University of Minnesota Crookston Athletics

Season Highs
Innings Pitched: 8.2 (2023)
Hits Allowed: 11 (2023)
Earned Runs Allowed: 3 (2023)
ERA: 3.12 (2023)
Strikeouts: 5 (2023)
Walks: 4 (2023)
Wins: None
Saves: None

Game Highs
Innings Pitched: 2.1 (at Hawaii Pacific, February 12, 2023)
Fewest Hits Allowed: 0 (at Southwest Minnesota, May 5, 2023)
Fewest Earned Runs Allowed: 0 (Five Times)
Fewest Walks: 0 (Three Times)
Strikeouts: 1 (Five Times)

2024 (Redshirt Junior) : Grafsgaard made a major impact out of the bullpen as a redshirt junior...He was one of the top back-end pitchers for the Golden Eagles...Grafsgaard went 0-1, with a 2.18 ERA in 20.2 innings pitched...He posted 21 appearances, and led the team with four saves...Grafsgaard notched 32 strikeouts, and only 16 walks...He notched 16 scoreless outings out of the bullpen for the Golden Eagles. 

2023 (Junior): Grafsgaard made seven appearances out of the bullpen in his first season with Minnesota Crookston...He had a 3.12 ERA in 8.2 innings pitched...Grafsgaard struck out five, and walked four...He pitched 2.1 scoreless innings against Hawai'i Pacific...Grafsgaard pitched two scoreless innings against Saginaw Valley. 

Prior to UMN Crookston: He was coached at Lake Region State by former Golden Eagles Jonathan Lund and Jayden Grover...As a freshman, he posted a 1-0 mark in 13 appearances out of the bullpen with a 6.33 ERA and 25 strikeouts...His win came against Jamestown’s junior varsity squad in 2021...Grafsgaard appeared in five games as a sophomore, with five starts...He went 1-5 in 20.1 innings pitched...Grafsgaard struck out 18 and walked 21..In the field, he hit .296, with 13 runs scored, one double, one triple, one home run, and 13 RBIs.

Personal: He plans to major in natural resources at UMC...He is the son of Mike and Lisa Grafsgaard...Grafsgaard has been a member of the Dean’s List and President’s List.