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BRIAN PIERCE

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Minot State 1:30 pm/3:30 pm

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Minot State 12:00 pm/2:00 pm

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St. Cloud State* 1:30 pm/3:30 pm

Wayne State* 12:00 pm/2:00 pm

Wayne State 1:30 pm/3:30 pm

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Northern State 1:30 pm/3:30 pm

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Concordia-St. Paul 1:30 pm/3:30 pm

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Northern State 12:00 pm/2:00 pm

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CONTENTS 2016 SEASON Schedule 4 Season Preview 4 Bulldog Park & Wade Stadium 5 Quick Facts 5 Head Coach Bob Rients 6 Assistant Coaches & Support Staff 7

PLAYER BIOS Seniors 8 Juniors 16 Sophomores 23 Newcomers 27

2015 SEASON Results 34 Final Statistics 35

NORTHERN SUN INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE 2015 All-NSIC Postseason Awards 36 Member Institutions 37 2015 Final Standings 37 2016 Preseason Coaches Poll 37

PROGRAM HISTORY Against the Competition 38 Year-by-Year Results 40 Record Book 41 Postseason Honors 44 Bulldogs in the Bigs 47 UMD by the Numbers 47 EDITOR Joe Hansen

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FEBRUARY 18 Pittsburg State

19 Pittsburg State

MARCH 6 Saint Joseph’s Walsh 7 Ashland 8 #6 Grand Valley State

9 Walsh 19 * Upper Iowa

20 * Upper Iowa

23 Bemidji State

24 * Minnesota State

26 * Minnesota State

29 * Mary

APRIL 5 * Southwest Minnesota State

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2017 schedule 1pm 4pm 1pm 4pm

10:30am 2pm 1:30pm 8:45am 11:20am 8am 12pm 2pm 12pm 2pm 12:30pm 2:30pm 6pm 8pm 1:30pm 3:30pm 1:30pm 3:30pm 1pm 3pm

APRIL (cont’d) 7 * Wayne State

8 * Wayne State

11 * St. Cloud State

14 * Augustana

15 * Augustana

19 * Concordia-St. Paul

22 * Minot State

23 * Minot State

26 * Winona State

29 * Minnesota Crookston

30 * Minnesota Crookston

MAY 5 * Northern State

6 * Northern State

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Bulldog Park and wade stadium

The UMD baseball team plays its home games at Bulldog Park, which is located adjacent to James S. Malosky Stadium on the eastern edge of campus. Constructed in 1988, Bulldog Park contains one of the top natural grass playing surfaces in the area and is also used by various local high school and youth baseball teams.

UMD baseball's "home away from home," historic Wade Stadium, fitted in 2015 with a turf field to accomodate regular use by the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League, the Bulldogs neighbor, The College of St.

Scholastica (NCAA D-III), and local high school teams, will also serve as a back-up home base for UMD. After suffering through two entire seasons without a home game in Duluth due to inclement weather and field conditions, the Bulldogs still call Bulldog Park home, but will gladly use the newly renovated Stadium.

Tucked in West Duluth and originally built in 1941, Wade Stadium was originally part of Franklin Roosevelt's Work Progress Administration - a federal jobs program implemented during the Great Depression.

Originally called All-Sports Stadium, the Wade's grandstand was installed using paving bricks from Grand Avenue by masons hired by the Federal Government.

Since 1941 more than 1 million fans have attended games at Wade Stadium, although attendance figures were not kept until 1946.

UMD won its first game ever at Wade Stadium, a 5-1 no-hitter by left-handed pitcher Bo Hellquist ('16) over the thenNo. 2 ranked Minnesota State University in NSIC action.

quick facts UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Name University of Minnesota Duluth Founded 1895 Enrollment 11,800 Chancellor Dr. Lendley C. Black Athletic Director Josh Berlo Faculty Athletic Rep. Dr. Stephen Castleberry Nickname Bulldogs Colors Maroon and Gold National Affiliation NCAA Division II Conference Northern Sun Intercollegiate (NSIC) NSIC Members Augustana University, Bemidji State University, Concordia UniversitySt. Paul, University of Mary, University of Minnesota-Crookston, University of Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State University Mankato, Minot State University, Northern State University, University of Sioux Falls, Southwest Minnesota State University, St. Cloud State University, Upper Iowa University, Wayne State College, Winona State University

BULLDOG PARK Capacity open seating Surface natural grass First Season 1988 WADE STADIUM Capacity 4,200 Surface turf First Season 2015 BASEBALL STAFF Head Coach Bob Rients (12th season) Phone (218) 726-7697 Email rrients@d.umn.edu Intern Assistant Brady Dutchak (1st season) Phone 218-726-8148 Email dutch043@d.umn.edu Graduate Assistant Parker Starr (1st season) Phone 218-726-6769 Email starr224@d.umn.edu Athletic Trainer Jason Slivnik Phone (218) 726-8418 Equipment Manager John Hanna

PROGRAM HISTORY Overall Record 885-704-3 NSIC Record 428-286 NSIC Championships 4 LAST SEASON 2016 Overall Record 39-16 2016 NSIC Record 29-7 Finish First Home 13-1 Road 17-9 Neutral 9-6 Postseason NSIC Semifinals SPORTS INFORMATION Baseball Contact Mitch Callister Phone (218) 726-8514 Email calli083@d.umn.edu SOCIAL Facebook UMD Baseball Twitter (team) @umdbaseball Twitter (athletics) @umdbulldogs

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bob rients HEAD COACH, 11TH SEASON Bob Rients enters his 11th season as the University of Minnesota Duluth's head coach in 2014 and 16th year overall as a member of the UMD baseball staff.

Rients (pronounced "rents") became just the third head coach in the program's storied history on Aug. 4, 2005, succeeding Scott Hanna, who stepped down three months earlier following a 27-season head coaching run.

Through his first nine seasons of leadership, Rients has compiled a 190-239 overall record, including an 99-86 mark in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play. In 2009, his Bulldogs went 3620 overall (matching a program single-season mark in victories) and 22-10 in the NSIC, also a career-high in conference victories.

The impressive season earned Rients the NSIC Coach of the Year award.

A native of Elysian, Minn., Rients first arrived on the UMD campus in the fall of 1997 after transferring from the University of MinnesotaCrookston. He lettered two years (1998-99) with the Bulldogs as an outfielder before moving on to the coaching arena.

Until his promotion to head coach, Rients was responsible for coordinating UMD's recruiting efforts as well as overseeing the pitching staff and monitoring practice sessions starting with the 1999 season.

During his coaching tenure, UMD has earned one NSIC regular season title (2003), earned the school's lone berth in the NCAA Division II Central Regionals (2003) and produced the school's first three baseball All-Americans: Tim Battaglia in 2003, Tim Garceau in 2005, and most recently, Alex Wojciechowski in 2013. The Bulldogs also have had nine ABCA All-NCAA II Central Region selections and 22 All-North Central Conference/All-NSIC honorees. In 2014, UMD freshman second baseman Skyler Wenninger was tabbed for the NSIC Gold Glove Team after making just three errors in 38 games.

Rients, who celebrates his 40th birthday on February 2, 2016, earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from UMD in 2000.

rients coaching records SEASON 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 CAREER:

OVERALL CONFERENCE 18-31 9-12* 15-34 5-12* 20-25 6-14* 24-28 16-16 36-20 22-10 21-25 16-15 24-27 17-18 14-26 14-10 18-23 14-17 35-16 26-10 39-16 29-7 264-271 174-141

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Brady Dutchak INTERN ASSISTANT COACH, FIRST SEASON Joining the Bulldog coaching staff for the 2017 season, Brady Dutchak will look to help coach the University of Minnesota Duluth to another successful season.

Dutchak brings a host of coaching experience, most recently as a Student Assistant Softball Coach at the University of Minnesota-Morris in 2016. The recent graduate assisted with aspects of coaching, developing all Cougar athletes (with an emphasis on catchers, outfielders, and hitting), as well as recruiting efforts.

Prior to his coaching time at UM-Morris, Dutchak was the head coach of the Dickinson Baseball Club (N.D.) in the Babe Ruth Baseball League.

Dutchak previously played baseball for Dickinson High School primarily as a catcher.

Parker Starr GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH, FIRST SEASON Parker Starr joins the Bulldog bench for the 2017 season after starting two years at shortstop with Brigham Young University, where he batted .277 and racked up 30 RBI’s while providing consistent defense up the middle. BYU compiled a 50-56 record over these two seasons including a 28-26 mark in West Coast Conference play. Prior to his career at BYU, Starr competed at Cypress Junior College, leading the Chargers to a California State Championship. Starr added coaching experience in 2015 as an assistant coach in the California Collegiate League, a league which has produced numerous Major League players including current White Sox pitcher James Shields.

“We are excited to have Coach Starr join our Bulldog Baseball family. His playing experience at highly successful programs will serve him well as he mentors our players in their development on and off the field,” said UMD head coach Bob Rients.

Starr graduated in 2016 from BYU with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and will be furthering his education at UMD in addition to joining the coaching staff.

SPORTS PERFORMANCE STAFF

JASON SLIVNIK

Athletic Trainer

DR. XAN CORVILLE Team Surgeon

DR. SAM HOKIE Team Surgeon

DR. JUSTIN CUMMINS Team Surgeon

DR. BEN NELSON Team Physician

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DR. JAY BUTCHER Team Physician

DR. ANN SUDOH Team Physician

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PIERCE

Bulldog Career 2016 (Junior) Player 43 games including 36 as the Bulldogs’ starting shortstop · hit a triple and scored a run in his season debut at Pittsburg State on Feb. 19 · went 3-for-3 with a run scored at Minnesota State on March 29 · went 3-for-3, scored three runs, and drove in two at Sioux Falls on April 9 · went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored against Concordia-St. Paul on April 17 · went 1-for-2 and scored a run against Southwestern Oklahoma State in the NCAA Tournament on May 20 · NSIC All-Academic Team.

2015 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM SELECTION 2016 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM SELECTION

POSITION Shortstop SEASON Senior HEIGHT 5-10 WEIGHT 175 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Ames, Iowa

2015 (Sophomore) Started 27 games at shortstop, appearing in 35 for UMD · started the season off with a 2-for-6 debut, driving in two runs with a triple against Northwood (Mich.) on Mar. 13 · went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in a doubleheader against St. Michael’s (Vt.) on Mar. 17 · Went 5-for-8 with four runs scored, an RBI, and a two-bagger in a doubleheader against Minot State on May 1 · selected to the NSIC AllAcademic Team.

2014 (Freshman) Cracked the line-up in 24 games including 19 starts in the middle infield · dropped his first collegiate hit and run scored against Saint Michael’s on Mar. 16 · had a triple and two runs scored in a doubleheader against Augustana (S.D.) on Apr. 12 · had three runs batted in on a 2-for-4 game against Sioux Falls on Apr. 18 · closed out the regular season going 3-for-5 with a triple, four RBIs, and a run scored against Minnesota-Crookston on May 4.

CAREER STATS BATTING 2014 2015 2016 Career

GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 24-19 .286 .313 .381 2 2 0 3 9 11 35-27 .265 .318 .296 1 1 0 4 20 14 43-36 .231 .306 .264 2 1 0 8 28 8 102-82 .255 .312 .301 5 4 0 16 57 33

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A 2013 graduate of Ames High School · played five seasons for coach Eric Bappe and the Little Cyclones while starting three · named an All-Central Iowa Metro League selection in his senior season and anhonorable mention in his sophomore and junior seasons · three-time allacademic team selection · team captain in his senior campaign · also started two years for the Ames soccer team as a midfielder and forward, making a state tournament appearance in his junior season.

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PERSONAL: Born Brian Clayton Pierce on Apr. 9, 1995 in Ames, Iowa · son of Ann and Clay Pierce · has a sister, Sophie · received American Legion Distinguished Academic Achievement award · participated in band, Eco Club, and Garden club, as well as club soccer · interests include sports, skiing, fishing, and travel · majoring in management information systems at UMD.

MARCO

Bulldog Career

POSITION Catcher SEASON Senior HEIGHT 5-9 WEIGHT 185 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Fridley, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Totino Grace H.S.

LUCARELLI

2016 (Junior) Took over the starting duties behind the plate in 41 games while making 48 appearances overall · went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs against Wayne State (Neb.) on March 10 · scored two runs and hit a home run at Winona State on April 3 · scored three runs with a double and two walks at Sioux Falls on April 9 · went 3-for-3 with two runs scored in game one against U-Mary on May 6, and hit a home run the next day against the Marauders · voted UMD’s Most Improved Player by teammates.

2015 (Sophomore) Transitioned from a relief role to a back-up catcher, appearing in 30 games including 19 starts for the Bulldogs · picked up a hit in his first five games behind the plate Mar. 13-17 · launched a grand slam against Concordia-St.Paul on Mar. 29, finishing with six RBIs in two games against the Golden Bears · went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs, and two runs scored against Upper Iowa on Apr. 23 · drove in a pair of runs wiht two sacrifice flies against Minot State on May 1.

2014 (Freshman) Took the hill eight times for UMD, including five hitless appearances and six scoreless appearances · picked up a victory in his four hitless innings against Saint Michael’s (Vt.) College in his collegiate debut on Mar. 17 · picked up his first collegiate save against U-Mary on Apr. 15.

CAREER STATS BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 2014 8-0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 30-19 .235 .329 .309 2 0 1 10 10 17 2016 48-41 .324 .391 .432 9 0 2 17 30 16 Career 86-30 .295 .370 .391 11 0 3 27 40 33 PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2014 8 1-0 3.60 10.0 9 2 1 5 4 .188 Career 8 1-0 3.60 10.0 9 2 1 5 4 .188

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A 2013 graduate of Totino Grace High School · split time as a catcher and on the mound for head coach Mike Smith and the Eagles · a twotime All-North Suburban Conference selection in both 2012 and 2013 · also started three years as a defender for the Totino Grace hockey team

PERSONAL: Born Marco Thomas Lucarelli in Richfield, Minn. · son of Tom and Barb Lucarelli · has one older brother, Gino · member of National Honor Society and attended BSM Leadership Conference · enjoys hockey, golf, and fishing away from the field · majoring in mechanical engineering at UMD.

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DOMINIC

DEFEO

Bulldog Career 2016 (Junior) Served as UMD’s primary reserve catcher in 27 games including 13 starts after transferring prior to the season · knocked in his first RBI as a Bulldog against Walsh on March 10 · dropped in a single for his first UMD hit against Wayne State (Mich.) on March 11 · ripped a pinch-hit three-run homer at Bemidji State on April 22 · had pinch-hit double and dropped down a sacrifice against Minot State on April 30.

POSITION Catcher SEASON Senior HEIGHT 6-0 WEIGHT 200 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Blue Springs, Mo. PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Longview C.C.

CAREER STATS BATTING 2016

GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 27-13 .070 .167 .163 1 0 1 2 3 4

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Spent the last two seasons playing collegiate ball at Longview Community College · a 2013 graduate of Blue Springs South H.S. · started two seasons playing catcher at the varsity level for the Jaguars · also played football as a quarterback at Blue Springs South.

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PERSONAL: Born Dominic Vincent DeFeo in Blue Springs, Missouri · son of Judy Dale and the late Sean DeFeo · has two siblings, Kalee and Sammy · his uncle played professional baseball at the Double A level for the Erie Cardinals · plans to major in graphic design with a business minor at UMD.

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FARLEY

Bulldog Career

2015 ABCA/RAWLINGS ALL-REGION FIRST TEAM 2015 CBW ALL-REGION SECOND TEAM 2016 ALL-NSIC FIRST TEAM 2015 ALL-NSIC SECOND TEAM 2016 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM 2015 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

POSITION Outfielder SEASON Senior HEIGHT 6-1 WEIGHT 200 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Andover, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Coon Rapids H.S.

2016 (Junior) Received All-NSIC First Team honors while playing in 55 games, one shy of a Bulldog program record, including 54 starts · tied a rather dubious program record with 50 strikeouts, but launched 14 home runs and 19 doubles · his 77 runs scored surpassed the previous program record · reached based six times with two doubles, a home run, and three walks, driving in seven runs and scoring three times against Pittsburg State on Feb. 20 · slugged two home runs while going 3-for-4 with three runs scored against Minot State on May 1 · hit a home run and a double against Northern State in the NSIC Tournament on May 13 · drew three walks and scored four runs against Augustana in the NSIC Tournament on May 14 · selected to NSIC All-Academic Team.

2015 (Sophomore) Received All-NSIC Second Team honors and an ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region First Team selection · one of three players to start at least 50 of UMD’s 51 games, while also making four appearances on the pitcher’s mound · struck out six batters in 3.0 innings against Northwood (Mich.) on Mar. 13, picking up the extra-inning victory in his lone extended outing of the year · went 4-of-5, a season-high for hits, with two RBI and a double against Winona State on May 7 in the NSIC/U.S. Bank Tournament · closed the regular season on a six-game hitting streak, batting 10-for-22 with 12 RBI, 8 runs scored, and four HR from Apr. 27 to May 2 · slugged three HR in a two-game set against No. 1 St. Cloud State on Apr. 27 · voted UMD’s most improved player by teammates · selected to NSIC All-Academic Team.

2014 (Freshman) Appeared in 23 games including 20 starts in his debut season with UMD · arrived on the D-II scene with a 4-for-4 game, driving in five runs on a double and a triple while scoring twice against Saint Michael’s on Mar. 16 · drove in four runs including a three-run homer as UMD downed Sioux Falls 12-7 on Apr. 18 · appeared in seven games on the mound including one start · sniped his lone victory of the season by getting an extra-inning out before UMD walked off against Sioux Falls 5-4 on Apr. 19.

CAREER STATS BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 2014 28-20 .306 .419 .581 5 3 2 8 17 12 2015 50-50 .380 .477 .706 17 3 10 18 40 47 2016 55-54 .335 .452 .631 19 0 14 33 77 51 Career 133-124 .348 .457 .652 41 6 26 59 134 110 PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2014 7 1-0 1.59 11.1 6 10 10 5 2 .238 2015 4 1-0 11.57 4.2 5 7 8 6 6 .364 Career 11 2-0 4.50 16.0 11 17 18 11 8 .281

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A 2013 graduate of Coon Rapids High School · played three seasons while starting a pair for coach Jerry Coe and the Cardinals · named team captain in his senior season after leading the team in home runs and slugging percentage his junior campaign · part of Cardinal team that finished as section runner-up · also played football as a free safety and basketball as a guard for the Cardinals.

PERSONAL: Born Grant Matthew Farley in St. Paul, Minnesota · son of Michael and Betsy Farley · one of three siblings (Alexander and Braden) · member of National Honor Society, DECA, and Link Crew · member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and senior leaders · interests include fishing, pond hockey, golfing, and wakeboarding · majoring in finance at UMD.

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Bulldog Career

2015 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM SELECTION 2016 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM SELECTION

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Third Baseman SEASON Senior HEIGHT 6-1 WEIGHT 195 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Minnetonka, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Minnetonka H.S.

HOFFMAN

2016 (Junior) Played shortstop in 24 games including 20 starts for UMD · drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the season opener at Pittsburg State on Feb. 19 · knocked in a pair against Wayne State (Mich.) on March 11 and Winona State on April 3 · drove in three runs and scored a run against Minnesota Crookston on April 20 · put together a career game, driving in five runs on two home runs while going 3-for-4 against Bemidji State on April 22 · NSIC All-Academic Team.

2015 (Sophomore) Split time on the left side of the infield, starting 25 games for the Bulldogs · knocked in six runs on a 3-for-3 game against Upper Iowa on Apr. 23 · batted 5-for-8 with three RBIs and a double, stealing a base in two games against U-Mary on Apr. 25-26 · selected to NSIC All-Academic Team.

2014 (Freshman) Appeared in 12 games including a pair of starts on the infield for the Bulldogs · picked up his first collegiate double against Northern State on Apr. 25 · plated his first run of the season in the regular season finale against Minnesota-Crookston on May 4 · finished the season on a four-game hitting streak.

CAREER STATS BATTING 2014 2015 2017 Career

GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 12-2 .500 .500 .625 1 0 0 1 2 1 29-25 .257 .296 .270 1 0 0 4 5 15 24-20 .212 .303 .333 2 0 2 8 12 16 65-47 .250 .311 .318 4 0 2 13 19 32

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A 2012 graduate of Park High School · started two seasons for coach Kerry Ligtenberg and the Wolfpack · received an All-Conference selection his junior year · also played three seasons of varsity hockey as a defenseman · received All-Conference honorable mention his sophomore, junior, and senior campaigns.

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PERSONAL Born Spencer W. Diedrich in Fort Wayne, Indiana on Oct. 17, 1993 · son of Mark and Julie Diedrich · has one younger brother, Clay.

Colton

SINNING

Bulldog Career

2015 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM SELECTION 2016 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM SELECTION

POSITION Pitcher SEASON Senior HEIGHT 6-2 WEIGHT 175 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Pine Island, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

2016 (Junior) Put together his best season, becoming a reliable arm out of the UMD bullpen in 18 appearances spanning 18 innings · struck out two in his season debut at Pittsburg State on Feb. 20 · started his season with six-straight scoreless appearances · picked up a save with 1.1 hitless innings, striking out two at Upper Iowa on April 26 · struck out four in 1.2 innings against Minot State on April 30 · earned a victory out of the bullpen with 1.2 hitless innings, striking out three against U-Mary on May 6 · pitched 0.2 hitless innings against Emporia State and Southwestern Oklahoma State in the NCAA Tournament on May 19-20 · NSIC All-Academic Team 2015 (Sophomore) Took the hill in seven relief appearances spanning 5.2 innings for the Bulldogs · struck out one in a hitless inning in his season debut against Northwood (Mich.) on Mar. 13 · struck out two in a scoreless appearance against Bemidji State on Apr. 17 · struck out one in a scoreless appearance against Augustana (S.D.) in the NSIC/US Bank Tournament on May 8 · selected to the NSIC All-Academic Team.

2014 (Freshman) Took to the bump on nine occassions, including six scoreless outings · picked up his first collegiate win by getting just one out against Upper Iowa on Apr. 22 · struck out three in 3.0 innings of his collegiate debut against Saint Michael’s (Vt.) College on Mar. 16.

CAREER STATS PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H SO R ER BAA 2014 9 1-0 3.55 12.2 4 10 11 5 5 .224 2015 7 0-0 6.35 5.2 9 7 7 4 4 .292 2016 18 1-1 4.50 18.0 13 15 23 9 9 .224 Career 34 2-1 4.46 36.1 26 33 40 18 18 .236

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A 2013 graduate of Pine Island High School · started three seasons for coach Craig Anderson and the Panthers · received All-Hiawatha Valley League honors in his junior season · named AllSubsection selection in his junior season · also played three years of basketball as a guard and was named All-HVL selection his senior year.

PERSONAL: Born Colton Robert Sinning in Duluth, Minn. · son of Robert and Kristen Sinning, both graduates of UMD · uncle played baseball at NSIC rival Winona State · one of two siblings (Austin) · member of National Honor Society and DECA · interests include computers, video editing, and website design · majoring in management information systems at UMD.

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MATT

Bulldog Career

2015 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM 2016 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

POSITION Outfielder SEASON Senior HEIGHT 6-1 WEIGHT 205 BATS Left THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Libertyville, Ill. PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Libertyville H.S.

2016 (Junior) Returned from a preseason injury on April 13 at Southwest Minnesota State and appeared in 21 games including nine starts ·went 6-for-10 with an RBI double and two runs scored in a doubleheader at Bemidji State on April 22 · drove in a run on a pinch-hit RBI double against Mary on May 2 · went 2-for-4 with an RBI double against Southwestern Oklahoma State in the NCAA Tournament on May 20 · NSIC All-Academic Team.

2015 (Sophomore) Split time in the outfield but played 34 games including 26 starts for the Bulldogs · opened the season with a 4-for-8 day in a twinbill against Northwood (Mich.) with a double and an RBI on Mar. 13 · went 4-for-6 with two runs batted in, a double, and a walk in a doubleheader against Sioux Falls on Mar. 20 · slugged a pair of doubles against Minnesota-Crookston on Apr. 15 as well as against Upper Iowa on Apr. 23 · selected to the NSIC All-Academic Team.

2014 (Freshman) Appeared in 36 games including 30 starts · belted a grand slam in his first collegiate start as part of a 3-for-5 doubleheader with five RBIs and two runs scored against Wayne State (Mich.) University on Mar. 15 · drove in four runs with a pair of doubles in a fourgame set with then-No. 4 Minnesota State on Mar. 30-31 · plated five runs on a 3-for-3 night against Southwest Minnesota State on Apr. 5.

CAREER STATS BATTING 2014 2015 2016 Career

GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 36-30 .280 .342 .439 9 1 2 5 13 21 34-26 .242 .342 .337 9 0 0 12 12 11 21-9 .342 .390 .421 3 0 0 2 3 3 91-65 .275 .349 .396 21 1 2 19 31 35

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A 2013 Libertyville High School graduate · started two seasons for coach Jim Schurr · named team captain in his senior season · finished second on the team in RBIs, home runs, stolen bases, and slugging while batting .317 for the Wildcats · also played two seasons a power forward for the Libertyville basketball team.

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PERSONAL: Born Matthew Stephen Vogt in Charlottesville, Va. · son of Stephen and Lauren Vogt · one of four siblings (Jake, Abby, and Alex) · interests include hunting and fishing · majoring in accounting and finance at UMD.

Kevin

STOCKE

Bulldog Career

2015 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM 2016 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM POSITION

2016 (Junior) Toed the rubber in 12 games including nine starts for UMD · picked up his first victory of the season, throwing 7.0 innings without an earned run against Wayne State (Neb.) on March 10 · threw 4.0 innings to pick up a victory at Bemidji State on April 23 · struck out six in 6.0 innings against Minot State on May 1, picking up the win · allowed one run on three hits, striking out seven against U-Mary on May 7 · tossed 1.1 innings, giving up a run on one hit against Southwestern Oklahoma State on May 20 · NSIC All-Academic Team.

2015 (Sophomore) Took the mound 10 times and tied for the team high with nine starts · started the season opener, tossing 4.1 innings of one-hit ball to pick up his first collegiate victory · put together his strongest start of the season, striking out four and allowing just one run in a complete game effort against U-Mary on Apr. 26 · tossed seven innings of one-run ball against Winona State in the NSIC/U.S. Bank Tournament on May 7 · selected to NSIC All-Academic Team.

2014 (Freshman) Took the mound in 11 relief appearances including seven scoreless outings · struck out a pair in 2.0 shutout innings of Sioux Falls on Apr. 18.

Pitcher SEASON Senior HEIGHT 6-0 WEIGHT 210 BATS Left THROWS Left HOMETOWN

Hermantown, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Hermantown H.S.

CAREER STATS PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2014 11 0-1 1.80 15.0 9 13 4 6 3 .245 2015 10 5-2 4.53 45.2 13 49 23 27 23 .277 2016 12 4-1 5.24 46.1 22 53 30 45 27 .290 Career 33 9-4 4.46 107.0 44 53 30 75 53 .278

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PERSONAL: Born Kevin Matthew Stocke in Duluth, Minn. · son of Dave and Sue Stocke · brother Michael also pitched for the Bulldogs from 2012-15 · also has one younger sister, Samantha, and two half-siblings (Steven and Danielle Jeanetta) · member of Hermantown’s National Honor Society · interests include hunting and fishing · majoring in accounting and finance at UMD.

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Bulldog Career

2016 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM SELECTION POSITION

Pitcher SEASON Junior HEIGHT 5-11 WEIGHT 170 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Woodstock, Ill. PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Woodstock H.S.

FERGUSON

2016 (Sophomore) Toed the rubber in 13 games spanning 25.2 innings including one start · tied a rather dubious program record with five wild pitches in his lone start of the season against St. Joseph’s on March 7, but had just two more in 19 innings after that date · did not allow an earned run in five start appearances spanning eight innings from April 23 until May 14 · made short work to get his first win of the season, getting one out against Minnesota State on March 29 · picked up his second win, striking out four batters in 5.0 innings against Augustana (S.D.) in the NSIC Tournament on May 14.

2015 (Freshman) Took the mound for 11 appearances including four starts · allowed just four earned runs in 8.0 innings out of the bullpen · picked up his first collegiate victory with 2.0 shutout innings against Sioux Falls on Mar. 21 · tossed 5.0 shutout innings, striking out five in his best start of the season, earning a win over U-Mary on Apr. 26.

CAREER STATS PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2015 11 2-1 5.01 23.1 15 25 20 17 13 .258 2016 13 2-2 3.86 25.2 14 23 22 15 11 .240 Career 24 2-2 4.41 49.0 29 48 42 32 24 .249

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A 2014 graduate of Woodstock High School · started four seasons as a shortstop and pitcher for coach John Oliviera and the Blue Streaks · named Second Team All-Area by the Northwest Herald · earned All-Fox Valley Conference as a junior · posted a 0.80 ERA with 55 strikeouts in 35 innings as a junior · also played golf as a three-time All-Conference selection and earned three letters as a guard in basketball.

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PERSONAL: Born Alex Robert Ferguson in Woodstock, Ill. · son of Susan and Todd Ferguson · has one sister, Katie · cousin Maureen Stormont played for the Bulldog soccer team · participated in Key Club, PALS Mentoing Program, and Captains Council at Woodstock H.S. · off the diamond, enjoys scuba diving, boating, and camping · majoring in health care management at UMD.

MARCUS

FREDERICKSON

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POSITION

Pitcher SEASON Junior HEIGHT 5-11 WEIGHT 175 BATS Left THROWS Left HOMETOWN

Eagan, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Eagan H.S.

2016 (Sophomore) Took the mound on 10 occasions including nine starts · struck out five while allowing two earned in 5.0 innings against Ohio Dominican on March 8 · picked up the first win of his season with 5.2 innings against Minnesota State on March 29 · struck out six while going 6.0 strong to claim victory against ConcordiaSt. Paul · collected a season-high eight strikeouts in a victory against Minot State on April 30 · struck out six, allowing four earned on eight hits against Concordia-St. Paul in the NSIC Tournament · NSIC All-Academic Team.

2015 (Freshman) Took the hill for 10 appearances, including five starts for UMD · tossed a perfect 0.2 inning in his collegiate debut against Northwood (Mich.) on Mar. 13 · struck out six in 5.0 innings in his first collegiate start against St. Michael’s (Vt.) on Mar. 17 · struck out seven in 4.1 hitless innings out of the bullpen against Southwest Minnesota State on Apr. 8 · threw five shutout innings and picked up his first collegiate win over MinnesotaCrookston on Apr. 15.

CAREER STATS PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2015 10 2-1 3.82 33.0 8 28 30 15 14 .258 2016 10 3-1 6.51 47.0 17 63 44 36 34 .240 Career 20 5-2 5.40 80.0 25 91 74 51 48 .249

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A 2014 graduate of Eastview High School · played four seasons as an outfielder and pitcher for coach Tom Strey and the Lightning · helped lead Eastview to a 2012 Minnesota State Championship in Class AAA as the winning pitcher in the team’s semifinal game · earned all South Suburban Conference honors in 2013, setting the all-time low season ERA for the Lightning · also started one season of basketball at Easview.

PERSONAL: Born Marcus Ross Frederickson in Eagan, Minn. · son of Karen and Ross Frederickson · has one younger sister, Steffi · grandmother and uncle are both UMD graduates · a three-year member of National Honor Society at Eastview H.S. · off the diamond, enjoys coaching youth basketball, golf, and hockey · majoring in finance at UMD.

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Bulldog Career

MILAZZO

2016 (Sophomore) Transferred into UMD and immediately took over starting duties in center field and the lead-off spot in 42 games including 40 starts · started his Bulldog career with a 3-for5 game, driving in a run at Pittsburg State on Feb. 19 · scored five runs and hit a triple in a doubleheader against Wayne State (Mich.) on March 11 · drove in three runs and crossed the plate three times while getting on-base four times at Sioux Falls on April 9 · drove in four runs and scored four times while lifting his first UMD home run against Augustana (S.D.) in the NSIC Tournament on May 14 · voted UMD’s Top Newcomer (non-freshman) by teammates.

POSITION

Outfielder SEASON Junior HEIGHT 5-7 WEIGHT 175 BATS Left THROWS Left HOMETOWN

Arlington Heights, Ill. PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Univ. of N.C-Asheville

CAREER STATS BATTING 2016

GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 42-40 .362 .451 .448 7 2 1 19 45 19

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Transferred from Purdue University after a redshirt season in 2014 to the University of North Carolina-Asheville but did not see game action in his second year of collegiate baseball in 2015 · a 2013 graduate of Carmel Catholic (Ill.) High School · started three seasons in the outfield for the Corasairs, batting over .400 through his career while finishing 56-of57 in stolen base attempts · earned All-East Suburban Catholc Conference honors in 2013 and named the team’s Offensive Player of the Year · also earned all-conference honors as a wrestler during his freshman season.

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PERSONAL: Born Brett James Milazzo in Mount Prospect, Ill. · son of Janet and Salvatore Milazzo · has one older sister, Savannah · also earned the title of Athletic Scholar while at Carmel Catholic and participated in National Hnor Society · majoring in organizational management at UMD.

Tommy

HANSON

Bulldog Career

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Pitcher SEASON Junior HEIGHT 6-4 WEIGHT 215 BATS Left THROWS Left HOMETOWN

Oakdale, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Tartan H.S.

2016 (Sophomore) Toed the rubber in 12 games, including five starts for the Bulldogs · picked up the victory with 3.0 shutout innings of relief work at Southwest Minnesota State on April 13 · struck out nine batters on two occasions, both five-inning starts against Minnesota Crookston on April 20 and Minot State on May 1 · struck out two in a shutout inning against Concordia-St. Paul at the NSIC Tournament on May 13 · threw 1.1 scoreless against Emporia State in the NCAA Tournament on May 19 · NSIC All-Academic Team.

2015 (Freshman) Made eight appearances on the mound, including one start in his collegiate debut against St. Michael’s (Vt.) on Mar. 17 · made six scoreless appearances out of the bullpen, allowing just one hit in that span · struck out the side in 1.0 inning against Minot State on May 2 · threw 3.1 innings, striking out three against Augustana (S.D.) in the NSIC/U.S. Bank Tournament on May 8.

CAREER STATS PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2015 8 1-0 7.59 10.2 3 13 9 9 9 .295 2016 12 4-1 4.58 35.1 17 44 47 32 18 .293 Career 20 5-1 5.28 46.0 20 57 56 41 27 .294

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PERSONAL: Born Thomas Keith Hanson in Maplewood, Minn. · son of Julie and Keith Hanson · has one sister, Anne · father played basketball at Hamline Universtiy · a member of National Honor Society, Link Crew, and Relay for Life at Tartan H.S. · enjoys hunting and fishing when off the diamond · majoring in accounting at UMD.

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Bulldog Career

POSITION

Pitcher SEASON Junior HEIGHT 6-0 WEIGHT 195 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Lakeville, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Lakeville North H.S.

DORFMAN

2016 (Sophomore) Toed the rubber on 11 occasions including three starts · took the hard-luck loss with 2.0 hitless innings against Minnesota State on March 28 · tossed a hitless inning against Bemidjie State with one strikeout on April 23 · produced his best outing of the season with 5.0 shutout innings, striking out five with just three hits in a start against St. Cloud State on May 4 · allowed one run in 3.2 innings across two appearances in the NSIC Tournament on May 12 and 14.

2015 (Freshman) Took to the hill for eight starts, finishing with a 4-0 record on the year and the fourth-best ERA in the starting rotation · allowed just a pair of earned runs while nearly going the distance in his collegiate debut, tossing 6.2 innings against Northwood (Mich.) on Mar. 14 · allowed just one run on 7.1 innings pitched against No. 2 Minnesota State on Apr. 4, striking out seven · voted UMD’s top newcomer by teammates.

CAREER STATS PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2015 8 4-0 4.47 44.1 10 58 24 26 22 .319 2016 11 0-2 6.57 24.2 10 31 14 19 18 .295 Career 19 4-2 5.22 69.0 20 89 38 45 40 .310

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A 2014 graduate of Lakeville North High School · started two years and earned four letters as a pitcher and third baseman for coach Tony Market and the Panthers · earned an All-South Suburban Conference selection as a senior and an All-Conference Honorable Mention as a junior · also played three years of basketball as a forward and football as a cornerback at Lakeville North.

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PERSONAL: Born Nicholas S. Dorfman in Mission Viejo, Cal. · son of Isela and Doug Dorfman · has one sister, Lindsay · majoring in business at UMD.

Jalen

BUSKER

Bulldog Career

2016 (Sophomore) Took the mound in 10 games, tossing 6.2 innings out of the UMD bullpen · tossed a hitless inning, striking out one against Winona State on April 4 · worked a shutout inning in UMD’s 16-8 victory over Southwest Minnesota State on April 13 · struck out two batters despite allowing a run on one hit in UMD’s 10-1 victory over Sioux Falls in the NSIC Tournament on May 12 · NSIC All-Academic Team.

2015 (Freshman) Tossed 4.0 innings spanning six appearances out of the bullpen in his debut season · picked up his first collegiate strikeout in 1.0 inning against St. Michael’s (Vt.) College on Mar. 17 · tossed a scoreless inning, striking out one and allowing one hit against Minot State on May 1.

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Pitcher SEASON Junior HEIGHT 6-2 WEIGHT 190 BATS Right THROWS Left HOMETOWN

Staples, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Staples-Motley H.S.

CAREER STATS PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2015 6 0-0 13.50 4.0 8 5 3 7 6 .313 2016 10 0-0 10.80 6.2 7 8 7 8 8 .286 Career 16 0-0 11.81 10.2 15 13 10 15 14 .295

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A 2014 graduate of Staples-Motley High School · started four seasons as a pitcher, first baseman, and outfielder for coach John Riewer and the Cardinals · received All-Conference honors in each of his first three seasons at Staples-Motley · named MVP as a sophomore and junior · earned an All-Mid State Conference Championship in 2013 · also a four-year letterwinner in basketball, where he earned AllConference honors as a guard, and a two-year letterwinner at quarterback and safety.

PERSONAL: Born Jalen Paul Busker in St. Cloud, Minnesota · son of Sheila and Benjamin Busker · has one younger brother, Reid · a member of National Honor Society and class director during his junior and senior years at StaplesMotley · off the diamond, enjoys the outdoors, including hunting and fishing · plans to major in accounting at UMD.

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KROLIKOWSKI

2016 (Freshman) Played in 35 games as UMD’s top reserve outfielder, making 16 starts · ripped a two-run triple for his first collegiate hit at Pittsburg State on Feb. 20 · busted out of an early season funk with a 4-for-5 game at Southwest Minnesota State, hitting a double and his first collegiate home run · launched a home run and drove in three at Bemidji State on April 22 · hit two home runs and a double, crossing the plate four times against Minot State on May 1 · slugged a double while going 2-for-5 in a start against Northern State at the NSIC Tournament on May 13.

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POSITION Outfielder

SEASON Sophomore HEIGHT 5-9 WEIGHT 190 BATS Left THROWS Right HOMETOWN Bartlett, Ill. PREVIOUS SCHOOL Bartlett H.S.

GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 35-16 .333 .418 .667 5 1 5 11 18 12 PERSONAL: Born Cory James Krolikowski in BEFORE UMD A 2015 graduate of Bartlett High School · Hoffman Estates, Ill. · son of Kim and Tom started the past two seasons for the Hawks · Krolikowski · has two brothers, Nick and Tommy earned All-Upstate Eight Conference honors · goes by “Krolo” among teammates · majoring in both his junior and senior seasons · twice in business at UMD. earned academic all-conference honors · earned a second team all-conference honor in his senior season playing in the defensive backfield for Bartlett’s football team.

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Adam

HALLBERG

2016 (Freshman) Toed the rubber on eight occasions while becoming a reliable hand out of the Bulldog bullpen in his first collegiate season · picked up the victory in his collegiate debut against Slippery Rock on March 8 · after allowing four earned against Wayne State (Mich.) on March 11, allowed just three runs the entire rest of his season spanning 7.1 innings · picked up the win with 2.0 shutout innings at Sioux Falls on April 9 · struck out four in 2.0 innings against Minot State on April 30.

CAREER STATS PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H 2016 8 2-0 8.00 9.0 13 9 POSITION Pitcher

SEASON Sophomore HEIGHT 6-1 WEIGHT 170 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN Little Falls, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL Little Falls Community H.S.

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BEFORE UMD A 2015 graduate of Little Falls Community High School · started each of the past three seasons for the Flyers · tossed 37.1 consecutive innings without an earned run in 2014, which ranks in the top ten in Minnesota high school history · earned All-Granite Ridge Conference honors in his junior season.

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PERSONAL: Born Adam Arthur Hallberg in Little Falls, Minn. · son of son of Carl Hallberg and the late Elaine Hallberg · one of four siblings (Alissa, Emily, and Aaron) · majoring in computer & information science at UMD.

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YACHINICH

2016 (Freshman) Served as the Bulldogs’ top utility man in 32 games including 10 starts in the outfielder and at designated hitter · began his collegiate career with a single and two walks, scoring two runs against Pittsburg State on Feb. 20 · started in the outfield for the first time in his career against Walsh on March 10, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored · hit a pinch-hit grand slam for his first collegiate homer against Concordia-St. Paul on April 16 · drove in three runs on a 2-for-2 day against U-Mary on May 6.

CAREER STATS BATTING 2016

POSITION

Second Base SEASON Sophomore HEIGHT 6-0 WEIGHT 197 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN Ashland, Wis. PREVIOUS SCHOOL Ashland H.S.

GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 32-10 .277 .407 .447 2 0 2 10 16 12 served as captain for Ashland’s hockey and BEFORE UMD A 2015 graduate of Ashland High School · football teams, earning all-conference honors played all over the field, including shortstop, as a two-way player in football his senior year catcher, and pitching for the Oredockers during (first team linebacker and honorable mention his prep career · two-year team captain his quarterback). junior and senior campaigns, earning First PERSONAL: Born Eric John Yachinich in Ashland, Team All-Lake Superior Conference honors in Wis. · son of Deborah and Jerry Yachinich · 2014 and 2015 · voted team MVP his senior has one sister, Emily · participated in National season and selected to the West Senior All- Honor Society during his junior and senior Star Team in the state of Wisconsin · also years at Ashland H.S. · Majoring in business at UMD.

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Jeremy

THORSON

2016 (Freshman) Took the mound in 10 games out of the UMD bullpen · made his collegiate debut at Pittsburg State on Feb. 19 · struck out two in an inning at Bemidji State on April 22 · struck out two in a scoreless appearance against Minot State on May 1.

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SEASON Sophomore HEIGHT 6-0 WEIGHT 190 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN St. Cloud, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL Sauk Rapids H.S.

PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP 2016 10 0-0 12.96 8.1

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two years as a two-way player at quarterback and defensive back and played two seasons of basketball as a power forward.

PERSONAL: Born Jeremy Robert Thorson in St. Cloud, Minn. · son of Robin and Philip Thorson · one of three Thorson siblings (Justin and Jocelyn) · served as treasurer of the Sauk Rapids H.S. student council · undecided on a major at UMD.

A 2015 graduate of Sauk Rapids High School · played each of the last two seasons on the varsity level for Sauk-Rapids Rice and coach Jeff Hille · tossed a no-hitter and led the Storm in strikeouts as a senior · selected a 2015 AllCentral Lakes Conference Honorable Mention · earned scholar athlete recognition in both his junior and senior seasons · voted the Sauk Rapids Male Athlete of the Year · also started

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RYAN

CUNNINGHAM

2016 (Freshman) Toed the rubber in 11 games ouf othe UMD bullpen, allowing earned runs in just two appearances · struck out two in his collegiate debut in the Bulldogs’ 18-9 victory at Pittsburg State on Feb. 20 · tossed 2.0 innings, allowing just one hit in UMD’s 9-8 victory against Walsh (Ohio) on Mar. 10 · struck out two in 2.0 innings during the Bulldogs’ 12-5 victory over Minot State on May 1 · tossed 0.2 innings with one strikeout against Concordia-St. Paul in the NSIC Tournament on May 14.

CAREER STATS PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2016 11 2-0 3.55 12.2 6 14 10 12 5 .275 POSITION Pitcher

SEASON Sophomore HEIGHT 6-4 WEIGHT 210 BATS Right THROWS Left HOMETOWN Britt, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL Virginia H.S.

BEFORE UMD A 2015 graduate of Virginia High School · started four seasons as a pitcher, outfielder, and first baseman · played on the 2014 Virginia team that reached the State semifinals · also earned All-Iron Range Conference honors in basketball during his senior campaign.

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PERSONAL: Born Ryan Patrick Cunningham in Duluth, Minn. · son of Tonja and Patrick Cunningham · has one sister, Morgan, who attends UMD · father played football collegiately at the University of North Dakota and Northern Michigan University · majoring in business at UMD.

Tyler

WOJCIECHOWSKI

2016 (Freshman) Cracked the line-up in 52 games including 48 starts at designated hitter · began his season as one of the hottest hitters in the country, leading NCAA II in average as late as March 28 · went 3-for-3 in his first start at DH at Pittsburg State on Feb. 20 · knocked out his first collegiate home run with a double, going 2-for-4 against Ohio Dominican on March 8 · drove in three runs and hit a home run against Concordia-St. Paul on April 17 · hit two home runs and drove in three against U-Mary on May 6 · had a double and scored a run against Southwestern Oklahoma State in the NCAA Tournament on May 20 · voted UMD’s Top first-year Newcomer by teammates.

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POSITION

First Base SEASON Sophomore HEIGHT 6-3 WEIGHT 230 BATS Left THROWS Right HOMETOWN Coon Rapids, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL Coon Rapids H.S.

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GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 52-48 .329 .415 .503 11 1 5 20 25 34 PERSONAL: Born Tyler James Wojciechowski BEFORE UMD A 2015 graduate of Coon Rapids High School (whoa-jik-how-skee) in Marshall, Minn. · son of · started two seasons for coach Jerry Coe Colleen and Kevin Wojckiechowski · his brother, and the Cardinals · received All-Northwest Alex played for the Bulldogs from 2013-16 · Suburban Conference honorable mention as a president of the National Honor Society junior · voted the team’s 2013 Rookie of the while at Coon Rapids · plans to major in civil Year and won the Coach’s Award in 2014 · also engineering at UMD. served as an assistant captain for the Coon Rapids hockey team, earning a pair of letters.

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DANIELSON

2016 (Freshman) Started three games while cracking the line-up in 10 during his debut season · started his Bulldog career with an RBI single in his first at-bat against Pittsburg State on Feb. 20 · picked up a hit in a start against Walsh on March 10 · drew a walk in a pinch-hitting appearance at Sioux Falls on April 10.

CAREER STATS BATTING 2016

GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 10-3 .333 .455 .333 0 0 0 1 1 1

BEFORE UMD POSITION Catcher

SEASON Sophomore HEIGHT 6-2 WEIGHT 260 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN New Brighton, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL Irondale H.S.

A 2015 graduate of Irondale High School · started four seasons for the Knights, serving as team captain as a senior · earned AllNorthwest Suburban Conference honors during his sophomore and junior seasons · voted team MVP in 2014 after leading the team in batting average and on-base percentage · also started three seasons on the defensive line for Irondale football, earning All-Conference and Defensive Lineman of the Year honors as a senior.

PERSONAL: Born Benedict Adler Danielson in New Brighton, Minn. · son of Heidi and Barry Danielson · has two younger sisters, Leah and Grace · goes by the nickname “Bear” among teammates · Majoring in Environmental Science at UMD

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BEFORE UMD A 2016 graduate of Anoka High School · played seasons including three as a starter for the Tornadoes · served as team captain during 2016 · earned All-Northwest Suburban Conference and All-Secton honors as a junior while leading the conference in stolen bases · voted team’s top offensive and defensive player as a junior · led Anoka to a state tournament appearance as a junior · also played two seasons of basketball as a point guard.

THOMAS

PERSONAL: Born Chase David Thomas in Fridley, Minn. · son of Lisa and Scott Thomas · has one sister, Samantha · member of Anoka’s National Honor Society and Youth Salute Leadership, and received academic letters · plans to major in chemical engineering at UMD.

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Shortstop/Second Bas SEASON Freshman HEIGHT 6-0 WEIGHT 160 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN Ramsey, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL Anoka H.S.

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RUBIO

A 2016 graduate of Mundelein High School · spent four seasons with the Mundelein varsity team this past spring · took the Mustangs to runner-up honors at the Illinois State AAAA High School Tournament · a two-year starter and captained the 2016 Mundelein team · attained All-North Suburban Conference honorable mention recognition as a senior.

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BERG

BEFORE UMD A 2016 graduate of Eau Claire Memorial High School · started the past three seasons while playing four for the Old Abes· earned All-Big Rivers Conference honors during his sophomore and junior seasons · also played football as a tight end and defensive tackle.

PERSONAL: Born Travis David Berg in Eau Claire, Wis.· son of Barb and Tom Berg · has one brother, Garrett · member of National Honor Society while at Alexandria · member of Kelley High School’s National Honor Society, DECA, Yoga Club, and Link Crew · Majoring in business at UMD.

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Pitcher/Third Baseman SEASON Freshman HEIGHT 6-3 WEIGHT 220 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN Eau Claire, Wis. PREVIOUS SCHOOL Memorial H.S.

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BAUMGARD

Made 11 appearances in relief for NDSU · compiled a 9.33 ERA with 17 strikeouts and 10 walks in 18.1 innings of work · allowed 19 earned runs on 23 hits · played for head coach John Hardgrove at Mahtomedi High School in Mahtomedi, Minn. · named all-state and allconference his senior year · was all-conference as a junior and was selected team MVP · set the career batting average record at Mahtomedi his junior season, batting .547 with 23 RBI · threeyear letterwinner and starter · participated in

the Lions All-Star game for Team East · also played basketball and football · named allconference in football.

PERSONAL: Son of David and Lisa Baumgard · has one brother, Sean · is majoring in finance at UMD.

POSITION

Pitcher/Third Base SEASON Junior HEIGHT 6-0 WEIGHT 210 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN Mahtomedi, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL North Dakota State

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MIDAS

BEFORE UMD Started 28 games for the University of North Dakota · batted .253 with four doubles and a home run for the Fighting Hawks while driving in 13 RBI · a 2014 graduate of Foley High School where he earned a combined 11 letters in football, wrestling, and baseball · named to the

POSITION Catcher

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PREVIOUS SCHOOL Univ. of North Dakota

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ZUIDMULDER

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A 2015 graduate of Hermantown High School · started four seasons for the Hawks as a first baseman and pitcher · earned All-Lake Superior Conference and All-Section honors in his final three seasons at Hermantown · earned All-Conference honors twice and was voted the Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a senior in football · a 1,000-point scorer for the Hawks in basketball · also will compete on the Bulldog football team.

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Pitcher/First Base SEASON Freshman HEIGHT 6-5 WEIGHT 240 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN Hermantown, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL Hermantown H.S.

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PERSONAL Born Kole Robert Zuidmolder on Oct. 10, 1996 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota · son of Kerrie and the late Kurt Zuidmolder · his father played football at the University of North Dakota and coached baseball at Hermantown High School · plans on majoring in mechanical engineering at UMD.

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STEWART PERSONAL: Born

A 2016 graduate of Lakeville North High School · started in center field to lead the Panthers to a 16-4 record and Class AAAA state tournament berth · batted .256 with 17 RBI his senior season · helped Lakeville North to a three=way share of the South Suburban Conference title · also was a member of the Panther football and basketball teams · appeared in 10 state tournaments between three sports while at Lakeville North POSITION Outfielder

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PREVIOUS SCHOOL Lakeville North H.S.

EVAN

BEFORE UMD A 2015 graduate of Byron High School · started each of the last three seasons for the Bears · earned an All-Hiawatha Valley Conference Honorable Mention as a team captain during his senior year · received the team award as top pitcher during his senior season.

VICK

PERSONAL: Born Evan Roger Vick in Roseville, Minn. · son of Sue and Roger Vick · has one older sister, Rachel · earned two academic letters and served on National Honor Society at Byron · plans to major in actuarial science and statistics at UMD.

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PREVIOUS SCHOOL Byron H.S.

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BEFORE UMD

SALTZMANN

A 2016 graduate of Waterford Union High School · played four seasons including three starting for the Wolverines · served as team captain during his senior season · earned AllSouthern Lakes Conference first team honors as a junior as well as All-Country and All-Area choices · also earned all-conference honors in basketball as a forward and played two seasons of football as a wide receiver and defensive back.

PERSONAL: Born Christopher Scott Saltzmann in Waterford, Wis. · son of Kimberly and Scott Saltzmann · one of two siblings (Morgan) · plans to major in business at UMD.

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SEASON Freshman HEIGHT 6-3 WEIGHT 185 BATS Left THROWS Right HOMETOWN Waterford, Wis. PREVIOUS SCHOOL Union H.S.

Alex

BEFORE UMD A 2016 graduate of Rochester John Marshall High School · played three seasons for the Rockets · served as team captain during 2016 · led the Rockets to a Big Nine Conference championship in 2014 · played for the Minnesota Blizzard club baseball program · also played three seasons of hockey as a defenseman and one season of football as a defensive lineman and tight end.

PERSONAL: Born Alex Scott Welder in Appleton, Wisconsin · son of Mary and Scott Welder · has one brother, Vincent · father played football at the University of North Dakota · plans to major in business at UMD.

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PREVIOUS SCHOOL John Marshall H.S.

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BEFORE UMD Was redshirted as a first-year freshman in 2016.

A 2015 graduate of St. Michael-Albertville High School · started three seasons for the Knights, serving as team captain the past two seasons · earned All-Mississippi 8 Conference honors during his senior season · batted over .300 for his career while also earning Academic AllConference throughout his career · also started two seasons as a forward for the Knights basketball team.

HAKES

PERSONAL: Born Jaylen Jamison Hakes in Crosby, Minn. · son of Nicole Sletten and Jamie Hakes · has two younger siblings, Jordyn Hakes and Leo Sletten · mother, Nicole, played basketball and volleyball for NSIC rival St. Cloud State · majoring in Teaching Mathematics at UMD.

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Trevor

BEFORE UMD A 2016 graduate of Charlotte Christian High School · pitched the past two seasons including one year as a starter for the Knights.

LEVINSKY

PERSONAL: Born Trevor John Levinsky in Nashville, Tenn. · son of Joanne and Matthew Levinsky · has two siblings, Meghan and Cassidy · cousin of Bulldogs outfielder Brett Milazzo · plans to major in business at UMD.

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REce

BEFORE UMD A 2016 graduate of Barron High School · started the past three seasons for the Golden Bears as a left-handed pitcher, first baseman, and outfielder · earned First Team All-Heart O’North Conference honors as a pitcher in 2015 and Second Team honors in 2013 · served as team captain in 2015 · also earned all-conference honors during three seasons of football as a linebacker/strong safety and quarterback and basketball as a swing guard.

DIETRICH

PERSONAL: Born Rece W. Dietrich in Barron, Wis. · only child of Deb and Michael Dietrich · member of Barron High School’s National Honor Society, Positive Attitudes for Life (PAL), and president of Student Senate · plans to major in Communications at UMD.

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Nate

BEFORE UMD A 2016 graduate of William Kelley High School · started the past five seasons for the Mariners on the left side of the infield and pitching · earned All-Polar League Conference honors · served as team captain · named Rookie of the Year during his eighth grade season and the team’s best defensive player · also played football as an all-conference safety and wide receiver, hockey as a defenseman, and track & field.

PERSONAL: Born Nathan Scott Bauck in Duluth, Minn. · son of Dedee and Scott Bauck · has one sister, Everly · member of Kelley High School’s robotics team · undecided on a major at UMD.

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SEASON Freshman HEIGHT 6-1 WEIGHT 175 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN Silver Bay, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL William Kelley H.S.

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OVERALL: 39-16 • NSIC: 29-7 • HOME: 13-1 • ROAD: 17-9 • NEUTRAL: 9-6 OPPONENT SCORE UMD / OPP INNING PITCHER OF RECORD Pittsburg State 14-7 L 7-12-3 / 14-16-1 9 A. Vaske (L, 0-1) Pittsburg State W 18-9 18-17-1 / 9-9-2 7 B. Hellquist (W, 1-0) Pittsburg State 8-9 L 8-10-0 / 9-13-1 7 M. Frederickson (L, 0-1) Pittsburg State 6-7 L 6-8-3 / 7-14-1 9 J. Heck (L, 0-1) St. Joseph’s (Ind.) W 4-0 4-7-1 / 0-3-2 7 S. Diedrich (W, 1-0) Ohio Dominican W 5-3 5-10-1 / 3-6-2 9 R. Cunningham (W, 1-0) Slippery Rock W 10-8 10-19-3 / 8-13-3 9 A. Hallberg (W, 1-0) Wayne State (Neb.) W 10-4 10-17-4 / 4-5-1 9 K. Stocke (W, 1-0) Walsh W 9-8 9-16-1 / 8-14-2 9 R. Cunningham (W, 2-0) Wayne State (Mich.) 12-4 L 4-8-3 / 12-12-2 7 B. Hellquist (L, 1-1) Wayne State (Mich.) W 14-5 14-17-3 / 5-6-3 7 A. Vaske (W, 1-1) Minnesota State W 6-2 6-10-4 / 2-6-2 7 B. Hellquist (W, 2-1) Minnesota State 3-2 L 2-8-5 / 3-5-1 (11) N. Dorfman (L, 0-1) Minnesota State W 4-3 4-10-1 / 3-6-0 7 A. Ferguson (W, 1-0) Minnesota State W 13-9 13-19-0 / 9-13-3 9 M. Frederickson (W, 1-1) Winona State W 13-7 13-13-2 / 7-6-1 7 B. Hellquist (W, 3-1) Winona State W 14-8 14-16-2 / 8-10-1 9 A. Vaske (W, 2-1) Winona State 14-3 L 3-3-2 / 14-12-3 7 K. Stocke (L, 1-1) Winona State 13-4 L 4-12-7 / 13-13-3 9 A. Ferguson (L, 1-2) Sioux Falls W 17-8 17-14-2 / 8-11-2 7 B. Hellquist (W, 4-1) Sioux Falls W 31-16 31-20-1 / 16-17-0 7 A. Hallberg (W, 2-0) Sioux Falls W 5-4 5-7-1 / 4-8-0 (8) W. Mleziva (W, 1-0) Sioux Falls 13-8 L 8-13-1 / 13-16-0 7 C. Sinning (L, 0-1) Southwest Minnesota W 7-2 7-10-0 / 2-6-1 7 S. Diedrich (W, 2-0) Southwest Minnesota W 16-8 16-22-4 / 8-10-4 9 T. Hanson (W, 1-0) Concordia-St. Paul W 7-1 7-7-1 / 1-6-1 7 B. Hellquist (W, 5-1) Concordia-St. Paul W 7-2 7-12-0 / 2-7-1 9 A. Vaske (W, 3-1) Concordia-St. Paul W 13-12 13-15-5 / 12-12-1 7 J. Heck (W, 1-1) Concordia-St. Paul W 9-8 9-10-3 / 8-11-3 9 M. Frederickson (W, 2-1) Minnesota Crookston W 7-2 7-8-1 / 2-5-0 7 S. Diedrich (W, 3-0) Minnesota Crookston W 16-2 16-17-2 / 2-5-2 (7) T. Hanson (W, 2-0) Bemidji State W 10-4 10-11-0 / 4-10-1 7 B. Hellquist (W, 6-1) Bemidji State W 20-8 20-22-3 / 8-8-0 9 A. Vaske (W, 4-1) Bemidji State W 4-3 4-7-1 / 3-7-2 7 K. Stocke (W, 2-1) Bemidji State W 10-6 10-13-2 / 6-14-2 (10) W. Mleziva (W, 2-0) Upper Iowa W 7-1 7-9-2 / 1-1-4 7 S. Diedrich (W, 4-0) Upper Iowa W 6-3 6-11-3 / 3-6-2 9 T. Hanson (W, 3-0) Minot State W 21-6 21-19-1 / 6-8-1 7 M. Frederickson (W, 3-1) Minot State W 8-7 8-9-1 / 7-8-2 9 A. Vaske (W, 5-1) Minot State W 9-3 9-10-2 / 3-5-3 7 K. Stocke (W, 3-1) Minot State W 12-5 12-13-0 / 5-6-2 9 T. Hanson (W, 4-0) #3 St. Cloud State 3-2 L 2-10-0 / 3-3-1 7 B. Hellquist (L, 6-2) #3 St. Cloud State 5-4 L 4-11-2 / 5-6-1 9 W. Mleziva (L, 2-1) Mary W 9-2 9-17-1 / 2-6-0 7 A. Vaske (W, 6-1) Mary W 11-7 11-12-1 / 7-8-2 9 C. Sinning (W, 1-1) Mary W 8-3 8-9-2 / 3-4-2 7 K. Stocke (W, 4-1) Mary 5-3 L 3-10-3 / 5-8-1 7 T. Hanson (L, 4-1) Souix Falls W 10-1 10-13-0 / 1-6-1 9 B. Hellquist (W, 7-2) Concordia-St. Paul 10-1 L 1-6-1 / 10-10-0 9 A. Vaske (L, 6-2) Northern State W 7-5 7-12-2 / 5-6-3 9 S. Diedrich (W, 5-0) Augustana W 20-10 20-18-1 / 10-12-2 9 A. Ferguson (W, 2-2) Concordia-St. Paul 11-8 L 8-8-4 / 11-13-2 9 N. Dorfman (L, 0-2) Emporia State 4-0 L 0-4-2 / 4-6-1 9 B. Hellquist (L, 7-3) Home Game (Bulldog Park or Wade Stadium) | Neutral Site * NSIC Contest | # NSIC Tournament

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batting statistics PLAYER

AVG GP-GS AB

Kyle Schmidt Alex Wojciechowski Kyle Comer Jimmy Heck Brett Milazzo Matt Vogt Spencer Diedrich Grant Farley Cory Krolikowski Ben Danielson Tyler Wojciechowski Marco Lucarelli Eric Yachinich Nick Pedersen Brian Pierce Kyle Hoffman Dominic DeFeo Matt Mattiacci BULLDOGS OPPONENTS

.455 13-0 11 0 5 0 0 0 1 5 ,455 2 1 5 0 .571 0 0 0-0 .442 55-55 224 86 99 14 3 33 101 218 .973 26 4 25 7 .510 1 0 12-16 .435 55-55 216 72 94 20 4 13 71 161 .745 29 5 27 4 .510 1 0 6-10 .424 54-54 205 51 87 12 1 17 78 152 .741 29 3 20 4 .498 2 0 3-5 .362 42-40 163 45 59 7 2 1 19 73 .448 19 9 29 1 .451 2 0 14-15 .342 21-0 38 6 13 3 0 0 3 16 .421 2 1 3 0 .390 0 3 3-4 .341 41-38 132 25 45 11 0 7 34 77 .583 19 8 34 2 .442 4 0 0-3 .335 55-54 206 77 69 19 0 14 51 130 .631 33 12 50 3 .452 1 0 12-14 .333 35-16 66 18 22 5 1 5 12 44 .667 11 0 21 0 .418 2 1 1-3 .333 10-3 9 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 .333 1 1 2 0 .455 0 0 0-0 .329 52-48 161 25 53 11 1 5 34 81 .503 20 5 31 1 .415 2 2 1-3 .324 48-41 139 30 45 9 0 2 16 60 .432 17 1 14 3 .391 4 0 3-3 .277 32-10 47 16 13 2 0 2 12 21 .447 10 1 11 1 .407 1 0 1-2 .267 18-3 15 1 4 1 0 0 3 5 .333 1 0 5 0 .313 0 0 1-1 .231 43-36 121 28 28 2 1 0 8 32 .264 9 4 28 0 .306 0 5 14-15 .212 24-20 66 12 14 2 0 2 16 22 .333 8 1 12 3 .303 1 4 4-4 .070 27-13 43 3 3 1 0 1 4 7 .163 2 3 17 0 .167 0 3 0-0 .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 .352 55-55 1863 496 656 119 13 102 464 1107 .594 238 59 335 29 .437 21 18 75-98 .273 55-55 1730 345 472 108 6 43 301 721 .417 225 68 411 33 .374 25 31 28-34

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2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG

BB HBP SO GDP

OBP SF SH SB-ATT.

pitching statistics PLAYER

ERA W-L APP-GS

Matt Mattiacci 0.00 Jimmy Heck 2.35 Spencer Diedrich 2.53 Ryan Cunningham 3.55 Bo Hellquist 3.62 Alex Ferguson 3.86 Colton Sinning 4.50 Tommy Hanson 4.58 Kevin Stocke 5.24 Wes Mleziva 6.26 Marcus Frederickson 6 .51 Nick Dorfman 6.57 Austin Vaske 6.88 Justin Kunkel 7.71 Adam Hallberg 8.00 Connor Crabtree 8.31 Jalen Busker 10.80 Jeremy Thorson 12.96 TOTALS 5.29 OPPONENTS 8.94

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0-0 1-1 5-1 2-0 7-3 2-2 1-1 4-1 4-1 2-1 3-1 0-2 6-2 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 39-16 16-39

3-0 7-0 9-7 11-0 11-11 13-1 18-0 12-5 12-9 17-0 10-9 11-3 10-10 8-0 8-0 6-0 10-0 10-0 55-55 55-55

CG SHO SV 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8

0/1 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/0

0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5

IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2.1 7.2 42.2 12.2 59.2 25.2 18.0 35.1 46.1 23.0 47.0 24.2 53.2 7.0 9.0 4.1 6.2 8.1 434.0 425.0

0 5 33 14 54 23 15 44 53 26 63 31 64 13 9 4 8 13 472 656

0 4 17 12 34 15 9 32 45 27 36 19 53 6 8 5 8 15 345 496

0 2 12 5 24 11 9 18 27 16 34 18 41 6 8 4 8 12 255 422

1 3 19 6 31 14 13 17 22 9 17 10 25 0 13 9 7 9 225 238

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0 1 9 2 13 5 5 9 14 3 15 8 19 1 1 2 1 0 108 119

0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 13

0 1 0 1 5 4 2 6 2 4 7 0 7 1 0 1 1 1 43 102

6 25 153 51 225 96 67 150 183 98 199 105 224 32 35 15 28 38 1730 1863

.000 .200 .216 .275 .240 .240 .224 .293 .290 .265 .317 .295 .286 .406 .257 .267 .286 .342 .273 .352

0 0 1 2 2 8 4 5 5 4 3 4 8 1 2 1 2 3 55 67

0 1 4 0 12 4 4 4 11 2 3 6 8 1 2 0 1 5 68 59

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

0 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 3 2 8 1 1 0 0 0 25 21

0 2 4 0 4 2 1 2 8 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 31 18

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

PITCHER OF THE YEAR

ALEX WOJCIECHOWSKI UMD Senior • First Baseman

SHELDON MIKS St. Cloud State Sophomore • Left-Handed Pitcher

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

JUDD DAVIS St. Cloud State Freshman • Left-Handed Pitcher

NICK HOFFARD Northern State Junior • Right-Handed Pitcher

COACH OF THE YEAR BOB RIENTS UMD

2016 ALL-NSIC FIRST TEAM 16 Sheldon Miks 37 Mike Letkewicz 32 Brody Rodning 20 Nick Hoffard 17 Mitch Voter 21 Connor Olson 35 Alex Wojciechowski 13 Alex Fink 18 Jimmy Heck 1 Justin Warne 33 Kyle Comer 18 Patrick O’Donnell 24 Jack Schmidt 22 Grant Farley 1 Tyler Nelson 28 Reese Gregory 17 Mitch Voter

POS. LHP RHP LHP RHP Relief C 1B 1B 2B SS 3B OF OF OF OF DH DH

YR. So. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr Sr. Sr.

SCHOOL SCSU Augie MSU NSU WSU CSP UMD Augie UMD Augie UMD Augie NSU UMD BSU SCSU WSU

HOMETOWN Shakopee, Minn.

Waterloo, Iowa Gaylord, Minn.

Thief River Falls, Minn.

LaCrosse, Wis. Plymouth, Minn.

Coon Rapids, Minn.

Springfield, Minn.

St. Louis Park, Minn.

Sioux Falls, S.D. Rhinelander, Wis. Andover, Minn.

Forest Lake Minn.

Andover, Minn.

Hayfield, Minn.

St. Cloud, Minn.

LaCrosse, Wis.

2016 ALL-NSIC SECOND TEAM 19 Spencer Diedrich 32 Nolan Wahlberg 15 Bo Hellquist 22 Dylan Gavin 21 Zach Seipel 36 Gunner Olszewski 33 Zach Hoffmann 8 Patrick Fiala 17 Luke Waldek 15 Kyle Lieser 13 Matt Stubbs 14 Karl Sorensen 1 Brandon Arnold 13 Jordan Schulz 7 Curtis Bussard 27 Nate Ackerman 29 Kenny Perez

POS. LHP RHP LHP RHP Relief C 1B 2B SS SS 3B OF OF OF OF OF DH

YR. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

SCHOOL UMD UMC UMD USF UMC BSU SCSU Augie MSU SCSU NSU SCSU SCSU MISU WSC WSC UMC

HOMETOWN Cottage Grove, Minn.

Blaine, Minn.

Savage, Minn.

Pueblo, Colo.

Eagan, Minn.

Alvin, Texas New Ulm, Minn.

Sioux Falls, S.D. Trumbull, Conn.

St. Martin, Minn.

Rochester, Minn.

Maple Grove, Minn.

Chanhassen, Minn.

Strasbourg, Sask.

Papillion, Neb. Langley, B.C. Orlando, Fla.

2016 GOLD GLOVE TEAM 37 Colton Boucher 9 Tom Imholte 13 Alex Fink 8 Patrick Fiala 33 Lucas Barry 1 Justin Warne 26 Chase Lonetti 1 Ryan Nyhagen 6 Josh Wenzel

POS. RHP C 1B 2B 3B SS OF OF OF

YR. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. So.

SCHOOL NSU U-Mary Augie Augie Augie Augie MSU WSU MSU

HOMETOWN Chehalis, Wash.

St. Cloud, Minn.

Springfield, Minn.

Sioux Falls, S.D. Inver Grove Heights, Minn.

Sioux Falls, S.D. Woodbury, Minn.

Stoughton, Wis. Randall, Minn.

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2016 NSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM P Sheldon Miks St. Cloud State P Bo Hellquist UMD P Gus Varland Concordia-St. Paul DH Reese Gregory St. Cloud State C Connor Olson Concordia-St. Paul IF Judd Davis St. Cloud State IF Alex Wojciechowski UMD IF Alex Fink Augustana IF Eric Fasnacht Concordia-St. Paul OF Jackson Goplen St. Cloud State OF Karl Sorenson St. Cloud State

2017 PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR PATRICK O’DONNELL

Augustana • Senior • Outfielder

2017 PRESEASON PITCHER OF THE YEAR SHELDON MIKS

St. Cloud State • Junior • LHP

2016 standings

2017 preseason poll

SCHOOL OVERALL RECORD NSIC RECORD 1. UMD 39-16 29-7 2. Augustana (S.D.) 37-17 26-8 3. St. Cloud State * 43-10 23-8 4. Minnesota State Mankato 36-18 24-9 5. Concordia-St. Paul 30-15 20-11 6. Minnesota Crookston 25-21 18-11 7. Northern State 22-24 14-16 8. Sioux Falls 21-29-1 14-18-1 9. Wayne State (Neb.) 15-28 12-16 10. Winona State 17-30-1 14-20-1 11. Upper Iowa 18-29 14-22 12. Bemidji State 14-36 11-23 13. Southwest Minnesota State 9-34 7-21 14. Minot State 10-33 7-22 15. U-Mary 9-40 7-28

SCHOOL POINTS 1. Minnesota State [10] 192 2. St. Cloud State [4] 178 3. Augustana (S.D.) 171 4. Concordia-St. Paul 156 5. UMD [1] 146 6. Winona State 121 7. Northern State 116 8. Wayne State 106 9. Minnesota Crookston 85 10. Sioux Falls 82 11. Upper Iowa 59 12. Southwest Minnesota State 57 13. Bemidji State 54 14. Minot State 38 15. U-Mary 14

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1-1 Carleton 41-6 Carthage 0-1 Central Missouri 0-2 Charleston (S.C.) 2-1 Columbus (Ga.) State 0-2 Concordia-Moorhead 9-7

LAST MEETING 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 LAST MEETING 2012 2010 2001 2002 2000 2003 1990 2011 2004 1981 2002 2009 2006 2009 1991 2012

Cornell (Iowa) Dominican (Wis.) East Central (Okla.)

East Strousdburg (Pa.) Elmhurst (Ill.) Emory (Ga.) Emporia State Felican (N.J.) Finlandia (Mich.)

Florida Tech Florida Southern Fort Hayes State Franklin Pierce (N.H.) Georgia College State Grand View (Iowa) Gustavus Adolphus Hamline Hillsdale (Mich.)

Jacksonville (Ala.) State Jarvis Christian (Texas) Johnson (Fla.) Kentucky Wesleyan LaGrange (Ga.) Lander (S.C.) LeTourneau (Texas) Lincoln Lindenwood (Mo.) Lock Haven (Pa.) Macalester Mansfield Massachusetts-Lowell Mayville (N.D.) State

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1998 1972 1981 2008 2002 1989 2016 2008 2004 2010 2011 2008 2005 1993 2003 1987 1993 2007 2005 1978 2014 2011 2000 2002 1978 1982 1982 2013 2003 2007 2005 2012

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Midwestern (Texas) State 0-2 Minnesota 0-6 Minnesota-Morris 53-34 MSU-Moorhead 15-7 Missouri Baptist 0-1 Missouri Southern 1-5 Missouri-St. Louis 0-1 Missouri Valley 1-0 Morehouse (Ga.) 2-0 Mt. Marty (S.D.) 1-0 Mt. Senario (Wis.) 23-1 Mt. Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 4-0 Nebraska Omaha 3-17 Nebraska Wesleyan 2-1 New Jersey Institute of Tech 3-2 North Dakota 18-9 North Dakota State 3-4 North Georgia 0-2 Northland (Wis.) 6-3 Northwest Missouri State 0-1 Northwestern (Minn.)

8-0 Northwood (Mich.)

3-2 Ohio Dominican 2-2 Oklahoma Baptist 0-2 Oklahoma City 1-3 Pittsburg State 3-5 Rockford (Ill.) 2-0 Rockhurst (Mo.) 1-1 St. John’s (Minn.)

8-4 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 4-2 Saint Mary’s (Minn.)

3-7 Saint Michael’s (Vt.) 4-1 St. Olaf 4-4

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St. Rose (N.Y.) 0-1 St. Scholastica 22-1 St. Thomas (Minn.)

4-5 Shorter (Ga.) 7-18 Simpson (Iowa) 1-0 (1) Slippery Rock 2-2 South Dakota 1-1 South Dakota State 0-1 Southeastern Okla. State 0-2 Southern New Hampshire 1-1 Southern Polytechnic (Ga.) 4-14 Southwestern Okla. State 0-1 Stephen F. Austin 0-2 Teikyo Post (Conn.)

0-1 Tennessee Temple 2-2 Texas College 1-1 Toccoa Falls (Ga.) 1-0 Tulsa (Okla.)

1-1 Tuskegee (Ala.) 2-0 Vermillion State J.C. 2-0 Walsh (Ohio) 1-0 Washington (Mo.) 0-1 Wayne State (Mich.)

4-12 West Chester (Pa.) 1-4 West Georgia 1-16 Westminster 2-0 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 2-2 Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-2 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 0-1 Wisconsin-Superior 24-4 Wooster 0-1 Yankton (S.D.) 1-1

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Year-by-Year Results ANNUAL FINAL RECORDS BY SEASON SEASON

OVERALL

CONFERENCE

RECORD FINISH

1972 9-6 Independent - 1973 9-7 MIAC 7-5 1974 8-6 MIAC 7-5 1975 12-8 MIAC 9-7 1976 10-14 MIAC 8-10 7 1977 9-19 NIC 2-18 7 1978 14-16 NIC 11-9 5 1979 7-12 NIC 5-11 7 1980 21-15 NIC 9-7 4 1981 20-10 NIC 8-2 2 1982 20-9 NIC 13-7 2 1983 12-6 NIC 12-6 3 1984 13-7 NIC 6-6 3 1985 15-15-1 NIC 10-8 2 1986 16-9-1 NIC 8-4 2 1987 31-12 NIC 12-8 2 1988 20-18 NIC 10-10 3 1989 14-14 NIC 10-8 3 1990 27-12-1 NIC 11-5 2 1991 22-12 NIC 7-3 2 1992 21-10 NIC 12-3 1 1993 14-12 NSIC 8-4 2 1994 26-12 NSIC 11-5 2

SEASON

OVERALL

CONFERENCE

1995 15-13 1996 19-16 1997 13-14 1998 32-15 1999 27-13 2000 23-21 2001 9-11 2002 24-17 2003 36-13 2004 26-15 2005 27-24 2006 18-31 2007 15-34 2008 20-25 2009 24-28 2010 36-20 2011 21-25 2012 24-27 2013 14-26 2014 18-23 2015 35-16 2016 36-16

RECORD FINISH

NSIC 8-7 3 NSIC 10-9 4 NSIC 7-5 4 NSIC 14-6 2 NSIC 16-6 1 NSIC 9-7 4 NSIC 1-2 5 NSIC 12-6 5 NSIC 15-3 1 NSIC 17-8 3 NCC 11-12 3 NCC 9-12 3 NCC 5-12 5 NCC 6-14 5 NSIC 16-16 9 NSIC 22-10 4 NSIC 16-15 6 NSIC 17-18 6 NSIC 14-10 7 NSIC 14-17 11 NSIC 26-10 4 NSIC 29-7 1

OVERALL: 882-704-3 | NSIC: 428-286 (1977-2004, 2009-Present) | MIAC: 31-27 (1973-76) | NCC: 31-50 (2005-08)

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CATEGORY RECORD SEASON(S) Games Played 56 2010 Wins 39 2016 Losses 34 2007 Consecutive Wins 18 Apr. 13, 2016-May 1, 2016 Consecutive Losses 16 May 10, 2012-Mar. 19, 2013 At-Bats 1,863 2016 Runs Scored 496 2016 Hits 656 2016 Doubles 119 2016 Triples 21 1987; 1990 Home Runs 102 2016 Runs Batted In 464 2016 Batting Average .352 2016 Slugging Percentage .594 2016 Stolen Bases 75 2016 Sacrifices 51 1987; 1999 Hit by Pitch 60 2015 Strikeouts (batting) 375 2015 Strikeouts (pitching) 411 2016 Walks 226 1987; 2003 Walks Allowed 225 2007 Putouts 1,272 2010 Assists 558 2010 Most Errors 86 2008 (45 games) Fewest Errors 29 1986 (26 games) Fielding Percentage .970 2015 Innings Pitched 424.0 2010 Complete Games 27 1998 Most Runs Allowed 384 2009 Most Earned Runs Allowed 376 2007 Fewest Earned Runs Allowed 78 2001 Most Hits Allowed 521 2009 Fewest Hits Allowed 114 1984 Most Doubles Allowed 111 2009 Most Triples Allowed 18 2009 Most Home Runs Allowed 57 2006 Most Hit-by-Pitch (pitching) 68 2016 Lowest Team ERA 2.64 1990 Highest Team ERA 8.20 2006 Saves 12 2005

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224 2016 99 2016 20 20 1999 20 1998 8 1990 33 2016 86 2016 101 2016 .500 2001 218 2016 .973 2016 25 2000 13 1999 13 2000 50 2016 50 2015 38 1998 29 games 2010 128 1994 RECORD SEASON 82.3 1998 24 2005 11 1998 6 1987 6 2005 11 1998 12 1990 12 1998 12 2000 12 2012 8 1991 120 1998 46 1998 12 2009 16 1996 16 2000 0.73 1977 4 1998 RECORD SEASON 462 2015 164 2010 25 2012

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PLAYER Tyler Erickson Will Dahlgren Alex Wojciechowski Alex Wojciechowski Kyle Comer Matt Joesting Matt Johnson Mike Petrich Alex Wojciechowski Alex Wojciechowski Alex Wojciechowski Brett Spaeth Alex Wojciechowski Alex Wojciechowski Brett Spaeth Dave Tafelski Marty Spansih Grant Farley John Meyer Craig Liebaert Tyler Erickson Jon Dilley PLAYER Chris Swiatkiewicz Bub Lovas Chris Swiatkiewicz Matt Rothstein Luke Hagman Chris Swiatkiewicz Brian Zadro Chris Swiatkiewicz Andy Dooley Collin Stinogel Brian LaShomb Chris Swiatkiewicz Chris Swiatkiewicz Cole Hytjan Brian Fredrickson Jamie Swenson Gene Trojanowski Chris Swiatkiewicz PLAYER Alex Wojciechowski Tyler Erickson Marcus Riewer

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Triples Home Runs Runs Scored Runs Batted In Batting Average Total Bases Slugging Percentage Stolen Bases Sacrifices Hit by Pitch Strikeouts

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record book CAREER STATISTICAL LEADERS OFFENSIVE HITS 1. Alex Wojciechowski 2. Tyler Erickson 3. Greg Aker 4. Jimmy Heck 5. David Olson BATTING AVERAGE 1. Tim Battaglia 2. Alex Wojciechowski 3. Scott Gerten 3. Mike Petrich 5. Brett Spaeth HOME RUNS 1. Alex Wojciechowski 2. David Olson 2. Tim Garceau 4. Jeff Kaldor 5. Joe Korneta RUNS BATTED IN 1. Alex Wojciechowski 2. David Olson 3. Jimmy Heck 4. Anders Engberg 5. Jeff Kaldor 6. Tim Garceau

pitching SEASONS TOTAL 2013-16 274 2008-11 237 2003-06 230 2013-16 227 2006-09 223 SEASONS TOTAL 2001-04 .411 2013-16 .405 1994-97 .397 1986-88, 1990 .397 1999-02 .394 SEASONS TOTAL 2013-16 53 2006-09 39 2003-05, 2007 39 1988-91 34 2002-04 31 SEASONS TOTAL 2013-16 223 2006-09 159 2013-16 152 2009-12 144 1988-91 137 2003-05, 2007 136

WINS 1. Brian Zadro 1. Chris Swiatkiewicz 3. Andy Dooley 4. Brandon Broxey 4. Mike Lenarz STRIKEOUTS 1. Chris Swiatkiewicz 2. Bo Hellquist 3. Brian Zadro 4. Brandon Broxey 5. Josh Foreman EARNED RUN AVERAGE 1. Jason Malec 2. Gene Trojanowski 3. Brian Zadro 4. Pete Franz 5. Ray Miles 5. Chris Swiatkiewicz SHUTOUTS* 1. Chris Swiatkiewicz 2. Tim Battaglia 2. Brian Zadro 4. Bo Hellquist 5. Adam Zwak

SEASONS TOTAL 1987-90 20 1995-99 20 1997-00 19 2000-03 18 1989-92 18 SEASONS TOTAL 1995-99 247 2013-16 190 1987-90 189 2000-03 170 2008-11 152 SEASONS TOTAL 1982-84 1.39 1976-79 1.84 1987-90 2.00 1977-80 2.27 1983-86 2.68 1995-99 2.68 SEASONS TOTAL 1995-99 6 2001-04 5 1987-90 5 2013-16 3 2010-13 2 *incomplete

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postseason honors ALL-NSIC SELECTIONS ALL-NSIC POS. P/OF Util.

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SEASON ATHLETE POS. 2000 Corey Koidahl IF 2001 Brett Spaeth (3) OF 2002 Brandon Broxey P 2002 Joe Korneta OF 2002 Corey Koidahl (2) Util.

2002 Brett Spaeth (4) OF 2003 Brandon Broxey P 2003 Nate Cermak C 2003 Joe Korneta (2) 1B 2003 Greg Aker OF 2003 Tim Battaglia P 2004 Tim Battaglia (2) OF/P 2004 Alex Johnson 2B 2004 Adam Keeler OF 2009 David Olson 3B 2010 Tyler Erickson SS 2011 Josh Foreman P 2011 Marcus Riewer 2B 2012 Mark Shaver P 2012 Collin Stinogel P 2013 Alex Wojciechowski (First) 1B 2013 Orry Engebretsen (Second) 2B 2015 Alex Wojciechowski (First-2) 1B 2015 Jimmy Heck (First) 2B 2015 Grant Farley (Second) OF 2016 Alex Wojciechowski (First-3) 1B 2016 Grant Farley (First) OF 2016 Jimmy Heck (First-2) 2B 2016 Kyle Comer (First) 3B 2016 Bo Hellquist (Second) P 2016 Spencer Diedrich (Second) P

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SEASON ATHLETE 1977 Pete Franz 1978 Dave Nelson 1979 Gene Trojanowski 1980 Kasey Frank 1980 Pete Franz (2) 1981 Al Cleveland 1981 Kasey Frank (2) 1981 Corky Fleischmann 1982 Corky Fleischmann (2) 1982 Randy Hill 1982 Kevin Hoy 1982 Jason Malec 1983 Marty Fadness 1983 Randy Hill (2) 1983 Jason Malec (2) 1984 Brad Emanuel 1984 Kevin Hoy (2) 1984 Todd Jensen 1984 Jason Malec (3) 1985 Brad Emanuel (2) 1985 Marty Fadness (2) 1987 Pat Bergquist 1987 Brian Hedin 1987 Mike Petrich 1987 Greg Spanier 1987 Mike Walsh 1987 Brian Zadro 1988 Dennis Karp 1988 Mike Petrich (2) 1989 Dennis Angellotti 1989 Jeff Kaldor 1989 Dennis Karp (2) 1990 Dennis Angellotti (2) 1990 John Elbs 1990 Jeff Kaldor (2) 1990 Mike Petrich (3)

SEASON ATHLETE 1990 Brian Zadro (2) 1991 Dennis Angellotti (3) 1991 Barry Fermanich 1991 Jeff Kaldor (3) 1991 Brett Tucker 1992 Barry Fermanich (2) 1992 Tony Hanten 1992 Mike Lenarz 1992 Brett Tucker (2) 1993 Craig Fericks 1993 Pat Etter 1993 Erick Anderson 1994 Craig Fericks (2) 1994 Scott Gerten 1994 Robby Ott 1994 Dave Thoreson 1995 Jason Lukovsky 1995 Matt Murphy 1995 Joel Schaffer 1995 Troy Trachsel 1996 Jon Anderson 1996 Scott Gerten (2) 1996 Joel Schaffer (2) 1996 Troy Trachsel (2) 1997 Scott Gerten (3) 1997 Matt Joesting 1998 Matt Johnson 1998 Craig Liebart 1998 Jed Meyer 1998 Ryan Skubic 1998 Chris Swiatkiewcz 1999 Matt Joesting (2) 1999 Ryan Skubic (2) 1999 Brett Spaeth 1999 Chris Swiatkiewicz (2) 2000 Andy Dooley 2000 Brett Spaeth (2)

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postseason honors ALL-CONFERENCE, REGIONAL & NATIONAL HONORS NSIC PLAYER OF THE YEAR

RAWLINGS/ABCA DIVISION II ALL-AMERICA TEAMS

SEASON ATHLETE 1997 Matt Joesting 2003 Tim Battaglia 2013 Alex Wojciechowski 2016 Alex Wojciechowski

SEASON ATHLETE 2016 Alex Wojciechowski 2016 Kyle Comer 2016 Jimmy Heck 2013 Alex Wojciechowski 2005 Tim Garceau 2003 Tim Battaglia

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NSIC PITCHER OF THE YEAR SEASON ATHLETE 1998 Chris Swiatkiewicz 1999 Chris Swiatkiewicz POS. 1B

NSIC NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR SEASON ATHLETE 2002 Joe Korneta

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NSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM SEASON ATHLETE 2000 Luke Hanegraaf 2000 Corey Wenzel 2003 Brandon Broxey 2003 Mike Hanson 2010 Brian Burman 2010 Orry Engebretsen 2011 Collin Stinogel 2015 Bo Hellquist 2016 Alex Wojciechowski 2016 Bo Hellquist

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ALL-NCC SEASON ATHLETE 2005 Greg Aker 2005 Nate Cermak 2005 Tim Garceau 2005 Kyle Zweber 2006 Greg Aker (2) 2006 Alex Johnson 2007 David Olson 2008 Luke Johnson

NSIC COACH OF THE YEAR SEASON COACH 1999 Scott Hanna 2003 Scott Hanna 2010 Bob Rients 2016 Bob Rients

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HONOR First Team Second Team Third Team Third Team Second Team First Team

ABCA DIVISION II CENTRAL REGION PLAYER OF THE YEAR

NSIC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR SEASON ATHLETE 2013 Alex Wojciechowski

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SEASON ATHLETE 2016 Alex Wojciechowski 2003 Tim Battaglia

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ABCA DIVISION II ALL-CENTRAL REGION SELECTIONS SEASON ATHLETE 2016 Alex Wojciechowski 2016 Jimmy Heck 2016 Kyle Comer 2015 Grant Farley 2015 Jimmy Heck 2015 Alex Wojciechowski 2013 Alex Wojciechowski 2010 Tyler Erickson 2009 David Olson 2005 Greg Aker 2005 Tim Garceau 2003 Tim Battaglia 2003 Brandon Broxey 2003 Joe Korneta 2003 Nate Cermak 2002 Joe Korneta 1999 Chris Swiatkiewicz 1999 Matt Joesting 1999 Ryan Skubic

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HONOR First Team First Team First Team First Team First Team First Team Second Team First Team First Team Second Team Second Team First Team First Team Second Team Second Team Second Team First Team First Team Second Team

NCBWA DIVISION II ALL-CENTRAL REGION SELECTIONS SEASON ATHLETE 2016 Alex Wojciechowski 2016 Kyle Comer 2016 Jimmy Heck 2015 Jimmy Heck 2015 Grant Farley 2015 Alex Wojciechowski

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HONOR First Team First Team Second Team First Team Second Team Second Team

D2CCA ALL-CENTRAL REGION SELECTIONS FORMERLY DAKTRONICS SEASON ATHLETE 2016 Alex Wojciechowski 2016 Kyle Comer 2016 Jimmy Heck 2015 Jimmy Heck 2015 Alex Wojciechowski 2013 Alex Wojciechowski

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Jon Anderson 1994 Scott Gerten 1995 Matt Johnson 1996 Matt Joesting 1997 Jed Meyer 1998 Eric Goerdt 1999 Brett Spaeth 2000 Corey Koidal 2001 Tim Battaglia 2002 Joe Korneta 2003 Greg Aker 2004 Jacob Mertz 2005 Kyle Zweber 2008 Tyler Erickson 2009 Anders Engberg 2010 Jordan Smith 2011 Marcus Riewer 2012 John Meyer 2013 Alex Wojciechowski 2014 Skyler Wenninger 2015 Nick Dorfman

Austin Vaske 2016 Brett Milazzo

most improved player SEASON ATHLETE 2008 Bryan Denisen 2009 Brian Burman 2010 Mike Stevenson 2011 Mike Darley 2012 Michael Stocke 2013 Tommy Bodeker 2014 Tyler Stein

Matt Vogt 2015 Grant Farley 2016 Marco Lucarelli

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TEAM MVP SEASON ATHLETE 1974 Terry Egerdahl 1975 Terry Egerdahl 1976 Terry Egerdahl 1977 Pete Franz 1978 Dave Nelson 1979 Rod Fadness 1980 Scott Baker 1981 Al Cleveland 1982 Steve Bohren 1983 Randy Hill 1984 Jason Malec 1985 Tim Blegen 1986 Tom Folska 1987 Brian Hedin 1988 Mike Petrich 1989 Dennis Karp 1990 Mike Petrich 1991 Dennis Angellotti 1992 Mark Slattengren 1993 Pat Etter 1994 Jon Dilley

Tony Hansen 1995 Jeff Wallace 1996 Troy Traschel 1997 Scott Gerten

Ryan Klingelhofer 1998 Chris Swiatkiewicz 1999 Ryan Skubic 2000 Brett Spaeth 2001 Brett Spaeth 2003 Tim Battaglia 2004 Tim Battaglia 2005 Greg Aker

Tim Gareau 2008 Tony Doherty 2009 David Olson 2010 Will Dahlgren 2011 Josh Foreman 2012 Anders Engberg

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Colin Stinogel 2013 Kyle Comer

Alex Wojciechowski 2014 Bo Hellquist 2015 Alex Wojciechowski 2016 Alex Wojciechowski

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bulldogs in the bigs UMD PLAYERS SIGNED PROFESSIONALLY OR TAKEN IN MLB DRAFT PLAYER POS. SEASON DEAL Mark Wilson P 1989-91 signed by St. Paul Saints Brett Tucker P 1991-92 signed by Houston Astros Chris Swiatkiewicz P 1995-99 signed by New York Yankees Jason Malec P 1982-84 signed by Minnesota Twins Mike Petrich OF 1986-88, 1990 selected by Houston Astros in Round 84 of the 1989 MLB Draft (1,485th overall pick) John Engen P 1979 selected by Detroit Tigers in Round 6 of the 1980 MLB Draft (145th overall pick) Pat Bergquist OF 1985-87 selected by Kansas City Royals in Round 42 of the 1987 MLB Draft (1,047th overall pick) Tim Battaglia P/OF 2001-04 selected by Cleveland Indians in Round 50 of the 2004 MLB Draft (1,476th overall pick) Alex Wojciechowski 1B 2013=16 selected by Philadelphia Phillies in Round 15 of the 2016 MLB Draft (437th overall pick) Bo Hellquist P 2013-16 signed by Minnesota Twins

UMD by the numbers 437 PICK IN THE MLB DRAFT Alex Wojciechowski was selected in

8 NSIC SEASONS Since returning to the nsic in 2009, the Bulldogs

154 NSIC VICTORIES In one of the most competitive leagues in

7 SAVES Right-handed reliever Wes Mleziva took over the closing

the 15th round (437 overall) of the MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.

NCAA II, Coach Bob Rients is 51 games above .500 in the NSIC during his 11-year coaching tenure at UMD.

104 ALL-NSIC SELECTIONS UMD has boasted 104 selections by

70 different players in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, including Alex Wojciechowski, Jimmy Heck, Bo Hellquist, Spencer Diedrich, Grant Farley, and Kyle Comer in the 2016 season.

56 RECORDS BROKEN Last year’s historic team combined to break 56 program records, including individual and team marks.

39 WINS UMD notched 39 wins in the 2016 season, surpassing the previous record of 36 and finishing 23 games above .500.

For Alex Wojciechowski, setting a new UMD record and leading the NCAA across all divisions. “Wojo” also was just three shy of the all-time record in NCAA Division II.

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NEWCOMERS Two transfers, 10 first-year players, and one redshirt freshman will each compete for playing time in the Spring season for UMD.

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duties in 2015, earning six saves, and one-upped that number in 2016 - just one shy of the Bulldog program record of eight set by Brian LaShomb in 1991.

UMD placed five players on rosters in the Northwoods League, one of the top collegiate amateur baseball leagues in the country, last summer. Ryan Cunningham, Grant Farley, Alex Ferguson, Marcus Frederickson, Tyler Midas, Brett Milazzo, and Kevin Stocke played with the Duluth Huskies; Tommy Hanson played for the Kenosha Kingfish.

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Alex Wojciechowski, Jimmy Heck, and Kyle Comer became the sixth UMD All-American selections in 2016, joining Tim Battaglia and Tim Garceau, each honored by Rawlings/

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ABCA, in 2003 and 2005, respectively.

5 BIG LEAGUE DRAFTEES Tim Battaglia (’04), Pat Bergquist (’87),

2016, including All-NSIC first team selection Grant Farley.

John Engen (’79), Mike Petrich (’90), and Alex Wojciechowski (‘16) were each selected in the Major League Baseball amateur player draft. Six others signed professional contracts, including four independent in the big leagues (Jimmy Heck signed independently, Bo Hellquist was signed by the Minnesota Twins).

8 ALL-NCC SELECTIONS UMD spent four years in the North Central

3 ERRORS In moving to the other side of the diamond last season,

8 SENIORS UMD will be led by an eight-member senior class in Conference (2005-08) and had eight all-league players, and at least one each season.

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have been at or above .500 in 6-of-8 seasons under head coach Bob Rients.

Jimmy Heck earned a spot on the NSIC Gold Glove team after making just three errors in 200-plus chances, good for a .986 fielding percentage.

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