2018: Sophomore season...Followed up his freshman season with another nice season as a sophomore...Finished the year with a 5.40 ERA and a 3-2 record...Second on the team in innings pitched with 54.1...Struck out 44 opponents...Against Bemidji State on April 14th, he went 7 innings, allowed 2 hits, struck out 8 Beavers, and walked 3. Gave up 1 earned run in seven innings against Southwest Minnesota State.
2017: Freshman season...Made immediate impact on the mound for the Golden Eagles...Made 13 appearances with nine starts...Posted 4-3 mark with a 4.52 ERA in 61.2 innings pitched...Earned one save on the season and had one complete game...Pitched eight innings of shutout baseball with just four hits allowed in win over Sioux Falls...Gave up no runs on five hits in seven innings against Minnesota Duluth.
Prior to UMC: Yutrzenka has played basketball, football and baseball during his prep career...He was named All-Northwest Diamond Conference while playing for Northern Freeze as a junior...As a baseball player, Yutrzenka was an All-Conference pick in 2015...He was also an All-Section pick...For basketball, Yutrzenka averaged 17.1 points per game for Stephen-Argyle Central H.S...For football, Yutrzenka helped section title in the Section 8 9-man high school football playoffs...He led the team to an 8-3 mark overall...He was an All-Conference pick in 2013, 2014 and 2015...He helped lead the pitching staff for Northern Freeze and for the Stephen-Argyle legion team...He was a four year football letter winner and was named District Defensive Most Valuable Player in 2015 and All-State in 2015...He was a Mr. Football Candidate in 2015 from his district...He was a four-year basketball letter winner and 2014-2015 All-Conference pick.
Personal: Yutrzenka is the son of Jason and Jennifer Yutrzenka...He was born Jan. 20, 1998...He plans to major in agricultural education and agronomy...His father Jason Yutrzenka played basketball at UMC from 1991-95...His mother, Jennifer (Walter) Yutrzenka played volleyball at UMC from 1992-95...His aunt Tammie (Walter) Yutrzenka played volleyball from 1988-90 at UMC...His uncle Mitch Olsen played football at UMC from 1986-88...His cousin Kelsey Lindgren is a redshirt freshman defensive specialist for MSU Moorhead...His cousin Morgan Olson is a sophomore outside hitter at Minnesota State.
