2015 UMD Baseball Yearbook

JOHN MEYER SENIOR OUTFIELDER

BEAU GOFF SENIOR CATCHER

MICHAEL STOCKE SENIOR PITCHER

2015 SEASON YEARBOOK

contents 2015 season Schedule............................................................................................................... 2 Preview.................................................................................................................. 2 Quick Facts............................................................................................................ 3 Wade Stadium/Bulldog Park.................................................................................. 3 Coach Bob Rients.................................................................................................. 4 Assistant Coaches & Support Staff......................................................................... 4 player biographies Seniors.................................................................................................................. 5 Juniors................................................................................................................... 7 Sophomores........................................................................................................11 Freshmen.............................................................................................................14 2014 season Game-by-Game Results.......................................................................................18 Final Statistics.....................................................................................................19 northern sun intercollegiate conference 2014 Postseason Awards.....................................................................................20 2014 Standings...................................................................................................21 Member Institutions.............................................................................................21 program history Against the Competition.......................................................................................22 Category Leaders.................................................................................................23 Team Records......................................................................................................23 Individual Records...............................................................................................24 NSIC Hall of Fame Inductee Scott Hanna..............................................................24 All-Conference Selections.....................................................................................25 National & Regional Honors.................................................................................26 Team Awards........................................................................................................26 Bulldogs in the Pros.............................................................................................27 UMD by the Numbers...........................................................................................27

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Head Coach Bob Rients has handed captaincy duty to a trio of seniors, including a pair that have been with the program for four seasons. Utility man John Meyer, catcher Beau Goff, and submaring reliever Michael Stocke.

Stocke, a native of the Twin Ports and graduate of Hermantown High School, tossed 12.1 relief innings for the Bulldogs to the tune of a 3.65 ERA in his career, returns alongside younger brother, sophomore Kevin Stocke, a lefty reliever who tossed 15.0 innings with a 1.80 ERA in 2014.

Goff, who transferred to UMD prior to the 2014 campaign from Madison Area Technical College, appeared in 35 of UMD’s 41 games, all but two as a catcher, batting .355/.364/.456 with two home runs while also guiding the young pitching staff from behind the plate. In the summer season, Goff tossed 4.0 innings of witless ball for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League. The last captain, Meyer, has spent time all around the diamond for

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Right-hander Wesley Mleziva is the second pitcher in the senior class, making six appearances for the Bulldogs last season, striking out 20 in 23.2 innings, with a pair of catchers - Tyler Stein and Joe Balestreri - rounding out the senior class. Stein, and sophomore Matt Vogt, were voted the team’s most improved players a season ago. Stein cracked the line-up in 15 games for UMD last season, while Vogt played in 36 games including 30 starts, batting .280/.342/.439 with 12 extra-base hits, 13 runs scored, and 21 runs batted in on the year.

The Bulldogs’ starting infield should be solidified entering the season, led by 2013 Daktronics All-America selection and NSIC Player of the Year, junior first baseman Alex Wojciechowski, with juniors Jimmy Heck and Kyle Comer, and sophomore Brian Pierce. Heck started slow but came on to hit .293/.383/.405 for UMD a season ago, while Comer started out with an MVP-like performer but then came down just a bit, finishing with a team-best .331/.429/.551 batting line.

Wojciechowski’s 2014 performance could have been considered a sophomore slump compared to his All-American freshman campaign, but he still launched three long balls while hitting .315/.407/.473 a year ago. Pierce played in 24 games including 19 starts, hitting .286/.313/.381, during his initial campaign.

He closed out the regular season going 3-for5 with a triple, four RBIS, and a run scored against the University of Minnesota-Crookston.

While UMD graduated a pair of outfielders from the starting line-up, they do return, along with Vogt and Meyer, sophomore Grant Farley who appeared in 23 games including 20 starts as an outfielder and designated hitter. Farley hit .306/.419/.581 on the season, scoring 17 runs and driving in 12. He also made seven appearances on the mound, tossing 11.1 innings with a 1.59 ERA. Sophomore infielder Kyle Hoffman appeared all over the diamond in 24 games, including 19 starts, batting .286/.313/.381 with a pair of doubles and two triples on the year.

On the mound, UMD will once again be led by junior southpaw Bo Hellquist, who posted a 2.82 ERA in 51.0 innings but felt the bad luck of a lack of run support to finish just 4-4 on the season. In addition, Hellquist posted a 2.67 K/ BB ratio and .210 batting average allowed. He appeared in 21 games for the Duluth Huskies

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The University of Minnesota Duluth returns to the diamond late next month with 12 freshmen and a pair of junior college transfers joining a group of eight experienced sophomores and 15 upperclassmen who caused plenty of excitement for the Bulldogs a season ago.

UMD, which finished 18-23 overall and 14-17 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference after spending the entirety of its schedule on the road and neutral sties due to wet conditions at Bulldog Park. While the team is optimistic about conditions for the upcoming season, the team has a new back-up plan in newly renovated Wade Stadium in west Duluth.

bo hellquist ’16 last summer, striking out 18 in 27.2 innings. For the rest of UMD’s staff, the team may see some addition by subtraction. While the team posted a 5.35 ERA on the year, the returning arms tossed 200 innings to a 4.14 ERA. That alone moves the Bulldogs from the 10th-best team in the NSIC to the fifth-best in terms of earned run average. Among returners, junior Matt Mattiacci (4.22 ERA) and sophomores Marco Lucarelli (3.60) and Colton Sinning (3.55) had the most success on the bump, mostly out of the bullpen.

fresh arms, young and old Joining UMD this season are nine pitchers, highlighted by junior college transfer Austin Vaske, who tossed 12.0 innings in five appearances including a pair of starts for Iowa Central Community College last season. The other eight - split equally as four left-handers and four-right handers in the freshman class includes Minnesota natives Jalen Busker, Nick Dorfman, Marcus Fredrickson, Tommy Hanson, Jonny Houston, Justin Kunkel, and Joe Lewis, as well as Woodstock, Illinois product Alex Ferguson.

Competing for time in the outfield will be junior Austin Vaske, who transferred in from Minnesota State Community College in Fergus Falls, where he hit .385 with 25 RBI in 28 games, collecting 12 steals and scoring 21 runs. Coach Rients also adds a trio of freshman infielders: six-foot-four-inch lefty-hitting first baseman Kyle Schmidt, 6-foot second baseman Nick Pederson, and 6-foot-1-inch shortstop/third baseman Colten DeMorett.

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quick facts university information

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Name: University of Minnesota Duluth Founded: 1895 Enrollment: 11,800 Chancellor: Dr. Lendley C. Black Athletic Director: Josh Berlo Faculty Athletic Representative: Allen Mensinger Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Maroon and Gold National Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Northern Sun Intercollegiate (NSIC) NSIC Members: Augustana College, Bemidji State University, Concordia University-St. 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: Field: First Season:

open seating natural grass 1988

baseball staff Head Coach: Phone: Email: Assistant Coach: Phone: Email: Graduate Assistant: Phone: Email: Athletic Trainer: Phone

Bob Rients, tenth season (218) 726-7697 rrients@d.umn.edu Frank Pufall 218-726-8148 pufal014@d.umn.edu Taylor Peterson 218-726-6769 -Jason Slivnik (218) 726-8415

last season 2014 Overall Record: 18-23 2014 NSIC: 14-17 Home: 0-0* Road: 11-8 Neutral: 7-15

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* Due to wet conditions at Bulldog Park, the Bulldogs were not able to play a home game in 2014. Starting in 2015, UMD will have a secondary home field in local Wade Stadium in West Duluth.

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.

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Feb. 27 No. 8 Southern Indiana Evansville, Ind. Feb. 28 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) Evansville, Ind. Mar. 1 No. 8 Southern Indiana Evansville, Ind. Mar. 13 Northwood (Mich.) DH Auburndale, Fla. Mar. 14 Northwood (Mich.) DH Auburndale, Fla. Mar. 16 Wayne State (Mich.) DH Auburndale, Fla. Mar. 17 Saint Michael’s (Vt.) DH Auburndale, Fla. Mar. 21 * Sioux Falls DH Sioux Falls, S.D. Mar. 22 * Sioux Falls DH Sioux Falls, S.D. Mar. 28 * Concordia-St. Paul DH St. Paul, Minn.

Mar. 29 * Concordia-St. Paul DH St. Paul, Minn.

Mar. 31 * Upper Iowa DH Fayette, Iowa Apr. 3 * Minnesota State DH Duluth, Minn.

Apr. 4 * Minnesota State DH Duluth, Minn.

Apr. 8 * Southwest Minnesota State DH Duluth, minn.

Apr. 11 * Winona State DH Duluth, Minn.

Apr. 12 * Winona State DH Duluth, Minn.

Apr. 15 * Minnesota-Crookston DH Crookston, Minn.

Apr. 18 * Bemidji State DH Duluth, Minn.

Apr. 19 * Bemidji State DH Duluth, Minn.

Apr. 22 * Upper Iowa DH Duluth, Minn.

Apr. 25 * U-Mary DH Bismarck, N.D. Apr. 26 * U-Mary DH Bismarck, N.D. Apr. 29 * St. Cloud State DH Duluth, Minn.

May 1 * Minot State DH Minot, N.D. May 2 * Minot State DH Minot, N.D. * NSIC Game | DH Doubleheader | Home Game | Neutral Site

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bob rients

head coach, tenth season 2009 NSIC COACH OF THE YEAR

annual records Bob Rients enters his tenth season as the University of Minnesota overall conference Duluth's head coach in 2014 and 16th year overall as a member season 2006 18-31 9-12* of the UMD baseball staff.

2007 15-34 5-12* Rients (pronounced "rents") became just the third head coach 20-25 6-14* in the program's storied history on Aug. 4, 2005, succeeding 2008 24-28 16-16 Scott Hanna, who stepped down three months earlier following a 2009 2010 36-20 22-10 27-season head coaching run.

2011 21-25 16-15 Through his first nine seasons of leadership, Rients has compiled 24-27 17-18 a 190-239 overall record, including an 99-86 mark in Northern 2012 Sun Intercollegiate Conference play. In 2009, his Bulldogs went 2013 14-26 14-10 36-20 overall (matching a program single-season mark in 2014 18-23 14-17 victories) and 22-10 in the NSIC, also a career-high in conference CAREER: 190-239 119-124 victories. The impressive season earned Rients the NSIC Coach of *UMD competed in the North Central Conference from 2005-08. 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 Minnesota-Crookston. 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 39th birthday on February 2, 2015, earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from UMD in 2000.

frank pufall

assistant coach, first season

A native of northern Wisconsin, Frank Pufall joins the UMD coaching staff for the 2015 season.

Pufall spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach with NCAA III’s Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin where he served in the role of first base and bench coach as well as recruiting for the LumberJacks. Pufall also split his time as the head baseball coach at Washburn High School since 2010 while also serving as an instructional aide and substitute teacher at Washburn since 2009.

“We are excited to add Frank to our coaching staff and look forward to utilizing his coaching strengths to better Bulldog baseball,” said Coach Rients.

Pufall received a bachelor of arts from Vanderbilt (Tenn.) University in 1999, but before that graduated from Ashland High School, where he also played on the baseball team as an All-Conference Infielder, participating in three Wisconsin state tournaments, including a pair of state championship games.

taylor peterson

assistant coach, first season

Former University of North Dakota all-conference baseball player Taylor Peterson joins the UMD coaching staff for the 2015 season.

Peterson spent the last four seasons playing at the collegiate level. He played his first two seasons under coach Rick Pederson at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa, before transferring to UND where he finished out his career for coach Jeff Dodson. Peterson, a catcher, started the past two seasons behind the plate for North Dakota, and earned First Team All-Great West Conference honors during his junior season.

Peterson, a native of Atlantic, Iowa in the southwest corner of the state, received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Dakota in 2014.

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9 • wes mleziva

senior right-handed pitcher

Height: 6-0 • Weight: 170 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Green Bay, Wisconsin • North Park University PITCHING App W-L ERA IP BB K R ER BAA 2014.......................................6 0-1 3.80 23.2 5 20 13 10 .225 Career (one season)......................6 0-1 3.80 23.2 5 20 13 10 .225

2014 Made six appearances on the bump including five starts • tossed 4.0 scoreless innings against West Chester of Pennsylvania on Mar. 19 • struck out seven in a 7.0 inning start at Wayne State (Neb.) on Mar. 23 • threw 2.0 no-hit innings against U-Mary on Apr. 15. before umd A 2011 graduate of Green Bay East high school • started three years as an infielder and pitcher for coach Peter Bauer and the Red Devils • named first-team All-Fox River Classic Conference selection and All-District second team as a utility player in his senior campaign •

also started four years as a guard for the Green Bay East basketball team and three years as a two-way player (safety, wide receiver) on the grid iron for the Red Devils. personal Born Wes Michael Mleziva in Green Bay, Wisconsin on June 20, 1992 • son of Roger and Paula Mlezivz • has one sister, Allisyn • plans to major in physical education with a minor in health/special education at UMD.

13 • john meyer

senior outfielder

Height: 6-2 • Weight: 180 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Rochester, Minnesota • Century H.S. BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 2014............................... 18-12 .250 .311 .411 4 1 1 4 7 9 Career (three seasons)........... 87-75 .289 .377 .421 14 3 5 33 53 39 PITCHING App W-L ERA IP BB K R ER BAA Career (two seasons)..................18 3-0 3.76 38.1 8 22 22 16 .274

2014 Appeared in 18 games as an outfielder and designated hitter • went 3-for-8 with a home run, a double, three RBI and three runs scored in a doubleheader with Sioux Falls on Apr. 18 • went 3-for-4 with a double and a run batted in against Northern State on Apr. 26 • finished the season 3-for-6 with a double, a triple, two RBIs, and a run scored against Minnesota-Crookston on May 4. before umd A 2011 graduate of Rochester Century High School • started two years on the right side of the infield and as a pitcher for head coach Keith Kangas and the Panthers • served as team captain in his senior season •

received All-Big 9 Conference and All-Section nods in his junior and senior seasons • led the Big 9 in batting average in his senior campaign personal Born John David Meyer in Rochester, Minnesota on Mar. 30, 1993 • son of David and Linda Meyer • has one younger sister, Elizabeth • enjoys the outdoors, fishing and hunting, and reading when off the diamond • seeking a degree in Mechincal Engineering at UMD with a Mathematics 2013, 2014 NSIC All-Academic Team Selection

16 • beau goff

senior catcher

Height: 6-1 • Weight: 200 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Monona, Wisconsin • Madison Area Technical College BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 2014............................... 35-29 .355 .364 .456 6 0 2 6 13 14 Career (one season)............... 35-29 .355 .364 .456 6 0 2 6 13 14

NWL Pitched 4.0 innings for the Duluth Huskies, collecting three strikeouts without allowing a hit.

2014 Appeared in 35 games including 29 starts, all but two as a catcher • went 3-for-4 with an RBI double against Wayne State (Mich.) on Mar. 15 • finished 9-for-14 with two RBIs and six runs scored in a four-game set with Sioux Falls on Apr. 18-19 • went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and a run scored against Minnesota-Crookston on May 3 • took to the mound three times, allowing just one run in his first appearance on the year, striking out four. before umd A 2010 graduate of Monona Grove High School • started three years as a catcher, pitcher, and outfielder for the Silver Eagles and head coach D.J. Daggett • voted team MVP as team captain in both his junior and senior season • received All-Badger South Conference first team

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honors in his junior and senior seasons • voted second team all-conference selection at Madison Junior College • also started two years as a running back and linebacker for the Monona Grove football team, where he received a second team all-conference selection as a running back his senior season. personal Born Beau Irving Goff on Aug. 25, 1991 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin • son of Mark and Jeanie Goff • one of five siblings (Anne, Markus, Lesley, Brooks) • father, Mark, played football at the University of Wisconsin and Northern Iowa • brother, Markus, plays football for Northern Iowa • served as a peer helper throughout his four years at Monona Grove • was class secretary his sophomore year • enjoys fishing, boating, and snowboarding in his free time.

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17 • michael stocke

senior right-handed pitcher

Height: 5-8 • Weight: 140 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Hermantown, Minnesota • Hermantown H.S. PITCHING App W-L ERA IP BB K R ER BAA 2014.................................... 10 0-0 3.65 12.1 3 1 7 5 .423 Career (three seasons)................36 3-5 4.68 42.1 15 14 33 22 .300

2014 Took the hill on 10 occassions including six shutout appearances • picked up a strikeout against MinnesotaCrookston on May 4. before umd A 2010 graduate of Hermantown High School • played four years while starting three for coach Mike Zagelmeyer and the Hawks • received All-Lake Superior Conference honors in his final three seasons, including first team honors his senior year • named to the Duluth News Tribune All-Area team in 2010 • also played two

years of soccer as a midfielder while at Hermantown and the Hawks placed second at state his senior season. personal Born Michael Paul Stocke on June 7, 1992 in Duluth, Minnesota • son of Dave and Susan Stocke • brother, Kevin, also plays for the Bulldogs • has one other sibling, Samantha • majoring in molecular biology at UMD

21 • tyler stein

senior catcher

Height: 5-10 • Weight: 205 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Brooklyn Park, Minnesota • Park Center H.S. BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 2014...............................15-12 .132 .175 .158 1 0 0 2 5 2 Career (three seasons)...........31-16 .155 .222 .190 2 0 0 5 8 4

2014 Cracked the line-up in 15 games including 12 starts behind the plate • drove in a run on a 1-for-3 night against Wayne State (Mich.) on Mar. 15 • cracked a double against U-Mary on Apr. 15. before umd A 2010 graduate of Park Center Senior High School • started three seasons for coach Rob Vitense and the Pirates • received an All-Northwest Suburban Conference selection in his senior season • named Team MVP in his junior season • received Academic All-State honors for his senior year • started one year as a power forward for the Pirates’ basketball squad.

personal Born Tyler Mark Stein on May 21, 1992 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota • son of Mark and Melissa Stein • one of three brothers (Tony and Tanner).

32 • joe balestreri

senior catcher

Height: 6-1 • Weight: 190 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Caledonia, Wisconsin • Union Grove H.S. BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 2014................................. 12-5 .375 .423 .427 1 0 0 1 4 4 Career (three seasons)........... 45-28 .242 .318 .293 5 0 0 8 13 10

2014 Appeared in 12 games including five starts • went 3-for-3 with one RBI against No. 4 Minnesota State on Mar. 31 • finished the season with a 3-for-5 day, scoring two runs, an RBI, and a double against MinnesotaCrookston on May 4. before umd Started every varsity game from his freshman year on at Union Grove High School (Wis.) • earned second team all-county and first team All-Western Racine County citations during his sophomore season • named second team all-conference and first team all-county as a junior on his way to being named the starting catcher for Team

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Wisconsin • served as a team captain for Union Grove as a senior, earning team MVP honors. personal Born Joseph Anthony Balestreri on January 27, 1993 in West Allis, Wisconsin • son of Mark and Jodi Balestreri • has one sibling (Corri) • enjoys training, lifting, ATV riding, video games, and hanging out with friends.

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4 • josh denisen

junior outfielder

Height: 5-10 • Weight: 175 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Rochester, Minnesota • Century H.S. BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 2014................................. 21-7 .324 .419 .486 1 1 1 2 8 6 Career (two seasons)............. 43-18 .298 .355 .393 3 1 1 4 12 13

2014 Appeared in 21 games including seven starts • went 5-for-6 in a pair of Bulldog wins against Saint Michael‘s on Mar. 16 and Johnson (Fla.) on Mar. 19, driving in a run with a double • closed out the season with a 3-for-5 showing with a home run and a double against Minnesota-Crookston on May 4 • drove in a pair of runs against Northern State on Apr. 25. before umd A 2011 graduate of Rochester Century high school • started two years for coach Keith Kangas and the Panthers • batted .390 en route to an All-Big Nine

Conference selection in 2011 in leading the Panthers to a 2011 Minnesota State tournament appearance • also started on the Rochester Century football team as a cornerback and received a Scholar Athlete award. personal Born Josh Taylor Denisen in Rochester, Minnesota on Jan. 24, 1993 • son of Dwight and Meridee Denisen • has one older brother, Bryan, who played baseball at UMD • off the diamond, enjos hunting and fishing • plans to major in business at UMD.

10 • kyle singer

junior outfielder

Height: 6-1 • Weight: 190 • Bats: L • Throws: L • Detroit Lakes, Minnesota • Minnesota State Fergus Falls C.C. before umd Played two seasons for Minnesota State Fergus Falls Community College, receiving all-conference and all-Southern Division honors during the 2014 campaign • 2012 graduate of Detroit Lakes High School • played two seasons for the Lakers as an outfielder and a pitcher • also played basketball as a forward and football as a cornerback while at Detroit Lakes.

personal Born Kyle Christopher Singer on Oct. 1, 1993 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota • son of Vicki and Chris Singer • one of five siblings (Aaron, Nolan, Lance, and Wade) • plans to major in healthcare management at UMD.

11 • matt schreder

junior right-handed pitcher

Height: 6-5 • Weight: 175 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Watertown, Minnesota • Watertown-Mayer H.S. PITCHING App W-L ERA IP BB 2014.......................................7 1-0 6.52 9.2 4 Career (one season)......................7 1-0 6.52 9.2 4

2014 Came on in relief in seven games for the Bulldogs including three scoreless appearances • picked up his first collegiate victory with 2.0 hitless innings against U-Mary on Apr. 15 • struck out three in 1.2 innings against Ohio Dominican in his collegiate debut on Mar. 13. before umd A 2012 graduate of of Watertown Mayer High School • started three seasons for coach Justin Stohs and the Royals • received All-Minnesota River Conference

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selection in his senior season and was an honoroable mention his junior season • played basketball as a forward and football as a wide receiver while at Watertown Mayer. personal Born Matthew John Schreder on July 11, 1993 in Waconia, Minnesota • son of Dan and Kris Schreder • has one older brother, Tom • plans to major in computer science at UMD.

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12 • matt mattiacci

junior right-handed pitcher

Height: 6-4 • Weight: 190 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Minnetonka, Minnesota • Minnetonka H.S. PITCHING App W-L ERA IP BB K R ER BAA 2014.......................................4 1-1 4.22 10.2 3 9 5 5 .216 Career (two seasons)..................13 1-3 8.41 20.1 10 14 20 19 .304

2014 Took the mound four times for the Bulldogs • earned his first collegiate victory with 7.0 shutout innings of Johnson (Fla.) University on Mar. 19 • struck out two in a hitless inning against No. 4 Minnesota State on Mar. 31. before umd A 2012 graduate of Minnetonka High School • started one season for the Skippers and coach Paul Twenge • received All-Lake Conference honors while posting the lowest team ERA in his senior season.

personal Born Matt Charles Mattiacci on Dec. 15, 1993 in Minnetonka, Minnesota • son of Paul and Jenny Mattiacci • has one younger brother, Nick.

15 • bo hellquist

junior left-handed pitcher

Height: 6-3 • Weight: 170 • Bats: L • Throws: L • Savage, Minnesota • Bursnville H.S. BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 2014............................... 13-12 .625 .727 .750 1 0 0 3 2 1 Career (two seasons)............. 31-23 .241 .359 .352 3 0 1 10 10 8 PITCHING App W-L ERA IP BB K R ER BAA 2014.......................................9 4-4 2.82 51.0 15 40 21 16 .210 Career (two seasons)..................21 5-6 3.71 89.2 28 69 45 37 .238

NWL Appeared in 21 games for the Duluth Huskies, tossing 27.2 innings with18 strikeouts.

2014 Served as UMD’s ace with nine starts on the mound for the Bulldogs • tossed 7.0 shutout innings against Southwest Minnesota State on Apr. 5 • finished the season with 16.0 shutout innings over three starts Apr. 18 and 22, and May 3 • finished with a team-leading 2.67 K/BB ratio and 2.82 ERA ... batted .625 in 11 plate appearances over three starts.

18 • jimmy heck

before umd A 2012 graduate of Burnsville High School • started two seasons for coach Mick Scholl and the Blaze • received All-Minnesota State and All-South Suburban Conference honors in his senior season • won a Minnesota State tournament with the Blaze in 2011 and was named an All-Tournament selection. personal Born Bo Matthew Hellquist on Apr. 5, 1994 in Edina, Minnesota • son of Paul and Lynette Hellquist • has one older brother, Luke.

junior third baseman

Height: 6-5 • Weight: 200 • Bats: R • Throws: R • St. Louis Park, Minnesota • Benilde-St. Margaret H.S. BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 2014............................... 38-37 .293 .383 .405 8 1 1 17 24 17 Career (two seasons)............. 71-68 .321 .415 .417 16 1 1 33 45 34 PITCHING App W-L ERA IP BB K R ER BAA 2014.......................................1 0-0 2.45 3.2 1 2 4 1 .389 Career (two seasons)....................9 0-3 5.87 23.0 9 31 28 22 .306

2014 After a slow start, became one of UMD’s most productive hitters, starting 37 games at third base • finished the season with nine multi-hit games while being held without a hit in just 14 of 38 games played • went 5-for-5 with three RBI, two runs scored, two doubles, and a triple in a doubleheader with Upper Iowa on Apr. 22 • took the mound just once, allowing a single earned run in 3.2 innings while striking out two. before umd A 2012 graduate of Benilde-St. Margaret’s

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School • played three years while starting two for coach Greg Hoemke and the Red Knights • received All-North Suburban Conference honors in his junior and senior seasons • pariticipated in Minnesota Lions all-star game in his senior season • also played basketball as a forward for the Knights. personal Born James Edward Heck on Jan. 13, 1994 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota • only child of Alicia and Edward Heck.

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19 • spencer diedrich

junior left-handed pitcher

Height: 6-3 • Weight: 195 • Bats: R • Throws: L • Cottage Grove, Minnesota • Park H.S. PITCHING App W-L ERA IP BB K R ER BAA 2014.......................................7 0-2 9.98 15.1 14 26 18 17 .388 Career (two seasons)..................16 2-3 8.21 34.0 27 53 34 31 .371

2014 TTook to the mound seven times including two starts for the Bulldogs • shut down Sioux Falls over 1.1 shutout innings on Apr. 19 as UMD collected a 7-4 win • struck out four in his season debut against Ohio Dominican. before umd 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.

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

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24 • austin vaske

junior right-handed pitcher

Height: 6-2 • Weight: 180 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Algona, Iowa • Iowa Cental C.C. personal Born Austin Dean Vaske on Nov. 17, 1993 in Mason City, Iowa • son of Denise and Keith Vaske • has one sister, Olivia • a member of National Honor Society and Christian Leadership in Action at Bishop Garrigan • enjoys video games and watching sports when off the diamond • majoring in exercise science at UMD.

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before umd A 2012 graduate of Bishop Garrigan High School • pitched two seasons for Iowa Central Community College before joining UMD • started four seasons for coach Rob Meister and the Bishop Garrigan Bears • received All-Iowa State selections as a junior and senior • named Class A Player of the Year as a senior • received AllDistrict, All-Area, and All-North Central Conference honors in four seasons at Bishop Garrigan • also earned AllConference honors as a guard in basketball and qualified for state in the high jump in track & field.

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26 • kyle fritz

junior left-handed pitcher

Height: 6-2 • Weight: 190 • Bats: L • Throws: L • Cottage Grove, Minnesota • Park H.S. PITCHING App W-L ERA IP BB K R ER BAA 2014.................................... 10 2-2 6.86 21.0 9 25 25 16 .292 Career (two seasons)..................19 3-4 6.00 48.0 20 60 46 32 .308

2014 Appeared in 10 games including four starts for UMD • picked up his first victory of the season with 2.0 shutout innings of Concordia-St. Paul on Apr. 2 • tossed just 1.0 inning but struck out two to pick up a win over MinnesotaCrookston in the season finale on May 4. before umd A 2012 graduate of Park High School • started two years for coach Kerry Ligtenberg and the Wolfpack • received an All-Conference honorable mention in his junior and senior seasons • played two years as a quarterback for the Wolfpack and received an All-Conference honorable mention.

personal Born Kyle John Fritz on July 3, 1994 in Cottage Grove, Minnesota • son of Dan and Kris Fritz • has one younger brother, Zach.

33 • kyle comer

junior shortstop

Height: 6-1 • Weight: 200 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Rhinelander, Wisconsin • Rhinelander H.S. BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 2014............................... 34-33 .331 .429 .551 7 2 5 11 30 18 Career (two seasons)............. 72-66 .344 .401 .536 14 2 10 17 45 56

NWL Batted .238 in 18 games, collecting 15 hits while scoring seven runs.

2014 Started 33 games on the left side of the infield and as a designated hitter for UMD, starting slowly before coming on strong in the final month of the season • hit home runs in three straight games against Sioux Falls on April 18-19 • went 3-for-3 with a homer, two RBI, andthree runs scored vs. St. Michael’s on Mar. 16 • finished the season with a .953 fielding mark and just five errors. before umd A 2012 graduate of Rhinelander High School • played three seasons for coach Joe Waksnonski and

the Hodogs • received All-Wisconsin Valley conference first team selections in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons • named a second team All-District player in his senior year • earned Academic All-State honors in his junior and senior campaigns • also played football as a two-way player and basketball as a point guard at Rhinelander • received an All-Conference selection as a linebacker. personal Born Kyle Lawrence Comer on Apr. 1, 1994 in Germany • son of Robert and Shannon Comer • has two siblings, Hayden and Bradley.

35 • alex wojciechowski

junior first baseman

Height: 6-5 • Weight: 230 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Coon Rapids, Minnesota • Coon Rapids H.S. BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 2014............................... 41-41 .315 .407 .473 10 2 3 20 28 28 Career (two seasons)............. 76-74 .365 .436 .564 25 2 8 30 65 65

2014 Started all 41 games for the Bulldogs at first base or designated hitter • finished the season with 15 multihit games • went 5-for-8 with four RBIs, four runs scored, two triples, and a double in a doubleheader with Saint Michael’s (Vt.) College on Mar. 16 • belted his first home run of the season in a 4-for-8 doubleheader performance against Concordia-St. Paul (Apr. 2) • had back-to-back three-hit games vs. Upper Iowa and Northern State on Apr. 22 and 25 • went 4-for-7 with five RBIs, a home run, two doubles, and one run scored against MinnesotaCrookston on May 3. before umd A 2012 graduate of Coon Rapids High School • started two years for coach Jerry Coe and the Cardinals • received All-Northwest Suburban Conference in his junior and senior seasons • earned All-section honors as a senior

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captain in 2012 • also played three years of hockey as a defenseman • earned a pair of All-Conference honorable mentions while at Coon Rapids. personal Born Alex Patrick Wojciechowski (wo-ja-kow-ski) on Mar. 17, 1994 in Marshall, Minnesota • son of Kevin and Colleen Wojckiechowski • has one younger brother, Tyler.

2013 Daktronics All-America Third Team 2013 Daktronics All-Central Region First Team 2013 ABCA All-Central Region Second Team 2013 NSIC Freshman of the Year 2013 NSIC Player of the Year 2014 NSIC Preseason Player of the Year 2014 NSIC All-Academic Team Selection

2015 season

1 • brian pierce

sophomore infielder

Height: 5-9 • Weight: 160 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Ames, Iowa • Ames H.S. BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB Career (2014)................. 24-19 .286 .313 .381 2 2 0 3

2014 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. before umd 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

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mention in his sophomore and junior seasons • threetime all-academic 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. 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 • undecided on a major at UMD.

2 • nathan jack

sophomore catcher

Height: 6-0 • Weight: 170 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Neenah, Wisconsin • St. Mary Central H.S. 2014 Did not see action in his first collegiate season, getting acquainted with the college game as a reserve catcher. before umd A 2013 graduate of St. Mary Central High School • started four seasons for coach Phil Janssen and the Zephyrs • selected as a first team All-Olympian conference selection and honorable mention all-district in his sophomore season • named second team allconference • received All-State and All-District academc team honors in his junior season • recipient of St. Mary Central “Team Dedication” award in his junior season • also played basketball in his freshman and sophomore

years as a forward. personal Born Nathan Michael Jack on Jan. 9, 1995 in Neenah, Wisconsin • son of Terry and Ellen Jack • oldest of four siblings (Griffin, Peyton, and Christian) • a member of the National Honor Society and Mock Trial club • interests include shooting and fishing • plans to major in accounting at UMD.

6 • marco lucarelli

sophomore right-handed pitcher

Height: 5-8 • Weight: 170 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Fridley, Minnesota • Totino Grace H.S. PITCHING App W-L ERA IP BB Career (2014).........................8 1-0 3.60 10.0 9

2014 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. before umd 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 two-time All-North Suburban Conference selection in both 2012 and 2013 • also started three years as a defender for the Totino Grace hockey team.

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personal Born Marco Thomas Lucarelli in Richfield, Minnesota on Mar. 14, 1995 • 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 • plans to major in mechanical engineering at UMD.

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22 • grant farley

sophomore outfielder

Height: 6-2 • Weight: 175 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Andover, Minnesota • Coon Rapids H.S. BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI Career (2014)................. 23-20 .306 .419 .581 5 3 2 8 17 12 PITCHING App W-L ERA IP BB K R ER BAA Career (2014).........................7 1-0 1.59 11.1 6 5 2 .238

2014 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. before umd 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 on Sept. 18, 1994 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 Business at UMD.

27 • kyle hoffman

sophomore infielder

Height: 6-1 • Weight: 175 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Minnetonka, Minnesota • Minnetonka H.S. BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB Career (2014)................. 24-19 .286 .313 .381 2 2 0 3

2014 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. before umd 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

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mention in his sophomore and junior seasons • three-time all-academic 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. 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 • undecided on a major at UMD.

sophomore right-handed pitcher

Height: 6-2 • Weight: 160 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Pine Island, Minnesota • Pine Island H.S. PITCHING App W-L ERA IP BB K Career (2014).........................9 1-0 3.55 12.2 4 10

2014 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. before umd 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 All-Subsection selection in his junior season • also played three years of basketball as a guard and was named All-HVL selection his senior year.

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personal Born Colton Robert Sinning on Sept. 15, 1994 in Duluth, Minnesota • 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 • plans on majoring in marketing at UMD.

2015 season

29 • matt vogt

sophomore outfielder

Height: 6-2 • Weight: 170 • Bats: L • Throws: R • Libertyville, Illinois • Libertyville H.S. BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI Career (2014)................. 36-30 .280 .342 .439 9 1 2 5 13 21

2014 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 four-game 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. before umd 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. personal Born Matthew Stephen Vogt in Charlottesville, Va. on Apr. 4, 1995 • son of Stephen and Lauren Vogt • one of four siblings (Jake, Abby, and Alex) • interests include hunting and fishing • plans on majoring in finance with an economics minor at UMD.

31 • kevin stocke

sophomore left-handed pitcher

Height: 6-0 • Weight: 195 • Bats: L • Throws: L • Hermantown, Minnesota • Hermantown H.S. PITCHING App W-L ERA IP BB Career (2014)...................... 11 0-1 1.80 15.0 9

R ER BAA 6 3 .245

personal Born Kevin Matthew Stocke on Sept. 22, 1994 in Duluth, Minnesota • son of Dave and Sue Stocke • brother, Michael, also plays on the team • has one younger sister, Samantha, and two half-siblings (Steven and Danielle Jeanetta) • member of the National Honor Society • interests include hunting and fishing • undecided on a major at UMD.

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2014 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. before umd A 2013 graduate of Hermantown High School • played four years while starting three for coach Mike Zagelmeyer and the Hawks • received All-Lake Superior Conference and All-Area selections in his junior season • also played two years as a defenseman for the Hermantown soccer team.

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3 • alex ferguson

freshman right-handed pitcher

Height: 6-0 • Weight: 150 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Woodstock, Illinois • Woodstuck H.S. before umd 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.

personal Born Alex Robert Ferguson on Oct. 8, 1995 in Woodstock, Illinois • son of Susan and Todd Ferguson • has one sister, Katie • cousin Maureen Stormont is a senior on 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 • plans to major in engineering at UMD.

5 • marcus fredrickson

freshman left-handed pitcher

Height: 5-11 • Weight: 165 • Bats: L • Throws: L • Eagan, Minnesota • Eastview H.S. before umd 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 on Oct. 4, 1995 in Eagan, Minnesota • 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 • plans to major in business and accounting at UMD.

7 • colten demorett

freshman infielder

Height: 6-1 • Weight: 170 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Madison, Wisconsin • Edgewood H.S. before umd A 2014 graduate of Madison Edgewood High School • started three years for coach Richard Newton and the Crusaders on the left side of the infield • received AllBadger South Conference and All-Madison City First Team selections • named to All-Wisconsin Academic Team • also started two years as a forward on Edgewood’s basketball team.

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personal Born Colten Jack DeMorett on Nov. 9, 1995 in Madison, Wisconsin • son of Joy and Joe DeMorett • has two sisters, Skyler and Maddie • a member of National Honor Society and received Academic Excellence Award at Edgewood • off the diamond, enjoys downhill skiing • plans to major in pre-medicine at UMD.

2015 season

8 • jonny houston

freshman right-handed pitcher

Height: 6-1 • Weight: 155 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Shakopee, Minnesota • Prior Lake H.S. before umd A 2014 graduate of Prior Lake High School • played two seasons for coach Greg Nesbitt and the Lakers as a utility infielder • named captain during his senior season • received All-South Suburban Conference Honorable Mention in his 2014 campaign.

personal Born Jonathan Howard Houston on May 18, 1996 in Edina, Minnesota • son of Lisa and Mark Houston • has two sisters, Jane and Jacquelynn • member of National Business Honor Society in high school • undecided on a major at UMD.

14 • nick pederson

freshman infielder

Height: 6-0 • Weight: 180 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Eau Claire, Wisconsin • Memorial H.S. before umd A 2014 graduate of Eau Claire Memorial High School • started three years as a second baseman and pitcher for coach Dave Sparger and the Old Abes • helped lead Memorial to an All-Big Rivers Conference Championship in 2012 • also started as a two-way player in football and played intramural basketball.

20 • nick dorfman

personal Born Nicholas Ryan Pederson on Oct. 16, 1995 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin • son of Trisha and Bill Pederson • has one sister, Emma • a two-year member of Link Crew and DECA Club at Eau Claire Memorial • enjoys fishing and watching football when off the diamond • undecided on a major at UMD.

freshman right-handed pitcher

Height: 6-0 • Weight: 185 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Lakeville, Minnesota • Lakeville North H.S. before umd 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 on June 27, 1996 in Mission Viejo, California • son of Isela and Doug Dorfman • has one sister, Lindsay • currently undecided on a major at UMD.

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23 • justin kunkel

freshman right-handed pitcher

Height: 6-0 • Weight: 180 • Bats: R • Throws: R • Kimball, Minnesota • ROCORI H.S. before umd A 2014 graduate of ROCORI High School • lettered four years on the left side of the infield and on the mound for coach Jeff Illies and the Spartans • served as team captain in his senior season • helped lead ROCORI to a second-place finish at the Minnesota State High School League tournament.

personal Born Justin Joseph Kunkel on Nov. 17, 1995 in St. Cloud, Minnesota • son of Linda and Robert Kunkel • has two younger siblings, Hannah and Mitchell • a member of National Honor Society at ROCORI H.S. • off the diamond, enjoys the outdoors, including hunting and fishing, and business • plans to major in business at UMD.

25 • jalen busker

freshman left-handed pitcher

Height: 6-1 • Weight: 170 • Bats: R • Throws: L • Staples, Minnesota • Staples-Motley H.S. before umd 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 All-Conference honors as a guard, and a two-year letterwinner at quarterback and safety.

personal Born Jalen Paul Busker on Nov. 29. 1995 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 Staples-Motley • off the diamond, enjoys the outdoors, including hunting and fishing • plans to major in mathematics with a minor in sports management at UMD.

30 • tommy hanson

freshman left-handed pitcher

Height: 6-4 • Weight: 185 • Bats: L • Throws: L • Oakdale, Minnesota • Tartan H.S. before umd A 2014 graduate of Tartan High School • started four seasons as a pitcher, first baseman, and outfielder for coach Curt Russell and the Titans • helped lead Tartan to a Classic Suburban Conference championship in 2013 • named an All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2012 • also earned All-Conference honors and three straight Conference championships in basketball for the Titans and lettered in football as a quarterback, punter, and kicker.

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personal Born Thomas Keith Hanson on July 20, 1995 in Maplewood, Minnesota • 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 • plans to major in criminal justice at UMD.

2015 season

34 • kyle schmidt

freshman infielder

Height: 6-4 • Weight: 215 • Bats: L • Throws: R • Prior Lake, Minnesota • Prior Lake H.S. before umd A 2014 graduate of Prior Lake High School • started two seasons as a first baseman fo the Lakers • earned an All-South Suburban Conference Honorable Mention in his junior season.

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personal Born Kyle Henry Schmidt on Oct. 30, 1995 in Burnsville, Minnesota • son of Patti and Steven Schmidt • has one brother, Matthew • three cousins have played collegiate softball, including Jessica Horne at UMD, Rebecca Schmidt at Drake, and Danielle Schmidt at Wheaton • enjoys snowmobling and hunting when off the diamond • undecided on a major at UMD.

freshman left-handed pitcher/outfielder

Height: 6-1 • Weight: 155 • Bats: L • Throws: L • Coon Rapids, Minnesota • Totino-Grace H.S. before umd A 2014 graduate of Totino-Grace High School • pitched for two seasons for coach Mike Smith and the Eagles • posted a 2.03 ERA in 2014 • also lettered two years in football.

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personal Born Joseph Charles Lewis on Feb. 11, 1996 in Coon Rapids, Minnesota • son of Karen and Daniel Lewis • one of five siblings (Ian, Andrew, Daniel, and Ellie) • also enjoys basketball, bowling, and golf when off the diamond • plans to major in business at UMD.

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schedule & results

date Mar. 12 + Mar. 13 + Mar. 13 + Mar. 15 + Mar. 15 + Mar. 16 + Mar. 16 + Mar. 17 + Mar. 19 + Mar. 19 + Mar. 23 * Mar. 23 * Mar. 30 * Mar. 30 * Mar. 31 * Mar. 31 * Apr. 2 * Apr. 2 * Apr. 5 * Apr. 5 * Apr. 6 * Apr. 6 * Apr. 12 * Apr. 12 * Apr. 13 * Apr. 15 * Apr. 15 * Apr. 18 * Apr. 18 * Apr. 19 * Apr. 19 * Apr. 22 * Apr. 22 * Apr. 25 * Apr. 25 * Apr 26 * Apr 26 * May 3 * May 3 * May 4 *

opponent Northwood (Mich.)

Ohio Dominican Ohio Dominican Wayne State (Mich.)

Wayne State (Mich.)

Saint Michael’s (Vt.) Saint Michael’s (Vt.) Saint Michael’s (Vt.) West Chester of Pa. Johnson (Fla.) Wayne State (Neb.) Wayne State (Neb.) No. 4 Minnesota State No. 4 Minnesota State No.4 Minnesota State No. 4 Minnesota State Concordia-St. Paul Concordia-St. Paul Southwest Minnesota Southwest Minnesota Southwest Minnesota Southwest Minnesota Augustana (S.D.) Augustana (S.D.) Augustana (S.D.) U-Mary U-Mary Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Upper Iowa Upper Iowa Northern State Northern State Northern State Northern State Minnesota Crookston Minnesota Crookston Minnesota Crookston

May 4 * Minnesota Crookston

score L 8-10 L 2-4 L 7-11 W 7-4 L 4-5 L 5-6 W 16-6 W 7-6 L 2-7 W 4-1 L 0-2 L 3-5 L 0-3 L 6-8 L 1-3 L 7-8 W 6-4 (13) L 2-10 W 8-0 L 0-3 L 0-5 W 6-5 L 2-6 L 3-15 L 3-11 L 3-7 W 6-5 (14) W 13-1 W 12-7 W 7-4 W 5-4 W 4-0 W 5-4 (11) L 4-8 L 4-14 L 4-14 L 1-3 W 5-0 W 21-11 W 4-1 W 15-5

umd | r-h-e 8-13-6 | 10-11-3 2-7-3 | 4-8-0 7-8-2 | 11-13-2 7-9-0 | 4-7-0 4-9-0 | 5-7-3 5-11-2 | 6-9-0 16-18-1 | 6-8-2 7-9-2 | 6-6-1 2-8-1 | 7-12-2 4-13-2 | 1-6-2 0-2-3 | 2-5-1 3-9-2 | 5-8-0 0-4-0 | 3-4-1 6-11-0 | 8-11-1 1-7-0 | 3-8-1 7-10-1 | 8-12-1 6-10-0 | 4-7-1 2-5-3| 10-15-0 8-11-0 | 0-2-0 0-10-1 | 3-8-0 0-3-1 | 5-9-0 6-10-1 | 5-7-5 2-10-2 | 6-9-1 3-4-1 | 15-18-0 3-5-7 | 11-12-1 3-7-1 | 7-11-1 6-12-0 | 5-8-2 13-14-0 | 1-4-3 12-10-3 | 7-13-7 7-12-0 | 4-11-1 5-7-0 | 4-10-4 4-4-1 | 0-5-0 5-15-4 | 4-4-0 4-9-0 | 8-8-0 4-10-1 | 14-15-0 4-11-2 | 14-20-1 1-9-2 | 3-4-2 5-12-0 | 0-6-0 21-20-4 | 11-13-5 4-8-0 | 1-8-1 15-21-1 | 5-8-1

overall record nsic 0-1 - 0-2 - 0-3 - 1-3 - 1-4 - 1-5 - 2-5 - 3-5 - 3-6 - 4-6 4-7 0-1 4-8 0-2 4-9 0-3 4-10 0-4 4-11 0-5 4-12 0-6 5-12 1-6 5-13 1-7 6-13 2-7 6-14 2-8 6-15 2-9 7-15 3-9 7-16 3-10 7-17 3-11 7-18 3-12 7-19 3-13 8-19 4-13 9-19 5-13 10-19 6-13 11-19 7-13 12-19 8-13 13-19 9-13 14-19 10-13 14-20 10-14 14-21 10-15 14-22 10-16 14-23 10-17 15-23 11-17 16-23 12-17 17-23 13-17 18-23

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pitcher of record Bo Hellquist (L 0-1) Ryan Lakin (L 0-1) Spencer Diedrich (L 0-1) Max Ryan (W 1-0) Kyle Fritz (L 0-1) Kevin Stocke (L 0-1) Chris Couillard (W 1-0) Marco Lucarelli (W 1-0) Max Ryan (L 1-1) Matt Mattiacci (W 1-0) Bo Hellquist (L 0-2) Wes Mleziva (L 0-1) Bo Hellquist (L 0-3) Ryan Lakin (L 0-2) Spencer Diedrich(L 0-2) Beau Goff (L 0-1) Kyle Fritz (W 1-1) Charlie Conkel (L 0-1) Bo Hellquist (W 1-3) Matt Mattiacci (L 1-1) Ryan Lakin (L 0-3) Charlie Conkel (W 1-1) Bo Hellquist (L 1-4) Max Ryan (L 1-2) Ryan Lakin (L 0-4) Charlie Conkel (L 1-2) Matt Schreder(W 1-0) Bo Hellquist (W 2-4) Max Ryan (W 2-2) Chris Couillard (W 2-0) Grant Farley(W 1-0) Bo Hellquist (W 3-4) Colton Sinning (W 1-0) Max Ryan (L 2-3) Kyle Fritz (L 1-2) Ryan Lakin (L 0-5) Chris Couillard (L 2-1) Bo Hellquist (W 4-4) Max Ryan (W 3-3) Chris Couillard (W 3-1) Kyle Fritz (W 2-2)

2014 season

batting player

avg gp-gs ab

Cody Aasen .331 Alex Wojciechowski .315 Skyler Wenninger .302 Kyle Comer .331 Jimmy Heck .293 Matt Vogt .280 Kellen McCoshen .239 Beau Goff .322 Brian Pierce .286 Grant Farley .306 John Meyer .250 Tyler Stein .132 Josh Denisen .324 Tommy Bodeker .276 Joe Balestreri .375 Ryan Lakin .333 Jake Steinbach .167 Max Ryan .556 Bo Hellquist .625 Kyle Hoffman .500 Chris Couillard 1.000 UMD .302 Opponents .291

40-40 41-41 38-36 34-33 38-37 36-30 34-30 35-29 24-19 28-20 18-12 15-12 21-7 16-7 12-5 22-8 6-2 14-8 13-12 12-2 9-5 41-41 41-41

151 146 126 118 116 107 92 90 63 62 56 38 37 29 24 21 12 9 8 8 1 1314 1273

r 18 28 19 30 24 13 8 13 9 17 7 5 8 0 4 8 1 5 2 2 1 222 236

h

2b 3b hr rbi tb

50 46 38 39 34 30 22 29 18 19 14

5 12

8

9

7

2

5

5

4

1 397 370

7 10 7 7 8 9 2 6 2 5 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 77 73

0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13

1 3 1 5 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 21

23 28 8 18 17 21 12 14 11 12 9 2 6 2 4 9 1 3 1 1 1 203 211

60 69 48 65 47 47 24 41 24 36 23 6 18 9 10 12 3 5 6 5 2 560 532

slg .397 .473 .381 .551 .405 .439 .261 .456 .381 .581 .411 .158 .486 .310 .417 .571 .250 .556 .750 .625 2.000 .426 .418

bb hbp so gdp

8 20 11 11 17 5 8 6 3 8 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 2 3 1 0 114 120

3 4 6 10 0 5 0 1 0 4 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 51

19 28 19 21 21 21 23 15 15 11

7

8 12

4

6

5

2

0

1

0

0 238 210

3 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 8

obp

sf sh sb-att.

.372 .407 .379 .429 .383 .342 .300 .364 .313 .419 .311 .175 .419 .300 .423 .375 .167 .636 .727 .500 1.000

.372

.370

2 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 19

0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 28

0-1 1-3 2-4 2-4 3-4 2-2 3-4 0-1 5-5 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 23-36 41-52

pitching player Bo Hellquist Max Ryan Chris Couillard Ryan Lakin Wes Mleziva Charlie Conkel Kyle Fritz Spencer Diedrich Kevin Stocke Colton Sinning Michael Stocke Grant Farley Matt Mattiacci Marco Lucarelli Matt Schreder Jimmy Heck Beau Goff Brian Pierce Skyler Wenninger UMD Opponents

player Alex Wojciechowski Beau Goff Skyler Wenninger Kyle Comer Jimmy Heck Brian Pierce Kellen McCoshen Tyler Stein Matt Vogt Cody Aasen John Meyer

era w-l app-strt cg sho sv 2.82 7.43 6.25 9.00 3.80 6.85 6.86 9.98 1.80 3.55 3.65 1.59 4.22 3.60 6.52 2.45 3.00 0.00 27.00 5.35 5.01

4-4 3-3 3-1 0-5 0-1 1-2 2-2 0-2 0-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 18-23 23-18

9-9 10-6 8-5 9-4 6-5 10-2 10-4 7-2 11-0 9-0 10-0 7-1 4-2 8-0 7-0 1-1 3-0 1-0 1-0 41-41 41-41

5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6

c po a e fld% 337 161 147 107 94 89 77 64 61 50 26

317 145 67 36 30 25 72 56 59 46 25

16 14 77 66 52 50 4 7 1 1 1

4 2 3 5 12 14 1 1 1 3 0

.988 .988 .980 .953 .872 .843 .987 .984 .984 .940 1.000

2/1 0/0 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 3/1 4/1

0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 10

ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr ab b/avg 51.0 40.0 31.2 24.0 23.2 22.1 21.0 15.1 15.0 12.2 12.1 11.1 10.2 10.0 9.2 3.2 3.0 0.1 0.1 318.0 319.2

41 54 34 42 20 33 26 26 13 11 22 10 8 6 14 7 1 0 2 370 397

21 42 26 26 13 19 25 18 6 5 7 5 5 5 7 4 1 0 1 236 222

16 33 22 24 10 17 16 17 3 5 5 2 5 4 7 1 1 0 1 189 178

15 11 15 7 5 4 9 14 9 4 3 6 3 9 4 1 0 0 1 120 114

40 33 10 19 20 17 13 10 4 10 1 10 9 2 6 2 4 0 0 210 238

10 11 4 8 6 5 7 7 1 4 4 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 73 77

fielding

player

Grant Farley Max Ryan Ryan Lakin Joe Balestreri Bo Hellquist Josh Denisen Kyle Hoffman Tommy Bodeker Kyle Fritz Kevin Stocke Charlie Conkel

c po a e fld%

19 15 15 14 14 13 11 10 9 8 8

19

13 3 3 .842 5 9 1 .933 9 6 0 1.000 14 0 0 1.000 5 8 1 .929 7 5 1 .923 3 7 1 .909 10 0 0 1.000 1 6 2 .778 1 7 0 1.000 1 7 0 1.000

0 2 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 13

2 6 3 3 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 20

195 169 122 114 89 92 89 67 53 49 52 42 37 32 41 18 9 1 2 1273 1314

.210 .320 .279 .368 .225 .359 .292 .388 .245 .224 .423 .238 .216 .188 .341 .389 .111 .000 1.000 .291 .302

player Jake Steinbach Michael Stocke Chris Couillard Marco Lucarelli Wes Mleziva Matt Mattiacci Matt Schreder Spencer Diedrich Colton Sinning UMD Opponents

wp hbp bk sfa sha 4 8 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 29 17

9 8 5 4 3 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 51 40

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5

1 4 4 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 12

1 2 3 0 1 5 1 2 2 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 28 16

c po a e fld% 8 7 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 1388 1415

4 3 1 6 1 3 0 3 1 3 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 954 374 959 400

1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 60 56

.875 1.000 .800 .600 1.000 1.000 .667 1.000 1.000 .957 .960

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2014 first team 32 Jason Hoppe 26 Eric Browning 10 Kye Winter 20 Kyle Fischer 28 Reese Gregory 36 Nolan Johnson 24 Stetson Olson 3 Jake Petersen 19 Tyler Nehring 26 Todd Standish 16 Tony Viger 5 Tyler Adams 13 Kyle Dalton 11 Max Waletich 10 Kye Winter 21 Patrick Rients 44 Jack Goihl

second team 29 Bryce Bellin 25 Taylor Nawrocki 12 Cody Johns 24 Henry Ojeda 7 Curtis Bussard 24 Mike Jurgella 35 Travis Evanson 6 Clayton Nutting 1 Tyler Nelson 13 Matt Stubbs 3 Jason Shaul 28 Marcus O'Neill 2 Eric Loxtercamp 29 Jon Ellis 4 Robbie Rocamora

gold glove team 31 Chase Blazier 36 Nolan Johnson 21 C.J. Nolen 3 Skyler Wenninger 26 Todd Standish 13 Matt Stubbs 2 Eric Loxtercamp 7 Curtis Bussard 5 Tyler Adams

player of the year Tony Viger augustana (s.d.) rhp/if

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all-nsic baseball teams position

year

school

RHP RHP RHP RHP Relief C 1B 2B SS SS 3B OF OF OF OF DH U

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

Minnesota State Wayne State Augustana St. Cloud State St. Cloud State Minnesota State Minnesota State Augustana Winona State Minnesota State Augustana Upper Iowa Concordia-St. Paul Minnesota State Augustana Southwest Minnesota State Augustana

position

year

school

RHP RHP RHP RHP Relief C 1B 2B SS 3B OF OF OF OF DH

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

Minnesota State Minnesota State Northern State Sioux Falls Wayne State St. Cloud State Winona State Northern State Bemidji State Northern State University of Mary Augustana St. Cloud State Southwest Minnesota State Northern State

position

year

school

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

Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr..

Jr. So. Sr.

Winona State Minnesota State Wayne State Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State Northern State St. Cloud State Wayne State Upper Iowa

pitcher of the year Jason Hoppe minnesota state rhp

freshman of the year Eric Peterson minnesota state 2b

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hometown Rice, Minn.

Lyons, Neb. Willow Lake, S.D. New Ulm, Minn.

St. Cloud, Minn.

Bloomington, Minn.

Renton, Wash.

Blair, Neb. DePere, Wis. Brookings, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D. Onalaska, Wis. Minnetonka, Minn.

Fairmont, Minn.

Willow Lake, S.D. Jackson, Minn.

Robbinsdale, Minn.

hometown Kimberly, Wis. Fairmont, Minn.

Naches Wash.

San Diego, Calif.

Papillion, Neb. Plover, Wis. Lakeville, Minn.

El Dorado Calif.

Hayfield, Minn.

Rochester Minn.

New Ulm,Minn.

Blaine, Minn.

Cold Spring, Minn.

Fairmont, Minn.

San Marcos, Calif.

hometown

newcomer of the year Patrick Rients southwest minnesota state 1b

Harvard, Ill. Bloomington, Minn.

Sioux City, Iowa Luverne, Minn.

Brookings, S.D. Rochester Minn.

Cold Spring, Minn.

Papillion, Neb. Onalaska, Wis.

coach of the year Dean Berry northern state fourth season

northern sun intercollegiate conference

2015

preseason poll

2014

standings

school points

school

1. Minnesota State [12]................................................................. 194 2. St. Cloud State [1]..................................................................... 172 3. Augustana (S.D.)........................................................................ 170 4. Winona State [2]....................................................................... 166 5. Southwest Minnesota State........................................................ 128 6. Northern State........................................................................... 125 7. Concordia-St. Paul..................................................................... 122 8. Wayne State (Neb.).................................................................... 122 9. Bemidji State............................................................................... 81 10. UMD........................................................................................... 76 11. Sioux Falls................................................................................. 72 12. Minot State................................................................................ 62 13. Upper Iowa................................................................................ 43 14. U-Mary...................................................................................... 31 15. Minnesota-Crookston................................................................. 14

1. Minnesota State * 2. Augustana (S.D.) !

3. St. Cloud State 4. Concordia-St. Paul 5. Winona State 6. Northern State 7. Southwest Minnesota State 8. Wayne State (Neb.) 9. Bemidji State 10. Minot State 11. UMD 12. Sioux Falls 13. U-Mary 14. Upper Iowa 15. Minnesota-Crookston

overall record

nsic record

48-11 28-4 41-16 25-8 37-14 24-9 28-14 20-10 27-22 20-11 28-19 21-13 27-23 17-14 27-24 18-15 21-22 15-15 19-23 13-15 18-23 14-17 18-31 12-24 15-35 6-24 11-30 4-22 1-47 0-36

! 2014 nsic/u.s. bank postseason tournament champion * 2014 nsic regular season champion

[#] first place votes

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against the competition opponent * Augustana (S.D.) * Bemidji State * Concordia-St. Paul * U-Mary * Minnesota-Crookston * Minnesota State * Minot State * Northern State * St. Cloud State * Sioux Falls * Southwest Minnesota State * Upper Iowa * Wayne State (Neb.) * Winona State Alderson Broaddus Ashland Augsburg Berry Bethel Bluefield (W. Va.) State Briar Cliff (Iowa) Butler Caldwell (N.J.) Cameron (Okla.)

Carleton Carthage Central Missouri Charleston (S.C.) Columbus (Ga.) State Concordia-Moorhead 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 UMass Lowell Mayville (N.D.) State

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series record

opponent

last meeting

14-19 2014 93-39 2013 19-17 2014 13-2 2014 37-2 2014 10-53 2014 0-2 2013 62-20 (1) 2014 16-31 2013 4-0 2014 57-58 2014 17-9 2014 10-27 2014 43-75 2013 0-1 2012 0-2 2010 9-15 2001 5-5 2002 2-0 2000 1-1 2003 1-1 (1) 1990 0-1 2011 4-0 2004 1-1 1981 41-6 2002 0-1 2009 0-2 2006 2-1 2009 0-2 1991 9-7 2012 2-0 1998 2-0 1972 1-0 1981 2-3 2008 2-0 2002 4-0 1989 1-2 2008 3-1 2008 2-0 2004 0-1 2010 0-4 2011 1-2 2008 3-3 2005 0-2 1993 3-1 2003 3-3 1987 11-4 1993 2-3 2007 0-1 2005 1-1 1978 1-0 2014 0-1 2011 18-10 2000 0-2 2002 1-1 1978 1-1 1982 2-0 1982 3-4 2013 7-3 2003 1-1 2007 0-2 2005 2-2 2012

Midwestern (Texas) State Minnesota Minnesota-Morris MSU-Moorhead Missouri Baptist Missouri Southern Missouri-St. Louis Missouri Valley Morehouse (Ga.) Mt. Marty (S.D.) Mt. Senario (Wis.) Mt. Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) Nebraska Omaha Nebraska Wesleyan New Jersey Institute of Tech North Dakota North Dakota State North Georgia Northland (Wis.) Northwest Missouri State Northwestern (Minn.)

Northwood (Mich.)

Ohio Dominican Oklahoma Baptist Oklahoma City Rockford (Ill.) Rockhurst (Mo.) St. John’s (Minn.)

St. Joseph’s (Ind.) Saint Mary’s (Minn.)

Saint Michael’s (Vt.) St. Olaf St. Rose (N.Y.) St. Scholastica St. Thomas (Minn.)

Shorter (Ga.) Simpson (Iowa) Slippery Rock South Dakota South Dakota State Southeastern Okla. State Southern New Hampshire Southern Polytechnic (Ga.) Stephen F. Austin Teikyo Post (Conn.)

Tennessee Temple Texas College Toccoa Falls (Ga.) Tulsa (Okla.)

Tuskegee (Ala.) Vermillion State J.C. Washington (Mo.) Wayne State (Mich.)

West Chester (Pa.) West Georgia Westminster Wisconsin-Eau Claire Wisconsin-La Crosse Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wisconsin-Superior Wooster Yankton (S.D.)

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series record last meeting 0-2 1980 0-6 2005 53-34 2003 15-7 1983 0-1 1990 1-5 2009 0-1 2006 1-0 1991 2-0 1994 1-0 1990 23-1 2000 4-0 2006 3-17 2008 2-1 1979 3-2 2006 18-9 2008 3-4 2007 0-2 2000 6-3 2003 0-1 2003 8-0 1998 0-1 2014 1-2 2014 0-2 1981 1-3 1981 2-0 1980 1-1 2008 8-4 2005 3-1 2011 3-7 1999 2-1 2014 4-4 2002 0-1 2005 22-1 1995 4-5 2004 7-18 2002 1-0 (1) 1986 1-2 2013 1-1 2004 0-1 2004 0-2 1980 1-1 2008 4-14 2002 0-2 1978 0-1 2004 2-2 2002 1-1 1978 1-0 1988 1-1 1981 2-0 1998 2-0 1972 0-1 1982 3-9 2014 1-4 2014 1-16 2001 2-0 1982 2-2 1987 0-2 1981 0-1 2000 24-4 2004 0-1 2009 1-1 1977

program history

career leaders hits 1. Tyler Erickson 2. Greg Aker 3. David Olson 4. Alex Johnson 5. Anders Engberg

237 230 223 203 181

batting average 1. Tim Battaglia 2. Scott Gerten 3. Mike Petrich 4. Brett Spaeth 5. Greg Aker

2006-09 1994-97 1986-88, ’90 1999-02 2003-06

.411 .397 .397 .394 .390

home runs 1. David Olson 1. Tim Garceau 3. Jeff Kaldor 4. Joe Korneta 5. Tim Battaglia

2006-09 2003-05, ’07 1988-91 2002-04 2001-04

39 39 34 31 30

runs batted in 1. David Olson 2. Anders Engberg 3. Jeff Kaldor 4. Tim Garceau 5. Ryan Skubic 5. Joe Korneta

2006-09 2009-12 1988-91 2003-05, ’07 1996-99 2002-04

159 144 137 136 133 133

wins 1. Brian Zadro 1. Chris Swiatkiewicz 3. Andy Dooley 4. Brandon Broxey 4. Mike Lenarz

1987-90 1995-99 1997-00 2000-03 1989-92

20 20 19 18 18

strikeouts (pitching) 1. Chris Swiatkiewicz 2. Brian Zadro 3. Brandon Broxey 4. Josh Foreman 5. Anders Engberg

1995-99 1987-90 2000-03 2008-11 2009-12

247 189 170 152 150

earned run average 1. Jason Malec 2. Gene Trojanowski 3. Brian Zadro 4. Pete Franz 5. Ray Miles 5. Chris Swiatkiewicz

1982-84 1976-79 1987-90 1977-80 1983-86 1995-99

1.39 1.84 2.00 2.27 2.68 2.68

shutouts 1. Chris Swiatkiewicz 2. Tim Battaglia 2. Brian Zadro

1995-99 2001-04 1987-90

6 5 5

record 56 36 34 15 16 1,797 425 581 106 21 55 381 .338 .528 72 51 48 306 336 226 225 1,272 558 86 29 .968 424.0 27 384 376 78 521 114 111 18 57 66 2.64 8.20 12

season(s) 2010 2003; 2010 2007 Apr. 20, 2002 - Feb. 26, 2003 May 10, 2012 - Mar. 19, 2013 2010 2010 2010 2010 1987; 1990 2003 2010 1988 1988 2009 1987; 1999 2005 2010 2012 1987; 2003 2007 2010 2010 2008 (45 games) 1986 (26 games) 1992 2010 1998 2009 2007 2001 2009 1984 2009 2009 2006 2007 1990 2006 2005

michael stocke ’15

photo credit: upper iowa athletics

2008-11 2003-06 2006-09 2003-06 2009-12

team season records

category Games Played Wins Losses Consecutive Wins Consecutive Losses At-Bats Runs Scored Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs Runs Batted In Batting Average Slugging Percentage Stolen Bases Sacrifices Hit by Pitch Strikeouts (batting) Strikeouts (pitching) Walks Walks Allowed Putouts Assists Most Errors Fewest Errors Fielding Percentage Innings Pitched Complete Games Most Runs Allowed Most Earned Runs Allowed Fewest Earned Runs Allowed Most Hits Allowed Fewest Hits Allowed Most Doubles Allowed Most Triples Allowed Most Home Runs Allowed Most Hit-by-Pitch (pitching) Lowest Team ERA Highest Team ERA Saves

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season records batting

player

Games Played

At-Bats Hits Doubles

Triples Home Runs

Runs Scored Runs Batted In Batting Average Total Bases Slugging Percentage Stolen Bases Sacrifices Hit by Pitch Strikeouts Walks Hitting Streak Consecutive AB Without K

Tyler Erickson Will Dahlgren Tyler Erickson Tyler Erickson Matt Joesting Matt Johnson Mike Petrich Jeff Kaldor Tim Battaglia Tyler Erickson Will Dahlgren Brett Spaeth David Olson Joe Korneta Brett Spaeth Dave Tafelski Marty Spansih Brian Burman Craig Liebaert Tyler Erickson Jon Dilley

total

season

56 56 223 94 20 20 8 15 15 77 71 .500 131 .838 25 13 13 43 38 29 games 128

2010 2010 2010 2010 1999 1998 1990 1990 2003 2010 2010 2001 2009 2000 2000 1999 2000 2010 1998 2010 1994

pitching

player

total

season

Innings Pitched Appearances Wins Losses

Complete Games Games Started

Saves Strikeouts Walks Hit Batters Wild Pitches

ERA Shutouts

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

82.3 24 11 6 6 11 12 12 12 12 8 120 46 12 16 16 0.73 4

1998 2005 1998 1987 2005 1998 1990 1998 2000 2012 1991 1998 1998 2009 1996 2000 1977 1998

fielding

player

total

season

Putouts Assists Error Fielding Percentage

Alex Conboy Tyler Erickson Marcus Riewer (multiple Players)

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2007 2010 2012 (multiple seasons)

scott hanna 2014 nsic hall of fame inductee Scott “Honey Bear” Hanna is a name many would recognize on the University of Minnesota Duluth campus and in the city of Duluth.

Hanna had the longest tenure in UMD athletic history when he retired after 44 years of service as a player, coach and/or staff member. Hanna launched a 27-year head baseball coaching career with the Bulldogs in 1979 and skippered UMD to a 550-357-3 overall record (a .606 winning percentage), four NSIC regular season titles (1992, 1993, 1999, and 2003), one NCAA II Regional berth (2003) and two NAIA Area 4 playoff appearances (1990 and 1991). Hanna helped produce four Major League Baseball draft picks, eight professional players, seven NCAA II All-Central Region selections and one American Baseball Coaches Association Division II All-American. Twice he earned NSIC Coach of the Year recognition (1999 and 2003) after was promoted to the head coach after a five-year assistant coaching stint (1973-78) under Al Holland. Hanna took over as UMD’s chief equipment manager in 1978 and also spent 23 seasons as an assistant coach with the football Bulldogs.

On the gridiron, Hanna lettered four years, two as a starter, and was the recipient of UMD’s Outstanding Lineman Award and earned allconference honors in 1972. Hanna was a regular in the Bulldog lineup during the school’s first two seasons of varsity baseball and has his namesake on the Scott “H.B.” Hanna Baseball Scholarship at UMD. He was also inducted into the UMD Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.

Hanna is a long-time member of the Normanna Volunteer Fire Department and has spent the past 32 years umpiring and officiating local high school baseball, softball and football. He has also volunteered heavily in the Operation One Voice program (which benefits U.S. Special Forces members and their families). Hanna, a Duluth Central High School graduate, and his wife Donna, a UMD softball alum, have raised four sons, Kelly, Ryan, Thomas and John and have five grandchildren.

program history

all-conference selections all-nsic season player 1977 1978 1979 1980 1980 1981 1981 1981 1982 1982 1982 1983 1983 1983 1984 1984 1984 1984 1985 1985 1987 1987 1987 1987 1987 1987 1988 1988 1989 1989 1989 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1991 1991 1991 1991 1992 1992 1992 1992 1993 1993 1993 1994 1994 1994 1994

Pete Franz Dave Nelson Gene Trojanowski Kasey Frank Pete Franz (2) Al Cleveland Kasey Frank (2) Corky Fleischmann Corky Fleischmann (2) Randy Hill Jason Malec Marty Fadness Randy Hill (2) Jason Malec (2) Brad Emanuel Kevin Hoy Todd Jensen Jason Malec (3) Brad Emanuel (2) Marty Fadness (2) Pat Bergquist Brian Hedin Mike Petrich Greg Spanier Mike Walsh Brian Zadro Dennis Karp Mike Petrich (2) Dennis Angellotti Jeff Kaldor Dennis Karp (2) Dennis Angellotti (2) John Elbs Jeff Kaldor (2) Mike Petrich (3) Brian Zadro (2) Dennis Angellotti (3) Barry Fermanich Jeff Kaldor (3) Brett Tucker Barry Fermanich Tony Hanten Mike Lenarz Brett Tucker (2) Craig Fericks Pat Etter Erick Anderson Craig Fericks (2) Scott Gerten Robby Ott Dave Thoreson

season player

position P/OF Util.

P C P OF C P P OF IF OF OF P C IF OF P C OF OF OF OF IF P P DH OF OF IF P OF P IF OF P OF OF IF P OF IF P P IF P OF IF DH P P

alex wojciechowski ’16 season player 1995 1995 1995 1995 1996 1996 1996 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1999 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2001 2002 2002

position

Jason Lukovsky Matt Murphy Joel Schaffer Troy Trachsel Jon Anderson Scott Gerten (2) Joel Schaffer (2) Troy Trachsel (2) Scott Gerten (3) Matt Joesting Matt Johnson Craig Liebart Jed Meyer Ryan Skubic Chris Swiatkiewcz Matt Joesting (2) Ryan Skubic (2) Brett Spaeth Chris Swiatkiewicz (2) Andy Dooley Brett Spaeth (2) Corey Koidahl Brett Spaeth (3) Brandon Broxey Joe Korneta

OF P C IF P OF C IF OF OF OF IF IF C P DH 1B OF P P OF IF OF P OF

2002 2002 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 2009 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014

position

Corey Koidahl (2) Util.

Brett Spaeth (4) OF Brandon Broxey P Nate Cermak C Joe Korneta 1B Greg Aker OF Tim Battaglia P Tim Battaglia (2) OF/P Alex Johnson 2B Adam Keeler OF David Olson 3B Tyler Erickson SS Josh Foreman P Marcus Riewer 2B Mark Shaver P Collin Stinogel P Alex Wojciechowski (First Team) IF Orry Engebretsen (Second Team) P Skyler Wenninger (Gold Glove) 2B

player of the year season player 2013

position

Alex Wojciechowski

1B

freshman of the year season player 2013

position

Alex Wojciechowski

1B

tim battaglia ’05

all-ncc (2005-08)

tim garceau ’05 25

season player 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

position OF C OF P OF IF 3B RF

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postseason honors rawlings/abca all-america

season player 2005 2003

position

Tim Garceau Tim Battaglia

abca all-central region

season player

honor

P/OF P/OF

2013 2010 2009 2005 2005 2003 2003 2003 2003 2002 1999 1999 1999

Second Team First Team

daktronics/cosida all-america season player 2013

position

Alex Wojciechowski

honor

1B

Third Team

daktronics all-central region season player 2013

position

Alex Wojciechowski

honor

1B

First Team

position

Alex Wojciechowski Tyler Erickson David Olson Greg Aker Tim Garceau Tim Battaglia* Brandon Broxey Joe Korneta Nate Cermak Joe Korneta Chris Swiatkiewicz Matt Joesting Ryan Skubic

P/IF SS 3B OF OF P/OF P 1B C 1B P OF 1B

honor

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

*region player of the year

team awards team mvp

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Terry Egerdahl Terry Egerdahl Terry Egerdahl Pete Franz Dave Nelson Rod Fadness Scott Baker Al Cleveland Steve Bohren Randy Hill Jason Malec Tim Blegen Tom Folska Brian Hedin Mike Petrich Dennis Karp Mike Petrich Dennis Angellotti Mark Slattengren Pat Etter Jon Dilley Tony Hansen Jeff Wallace Troy Traschel Scott Gerten Ryan Klingelhofer Chris Swiatkiewicz Ryan Skubic Brett Spaeth Brett Spaeth Tim Battaglia Tim Battaglia Greg Aker Tim Gareau Tony Doherty David Olson Will Dahlgren Josh Foreman Anders Engberg Mike Darley Colin Stinogel Kyle Comer Alex Wojciechowski Bo Hellquist

rookie of the year 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Steve Bohren Mark Wolf Marty Fadness Chuck Flynn Ray Miles Corey Thomas Brian Hedin Mike Petrich Brian Zaro Dennis Karp Mark Slattengren Brian LaShomb Jon Dilley Jason Lukovsky Erick Anderson Jon Anderson Scott Gerten Matt Johnson Matt Joesting Jed Meyer Eric Goerdt Brett Spaeth Corey Koidal Tim Battaglia Joe Korneta Greg Aker Jacob Mertz Kyle Zweber Tyler Erickson Anders Engberg Jordan Smith Marcus Riewer John Meyer Alex Wojciechowski Skyler Wenninger

most improved 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Bryan Denisen Brian Burman Mike Stevenson Mike Darley Michael Stocke Tommy Bodeker Tyler Stein Matt Vogt

bulldog award 2008 2009 2010 2011

2012 2013 2014

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Ty Fadness Cole Hytjan Bryan Denisen Josh Threlkeld Josh Foreman Mike Darley Michael Stocke Kellen McCoshen

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1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

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umd ... by the numbers

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nsic victories In one of the most competitive leagues in NCAA II, Coach Bob Rients is 13 games above .500 in the NSIC during his nine-year coaching tenure at UMD. 95 all-nsic selections UMD has boasted 95 selections by 65 different players in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, including current Bulldog Alex Wojciechowski in 2013.

13 fresh faces UMD adds an 11-member freshman class and a pair of junior transfers in 2015, one of the largest incoming classes in program history, building on an eight-man freshman class in 2014 that produced Grant Farley, Brian Pierce, andMatt Vogt, who each made significant impacts for the Bulldogs a season ago. all-central region selections In addition 13 to eight in head coach Bob Rients’ tenure, the Bulldogs also had the Region’s 2003 Player of the Year in pitcher Tim Battaglia.

8 all-ncc selections UMD spent four years in the North Central Conference (2005-08) and had eight all-league players, and at least one each season. nsic seasons Since returning to the nsic in 6 2014, the Bulldogs have been at or above .500 in four of six seasons under head coach Bob Rients.

4 big league draftees Tim Battaglia (’04), Pat Bergquist (’87), John Engen (’79), and Mike Petrich (’90) were each selected in the Major League Baseball amateur player draft. Four others signed professional contracts, including three independent in the big leagues.

3 all-americans Alex Wojciechowski (’16) became the third UMD All-American selection last year with a Third Team Daktronics selection.

He joins Tim Battaglia and Tim Garceau, each honored by Rawlings/ABCA, in 2003 and 2005, respectively.

3 northwoods league players UMD had three players compete in the Northwoods League, one of the top collegiate amateur baseball leagues in the country during the 2014 summer season: Bo Hellquist, Beau Goff, and Kyle Comer.

jimmy heck ’16

bulldogs in the bigs umd players who signed professional contracts or were selected in the mlb draft

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Mark Wilson P 1989-91 Brett Tucker P 1991-92 Chris Swiatkiewicz P 1995-99 Jason Malec P 1982-84 Mike Petrich OF 1986-88, 1990

John Engen P 1979

Pat Bergquist OF 1985-87

Tim Battaglia P/OF 2001-04

deal signed by St. Paul Saints signed by Houston Astros signed by New York Yankees signed by Minnesota Twins selected by Houston Astros in Round 84 of the 1989 MLB Draft (1,485th overall pick) selected by Detroit Tigers in Round 6 of the 1980 MLB Draft (145th overall pick) selected by Kansas City Royals in Round 42 of the 1987 MLB Draft (1,047th overall pick) selected by Cleveland Indians in Round 50 of the 2004 MLB Draft (1,476th overall pick)

kyle comer ’16

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