2016 UMD Baseball Media Guide

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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 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Bob Nygaard

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The University of Minnesota Duluth enters the 2016 campaign with preseason national rankings by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper (R.V.) and Perfect Game USA (no. 23), its highest position in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Preseason Coaches Poll since 2004 (fourth), and a nine-member senior class including 2016 NSIC Presason Player of the Year, senior first baseman Alex Wojciechowski and fellow National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Preseason All-America selection, senior second baseman Jimmy Heck. After posting its secondhighest win total in program history and ending 2015 in the NSIC Tournament semifinals, UMD will look to take the next step as it steps on the field later this month to begin the season.

WHO’S BACK? The marquee name returning for the Bulldogs is the aforementioned Wojciechowski, who earned his second career Preseason Player of the Year selection (2014) as well as NCBWA Preseason All-America Second Team selection already this month. “Wojo” earned his second career All-NSIC First Team selection a season ago, leading UMD in nearly ever major category with a .417 batting average, .733 slugging percentage, and .498 on-base percentage as well as 78 hits, 60 runs scored, 57 runs batted in, 25 walks, 19 doubles, and 12 home runs while playing in all 51 games for UMD. The Bulldogs return two additional All-Central Region selections from a season ago, each honored by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) in Heck and junior outfielder Grant Farley. Heck earned First Team All-Region honors from three different organizations a season ago, including the NCBWA and Daktronics. His 70 hits and 18 doubles were second-most to only Wojciechowski while he also earned an All-NSIC Gold Glove while making just three errors on the year for a .986 fielding percentage.

Farley slugged .706 on the year

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with 30 of his 62 hits on the season going for extra bases.

Also returning to the line-up are senior third baseman Kyle Comer, senior outfielder Kyle Singer, junior shortstop platoon Brian Pierce and Kyle Hoffman, junior catcher Marco Lucarelli, and and junior outfielder Matt Vogt. Comer led the group with a .380/.479/.570 batting line and seven home runs, finishing third on the Bulldogs with 68 hits while playing in all 51 games for the Bulldogs. Vogt slugged nine doubles on the season. Senior Spencer Diedrich returns as a twoway player both on the mound and in the line-up. He plated 14 runs in 30 games while also hurling 29.2 innings for UMD. The pitching staff will be led once again by senior southpaw Bo Hellquist. He tossed a no-hitter in his first appearance of the NSIC season a year ago on Apr. 3 against then-No. 2 Minnesota State University and shut out Wayne State (Neb.) College in the NSIC Tournament on May 6 in his most notable appearance, earning a spot on the NSIC All-Tournament Team. Hellquist will serve as one of UMD’s team captains along with Heck, Wojciechowski, and senior right-hander Matt Mattiacci. The reliever tossed an immaculate inning (three strikeouts on nine pitches) against the University of MInnesota Crookston on Apr. 15 last season. Mattiacci will anchor the Bulldog bullpen with senior right-hander Wes Mleziva, who finished with six saves and a 1.88 ERA last season.

On the starting side, UMD returns its co-newcomers of the year, each tossing from the right side in senior Austin Vaske and sophomore Nick Dorfman. Vaske finished with a team-high five wins in nine starts last year and a 3.00 ERA in 54.0 innings. Dorfman went 4-0 in eight starts last season. Junior left-hander Kevin Stocke started the opener for UMD in 2015 and matched Vaske with a 5-2 record in 45.2 innings. Among the other returning hurlers, lefty Marcus Frederickson returns a 3.82 ERA

SCHEDULE

FEBRUARY 19-21 Pittsburg State (Kan.) 3pm, 1/3pm, 1pm MARCH 7 Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) 10am/12pm 8 Slippery Rock (Pa.) [1] 9am 8 Ohio Dominican [1] 12:30pm 10 Wayne State (Neb.) [1] 9:15am 10 Walsh (Ohio) [1] 12:45pm 11 Wayne State (Mich.)

2:30pm/4:30pm 25-26 * Minnesota State 1:30/3:30pm, 12/2pm APRIL 2-3 * Winona State 1:30/3:30pm, 12/2pm 6 Upper Iowa 1:30/3:30pm 9-10 * Sioux Falls 1:30/3:30pm, 12/2pm 13 * Southwest Minnesota 1:30pm/3:30pm 16-17 * Concordia-St. Paul 1:30/3:30pm, 12/2pm 20 * Minnesota Crookston 1:30/3:30pm 23-24 * Bemidji State 1:30/3:30pm, 12/2pm 27 * Upper Iowa 1:30/3:30pm 30-1 * Minot State 1:30/3:30pm, 12/2pm MAY 4 * St. Cloud State 4/6pm 6 * U-Mary 1:30/3:30pm, 12/2pm 11-15 # NSIC Tournament TBD 19-22 # NCAA II Central Region Tournament TBD *NSIC Match | [1] Single game (all others DH) | Bulldog Park | Wade Stadium Regular season only. All game times listed in Central time.

in his first go-around with the Bulldogs, appearing in 10 games including five starts. He averaged nearly a strikeout per inning, collecting 30 in 33.0 frames, the second-best on the team.

WHO’S NEW? The team entered the new year with 16 newcomers vying for roster spots. Included in that line-up are three transfers, 12 freshmen, and one redshirt freshman who trained with the Bulldogs a season ago in first baseman Kyle Schmidt. The transfers include junior Dominic DeFeo, who spent the last two seasons mostly as a reserve catcher at Longview Community College. Sophomore outfielder Brett Milazzo bounced around in his first two seasons, sitting out of last season due to transfer restrictions while training with the University of North CarolinaAsheville. The speedster finished his high school career 56-of-57 in stolen base attempts and batting .400. A native of Woodbury, Minnesota, sophomore left-hander Robbie Mouton did not see game

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action during a redshirt freshman season a year ago ago Bradley University and brings a pedigree having earned All-State honors from both the Minneapolis Star Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press during his prep career.

The standout name in the freshman line-up is Tyler Wojciechowski, the younger brother of Alex, who will play the hot corner and take the mound for the Bulldogs, tossing from the right side. Freshman shortstop/ outfielder Cory Krolikowski impressed in fall ball, earned AllUpstate Eight Conference Honors in each of his last two seasons at Bartlett (Illinois) High School.

The local products in the group are Eric Yachinich, a shortstop from Ashland, Wisconsin, and Kole Zuidmulder, a right-handed pitcher and first baseman from Hermantown.

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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. Steven 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 field turf First Season 2015 BASEBALL STAFF Head Coach Bob Rients (11th season) Phone (218) 726-7697 Email rrients@d.umn.edu Assistant Coach Frank Pufall (2nd season) Phone 218-726-8148 Email pufal014@d.umn.edu Graduate Assistant Trevor Burmeister Phone 218-726-6769 Email burme078@d.umn.edu Athletic Trainer Jason Slivnik Phone (218) 726-8418 Equipment Manager John Hanna

PROGRAM HISTORY Overall Record 846-688-3 NSIC Record 399-279 NSIC Championships 3 LAST SEASON 2015 Overall Record 35-16 2015 NSIC Record 26-10 Finish Fourth Home 12-6 Road 12-5 Neutral 11-5 Postseason NSIC Semifinals SPORTS INFORMATION Baseball Contact Joe Hansen Phone (218) 726-8514 Email jshansen@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 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 26-10 225-255 145-134

*UMD competed in the North Central Conference from 2005-08.

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frank pufall ASSISTANT COACH, SECOND SEASON A native of northern Wisconsin, Frank Pufall joined 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 AllConference Infielder, participating in three Wisconsin state tournaments, including a pair of state championship games.

trevor Burmeister GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH, FIRST SEASON Head coach Bob Rients has announced the addition of former University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse player and coach Trevor Burmeister to the Bulldog baseball bench as a graduate assistant coach for the 2016 campaign. Burmeister joins UMD after a two-year coaching stint at his alma mater, working as a head outfield instructor as well as assistant hitting coach for the Eagles, who made consecutive NCAA III Midwest Regional tournament appearances, winning the 2015 version and earning the school’s first berth in the NCAA III World Series, finshing second in the nation a season ago. While a player for the Eagles, he helped lead a conference championship team in 2012. He spent his first two seasons with Madison College, competing in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).

This past summer, Burmiester joined the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League as the team’s lead hitting instructor, outfield instructor, and camp organizer. In addition to his gameday duties, Burmeister helped organize camps and recruit throughout the Midwest while at Wisconsin-LaCrosse.

He cut his teeth in the coaching ranks as an instructor at the Woodall Baseball Academy, assisting former Major League player Brad Woodall with the instruction of youth and high school players while leading talks on how to become a college baseball player.

Burmeister earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Wisconsin-LaCrosse in 2014, majoring in professional and organizational communications with minors in psychology and sociology.

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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MLEZIVA

2015 (JUNIOR) Returned to the mound not in a starting capacity, but rather as the Bulldogs' closer, picking up six saves while posting a team-low 1.88 ERA · picked up back-to-back saves in his first two appearances with 2.1 hitless innings against Northwood (Mich.) on Mar. 13-14 · struck out four and earned the win in a season-high 3.0 innings against St. Michael's (Vt.) on Mar. 17 · pitched in both ends of a doubleheader, striking out three and allowing one hit in 2.2 innings, picking up a save against Winona State on Apr. 11 · posted a 0.875 WHIP with five perfect outings and eight allowing just a single baserunner.

2014 (MEDICAL REDSHIRT) Received a medical redshirt after making 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 POSITION

Reflief Pither SEASON Senior HEIGHT 6-0 WEIGHT 170 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Green Bay, Wis. PREVIOUS SCHOOL

North Park University

CAREER STATS PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2014 6 0-1 3.80 23.2 5 20 20 13 10 .225 2015 18 3-1 1.88 24.0 6 15 25 7 5 .179 Career 24 3-2 2.83 47.2 11 35 45 20 15 .202

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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.

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PERSONAL Born Wes Michael Mleziva in Green Bay, Wisconsin on June 20, 1992 · son of Roger and Paula Mleziva · has one sister, Allisyn · plans to major in Physical Education with a minor in Health/Special Education at UMD.

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MATTIACCI

2015 (JUNIOR) Returned from season-ending surgery in 2014 to toss a hitless inning against St. Michael’s (Vt.) on Mar. 17 · tossed an immaculate inning (three strikeouts on nine pitches) against Minnesota-Crookston on Apr. 15 · racked up a 9.26 K/9 ratio while striking out eight in 5.1 straight shutout innings over five appearances Apr. 3-25 · allowed one hit in 2.0 shutout innings in the NSIC/U.S. Bank Tournament on May 7-8.

2014 (SOPHOMORE) Made four appearances for UMD · 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.

POSITION

Reflief Pither SEASON Senior HEIGHT 6-4 WEIGHT 190 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Minnetonka, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Minnetonka H.S.

CAREER STATS PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2013 9 0-2 13.03 9.2 7 5 16 15 14 .381 2014 4 1-1 4.22 10.2 3 9 8 5 5 .216 2015 11 2-0 3.86 11.2 5 12 8 5 5 .186 Career 24 3-3 6.75 32.0 15 26 32 25 24 .262

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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.

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Bulldog Career

2015 NSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM POSITION

Starting Pitcher SEASON Senior HEIGHT 6-3 WEIGHT 200 BATS Left THROWS Left HOMETOWN

Savage, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Burnsville H.S.

HELLQUIST

2015 (JUNIOR) Led a much-improved UMD rotation with nine starts as the team’s ace while also cracking the starting line-up for 25 games as a designated hitter · tossed a no-hitter, striking out seven in 7.0 innings against No. 2 Minnesota State on Apr. 3 · earned a spot on the NSIC/US Bank AllTournament Team, tossing a complete game twohit shutout with six strikeouts against Wayne State (Neb.) on May 6 · allowed 2 or fewer runs in seven of his nine starts · launched a line drive home run, scored four times, and drew three walks in a twinbill against Southwest Minnesota State on Apr. 8 · went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, a double, and a home run against Augustana (S.D.) in the NSIC Tournament on May 8.

2014 (SOPHOMORE) 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.

Played for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League following the 2014 and 2015 seasons.

CAREER STATS BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 2013 18-11 .174 .283 .283 2 0 1 7 8 7 2014 13-12 .625 .727 .750 1 0 0 3 2 1 2015 33-29 .273 .398 .439 3 1 2 13 17 13 Career 64-52 .258 .381 .400 6 1 3 23 27 21 PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2013 12 1-2 4.89 38.2 13 29 40 24 21 .274 2014 9 4-4 2.82 51.0 15 40 41 21 16 .210 2015 9 4-2 2.98 54.1 11 52 44 24 18 .219 Career 30 9-8 3.44 144.0 39 121 125 69 55 .231

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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.

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PERSONAL Born Bo Matthew Hellquist on Apr. 5, 1994 in Edina, Minnesota · son of Paul and Lynette Hellquist · has one older brother, Luke.

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HECK

Bulldog Career

2015 ABCA ALL-REGION FIRST TEAM 2015 DAKTRONICS ALL-REGION FIRST TEAM 2015 CBN ALL-REGION FIRST TEAM 2015 ALL-NSIC FIRST TEAM SELECTION 2015 ALL-NSIC GOLD GLOVE TEAM SELECTION

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Second Baseman SEASON Senior HEIGHT 6-5 WEIGHT 225 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN

St. Louis Park, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Benilde-St. Margaret H.S.

2016 (SENIOR) Named an NCBWA Preseason AllAmerica Honorable Mention and to the Preseason All-Central Region Team.

2015 (JUNIOR) Earned his first career All-NSIC First Team selection as well as an NSIC Gold Glove at second base after moving there from third a season ago · selected to the All-Central Region First Team by each of the three major voting bodies - the ABCA, Daktronics, and the CBWA · one of four Bulldogs to appear in 50 games, including 49 starts on the middle infield · ended the season on a 13-game hitting streak, beginning Apr. 26 against U-Mary · went 4-for-4, a season-best against St. Michael’s (Vt.) on Mar. 17, driving in two and crossing the plate three times · finished with 18 doubles, two short of the Bulldog season high and had six games with multiple two-baggers · finished with just three errors on the year and one in his last 31 games 2014 (SOPHOMORE) After a slow start, became one of UMD’s most productive hitters, starting 37 games at third base · finished the season with nine multihit 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.

Played for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League following the 2015 season.

CAREER STATS BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 2013 33-31 .353 .450 .431 8 0 0 16 21 17 2014 38-37 .293 .383 .405 8 1 1 17 24 17 2015 50-49 .395 .455 .554 18 2 2 18 45 40 Career 121-117 .354 .433 .478 34 3 3 51 90 74 PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2013 8 0-3 6.52 19.1 8 29 23 24 21 .288 2014 1 0-0 2.45 3.2 1 2 7 4 1 .389 Career 9 0-3 5.87 23.0 9 31 30 28 22 .306

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A 2012 graduate of Benilde-St. Margaret’s 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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Bulldog Career

2014 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM SELECTION 2015 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM SELECTION

POSITION Pitcher/Outfielder SEASON Senior HEIGHT 6-3 WEIGHT 210 BATS Right THROWS Left HOMETOWN

Cottage Grove, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Park H.S.

DIEDRICH

2015 (JUNIOR) Started on the bump six times in seven appearances while also getting in the starting line-up in 22 games · tossed six shutout innings in back-to-back games against Southwest Minnesota State on Apr. 8 and Minnesota-Crookston on Apr. 15 · struck out a season-high 10 Mustangs, allowing just three hits in that Apr. 8 outing · lifted a season-high three hits, including a home run, while driving in three and crossing the plate twice on Apr. 17 against Bemidji State · selected to NSIC All-Academic Team.

2014 (SOPHOMORE) Took 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 · selected to NSIC All-Academic Team.

Played for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League following the 2015 season.

CAREER STATS BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 2015 30-26 .308 .418 .431 2 0 2 6 12 14 Career 37-28 .308 .418 .431 2 0 2 6 12 14 PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2013 9 2-1 6.75 18.2 13 10 27 16 14 .355 2014 7 0-2 9.98 15.1 14 10 26 18 17 .388 2015 7 3-3 5.46 29.2 14 28 33 24 18 .264 Career 23 5-6 6.93 63.2 41 48 86 58 49 .321

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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.

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VASKE

Bulldog Career

2015 (JUNIOR) Voted one of the team’s best newcomers while making nine starts in his first season at UMD · allowed two or fewer runs in five of nine starts, including a seven-strikeout, six-inning performance against Sioux Falls on Mar. 20 · threw six shutout innings, allowing four hits, against U-Mary on Apr. 25 · allowed just one earned run in 7.2 innings against No. 1 St. Cloud State in the NSIC/U.S. Bank Tournament on May 7.

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Starting Pitcher SEASON Senior HEIGHT 6-2 WEIGHT 200 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Algona, Iowa PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Iowa Central C.C.

CAREER STATS PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2015 9 5-2 3.00 54.0 28 33 51 23 18 .255 Career 9 5-2 3.00 54.0 28 33 51 23 18 .255

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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 AllIowa State selections as a junior and senior · named Class A Player of the Year as a senior · received All-District, All-Area, and All-North Central Conference honors in four seasons at Bishop Garrigan · also earned All-Conference honors as a guard in basketball and qualified for state in the high jump in track & field.

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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POSITION

Third Baseman SEASON Senior HEIGHT 6-1 WEIGHT 220 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Rhinelander, Wis. PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Rhinelander H.S.

2015 (JUNIOR) One of the two players to start all 51 games for UMD · his .380/.479/.570 batting line marked career highs in each category, as did his 52 runs scored and 49 batted in · drew a team-high 34 walks · posted a season-high nine-game hitting streak from Mar. 21 to Apr 3 · lifted a pair of triples against St. Michael’s (Vt.) on Mar. 17 · slugged a home run and a double, driving in three in the tail end of a doubleheader against Minnesota State on Apr. 4 · went 6-for-9 with 8 RBI, 2 HR, and 6 BB in a four-game series against Bemidji State on Apr. 17-18.

2014 (SOPHOMORE) 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.

Played for the Thunder Bay Border Cats of the Northwoods League following the 2014 and 2015 seasons and the Duluth Huskies following the 2015 season.

CAREER STATS BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 2013 38-33 .356 .375 .523 7 0 5 6 15 38 2014 34-33 .331 .429 .551 7 2 5 11 30 18 2015 51-51 .380 .479 .570 9 2 7 34 52 49 Career 123-117 .359 .435 .550 23 4 17 51 97 105 PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2013 2 0-1 6.75 1.1 2 3 0 1 1 .500 Career 2 0-1 6.75 1.1 2 3 0 1 1 .500

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COMER

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 AllConference selection as a linebacker.

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PERSONAL Born Kyle Lawrence Comer on Apr. 1, 1994 in Germany · son of Robert and Shannon Comer · has two siblings, Hayden and Bradley.

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WOJCIECHOWSKI

Bulldog Career

2013 DAKTRONICS ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM 2013 DAKTRONICS ALL-REGION FIRST TEAM 2013 ABCA ALL-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 ALL-NSIC FIRST TEAM SELECTION 2015 DAKTRONICS ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM 2015 DAKTRONICS ALL-REGION FIRST TEAM 2015 ABCA ALL-CENTRAL REGION FIRST TEAM 2015 CBN ALL-REGION SECOND TEAM POSITION

First Baseman SEASON Senior HEIGHT 6-5 WEIGHT 230 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Coon Rapids, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Coon Rapids H.S.

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2016 (SENIOR) Voted the NSIC’s Preseason Player of the Year · named to NCBWA Preseason All-American Second Team and All-Central Region Team.

2015 (JUNIOR) Earned his second career All-America nod by Daktronics while playing in 51 games for the Bulldogs · voted to All-Central Region First Team

by ABCA and Daktronics, Second Team by Baseball Writers · earned NSIC Player of the Week honors on Apr. 20 · reached base in all but seven games and had a hit in all but ten games · drove in five runs and crossed the plate four times on a 3-for5 games against Southwest Minnesota State on Apr. 8 · drove in eight runs and crossed the plate four times while going 5-for-5 with two doubles and two home runs against Bemidji State on Apr. 18 · had a hit in 13 of UMD’s final 15 games and 20 of their final 22 · set Bulldog single season records for putouts (462) and total bases (137).

2014 (SOPHOMORE) Started all 41 games for the Bulldogs at first base or designated hitter · finished the season with 15 multi-hit 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 Minnesota-Crookston on May 3.

Played for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League following the 2013 and 2015 seasons.

CAREER STATS BATTING GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 2013 35-33 .425 .474 .675 15 0 5 10 37 37 2014 41-41 .315 .407 .473 10 2 3 20 28 28 2015 51-51 .417 .498 .733 19 2 12 25 60 57 Career 127-125 .386 .462 .634 44 4 20 55 125 122 PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2013 1 0-0 9.00 1.0 0 1 0 1 1 .400 Career 1 0-0 9.00 1.0 0 1 0 1 1 .400

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 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 (whoa-jik-how-skee) on Mar. 17, 1994 in Marshall, Minnesota · son of Kevin and Colleen Wojckiechowski · known as “Wojo” to teammates · will play alongside his brother, Tyler, with the Bulldogs this season.

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brian

Bulldog Career

2015 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM SELECTION POSITION

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

Ames, Iowa PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Ames H.S.

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 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 59-46 .273 .316 .329 3 3 0 7 29 25

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PIERCE

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 · undecided on a major at UMD.

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POSITION

Catcher SEASON Junior HEIGHT 5-9 WEIGHT 192 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Fridley, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Totino Grace H.S.

LUCARELLI

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-for5 with a double, two RBIs, and two runs scored against Upper Iowa on Apr. 23 · drove in a pair of runs with 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 Career 38-19 .235 .329 .309 2 0 1 10 10 17 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, 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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Bulldog Career

2015 ABCA ALL-REGION FIRST TEAM 2015 CBN ALL-REGION SECOND TEAM 2015 ALL-NSIC SECOND TEAM SELECTION 2015 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM SELECTION POSITION

Outfielder SEASON Junior HEIGHT 6-2 WEIGHT 175 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Andover, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Coon Rapids H.S.

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 Career 78-70 .360 .461 .671 22 6 12 26 57 59 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.

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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.

kyle

Bulldog Career

2015 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM SELECTION POSITION

Shortstop/Third Baseman SEASON Junior HEIGHT 6-1 WEIGHT 175 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Minnetonka, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Minnetonka H.S.

HOFFMAN

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 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 41-27 2 0 0 5 7 16

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A 2013 graduate of Minnetonka High School · started as a third baseman and a pitcher for head coach Paul Twenge and the Skippers.

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PERSONAL Born Kyle Kevin Hoffman in Waconia, Minnesota on May 1, 1995 · son of Kevin and Mary Hoffman · one of four Hoffman siblings (Ryan, Renee, and Jason) · enjoys boating, skiing, and ping pong off the field · plans to major in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science at UMD.

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Bulldog Career

SINNING

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.

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Relief Pitcher SEASON Junior HEIGHT 6-2 WEIGHT 160 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Pine Island, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Pine Island H.S.

CAREER STATS PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K 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 Career 16 1-0 4.42 18.1 13 17 18 9 9 .247

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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.

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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.

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VOGT

Bulldog Career

2015 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM SELECTION POSITION

Outfielder SEASON Junior HEIGHT 6-1 WEIGHT 200 BATS Left THROWS Right HOMETOWN

Libertyville, Ill PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Libertyville H.S.

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 MinnesotaCrookston on Apr. 15 as well as against Upper Iowa on Apr. 23 · selected to the NSIC AllAcademic 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 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.

CAREER STATS BATTING 2014 2015 Career

GP-GS BA OBP SLG 36-30 .280 .342 .439 34-26 .242 .342 .337 70-56 .262 .342 .391

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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.

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Bulldog Career

2015 NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM SELECTION POSITION

Starting Pitcher SEASON Junior HEIGHT 6-0 WEIGHT 200 BATS Left THROWS Left HOMETOWN

Hermantown, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Hermantown H.S.

STOCKE

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 AllAcademic 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.

CAREER STATS PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2014 11 0-1 1.80 15.0 9 4 13 6 3 .245 2015 10 5-2 4.53 45.2 13 23 49 27 23 .277 Career 21 5-3 3.86 60.2 22 27 62 33 26 .270

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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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PERSONAL Born Kevin Matthew Stocke on Sept. 22, 1994 in Duluth, Minnesota · son of Dave and Sue Stocke · played with brother Michael (‘15) on the Bulldogs · also 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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PEDERSEN

2015 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in 15 games for UMD, starting a pair at second base · picked up his first career hit and RBI in his collegiate debut against Northwood (Mich.) on Mar. 14 · drove in a run and scored against Sioux Falls on Mar. 21 · drew a walk and scored a run against Upper Iowa on Apr. 23.

CAREER STATS BATTING 2015

GP-GS BA OBP SLG 2B 3B HR BB R RBI 15-2 .273 .467 .273 0 0 0 3 3 4

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Seocnd Baseman SEASON Sophomore HEIGHT 5-10 WEIGHT 176 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN Eau Claire, Wis. PREVIOUS SCHOOL Memorial H.S.

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.

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PERSONAL Born Nicholas Ryan Pedersen on Oct. 16, 1995 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin · son of Trisha and Bill Pedersen · 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.

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FERGUSON

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.

Pitched for the Crystal Lake Cardinals of the Metro Collegiate Summer Baseball League of Illinois following the 2015 season.

CAREER STATS PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2015 11 2-1 5.01 23.1 15 20 25 17 13 .258

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Starting Pitcher SEASON Sophomore HEIGHT 5-11 WEIGHT 165 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN Woodstock, Ill. PREVIOUS SCHOOL Woodstock H.S.

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 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 · plans to major in engineering at UMD.

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Bulldog Career

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 Minnesota-Crookston on Apr. 15.

CAREER STATS PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2015 11 2-1 5.01 23.1 15 20 25 17 13 .258

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Starting Pitcher SEASON Sophomore HEIGHT 5-11 WEIGHT 165 BATS Left THROWS Left HOMETOWN Eagan, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL Eastview H.S.

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.

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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.

Nick

DORFMAN

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 24 58 26 22 .319

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Starting Pitcher SEASON Sophomore HEIGHT 6-1 WEIGHT 205 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN Lakeville, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL Lakeville North H.S.

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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 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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Bulldog Career

2015 (FRESHMAN) Tossed 12.1 innings out of the bullpen over 15 appearances · made his collegiate debut, throwing 2.0 innings against Northwood (Mich.) on Mar. 14 · tossed a hitless inning at Sioux Falls on Mar. 20 · threw 1.1 shutout innings in the series against No. 2 Minnesota State on Apr 3-4 · gave the Bulldogs a shutout inning against Northern State in the NSIC/US Bank Tournament on May 8.

CAREER STATS PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2015 15 1-2 10.22 12.1 10 9 17 16 14 .340

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Relief Pitcher SEASON Sophomore HEIGHT 6-0 WEIGHT 180 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN Kimball, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL ROCORI H.S.

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 secondplace 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.

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Bulldog Career

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.

CAREER STATS PITCHING APP W-L ERA IP BB H K R ER BAA 2015 6 0-0 13.50 4.0 8 3 5 7 6 .313

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Starting Pitcher SEASON Sophomore HEIGHT 6-2 WEIGHT 190 BATS Right THROWS Left HOMETOWN Staples, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL Staples-Motley H.S.

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 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.

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HANSON

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 9 13 9 9 .295

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Starting Pitcher SEASON Sophomore HEIGHT 6-4 WEIGHT 200 BATS Left THROWS Left HOMETOWN Oakdale, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL Tartan H.S.

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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.

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CRABTREE

A 2015 graduate of Luverne High School · started three seasons as a utility player and pitcher for the Cardinals · threw a no-hitter his senior season · batted .356 while slugging .508 as a junior · finished his sophomore season as the Class 2A State Championship runners-up · also played three seasons of football as an All-Confernce linebacker and tight end while serving as a team captain in net for Luverne’s hockey team.

PERSONAL Born Connor Bowron Crabtree on April 10, 1997 in Duluth, Minnesota · son of Emily and Joshua Crabtree · one of three siblings (Madison and Colby) · played four years for his high school marching and concert bands · undecided on a major at UMD.

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PREVIOUS SCHOOL Luverne H.S.

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CUNNINGHAM

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.

PERSONAL Born Ryan Patrick Cunningham on Nov. 22, 1996 in Duluth, Minnesota · 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 · plans to major in teaching social studies at UMD.

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PREVIOUS SCHOOL Virignia H.S.

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Ben

BEFORE UMD

DANIELSON

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 on Nov. 15, 1996 · son of Heidi and Barry Danielson · has two younger sisters, Leah and Grace · will major in engineering at UMD.

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SEASON Freshman HEIGHT 6-1 WEIGHT 265 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN New Brighton, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL Irondale H.S.

Dominic

BEFORE UMD 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.

POSITION Catcher

PERSONAL Born Dominic Vincent DeFeo on July 29, 1994 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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HAKES

BEFORE UMD 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.

PERSONAL Born Jaylen Jamison Hakes in Crosby, Minnesota on August 26, 1996 · 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 ·will major in computer science at UMD.

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Pitcher/First Baseman SEASON Freshman HEIGHT 6-6 WEIGHT 220 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN Albertville, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL St. Michael-Albertville H.S.

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BEFORE UMD

HALLBERG

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.

PERSONAL Born Adam Arthur Hallberg in Little Falls, Minnesota on Feb. 4, 1997 · son of son of Carl Hallberg and the late Elaine Hallberg · one of four siblings (Alissa, Emily, and Aaron) · plans to major in computer science at UMD.

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SEASON Freshman HEIGHT 6-1 WEIGHT 160 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN Little Falls, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL Little Falls H.S.

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BEFORE UMD

KROLIKOWSKI

A 2015 graduate of Bartlett High School · started the past two seasons for the Hawks · earned All-Upstate Eight Conference honors in both his junior and senior seasons · twice 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.

POSITION Shortstop/Outfielder

PERSONAL Born Cory James Krolikowski in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on Sept. 12, 1996 · son of Kim and Tom Krolikowski · has two brothers, Nick and Tommy · goes by “Krolo” among teammates · plans to major in business at UMD.

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POSITION Outfielder

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.

SEASON Sophomore HEIGHT 5-7.25 WEIGHT 180 BATS Left THROWS Left HOMETOWN Arlington Heights, Ill. PREVIOUS SCHOOL Univ of N.C.-Asheville

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PERSONAL Born Brett James Milazzo on April 9, 1995 in Mount Prospect, Illinois · 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 · plans to major in business at UMD with a health promotion minor.

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Schmidt trained with the Bulldogs as a redshirt in 2015, sitting out of game action

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. .

SCHMIDT

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.

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First Baseman SEASON Freshman HEIGHT 6-4 WEIGHT 215 BATS Left THROWS Right HOMETOWN Prior Lake, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL Prior Lake H.S.

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BEFORE UMD

THORSON

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 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 on June 17, 1996 in St. Cloud, Minnesota · 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.

POSITION Pitcher

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PREVIOUS SCHOOL Sauk Rapids H.S.

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WOJCIECHOWSKI

BEFORE UMD

A 2015 graduate of Coon Rapids High School · started two seasons for coach Jerry Coe and the Cardinals · received All-Northwest Suburban Conference ihonorable mention as a junior · voted the team’s 2013 Rookie of the Year and won the Coach’s Award in 2014 · also served as an assistant captain for the Coon Rapids hockey team, earning a pair of letters.

POSITION

Third Baseman/Pitcher SEASON Freshman HEIGHT 6-3 WEIGHT 225 BATS Left THROWS Right HOMETOWN Coon Rapids, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL Coon Rapids H.S.

PERSONAL Born Tyler James Wojciechowski (whoa-jik-how-skee) on Mar. 17, 1994 in Marshall, Minnesota · son of Colleen and Kevin Wojckiechowski · will play alongside his brother, Alex, who is a senior with the Bulldogs this season · president of the National Honor Society while at Coon Rapids · plans to major in mechanical engineering at UMD.

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BEFORE UMD

POSITION Shortstop

SEASON Freshman HEIGHT 6-0 WEIGHT 185 BATS Left THROWS Right HOMETOWN Ashland, Wis. PREVIOUS SCHOOL Ashland H.S.

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YACHINICH

A 2015 graduate of Ashland High School · played all over the field, including shortstop, catcher, and pitching for the Oredockers during his prep career · two-year team captain his junior and senior campaigns, earning First Team All-Lake Superior Conference honors in 2014 and 2015 · voted team MVP his senior season and selected to the West Senior AllStar Team in the state of Wisconsin · also served as captain for Ashland’s hockey and football teams, earning all-conference honors as a two-way player in football his senior year (first team linebacker and honorable mention quarterback).

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PERSONAL Born Eric John Yachinich in Ashland, Wisconsin on July 19, 1996 · son of Deborah and Jerry Yachinich · has one sister, Emily · participated in National Honor Society during his junior and senior years at Ashland H.S. · undecided on a major at UMD.

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BEFORE UMD

ZUIDMULDER

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.

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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Pitcher/First Base SEASON Freshman HEIGHT 6-5 WEIGHT 225 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN Hermantown, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL Hermantown H.S.

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Vick joins the Bulldogs as a Student Manager for the 2016 season.

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 on August 2, 1996 in Roseville, Minnesota · 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.

POSITION

Student Manager SEASON Freshman HOMETOWN Byron, Minn.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL Byron H.S.

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game-by-game results DATE N Mar. 13 Mar. 13 Mar. 14 Mar. 14 Mar. 16 Mar. 16 Mar. 17 Mar. 17 Mar. 20 * Mar. 20 * Mar. 21 * Mar. 21 * Mar. 28 * Mar. 28 * Mar. 29 * Mar. 29 * Mar. 31 Mar. 31 Apr. 3 * Apr. 3 * Apr. 4 * Apr. 4 * Apr. 8 * Apr. 8 * Apr. 11 * Apr. 11 * Apr. 12 * Apr. 12 * Apr. 15 * Apr. 15 * Apr. 17 * Apr. 17 * Apr. 18 * Apr. 18 * Apr. 23 * Apr. 23 * Apr. 25 * Apr. 25 * Apr. 26 * Apr. 26 * Apr. 27 * Apr. 27 * May 1 * May 1 * May 2 * May 2 * May 6 # May 7 # May 7 # May 8 # May 8 #

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OVERALL: 35-16 • NSIC: 26-10 • HOME: 12-6 • ROAD: 12-5 • NEUTRAL: 11-5 OPPONENT SCORE UMD / OPP INNING PITCHER OF RECORD Northwood (Mich.)

W 2-1 2-9-0 / 1-1-0 7 K. Stocke (W 1-0) Northwood (Mich.) W 12-11 12-16-1 / 11-10-1 (11) G. Farley (W 1-0) Northwood (Mich.)

7-5 L 5-10-1 / 7-7-1 7 J. Kunkel (L 0-1) Northwood (Mich.)

W 7-3 7-11-2 / 3-6-1 7 N. Dorfman (W 1-0) Wayne State (Mich.) 15-3 L 3-5-4 / 15-16-2 7 S. Diedrich (L 0-1) Wayne State (Mich.) 10-1 L 1-5-1 / 10-8-1 7 J. Kunkel (L 0-2) St. Michael’s (Vt.) W 5-4 5-9-0 / 4-10-2 (8) W. Mleziva (W 1-0) St. Michael’s (Vt.) W 13-6 13-15-0 / 6-12-4 7 T. Hanson (W 1-0) Sioux Falls 6-4 L 4-8-2 / 6-7-1 7 K. Stocke (L 1-1) Sioux Falls W 12-8 21-19-1 / 4-5-3 9 W. Mleziva (W 2-0) Sioux Falls 5-4 L 4-5-2 / 5-8-3 (8) W. Mleziva (L 2-1) Sioux Falls W 21-4 21-19-1 / 4-5-3 7 A. Ferguson (W 1-0) Concordia-St. Paul 2-1 L 1-5-1 / 2-5-0 7 B. Hellquist (L 0-1) Concordia-St. Paul W 10-5 10-8-1 / 5-7-4 9 A. Vaske (W 1-0) Concordia-St. Paul W 11-3 11-14-0 / 3-6-1 7 K. Stocke (W 2-1) Concordia-St. Paul W 8-3 8-11-0 / 3-10-1 9 N. Dorfman (W 2-0) Upper Iowa 14-6 L 6-7-3 / 14-17-0 7 S. Diedrich (L 0-2) Upper Iowa W 9-8 9-11-2 / 8-7-2 7 J. Houston (W 1-0) No. 2 Minnesota State W 5-1 5-8-1 / 1-0-2 7 B. Hellquist (W 1-1) No. 2 Minnesota State 5-0 L 0-4-0 / 5-7-0 9 A. Vaske (L 1-1) No. 2 Minnesota State 4-2 L 2-6-2 / 4-11-0 7 K. Stocke (L 2-2) No. 2 Minnesota State W 4-3 4-6-1 / 3-9-1 9 W. Mleziva (W 3-1) Southwest Minnesota W 22-0 22-16-0 / 0-5-4 7 S. Diedrich (W 1-2) Southwest Minnesota 6-5 L 5-9-3 / 6-5-1 9 A. Ferguson (L 1-1) Winona State W 3-2 3-10-0 / 2-13-3 (9) J. Kunkel (W 1-2) Winona State W 7-4 7-10-0 / 4-7-2 7 A. Vaske (W 2-1) Winona State 6-5 L 5-10-1 / 6-9-0 (9) M. Stocke (L 0-1) Winona State W 9-3 9-9-1 / 3-11-1 7 N. Dorfman (W 3-0) Minnesota Crookston W 6-0 6-11-0 / 0-2-0 7 M. Frederickson (W 1-0) Minnesota Crookston W 10-2 10-9-2 / 2-5-2 9 S. Diedrich (W 2-2) Bemidji State W 5-1 5-6-0 / 1-3-0 7 B. Hellquist (W 2-1) Bemidji State W 15-4 15-15-2 / 4-7-0 7 A. Vaske (W 3-1) Bemidji State W 9-5 9-10-1 / 5-7-4 7 K. Stocke (W 3-2) Bemidji State W 14-4 14-13-2 / 4-4-2 7 K. Fritz (W 1-0) Upper Iowa W 4-2 4-6-1 / 2-5-1 7 B. Hellquist (W 3-1) Upper Iowa W 21-1 21-20-0 / 1-6-2 7 S. Diedrich (W 3-2) U-Mary 2-1 L 1-2-0 / 2-3-0 7 M. Frederickson (L 1-1) U-Mary W 7-0 7-10-0 / 0-6-2 9 A. Vaske (W 4-1) U-Mary W 5-1 5-6-0 / 1-5-0 7 K. Stocke (W 4-2) U-Mary W 11-1 11-16-1 / 1-4-1 8 A. Ferguson (W 2-1) No. 4 St. Cloud State 20-8 L 8-8-2 / 20-25-3 7 B. Hellquist (L 3-2) No. 4 St. Cloud State 10-8 L 8-13-5 / 10-14-0 9 S. Diedrich (L 3-3) Minot State W 10-3 10-13-0 / 3-7-3 7 M. Frederickson (W 2-1) Minot State W 12-2 12-14-0 / 2-6-3 8 A. Vaske (W 5-1) Minot State W 11-7 11-13-0 / 7-10-4 7 M. Mattiacci (W 1-0) Minot State W 10-5 10-12-0 / 5-12-3 9 N. Dorfman (W 4-0) Wayne State (Neb.) W 2-0 2-6-1 / 0-2-0 9 B. Hellquist (W 4-2) No. 1 St. Cloud State 3-0 L 0-2-2 / 3-11-0 9 A. Vaske (L 5-2) Winona State W 8-2 8-13-1 / 2-6-2 9 K. Stocke (W 5-2) Northern State W 11-10 11-16-1 / 10-18-5 (10) M. Mattiacci (W 2-0) Augustana (S.D.) 9-4 L 4-7-0 / 9-14-2 9 J. Houston (L 1-1) Home Game (Bulldog Park or Wade Stadium) | Neutral Site * NSIC Contest | # NSIC Tournament

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batting statistics PLAYER

AVG GP-GS AB

Alex Wojciechowski Jimmy Heck Grant Farley Kyle Comer Nathan Jack John Meyer Spencer Diedrich Bo Hellquist Nick Pederson Brian Pierce Kyle Hoffman Kyle Singer Matt Vogt Marco Lucarelli Josh Denisen Beau Goff Stein, T. Stocke, M. Mleziva, W. BULLDOGS OPPONENTS

.417 .395 .380 .380 .333 .313 .308 .273 .273 .265 .257 .244 .242 .235 .225 .160 .000 .000 .000 .316 .269

51-51 50-49 50-50 51-51 14-1 50-49 30-26 33-29 15-2 35-27 29-25 29-8 34-26 30-19 36-29 36-32 6-0 12-0 18-0 51-51 51-51

187 177 163 179 12 179 65 66 11 98 74 41 95 68 102 94 6 1 1 1619 1535

R 60 45 40 52 1 50 12 17 3 20 5 15 12 10 30 16 0 0 0 388 243

H

78 70 62 68

4 56 20 18

3 26 19 10 23 16 23 15

0

0

0 511 413

2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG

BB HBP SO GDP

OBP SF SH SB-ATT.

19 18 17 9 1 11 2 3 0 1 1 0 9 2 2 5 0 0 0 100 74

25 18 18 34 1 24 6 13 3 4 4 11 12 10 15 11 1 0 0 210 159

.498 .455 .477 .479 .467 .405 .418 .398 .467 .318 .296 .415 .342 .329 .344 .264 .143 .000 .000 .408 .356

2 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3

12 2 10 7 0 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 54 37

57 40 47 49 2 36 14 13 4 14 15 3 11 17 20 10 1 0 0 353 222

137 98 115 102 5 98 28 29 3 29 20 12 32 21 49 23 0 0 0 801 604

.733 .554 .706 .570 .417 .547 .431 .439 .273 .296 .270 .293 .337 .309 .480 .245 .000 .000 .000 .495 .393

7 3 12 3 2 5 7 2 1 4 1 1 3 1 5 3 0 0 0 60 56

37 26 32 29

3 50 22 14

2 24 14 20 21 13 29 36

3

0

0 375 296

1 1 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 4 0 0 0 22 24

2 2 0 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 24 14

0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 18

9-13 4-7 12-12 2-3 0-0 8-10 2-3 1-1 0-0 7-10 3-3 2-3 1-3 1-1 15-17 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 69-88 25-41

pitching statistics PLAYER

ERA W-L APP-GS

Wes Mleziva 1.88 Bo Hellquist 2.98 Austin Vaske 3.00 Marcus Frederickson 3.82 Matt Mattiacci 3.86 Nick Dorfman 4.47 Kevin Stocke 4.53 Alex Ferguson 5.01 Jonny Houston 5.40 Spencer Diedrich 5.46 Colton Sinning 6.35 Kyle Fritz 6.75 Tommy Hanson 7.59 Michael Stocke 8.78 Justin Kunkel 10.22 Matt Schreder 10.38 Grant Farley 11.57 Jalen Busker 13.50 BULLDOGS 4.71 OPPONENTS 7.65

3-1 4-2 5-2 2-1 2-0 4-0 5-2 2-1 1-1 3-3 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-2 0-0 1-0 0-0 35-16 16-35

18-0 9-9 9-9 10-5 11-0 8-8 10-9 11-4 8-0 7-6 7-0 12-0 8-1 11-0 15-0 4-0 4-0 6-0 51-51 51-51

CG SHO SV 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10

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

6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4

IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA 24.0 54.1 54.0 33.0 11.2 44.1 45.2 23.1 6.2 29.2 5.2 12.0 10.2 13.1 12.1 4.1 4.2 4.0 393.2 384.2

15 44 51 28 8 58 49 25 11 33 7 13 13 20 17 8 8 5 413 511

7 24 23 15 5 26 27 17 4 24 4 10 9 14 16 5 6 7 243 388

5 18 18 14 5 22 23 13 4 18 4 9 9 13 14 5 6 6 206 327

6 11 28 8 5 10 13 15 5 14 9 4 3 5 10 0 5 8 159 210

25 52 33 30 12 24 23 20 3 28 7 6 9 4 9 1 7 3 296 375

5 8 11 2 0 11 8 5 2 9 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 0 74 100

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 14

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84 201 200 119 43 182 177 97 29 125 24 50 44 52 50 20 22 16 1535 1619

.179 .219 .255 .235 .186 .319 .277 .258 .379 .264 .292 .260 .295 .385 .340 .400 .364 .313 .269 .316

0 2 4 1 1 4 3 3 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 24 52

1 8 3 5 1 6 4 3 1 3 0 2 3 3 6 3 1 3 56 60

1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4

1 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 14 24

1 1 3 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 13

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PITCHER OF THE YEAR

MICHAEL JURGELLA St. Cloud State Senior • Catcher

REESE GREGORY St. Cloud State Junior • Right-Handed Pitcher

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

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

PATRICK FIALA Augustana (S.D.) Junior • Third Baseman

2015 ALL-NSIC FIRST TEAM 27 Nathan Ackerman 27 Dakota Belter 8 Patrick Fiala 11 Jake Greco 28 Reese Gregory 18 Jimmy Heck 36 Nolan Johnson 24 Michael Jurgella 1 Kevin Kramer 15 Kyle Lieser 2 Eric Loxtercamp 16 Sheldon Miks 10 Dalton Roach 32 Brody Rodning 19 Austin Stubbs 11 Max Waletich 35 Alex Wojciechowski 2015 ALL-NSIC SECOND TEAM 3 Bryce Berg 6 Eric Browning 22 Grant Farley 6 Eric Fasnacht 19 Colton Fast 13 Alex Fink 44 Jack Goihl 18 Garrett Harrison 36 Zak Hoffman 23 Jacob James 18 Dylan McGill 16 Matthew Minnick 9 Mitch Moser 18 Patrick O’Donnell 17 Mitch Voter 3 Jared Young 2015 GOLD GLOVE TEAM 31 Chase Blazier 24 Michael Jurgella 8 Ryan Haggstrom 18 Jimmy Heck 28 Connor McCallum 17 Luke Waldek 1 Kevin Kramer 2 Eric Loxtercamp 11 Jake Greco

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR

POS. OF RP 3B OF SP 2B C C OF SS OF SP SP SP 1B DH 1B POS. DH SP OF SS SP 1B C SP 3B OF SP OF 2B OF RP 2B POS. P C 1B 2B 3B SS OF OF OF

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

SCHOOL Wayne State (Neb.) Minnesota State Augustana (S.D.) Upper Iowa St. Cloud State UMD Minnesota State St. Cloud State Minnesota State St. Cloud State St. Cloud State St. Cloud State Minnesota State Minnesota State Southwest Minnesota State Minnesota State UMD SCHOOL Augustana (S.D.) Wayne State (Neb.) UMD Concordia-St. Paul Augustana (S.D.) Augustana (S.D.) Augustana (S.D.) St. Cloud State St. Cloud State Augustana (S.D.) Wayne State (Neb.) Sioux Falls Upper Iowa Augustana (S.D.) Winona State Minot State SCHOOL Winona State St. Cloud State Minnesota Crookston UMD Minnesota State Minnesota State Minnesota State St. Cloud State Upper Iowa

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COACH OF THE YEAR PAT DOLAN St. Cloud State HOMETOWN Langley, B.C. Somerset, Wis. Sioux Falls, S.D. Fayette, Iowa St. Cloud, Minn.

St. Louis Park, Minn.

Bloomington, Minn.

Plover, Wis. Watkins, Minn.

St. Martin, Minn.

Cold Spring, Minn.

Shakopee, Minn.

Eau Claire, Wis. Gaylord, Minn.

Sioux City, Iowa Fairmont, Minn Coon Rapids, Minn.

HOMETOWN Carroll, Iowa Bancroft, Neb. Andover, Minn.

Eden Prairie, Minn.

Elkhorn, Neb. Springfield, Minn.

Robbinsdale, Minn.

Champlin, Minn.

Shakopee, Minn.

Rapid City, S.D. Wahoo, Neb. Rapid City, S.D. Atkins, Iowa Andover, Minn.

La Crosse, Wis. Prince George, B.C. HOMETOWN Harvard, Ill. Plover, Wis. Apple Valley, Minn.

St. Louis Park, Minn.

Shoreview, Minn.

Trumbull, Conn.

Watkins, Minn.

Cold Spring, Minn.

Fayette, Iowa

2015 NSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM P Sheldon Miks St. Cloud State P Bo Hellquist UMD DH Reese Gregory St. Cloud State C Michael Jurgella St. Cloud State IF Zak Hoffman St. Cloud State IF Tyler Nehring Winona State IF Jesus Cazares Winona State IF Eric Fasnacht Concordia-St. Paul OF Eric Loxtercamp St. Cloud State OF Jack Schmidt Northern State

2016 PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR ALEX WOJCIECHOWSKI

UMD • Senior • First Baseman

2016 PRESEASON PITCHER OF THE YEAR REESE GREGORY

St. Cloud State • Senior • RHP

2015 standings SCHOOL 1. St. Cloud State* 2. Minnesota State 3. Augustana (S.D.) 4. UMD 5. Wayne State (Neb.) 6. Concordia-St. Paul 7. Winona State 8. Northern State 9. Southwest Minnesota State 10. Sioux Falls 11. Bemidji State 12. Upper Iowa 13. Minnesota Crookston 14. Minot State 15. U-Mary

2016 preseason poll OVERALL RECORD NSIC RECORD 31-3 54-5 30-4 43-9 25-9 37-17 26-10 35-16 22-14 27-24 19-15 21-23 19-17 22-30 18-18 27-26 14-20 21-29 12-22 15-35 11-21 14-33 11-25 19-31 8-26 14-36 8-26 11-34 6-30 8-42

* 2015 NSIC Postseason Tournament Champion

SCHOOL POINTS 1. St. Cloud State [10] 190 2. Minnesota State [5] 187 3. Augustana (S.D.) 165 4. UMD 156 5. Winona State 134 6. Wayne State (Neb.) 126 7. Concordia-St. Paul 122 8. Northern State 114 9. Southwest Minnesota State 79 10. Bemidji State 77 11. Sioux Falls 71 12. Upper Iowa 59 13. Minot State 44 14. Minnesota Crookston 34 15. U-Mary 17 First place votes in [ ]

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against the competition OPPONENTS SERIES RECORDS NSIC OPPONENTS W-L (T) LAST MEETING Augustana (S.D.) 14-20 2015 Bemidji State 97-39 2015 Concordia-St. Paul 22-18 2015 U-Mary 16-3 2015 Minnesota-Crookston 39-2 2015 Minnesota State 12-55 2015 Minot State 4-2 2015 Northern State 63-20 (1) 2015 St. Cloud State 16-34 2015 Sioux Falls 6-2 2015 Southwest Minnesota State 58-59 2015 Upper Iowa 20-10 2015 Wayne State (Neb.) 11-27 2015 Winona State 47-76 2015 NON-CONFERENCE FOES W-L (T) LAST MEETING Alderson Broaddus 0-1 2012 Ashland 0-2 2010 Augsburg 9-15 2001 Berry 5-5 2002 Bethel 2-0 2000 Bluefield (W. Va.) State 1-1 2003 Briar Cliff (Iowa) 1-1 (1) 1990 Butler 0-1 2011 Caldwell (N.J.) 4-0 2004 Cameron (Okla.)

1-1 1981 Carleton 41-6 2002 Carthage 0-1 2009 Central Missouri 0-2 2006 Charleston (S.C.) 2-1 2009 Columbus (Ga.) State 0-2 1991 Concordia-Moorhead 9-7 2012

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NON-CONFERENCE FOES W-L (T) LAST MEETING Cornell (Iowa) 2-0 1998 Dominican (Wis.) 2-0 1972 East Central (Okla.)

1-0 1981 East Strousdburg (Pa.) 2-3 2008 Elmhurst (Ill.) 2-0 2002 Emory (Ga.) 4-0 1989 Emporia State 1-2 2008 Felican (N.J.) 3-1 2008 Finlandia (Mich.)

2-0 2004 Florida Tech 0-1 2010 Florida Southern 0-4 2011 Fort Hayes State 1-2 2008 Franklin Pierce (N.H.) 3-3 2005 Georgia College State 0-2 1993 Grand View (Iowa) 3-1 2003 Gustavus Adolphus 3-3 1987 Hamline 11-4 1993 Hillsdale (Mich.)

2-3 2007 Jacksonville (Ala.) State 0-1 2005 Jarvis Christian (Texas) 1-1 1978 Johnson (Fla.) 1-0 2014 Kentucky Wesleyan 0-1 2011 LaGrange (Ga.) 18-10 2000 Lander (S.C.) 0-2 2002 LeTourneau (Texas) 1-1 1978 Lincoln 1-1 1982 Lindenwood (Mo.) 2-0 1982 Lock Haven (Pa.) 3-4 2013 Macalester 7-3 2003 Mansfield 1-1 2007 UMass Lowell 0-2 2005

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8-0 1998 Northwood (Mich.)

3-2 2015 Ohio Dominican 1-2 2014 Oklahoma Baptist 0-2 1981 Oklahoma City 1-3 1981 Rockford (Ill.) 2-0 1980 Rockhurst (Mo.) 1-1 2008 St. John’s (Minn.)

8-4 2005 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 3-1 2011 Saint Mary’s (Minn.)

3-7 1999 Saint Michael’s (Vt.) 4-1 2015

NON-CONFERENCE FOES W-L (T) LAST MEETING St. Olaf 4-4 2002 St. Rose (N.Y.) 0-1 2005 St. Scholastica 22-1 1995 St. Thomas (Minn.)

4-5 2004 Shorter (Ga.) 7-18 2002 Simpson (Iowa) 1-0 (1) 1986 Slippery Rock 1-2 2013 South Dakota 1-1 2004 South Dakota State 0-1 2004 Southeastern Okla. State 0-2 1980 Southern New Hampshire 1-1 2008 Southern Polytechnic (Ga.) 4-14 2002 Stephen F. Austin 0-2 1978 Teikyo Post (Conn.)

0-1 2004 Tennessee Temple 2-2 2002 Texas College 1-1 1978 Toccoa Falls (Ga.) 1-0 1988 Tulsa (Okla.)

1-1 1981 Tuskegee (Ala.) 2-0 1998 Vermillion State J.C. 2-0 1972 Washington (Mo.) 0-1 1982 Wayne State (Mich.)

3-11 2015 West Chester (Pa.) 1-4 2014 West Georgia 1-16 2001 Westminster 2-0 1982 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 2-2 1987 Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-2 1981 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 0-1 2000 Wisconsin-Superior 24-4 2004 Wooster 0-1 2009 Yankton (S.D.) 1-1 1977

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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

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NSIC 11-5 2 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

OVERALL: 846-688-3 | NSIC: 399-279 (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 36 2003; 2010 Losses 34 2007 Consecutive Wins 15 Apr. 20, 2002-Feb. 26, 2003 Consecutive Losses 16 May 10, 2012-Mar. 19, 2013 At-Bats 1,797 2010 Runs Scored 425 2010 Hits 581 2010 Doubles 106 2010 Triples 21 1987; 1990 Home Runs 55 2003 Runs Batted In 381 2010 Batting Average .338 1988 Slugging Percentage .528 1988 Stolen Bases 72 2009 Sacrifices 51 1987; 1999 Hit by Pitch 60 2015 Strikeouts (batting) 375 2015 Strikeouts (pitching) 336 2012 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) 66 2007 Lowest Team ERA 2.64 1990 Highest Team ERA 8.20 2006 Saves 12 2005

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PLAYER Tyler Erickson Will Dahlgren Tyler Erickson Tyler Erickson Matt Joesting Matt Johnson Mike Petrich Jeff Kaldor Tim Battaglia Tyler Erickson Will Dahlgren Brett Spaeth Alex Wojciechowski Joe Korneta Brett Spaeth Dave Tafelski Marty Spansih 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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record book CAREER STATISTICAL LEADERS OFFENSIVE HITS 1. Tyler Erickson 2. Greg Aker 3. David Olson 4. Alex Johnson 5. Orry Engebretsen BATTING AVERAGE 1. Tim Battaglia 2. Scott Gerten 2. Mike Petrich 4. Brett Spaeth 5. Greg Aker HOME RUNS 1. David Olson 1. Tim Garceau 3. Jeff Kaldor 4. Joe Korneta 5. Tim Battaglia RUNS BATTED IN 1. David Olson 2. Anders Engberg 3. Jeff Kaldor 4. Tim Garceau 5. Ryan Skubic 5. Joe Korneta

pitching SEASONS TOTAL 2008-11 237 2003-06 230 2006-09 223 2003-06 203 2009-13 200 SEASONS TOTAL 2001-04 .411 1994-97 .397 1986-88, 1990 .397 1999-02 .394 2003-06 .390 SEASONS TOTAL 2006-09 39 2003-05, 2007 39 1988-91 34 2002-04 31 2001-04 30 SEASONS TOTAL 2006-09 159 2009-12 144 1988-91 137 2003-05, 2007 136 1996-99 133 2002-04 133

WINS 1. Brian Zadro 1. Chris Swiatkiewicz 3. Andy Dooley 4. Brandon Broxey 4. Mike Lenarz STRIKEOUTS 1. Chris Swiatkiewicz 2. Brian Zadro 3. Brandon Broxey 4. Josh Foreman 5. Anders Engberg 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 1987-90 189 2000-03 170 2008-11 152 2009-12 150 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- 3 2010-13 2 *incomplete

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

POS. IF OF P OF OF IF P OF IF P P IF P OF IF DH P P OF P C IF P OF C IF OF OF OF IF IF C P DH 1B

SEASON ATHLETE POS. 1999 Brett Spaeth OF 1999 Chris Swiatkiewicz (2) P 2000 Andy Dooley P 2000 Brett Spaeth (2) OF 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

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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

SEASON ATHLETE 1990 Jeff Kaldor (2) 1990 Mike Petrich (3) 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)

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RAWLINGS/ABCA DIVISION II ALL-AMERICA TEAMS

SEASON ATHLETE 1997 Matt Joesting 2003 Tim Battaglia 2013 Alex Wojciechowski

SEASON ATHLETE 2013 Alex Wojciechowski 2005 Tim Garceau 2003 Tim Battaglia

POS. OF P/OF 1B P/OF

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HONOR Third Team Second Team First Team

NSIC PITCHER OF THE YEAR

ABCA DIVISION II CENTRAL REGION PLAYER OF THE YEAR

SEASON ATHLETE 1998 Chris Swiatkiewicz 1999 Chris Swiatkiewicz

SEASON ATHLETE 2003 Tim Battaglia

ABCA DIVISION II ALL-CENTRAL REGION SELECTIONS

NSIC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR SEASON ATHLETE 2013 Alex Wojciechowski

SEASON ATHLETE 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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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

POS. OF C LHP C C 3B SP LHP

POS. OF 2B 1B P/IF SS 3B OF OF P/OF P 1B C 1B P OF 1B

HONOR 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

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

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SEASON ATHLETE 2015 Jimmy Heck 2015 Grant Farley 2015 Alex Wojciechowski

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HONOR First Team Second Team Second Team

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

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SEASON COACH 1999 Scott Hanna 2003 Scott Hanna 2010 Bob Rients

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Josh Foreman 2012 Mike Darley 2013 Michael Stocke 2014 Kellen McCoshen 2015 Beau Goff

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

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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

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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

Mike Darley

Colin Stinogel 2013 Kyle Comer

Alex Wojciechowski 2014 Bo Hellquist 2015 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)

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TOTAL BASES Alex Wojciechowski set a Bulldog single season record with 137 total bases in 2015, slugging 12 home runs, 19 doubles, and two triples.

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

120 NSIC VICTORIES In one of the most competitive leagues in

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

98 ALL-NSIC SELECTIONS UMD has boasted 98 selections by 67

5 NORTHWOODS LEAGUE PLAYERS

NCAA II, Coach Bob Rients is 29 games above .500 in the NSIC during his ten-year coaching tenure at UMD. different players in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, including first baseman Alex Wojciechowski, second baseman Jimmy Heck, and outfielder Grant Farley during the 2015 season.

60 HIT-BY-PITCH Call it lucky (or unlucky) if you will, but part of

the reason UMD reached base at a .408 clip as a team in 2015 was 60 hit-by-pitches, including 12 by Grant Farley.

50 STRIKEOUTS Center fielder John Meyer (’15) set a Bulldog record for strikeouts at the plate in his senior campaign while also socking a career-high nine home runs for UMD.

In addition to 11 different players in head coach Bob Rients’ tenure, the Bulldogs also had the Region’s 2003 Player of the Year in pitcher Tim Battaglia.

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16 NEWCOMERS Three transfers, 12 first-year players, and one redshirt freshman will each compete for playing time in the Spring season for UMD. 9 SENIORS UMD will be led by a nine-member senior class in 2016, including NSIC Preseason Player of the Year Alex Wojciechowski, allconference Gold Glover Jimmy Heck, lefty ace Bo Hellquist, and closer Wes Mleziva.

have been at or above .500 in 5-of-7 seasons under head coach Bob Rients.

duties in 2015, earning six saves - just two 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. Bo Hellquist and Alex Wojciechowski spent the entire season with the Duluth Huskies; Kyle Comer played with the Thunder Bay Border Cats for the second-straight season and later joined the Huskies; Jimmy Heck and Spencer Diedrich each got their first taste of the league with Duluth.

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

Alex Wojciechowski became the third UMD AllAmerican selection in 2013 and again in 2015 with a Third Team Daktronics selection. He joined Tim Battaglia and Tim Garceau, each honored by Rawlings/ABCA, in 2003 and 2005, respectively.

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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.

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