37 Nate Benning

LHP
6' 2"
Junior
L/L
Kaylor Chamberlain

#12 Kaylor Chamberlain

RHP
6' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
Joey Connelly

#39 Joey Connelly

LHP
5' 9"
Senior
L/L
Jackson Fliflet

#23 Jackson Fliflet

C
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
L/L
Cole Hebl

#24 Cole Hebl

1B/OF
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
L/L
Caden Kappes

#1 Caden Kappes

2B/SS
5' 11"
Junior
R/R
Kyler Miller

#5 Kyler Miller

SS
5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
Braden Nelson

#38 Braden Nelson

RHP
6' 6"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
Kyle Odenbach

#8 Kyle Odenbach

LHP
6' 4"
Senior
L/L
Isaac Roers

#16 Isaac Roers

RHP
6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Nate Benning

#37 Nate Benning

6' 2"
Junior
L/L
LHP
Kaylor Chamberlain

#12 Kaylor Chamberlain

6' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Joey Connelly

#39 Joey Connelly

5' 9"
Senior
L/L
LHP
Jackson Fliflet

#23 Jackson Fliflet

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
L/L
C
Cole Hebl

#24 Cole Hebl

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
L/L
1B/OF
Caden Kappes

#1 Caden Kappes

5' 11"
Junior
R/R
2B/SS
Kyler Miller

#5 Kyler Miller

5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
SS
Braden Nelson

#38 Braden Nelson

6' 6"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
RHP
Kyle Odenbach

#8 Kyle Odenbach

6' 4"
Senior
L/L
LHP
Isaac Roers

#16 Isaac Roers

6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
RHP
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