2014 UMD Baseball Yearbook

University of Minnesota Duluth

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Alex Wojciechowski ’16

2013 NSIC Player of the Year 2013 NSIC Freshman of the Year

BULLDOG BASEBALL 2014 YEARBOOK

2014 UMD BASEBALL CONTENTS 2014 Season Schedule............................................................................................................... 2 Preview...............................................................................................................2-3 Roster.................................................................................................................... 3 Quick Facts........................................................................................................... 4 Bulldog Park................................................................................................ 4 2014 Opponents.............................................................................. 4-5 Coach Bob Rients............................................................................. 6 Assistant Coaches & Support Staff................................................ 7

PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES Seniors.............................................................................................................. 8-9 Juniors.......................................................................................................... 10-11 Sophomores................................................................................................. 12-16 Freshmen...................................................................................................... 16-19

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 2013 Standings.................................................................................................20 2013 Postseason Awards..................................................................................20 Member Institutions...........................................................................................21

2013 SEASON Game-by-Game Results.....................................................................................22 Final Statistics....................................................................................................23 Category Leaders...............................................................................................24

Program History Against the Competition....................................................................................25 Category Leaders...............................................................................................26 Program Records.......................................................................................... 26-27 All-Conference Selections..................................................................................28 National & Regional Honors..............................................................................29 Team Awards......................................................................................................29 Bulldogs in the Pros...........................................................................................30

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credits EDITOR Joe Hansen DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Bob Nygaard

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/\ 2013 NSIC Player of the Year Alex Wojciechowski led the Bulldogs offense with a .425 batting average.

Wojciechowski, a sophomore, also earned conference Freshman of the Year honors in his first go-around at UMD.

2014 PREVIEW DULUTH, Minn.—The University of Minnesota Duluth's full slate of opponents for 2014 has officially been announced.

Max Ryan ’14

Head coach Bob Rients and the Bulldogs finished last season with a 14-26 overall record but were 14-10 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, good for seventh in the league.

UMD will once again be led on the diamond by defending NSIC Player of the Year and ABCA/Daktronics All-Region selection Alex Wojciechowski in his sophomore season.

Wojciechowski finished 2013 with a .425/.474/.675, good for first, second, and third in the conference in each respective category (average/on-base percentage/ slugging percentage) and an astounding 1.149 OPS.

SCHEDULE Mar. 12 Northwood (Mich.)

Winter Haven, Fla.

DH

1:30 pm

Mar. 13 Ohio Dominican

Winter Haven, Fla.

DH

10:30 am

Mar. 15 Wayne State (Mich.)

Winter Haven, Fla.

DH

Noon

Mar. 16 Saint Michael’s

Winter Haven, Fla.

DH

1:30 pm

Mar. 17 Saint Michael’s

Winter Haven, Fla.

DH

3:00 pm

Mar. 19 Johnson-Florida

Winter Haven, Fla.

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11:00 am

Mar. 19 West Chester of Penn.

Winter Haven, Fla.

9

3:00 pm

Mar. 22 * Wayne State (Neb.)

Wayne, Neb.

DH

Noon

Mar. 23 * Wayne State (Neb.)

Wayne, Neb.

DH

Noon

Mar. 29 * Minnesota State

Mankato, Minn.

DH

1:30 pm

Mar. 30 * Minnesota State

Mankato, Minn.

DH

Noon

Apr. 2 * Concordia-St. Paul

St. Paul, Minn.

DH

1:30 pm

Apr. 5 * Southwest Minnesota

Bulldog Park

DH

Noon

Apr. 6 * Southwest Minnesota

Bulldog Park

DH

Noon

Apr. 12 * Augustana

Bulldog Park

DH

1:30 pm

Apr. 13 * Augustana

Bulldog Park

DH

Noon

Apr. 15 * U-Mary

Bismarck, N.D.

DH

1:30 pm

Apr. 17 * Sioux Falls

Bulldog Park

DH

1:30 pm

Apr. 18 * Sioux Falls

Bulldog Park

DH

Noon

Apr. 23 * Upper Iowa

Bulldog Park

DH

1:30 pm

Apr. 26 * Northern State

Bulldog Park

DH

Noon

Apr. 27 * Northern State

Bulldog Park

DH

Noon

Apr. 30 * Winona State

Winona, Minn.

DH

1:30 pm

May 2 * Minn.-Crookston

Crookston, Minn.

DH

1:30 pm

May 3 * Minn.-Crookston

Crookston, Minn.

DH

Noon

Sioux Falls, S.D.

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TBD

May 7-10 # NSIC Tournament

Senior outfielders Kellen McCoshen and Max Ryan will serve as the Bulldogs' captains in 2014. Ryan batted .210/.270/.267/.537 with six doubles and eight RBI and made just one error in 31 games. McCoshen batted .174/.309./.174/.483 in 29 games without a single error for 2013.

Junior right-hander John Meyer was named to the Northwoods League Top 200 prospects in the offseason and tosses 27.2 innings of 2.93 ERA ball for UMD in 2013. Meyer, along with fellow junior pitchers Bo Hellquist and Kyle Fritz should each see their innings increase as the Bulldogs look to replace pitchers Jordan Smith and Adam Zwak who accounted for nearly half of UMD's starts and over one-third of its innings in 2013.

Joining the fray will be 11 first-year players including local products Noah Tapper, a catcher from Duluth East, and Kevin Stocke, a pitcher from Hermantown. Stocke is the younger brother of UMD junior, Michael Stocke.

As per usual, the season begins with the Russ Matt Central Florida Invitational, where the Bulldogs have a stacked slate of opponents. The season opens Wednesday,

All game times Central.

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University of Minnesota Duluth BASEBALL

2014 PREVIEW Mar. 12 with a doubleheader against Northwood (Mich.) University and continues the next day with two against Ohio Dominican University, who finished 2013 with 25 wins after making a run in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference postseason tournament. UMD takes on Wayne State (Mich.)

University on Saturday, Mar. 15 in a revenge matchup for the Bulldogs, who were knocked off twice by the Warriors last season. The following two days, UMD will do a quadruple-dip with a pair of doubleheaders against St. Michael's College. The Bulldogs close out the non-conference phase of their schedule on Wednesday, Mar. 9 with single nine-inning games against West Chester University of Pennsylvania and Johnson University-Florida.

The first pitch of the NSIC schedule will be Mar. 22 as UMD starts a weekend set against Wayne State (Neb.) College. UMD will take on the nation's No. 2 in Minnesota State University Mankato on Mar. 29-30. MSU finished runner-up to No. 1 Tampa University in the NCAA Postseason Tournament. The Bulldogs miss No. 7 St. Cloud State, the only other NSIC team ranked in the 2014 NCAA II Collegiate Baseball News Preseason Poll.

The home schedule is set to begin on Apr. 5-6 with a weekend set against Southwest Minnesota State University. When UMD takes its home field this season, it will be the first time since May 6, 2012 that the Bulldogs have played a game at Bulldog Park after snow wiped out the home slate in 2013. After winning six of its final ten games to close the regular season, UMD bowed out in the 2013 NSIC Postseason Tournament at the hands of eventual champion Minnesota State and Augustana in the double-elimination format and will look to build on the late season success as the young squad continues to improve and grow.

BO HELLQUIST ’16

QUICK ROSTER No. Name

Pos.

Yr.

1 Brian Pierce

IF

Fr.

2 Nathan Jack

C

Fr.

IF/P

Fr.

4 Josh Denisen

OF

So.

5 Jake Steinbach

IF

So.

6 Marco Lucarelli

P

Fr.

8 Cody Aasen

OF

Sr.

9 Wesley Mleziva

P/OF

Jr.

10 Max Ryan

P/OF

Sr.

11 Matt Schreder

P

So.

12 Matt Mattiacci

P

So.

13 John Meyer

P/OF

Jr.

15 Bo Hellquist

P/OF

So.

16 Beau Goff

C

Jr.

17 Michael Stocke

P

Jr.

18 Jimmy Heck

P/IF

So.

19 Spencer Diedrich

P/OF

So.

20 Charlie Conkel

P

So.

21 Tyler Stein

C

Jr.

P/OF

Fr.

OF

Sr.

P/OF

So.

25 Tommy Bodeker

C

So.

26 Kyle Fritz

P

So.

27 Kyle Hoffman

IF

Fr.

28 Colton Sinning

P

Fr.

29 Matt Vogt

OF

Fr.

30 Chris Couillard

P

Sr.

31 Kevin Stocke

P

Fr.

32 Joe Balestreri

C

Jr.

33 Kyle Comer

IF

So.

35 Alex Wojciechowski

1B

So.

3 Skyler Wenninger

22 Grant Farley 23 Kellen McCoshen 24 Ryan Lakin

Head Coach: Bob Rients, ninth season Assistant Coaches: Mike Darley, Josh Foreman Student Manager: Ryan Baier

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Program Information Q U I C K FA C T S University Information Name: University of Minnesota Duluth Founded: 1895 Enrollment: 11,800 Chancellor: Dr. Lendley C. Black Athletic Director: Josh Berlo Faculty Athletic Representative: Allen Mensinger Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Maroon and Gold National Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conf. (NSIC) NSIC Members: Augustana College, Bemidji State University, Concordia University-St. Paul, University of Mary, University of MinnesotaCrookston, University of Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State University Mankato, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, 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 Home Stadium: Bulldog Park BASEBALL STAFF Head Coach: Bob Rients, ninth season Phone: (218) 726-7697 Email: rrients@d.umn.edu Assistant Coach: Mike Darley Phone: (218) 726-6769 Email: darle002@d.umn.edu Assistant Coach: Josh Foreman Phone: (218) 726-8148 Email: fore0064@d.umn.edu Student Manager: Ryan Baier Email: baie054@d.umn.edu Athletic Trainer: Jason Slivnik Phone (218) 726-8415

BULLDOG PARK 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.

Jimmy Heck ’16

LAST SEASON 2012-13 Overall Record: 14-26 2012-13 NSIC: 14-10 Home: 0-0* Road: 8-4 Neutral: 6-22 SPORTS INFORMATION Baseball Contact: Joe Hansen Phone: (218) 726-8191 Email: hanse895@d.umn.edu * Due to heavy snowfall in the month of April in Duluth, the Bulldogs were unable to play a single game at Bulldog Park in 2013.

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Northwood

Nickname: Timberwolves Location: Midland, Mich.

Enrollment: 1,987 Colors: NU Dark Blue & NU Lighter Blue Conference: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.

Head Coach: Joe DiBenedetto, 15th season 2012-13 Record (Conf.): 17-26 (12-19) Website: timberwolves.gonorthwood.com

Ohio Dominican

Nickname: Panthers Location: Columbus, Ohio Enrollment: 3,052 Colors: Black and Gold Conference: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.

Head Coach: Paul Page, 27th season 2012-13 Record (GLIAC): 25-28 (17-16) Website: ohiodominicanpanthers.com

University of Minnesota Duluth BASEBALL

2014 OPPONENTS Wayne State Univ.

Saint Michael’s

Johnson-Florida

Nickname: Warriors Location: Wayne, Mich.

Enrollment: 27,897 Colors: Green and Gold Conference: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.

Head Coach: Ran Kelley, sixth season 2013 Record (GLIAC): 32-18 (21-10) Website: wsuathletics.com

Nickname: Purple Knights Location: Colchester, Vt. Enrollment: 2,316 Colors: Purple and Gold Conference: Northeast Ten Conference Head Coach: Matt Rodovick, second season 2013 Record (NE10): 12-29 (8-21) Website: smcathletics.com

Nickname: Suns Location: Kissimmee, Fla. Enrollment: 371 Colors: Blue, Orange, White Conference: NCCAA South Head Coach: Erick Figueroa, second season 2013 Record: 23-24-1 Website: fcc.edu/students/atlhetics

West Chester of Pa.

Wayne State Coll.

Minnesota State

Nickname: Golden Rams Location: West Chester, Pa. Enrollment: 13,271 Colors: Purple and Gold Conference: Pa. State Athletic Conference Head Coach: Jad Prachniak, third season 2013 Record (PSAC): 25-24-1 (12-12) Website: wcupagoldenrams.com

Nickname: Wildcats Location: Wayne, Neb. Enrollment: 3,500 Colors: Black & Gold

Nickname: Mavericks Location: Mankato, Minn.

Enrollment: 14,000 Colors: Purple & Gold

Head Coach: Brian Disch, fifth season 2013 Record (NSIC): 27-20 (18-12/6) Website: wscwildcats.com

Head Coach: Matt Magers, fifth season 2013 Record (NSIC): 42-9 (18-4/2) Website: msumavericks.com

Concordia-St. Paul

Southwest Minnesota

Augustana

Nickname: Golden Bears Location: St. Paul, Minn.

Enrollment: 2,700 Colors: Blue & Gold

Nickname: Mustangs Location: Marshall, Minn.

Enrollment: 3,200 Colors: Brown & Gold

Nickname: Vikings Location: Sioux Falls, S.D. Enrollment: 1,750 Colors: Navy & Gold

Head Coach: Lunch McKenzie, 15th season 2013 Record (NSIC): 20-16 (13-7/5) Website: cugoldenbears.com

Head Coach: Paul Blanchard, 18th season 2013 Record (NSIC): 17-23-1 (11-13/10) Website: smsumustangs.com

Head Coach: Tim Huber, sixth season 2013 Record (NSIC): 38-18 (21-7/3) Website: goaugie.com

U-Mary

Sioux Falls

Upper Iowa

Nickname: Marauders Location: Bismarck, N.D. Enrollment: 1,000 Colors: Blue, Orange, & White

Nickname: Cougars Location: Sioux Falls, S.D. Enrollment: 1,500 Colors: Purple & White

Nickname: Peacocks Location: Fayette, Iowa Enrollment: 6,700 Colors: Blue & White

Head Coach: Joel Barta, fourth season 2013 Record (NSIC): 17-21-1 (8-15/11) Website: goumary.com

Head Coach: Matt Guiliano, seventh season 2013 Record (NSIC): 20-24 (14-14/9) Website: usfcougars.com

Head Coach: Mark Danker, 14th season 2013 Record (NSIC): 14-25 (6-16/15) Website: upperiowaathletics.com

Northern State

Winona State

Minnesota Crookston

Nickname: Wolves Location: Aberdeen, S.D. Enrollment: 1,700 Colors: Red & Black

Nickname: Warriors Location: Winona, Minn.

Enrollment: 8,000 Colors: Purple & White

Nickname: Golden Eagles Location: Crookston, Minn.

Enrollment: 1,700 Colors: Maroon & Gold

Head Coach: Dean Berry, fourth season 2012-13 Record (NSIC): 15-27 (8-20/14) Website: nsuwolvesathletics.com

Head Coach: Kyle Poock, 12th season 2012-13 Record (NSIC): 23-17 (16-7/4) Website: winonastatewarriors.com

Head Coach: Chris Vito, fifth season 2012-13 Record (NSIC): 1-42 (1-29/16) Website: goldeneaglesports.com

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Coaching Staff Bob Rients Head Coach, Ninth Season 172-216 Career Record

2009 NSIC Coach of the Year

Bob Rients enters his ninth season as the University of Minnesota Duluth's head coach in 2014 and 15th 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 seven seasons of leadership, Rients has compiled a 172-216 overall record, including an 85-69 mark in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play. In 2009, his Bulldogs went 36-20 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 Minnesota-Crookston.

He lettered two years (1998-99) with the Bulldogs as an outfielder before moving on to the coaching arena.

Until his promotion to head coach, Rients was responsible for coordinating UMD's recruiting efforts as well as overseeing the pitching

staff and monitoring practice sessions starting with the 1999 season.

During his coaching tenure, UMD has earned one NSIC regular season title (2003), earned the school's lone berth in the NCAA Division II Central Regionals (2003) and produced the school's first three baseball All-Americans: Tim Battaglia in 2003, Tim Garceau in 2005, and most recently, Alex Wojciechowski in 2013. The Bulldogs also have had nine ABCA All-NCAA II Central Region selections and 22 All-North Central Conference/All-NSIC honorees.

Rients, who celebrates his 38th birthday on February 2, 2014, earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from UMD in 2000.

Year-by-Year Records S eason

O verall

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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

C onference

CAREER:

172-216 105-107

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

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University of Minnesota Duluth BASEBALL

Coaching Staff Josh Foreman

Mike Darley

ASSISTANT COACH, third SEASON Certainly no stranger to UMD baseball, pitching coach Josh Foreman will embark on his third season with the Bulldog staff in 2014.

Contributing mostly as a pitcher, Foreman lettered four times at UMD under head coach Bob Rients from 2008-11, and immediately transitioned to the coaching ranks in 2012 after serving as a team captain in his final collegiate go-around.

Foreman led the Bulldogs in innings pitched in each of his final two collegiate seasons, and had his best year as a senior in 2011 when he went 6-2 with a 3.28 earned run average while hurling a team-leading 60.1 innings. He made nine starts that season, striking out 44 batters and adding two saves on his way to landing All-NSIC second team honors.

A native of Shawano, Wis., Foreman owns a degree in physical education from UMD.

Ryan Baier Student Manager

ASSISTANT COACH, FIRST SEASON Mike Darley makes his coaching debut at his alma mater in 2014 and, as an assistant coach, will oversee the Bulldog catchers and infielders in addition to working with the offense.

During the past year, Darley was the hitting coach for the Eau Claire Cavaliers of the Wisconsin State League and also the assistant coach at Virginia (Minn.) High School.

Darley was a four-year lettermen with the Bulldogs (2009-12) and during his collegiate tenure was used at seven different positions (all but shortstop and first base). As a senior team captain in 2012, he was one of just two Bulldogs to appear in all 51 games and ranked second on the club in total bases, doubles and at bats. Darley also was hit by pitch 12 times -- one shy of the school record -- that spring. One year earlier, he paced all Bulldog starters in hitting with a career-high .342 average to go with a .447 on-base percentage. Darley appeared in 118 lifetimes games with the Bulldogs (89 as a starter) and hit at a .325 clip.

The Chippewa, Wis., native is currently enrolled in UMD’s Masters of Education program. He graduated from UMD in 2012 with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree.

Ryan Baier joins the Bulldog staff as a student manager in 2014.

Native to Chippewa Falls, Wis., Baier was an All-Western Cloverbelt Conference selection in baseball, football, and basketball at McDonnell Central High School before graduating in 2012.

Baier is pursuing a Communications degree at UMD with a minor in Marketing. When he’s not serving as the Bulldogs’ student manager, he enjoys the outdoors (fishing, hunting, and camping) and staying active with sports.

His cousin, Nate Baier, played football for one of UMD’s NCAA II National Championship teams.

Bulldog sports performance staff

Jason Slivnik

Dr. Sam Hokie

Dr. Xan Corville

Dr. Justin Cummins

Certified Athletic Trainer

Dr. Benjamin Nelson

Dr. Jay Butcher

Team Surgeon

Team Surgeon

Team Surgeon

Team Physician

Team Physician

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Ann Sudoh Team Physician

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Player Biographies

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Cody Aasen Senior • Outfielder Savage, Minn. • Des Moines Area C.C. 6-1 • 190 BATS: R / THROWS: R 2011: .303/.331/.466, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 20 R 2012: .371/.426/.470, HR, 27 RBI, 23 R Career: .342/.387/.473, 6 HR, 49 RBI, 43 R

BEFORE UMD A 2009 graduate of Burnsville High School • started two seasons for Coach Scholl and the Blaze as an outfielder • received All-Lake Conference selection in 2009 • received All-State distinction in 2009 • named a Lions All-Star in senior season • back-to-back BAC Champions • played one season at Des Moines Area Community College before transferring to UMD. PERSONAL Born Cody Charles Aasen on Apr. 16, 1991 in Savage, Minn. • son of Tim Aasen and Jack Hockstein • has three siblings: Ray, Hank, and Miley • enjoys fishing, sports, and movies when off the diamond • majoring in criminology with a minor of sociology at UMD.

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Max Ryan Senior • Outfielder Lake Elmo, Minn. • Tartan H.S. 6-0 • 190 BATS: R / THROWS: R 2011: .288/.358/.356, 8 RBI, 7 R, 1-1 SB 2012: .246/.357/.296, HR, 23 RBI, 35 R 2013: .210/.270/.267, 8 RBI, 14 R Career: .242/.329/.297, 39 RBI, 39 R

BEFORE UMD A 2010 graduate of Tartan High School, where he held down three years of starting duty for the Titans • earned a pair of all-conference nods before landing all-state honors as a senior • competed for three seasons on the gridiron as a two-way player, landing one all-conference selection in his career • also spent four years with the Tartan basketball team, starting two and earning all-conference acclaim in his final prep go-around.

PERSONAL Son of Peter and Kathleen Ryan • has two siblings, Zack and Sam • father Peter played NCAA I basketball, while brothers Zack (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) and Sam (Minnesota) each played collegiate baseball.

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University of Minnesota Duluth BASEBALL

Player Biographies

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Kellen McCoshen Senior • Outfielder Superior, Wis. • Superior H.S. 6-1 • 185 BATS: L / THROWS: R 2011: .323/.417/.355, 4 RBI, 5 R 2012: .210/.258/.226, 5 RBI, 7 R 2013: .174/.309/.174, 3 RBI, 7 R Career: .223/.309/.174, 12 RBI, 19 R 2013 NSIC All-Academic Team

BEFORE UMD A 2011 graduate of Superior High School, where he was a three-year starter on the diamond • named to the All-Lake Superior Conference second team as a junior and followed that up by landing first team honors as a senior • served as a team captain for the Spartans during his final prep season • played on all sides of the ball with the Superior football team, holding down the quarterback, strong safety and punter positions • earned All-Conference honors as a punter • laced up with the Spartan hockey team for three seasons.

PERSONAL Son of James and Julianne McCoshen • has two sisters (Maria, Shannon and Liza) and one brother (Sean) • majoring in civil engineering at UMD.

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Chris Couillard Senior • PITCHer Rosemount, Minn. • Rosemount H.S. 6-5 • 225 BATS: L / THROWS: R 2011: 1-1, 9.2 IP, 1.86 ERA, .088 BAA 2012: 0-0, 3.0 IP, 9.00 ERA, .308 BAA 2013: 1-2, 13.1 IP, 12.15 ERA, .291 BAA Career: 2-3, 26.0 IP, 7.96 ERA, .225 BAA

BEFORE UMD Earned three varsity letters at Rosemount High School and started two seasons • served as a team captain and earned all-conference honors as a senior • named to the Lions All-Star Game and took down Academic All-State honors • garnered an all-state honorable mention selection and was twice named McDonald’s Athlete of the Week • put in two years with the Rosemount basketball program, starting as a senior • was a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL Son of William and Mary Couillard • has one sister (Amanda) and one brother (Nick) • hobbies include baseball and fishing.

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Player Biographies Wes Mleziva Junior • Pitcher Green Bay, Wis. • North Park 6-0 • 170 BATS: R / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD A 2011 graduate of Green Bay East high school • started three years as an infielder and pitcher for coach Peter Bauer and the Red Devils • named first-team All-Fox River Classic Conference selection and All-District second team as a utility player in his senior campaign • also started four years as a guard for the Green Bay East basketball team and three years as a two-way player (safety, wide receiver) on the grid iron for the Red Devils.

John Meyer Junior • Pitcher/Infielder Rochester, Minn. • Century H.S. 6-2 • 180 BATS: R / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD A 2011 graduate of Rochester Century High School • started two years on the right side of the infield and as a pitcher for head coach Keith Kangas and the Panthers • served as team captain in his senior season • received All-Big 9 Conference and All-Section nods in his junior and senior seasons • led the Big 9 in batting average in his senior campaign

2012 (North Park): 5-1, 43.2 IP, 4.33 ERA, .315 BAA 2013 (North Park): 5-3, 73.0 IP, 3.21 ERA, .297 BAA Career: 10-4, 116.2 IP, 3.70 ERA, 0.88 WHIP

PERSONAL Born Wes Michael Mleziva in Green Bay, Wis. 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.

2012: .264/.358/.385, 18 R, 10.2 IP, 5.91 ERA 2013: .328/.420/.454, 28 R, 27.2 IP, 2.93 ERA Career: .300/.393/.424, 36 R, 38.1 IP, 3.76 ERA 2013 NSIC All-Academic Team

BEFORE UMD A 2010 graduate of Monona Grove High School • started three years as a catcher, pitcher, and outfielder for the Silver Eagles and head coach D.J. Daggett • voted team MVP as team captain in both his junior and senior season • received All-Badger South Conference first team honors in his junior and senior seasons • voted second team all-conference selection at Madison Junior College • also started two years as a running back and linebacker for the Monona Grove football team, where he received a second team allconference selection as a running back his senior season.

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PERSONAL Born John David Meyer in Rochester, Minn. on Mar. 30, 1993 • son of David and Linda Meyer • has one younger sister, Elizabeth • enjoys the outdoors, fishing and hunting, and reading when off the diamond • seeking a degree in Mechincal Engineering at UMD with a Mathematics

Beau Goff Junior • Catcher Cottage Grove, Wis. • Madison College 6-1 • 180 BATS: R / THROWS: R

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Career (Madison): .259/.364, 19 RBI, 16 R, 3-3 SB

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PERSONAL Born Beau Irving Goff on Aug. 25, 1991 in Stevens Point, Wis. • son of Mark and Jeanie Goff • one of five siblings (Anne, Markus, Lesley, Brooks) • father, Mark, played football at the University of Wisconsin and Northern Iowa • brother, Markus, plays football for Northern Iowa • served as a peer helper throughout his four years at Monona Grove • was class secretary his sophomore year • enjoys fishing, boating, and snowboarding in his free time.

University of Minnesota Duluth BASEBALL

Player Biographies Michael Stocke Junior • Pitcher Hermantown, Minn. • Hermantown H.S. 5-8 • 140 BATS: R / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD A 2010 graduate of Hermantown High School • played four years while starting three for coach Mike Zagelmeyer and the Hawks • received All-Lake Superior Conference honors in his final three seasons, including first team honors his senior year • named to the Duluth News Tribune All-Area team in 2010 • also played two years of soccer as a midfielder while at Hermantown and the Hawks placed second at state his senior season.

2012: 2-1, 14.1 IP, 3.77 ERA, .160 BAA 2013: 1-4, 15.2 IP, 6.32 ERA, .309 BAA Career: 3-5, 30.0 IP, 5.10 ERA, .246 BAA

PERSONAL Born Michael Paul Stocke on June 7, 1992 in Duluth • son of Dave and Susan Stocke • brother, Kevin, also plays for the Bulldogs this season • has one other sibling, Samantha.

Tyler Stein Junior • Catcher Brooklyn Park, Minn. • Park Center H.S. 5-10 • 205 BATS: R / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD A 2010 graduate of Park Center Senior High School • started three seasons for coach Rob Vitense and the Pirates • received an All-Northwest Suburban Conference selection in his senior season • named Team MVP in his junior season • received Academic All-State honors for his senior year • started one year as a power forward for the Pirates’ basketball squad.

Joe Balestreri Junior • Catcher Caledonia, Wis. • Union Grove H.S. 6-1 • 190 BATS: R / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD Started every varsity game from his freshman year on at Union Grove High School (Wis.) • earned second team allcounty and first team All-Western Racine County citations during his sophomore season • named second team allconference and first team all-county as a junior on his way to being named the starting catcher for Team Wisconsin • served as a team captain for Union Grove as a senior, earning team MVP honors.

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2012: .000/.333/.000, 2 AB 2013: .222/.300/.278, 2 RBI, 3 R Career: .200/.304/.250, 2 RBI, 3 R

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

2012: .143/.182/.143, RBI, 2 R 2013: .222/.323/.296, 5 RBI, 7 R Career: .200/.286/.253, 6 RBI, 9 R 2013 NSIC All-Academic Team

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PERSONAL Born Joseph Anthony Balestreri on January 27, 1993 in West Allis Wis. • son of Mark and Jodi Balestreri • has one sibling (Corri) • enjoys training, weight-lifting, ATV riding, video games, and hanging out with friends.

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Player Biographies Josh Denisen Sophomore • Outfielder Rochester, Minn. • North Park 5-10 • 175 BATS: R / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD A 2011 graduate of Rochester Century high school • started two years for coach Keith Kangas and the Panthers • batted .390 en route to an All-Big Nine Conference selection in 2011 in leading the Panthers to a 2011 Minnesota State tournament appearance • also started on the Rochester Century football team as a cornerback and received a Scholar Athlete award.

2013: .277/.300/.319, 7 RBI, 4 R, 2-5 SB Career: .277/.300/.319, 7 RBI, 4 R, 2-5 SB

PERSONAL Born Josh Taylor Denisen in Rochester, Minn. on Jan. 24, 1993 • son of Dwight and Meridee Denisen • has one older brother, Bryan, who played baseball at UMD • off the diamond, enjos hunting and fishing • plans to major in business at UMD.

Jake Steinbach Sophomore • Infielder Corcoran, Minn. • Wayzata H.S. 5-10 • 170 BATS: R / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD A 2012 graduate of Wayzata High School • started three years for coach Bob Dewitt and the Trojans • received All-Lake Conference honors in both his junior and senior seasons • team captain and team MVP in his senior campaign.

2013: .222/.222/.222, RBI, R Career: .222/.222/.222, RBI, R

BEFORE UMD A 2012 graduate of of Watertown Mayer High School • started three seasons for coach Justin Stohs and the Royals • received All-Minnesota River Conference selection in his senior season and was an honoroable mention his junior season • played basketball as a forward and football as a wide receiver while at Watertown Mayer.

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PERSONAL Born Jake Michael Steinbach on Oct. 5, 1993 in Corcoran, Minn. • son of Mary and Terry Steinbach • father currently serves in the role of bench coach for the Minnesota Twins of MLB • has two older siblings, Lucas and Jill • brother Lucas also played baseball at UMD.

Matt Schreder Sophomore • Pitcher Watertown, Minn. • Watertown-Mayer H.S. 6-5 • 175 BATS: R / THROWS: R

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PERSONAL Born Matthew John Schreder on July 11, 1993 in Waconia, Minn. • son of Dan and Kris Schreder • has one older brother, Tom.

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Player Biographies Matt Mattiacci Sophomore • Pitcher Minnetonka, Minn. • Minnetonka H.S. 6-0 • 170 BATS: R / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD A 2012 graduate of Minnetonka High School • started one season for the Skippers and coach Paul Twenge • received All-Lake Conference honors while posting the lowest team ERA in his senior season.

2013: 0-2, 9.2 IP, 13.03 ERA, .381 BAA Career: 0-2, 9.2 IP, 13.03 ERA, .381 BAA

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

Bo Hellquist Sophomore • Infielder/PITCHER Savage, Minn. • Burnsville H.S. 6-3 • 170 BATS: L / THROWS: L BEFORE UMD A 2012 graduate of Burnsville High School • started two seasons for coach Mick Scholl and the Blaze • received AllMinnesota 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.

2013: .174/.283/.283, 8 R, 38.2 IP, 3.89 ERA Career: .174/.283/.283, 8 R, 38.2 IP, 3.89 ERA

BEFORE UMD 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.

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

Jimmy Heck SOPHOMORE • THIrd BASE/PItcher Rochester, Minn. • Century H.S. 6-5 • 200 BATS: R / THROWS: R

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2013: .353/.450/.431, 21 R, 17 RBI, 38.2 IP, 4.89 ERA Career: .353/.450/.431, 21 R, 17 RBI, 38.2 IP, 4.89 ERA

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PERSONAL Born James Edward Heck on Jan. 13, 1994 in St. Louis Park, Minn. • only child of Alicia and Edward Heck.

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Player Biographies Spencer Diedrich Sophomore • Pitcher/Outfielder Cottage Grove, Minn. • Park H.S. 6-3 • 195 BATS: R / THROWS: L BEFORE UMD A 2012 graduate of Park High School • started two seasons for coach Kerry Ligtenberg and the Wolfpack • received an All-Conference selection his junior year • also played three seasons of varsity hockey as a defenseman • received All-Conference honorable mention his sophomore, junior, and senior campaigns.

2013: 2-1, 18.2 IP, 6.75 ERA, .355 BAA Career: 2-1, 18.2 IP, 6.75 ERA, .355 BAA

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

Charlie Conkel Sophomore • Pitcher Eagan, Minn. • Eagan H.S. 5-10 • 170 BATS: l / THROWS: L BEFORE UMD Spent his prep playing days at Eagan High School, where he was a two-year starter • served as a team captain for the Wildcats, helping the team land a berth in the section championship • also played basketball at Eagan as a member of the

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2013: 0-0, 12.0 IP, 6.00 ERA, .326 BAA Career: 0-0, 12.0 IP, 6.00 ERA, .326 BAA

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PERSONAL Born Charles Lowell Conkel on March 24,1993 in St. Paul Minn. • son of David and Linda Conkel • has two sisters (Katie and Amanda) • enjoys playing golf and basketball, as well as watching movies and hanging out with friends.

Wildcat backcourt.

Ryan Lakin Sophomore • Pitcher/Outfielder Rochester, Minn. • John Marshall H.S. 6-1 • 210 BATS: R / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD A 2012 graduate of John Marshall High School • played four years while starting three for coach Dutch Heiderscheit and the Rockets • named an All-Conference selection in his junior and senior seasons • received All-Region honors • won a pair of Big Nine Conference titles • also played football as a two-way player and hockey as a defenseman at John Marshall • was named All-Conference honorable mention in hockey and two-time All-Conference in the football • received All-State honorable mention his senior season.

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2013: .172/.226/.241, 4 R, 6.0 IP, 10.50 ERA Career:.172/.226/.241, 4 R, 6.0 IP, 10.50 ERA

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PERSONAL Born Ryan Scott Lakin on Sept. 12, 1993 in Rochester, Minn. • son of Scott and Jan Lakin • has one sister, Cali.

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Player Biographies Tommy Bodeker Sophomore • Catcher Eagan, Minn. • Eagan H.S. 6-0 • 210 BATS: R / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD A 2011 graduate of Eagan High School • started two years for coach Rob Walsh and the Wildcats • received an AllConference selection as team captain his senior year • played hockey as a goaltender while making a Minnesota

2013: .344/.375/.523, 9 RBI, 6 R Career: .344/.375/.523, 9 RBI, 6 R

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PERSONAL Born Thomas Richard Bodeker on Feb. 5, 1993 in St. Paul, Minn. • son of Randy and Kathy Bodeker • has two sisters, Molly and Emily.

State tournament appearance.

Kyle Fritz Sophomore • PITCHER Cottage Grove, Minn. • Park H.S. 6-2 • 190 BATS: L / THROWS: L BEFORE UMD A 2012 graduate of Park High School • started two years for coach Kerry Ligtenberg and the Wolfpack • received an All-Conference honorable mention in his junior and senior seasons • played two years as a quarterback for the Wolfpack and received an All-Conference honorable mention.

2013: 1-2, 27.0 IP, 5.33 ERA, .321 BAA Career: 1-2, 27.0 IP, 5.33 ERA, .321 BAA

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

Kyle Comer SOPHOMORE • Infielder Rhinelander, Wis. • Rhinelander H.S. 6-1 • 200 BATS: R / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD A 2012 graduate of Rhinelander High School • played three seasons for coach Joe Waksnonski and the Hodogs • received All-Wisconsin Valley conference first team selections in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons • named a second team All-District player in his senior year • earned Academic AllState honors in his junior and senior campaigns • also played football as a two-way player and basketball as a point guard at Rhinelander • received an All-Conference selection as a linebacker.

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2013: .356/.375/.523, 5 HR, 38 RBI, 14 R Career: .356/.375/.523, 5 HR, 38 RBI, 14 R

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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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Alex Wojciechowski Sophomore • First Base Rosemount, Minn. • Rosemount H.S. 6-5 • 225 BATS: L / THROWS: R 2013: .425/.474/.675, 5 HR, 37 RBI, 37 R Career: .425/.474/.675, 5 HR, 37 RBI, 37 R 2013 Daktronics All-American 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

BEFORE UMD A 2012 graduate of Coon Rapids High School • started two years for coach Jerry Coe and the Cardinals • selected 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 (wo-ja-kow-ski) on Mar. 17, 1994 in Marshall, Minn. • son of Kevin and Colleen Wojckiechowski • known as “Wojo” to teammates • has one younger brother, Tyler.

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Brian Pierce Freshman • Infielder Ames, Iowa • Ames H.S. 5-9 • 160 BATS: R / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD A 2013 graduate of Ames High School • played five seasons for coach Eric Bappe and the Little Cyclones while starting three • named an All-Central Iowa Metro League selection in his senior season and an honorable mention in his sophomore and junior seasons • threetime all-academic team selection • team captain in his senior campaign • also started two years for the Ames soccer team as a midfielder and forward, making a state tournament appearance in his junior season.

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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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Nathan Jack FRESHMAN • CATCHER Neenah, Wis. • St. Mary Central H.S. 6-0 • 170 BATS: R / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD A 2013 graduate of St. Mary Central High School • started four seasons for coach Phil Janssen and the Zephyrs • selected as a first team All-Olympian conference selection and honorable mention alldistrict in his sophomore season • named second team all-conference • received All-State and All-District academc team honors in his junior season • recipient of St. Mary Central “Team Dedication” award in his junior season • also played basketball in his freshman and sophomore years as a forward.

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

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Skyler Wenninger Freshman • Pitcher/Infielder Luverne, Minn. • Luverne H.S. 6-0 • 160 BATS: R / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD A 2013 graduate of Luverne High School • started three years for coach Mike Wenninger, his father • had lowest ERA on Cardinal pitching staff in his sophomore and junior seasons • received All-Southwest Conference selection in his junior season • named team captain in his senior season • also participated in football as a cornerback and offensive weapon as well as hockey as a forward • received All-Conference honors in hockey for three seasons • named all-conference and all-area honors as a quarterback.

PERSONAL Born Skyler Dean Wenninger in Brookings, S.D. • son of Mike and Lauri Wenninger • oldest of three siblings (McKenzi, Cade) • also a member of the Luverne student council • wrote for school newspaper • interests including hunting, fishing, biking, rollerblading, and any sporting activitiy • undecided on a major at UMD.

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Marco Lucarelli Freshman • Pitcher Fridley, Minn. • Totino Grace H.S. 5-8 • 170 BATS: R / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD A 2013 graduate of Totino Grace high school • split time as a catcher and on the mound for head coach Mike Smith and the Eagles • a two-time All-North Suburban Conference selection in both 2012 and 2013 • also started three years as a defender for the Totino Grace hockey team

PERSONAL Born Marco Thomas Lucarelli in Richfield, Minn. 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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Grant Farley Freshman • Pitcher/Outfielder Savage, Minn. • Des Moines Area C.C. 6-2 • 175 BATS: R / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD A 2013 graduate of Coon Rapids High School • played three seasons while starting a pair for coach Jerry Coe and the Cardinals • named team captain in his senior season after leading the team in home runs and slugging percentage his junior campaign • part of Cardinal team that finished as section runnerup • also played football as a free safety and basketball as a guard for the Bulldogs.

PERSONAL Born Grant Matthew Farley on Sept. 18, 1994 in St. Paul, Minn. • son of Michael and Betsy Farley • one of three siblings (Alexander and Braden) • member of National Honor Society, DECA, and Link Crew • member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and senior leaders • interests include fishing, pond hockey, golfing, and wakeboarding • majoring in Business at UMD.

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Kyle Hoffman Freshman • Infielder Minnetonka, Minn. • Minnetonka H.S. 6-1 • 175 BATS: R / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD A 2013 graduate of Minnetonka high school • started as a third baseman and a pitcher for head coach Paul Twenge and the Skippers.

PERSONAL Born Kyle Kevin Hoffman in Waconia, Minn. 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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Colton Sinning Freshman • Pitcher Pine Island, Minn. • Pine Island H.S. 6-2 • 160 BATS: R / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD A 2013 graduate of Pine Island High School • started three seasons for coach Craig Anderson and the Panthers • received All-Hiawatha Valley League honors in his junior season • named 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, Minn. • son of Robert and Kristen Sinning, both graduates of UMD • uncle played baseball at NSIC rival Winona State • one of two siblings (Austin) • member of National Honor Society and DECA • interests include computers, video editing, and website design • plans on majoring in Marketing at UMD.

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Matt Vogt Freshman • Outfielder Libertyville, Ill. • Libertyville H.S. 6-2 •170 BATS: L / THROWS: R BEFORE UMD A 2013 Libertyville High School graduate • started two seasons for coach Jim Schurr • named team captain in his senior season • finished second on the team in RBIs, home runs, stolen bases, and slugging while batting .317 for the Wildcats • also played two seasons a power forward for the Libertyville basketball team.

PERSONAL Born Matthew Stephen Vogt in Charlottesville, Va. on Apr. 4, 1995 • son of Stephen and Lauren Vogt • one of four siblings (Jake, Abby, and Alex) • interests include hunting and fishing • plans on majoring in Finance with an Economics minor at UMD.

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Kevin Stocke Freshman • Pitcher Hermantown, Minn. • Hermantown H.S. 6-0 • 195 BATS: L/ THROWS: L BEFORE UMD A 2013 graduate of Hermantown High School • played four years while starting three for coach Mike Zagelmeyer and the Hawks • received All-Lake Superior Conference and All-Area selections in his junior season • also played two years as a defenseman for the Hermantown soccer team.

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

John Meyer ’15

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Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference NSIC Player & Freshman of the Year Alex Wojciechowski, UMD

NSIC Pitcher of the Year Harvey Martin, Minnesota State

NSIC Newcomer of the Year Martin Valdez, Upper Iowa

NSIC Coach of the Year Tim Bellew, Bemidji State

Wojciechowski hit at a .429 clip and conclude the regular season leading the NSIC in overall batting average.

An imposing figure at 6-5 and 230 pounds, Wojciechowski has hit more than a few shots to match his towering frame throughout the year on his way to leading the Bulldogs in total hits (48), doubles (15), home runs (five) and slugging percentage (.696). Despite consistently looking to drive the ball, the defensively-sound first baseman has sacrificed nothing in the way of making contact with just 16 strikeouts against 10 walks drawn at the plate.

Wojciechowski becomes the first player to earn NSIC Player and Freshman of the Year in the same season.

Martin posted a 1.90 ERA with 67 strikeouts and a .199 opponent batting average in 52.0 innings pitched. He ranks fourth in the NSIC in ERA, opponent batting average and strikeouts, while tying for fifth in the league in wins. He is second in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio (13.4), seventh in walks per nine innings (0.87) and WHIP (0.83) and 12th in strikeouts per nine innings (11.6). Martin lived up to his billing this season after being named the 2013 NSIC Preseason Pitcher of the Year.

Valdez dazzled in his first season with the Peacocks as the southpaw posted a 5-1 record with a 2.18 ERA through 53.2 innings. Valdez appeared in eight games ,starting seven, and averaged 6.71 innings per start, the NSIC’s highest average. UIU’s ace recorded five complete games and three shutouts. His strikeout to walk ratio was more than 4:1 with 59 k’s, sixth most in the NSIC, and only 14 free passes on the year. Valdez averaged 9.89 strikeouts per game, eighth highest in the NSIC. The junior also held opponents to a .226 batting average, eighth lowest in the NSIC, on just 45 hits while allowing only 13 earned runs, seventh fewest in the NSIC.

Tim Bellew guided the Beavers to a 22-20 overall and 13-13 NSIC record.

The league mark was good enough to send BSU to the NSIC Tournament for the first time since 2008 and the second time in the eight-year head coach’s career at Bemidji State. The 20 overall wins marked the seventh time in program history (62 seasons) the team reached the plateau and, in the process, became the second team to ever post back-to-back 20-win seasons. In 2013, the Beavers finished first in the NSIC in batting average (.330), second in fielding percentage (.970) and fifth in team ERA (4.15).

2013 All-NSIC Selections First Team Pos. Yr. School Hometown 32 Jason Hoppe P Jr. Minnesota State Rice, Minn.

27 Harvey Martin P Sr. Minnesota State Farmington, Mich.

15 Scott Lieser P Sr. St. Cloud State Browerville, Minn.

20 Kyle Fischer P Jr. St. Cloud State New Ulm, Minn.

28 Reese Gregory RP Fr. St. Cloud State St. Cloud, Minn.

36 Nolan Johnson C So. Minnesota State Bloomington, Minn.

35 Alex Wojciechowski 1B Fr. Minnesota Duluth Coon Rapids, Minn.

3 Jake Petersen 2B Jr. Augustana Blair, Neb. 6 Lucas Skjefte 2B Sr. Minnesota State Eden Prairie, Minn.

15 Lewis Baumann SS Sr. Bemidji State Colorado Springs, Colo.

28 Connor McCallum 3B So. Minnesota State Shoreview, Minn.

14 Kyle Young OF Sr. Southwest Minnesota Forest Lake, Minn.

5 Tyler Adams OF Jr. Upper Iowa Onalaska, Wis. 6 Cody Strang OF Sr. Winona State Solon, Wis. 2 Nate Hewes OF Sr. Augustana Stillwater, Minn.

22 Logan Kalis DH Sr. Bemidji State Little Falls, Minn.

Second Team Pos. Yr. School Hometown 20 Adam Kramer P Jr. Concordia-St. Paul Wausau, Wis. 27 Chris Kubitz P Jr. St. Cloud State Shakopee, Minn.

14 Martin Valdez P Jr. Upper Iowa Pomona, Calif.

15 Tadd Johansen P Sr. Wayne State Elkhorn, Neb. 35 Derek Quame RP Jr. Augustana Mankato, Minn.

36 Zach Braun C Jr. Bemidji State Lakeville, Minn.

4 Robbie Rocamora 1B Jr. Northern State San Marcos, Calif.

29 Garrett Fischer 1B Jr. St. Cloud State New Ulm, Minn.

1 Orry Engebretsen 2B Sr. Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minn.

21 Seth McMullen SS Sr. Winona State Wausau, Wis. 16 Tony Viger 3B Jr. Augustana Sioux Falls, S.D. 24 Trevor Purvis OF Sr. Bemidji State Rio Rancho, N.M. 40 Greg Larpenter OF Sr. Concordia-St. Paul Urbandale, Iowa 10 Kye Winter OF Jr. Augustana Willow Lake, S.D. 28 Marcus O’Neill OF So. Augustana Blaine, Minn.

30 Steven Kremer DH So. Southwest Minnesota Wilmont, Minn.

Gold Glove Team Pos. Yr. School Hometown 20 Kyle Fischer P Jr. St. Cloud State New Ulm, Minn.

24 Stetson Olson 1B Jr. Minnesota State Renton, Wash.

28 Jack Hegarty 2B So. Bemidji State Brainerd, Minn.

20 Zach Dibble SS Fr. Augustana Bellevue, Neb. 1 Michael Herman 3B So. Wayne State Omaha, Neb. 36 Nolan Johnson C So. Minnesota State Bloomington, Minn.

5 Tyler Adams OF Jr. Upper Iowa Onalaska, Wis. 9 Mike Turcotte OF Sr. Minot State Victoria, B.C. 24 Marice Burrough OF Sr. University of Mary Billings,Mont.

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2013 NSIC STANDINGS T eam St. Cloud State

O verall 37-11

P ct . .771

NSIC P ct .

20-3 .870

Minnesota State 42-9 .824 18-4 .818 Augustana

38-18 .679

21-7 .750

Winona State

23-17

.575

16-7 .696

Concordia-St. Paul

20-16

.556

13-7 .650

Wayne State

27-20 .574 18-12 .600

UMD

14-26 .350 14-10 .583

Bemidji State

25-22 .532 13-13 .500

Sioux Falls

20-24 .455 14-14 .500

Southwest Minnesota 17-23 .427 11-14 .458 U-Mary

17-21 .449

8-15 .348

Minot State

15-23

.395

7-17 .292

Northern State

15-27

.357

8-20 .286

Upper Iowa

14-25

.359

6-16 .273

Minnesota Crookston 1-42 .023 1-29 .033

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Augustana College Nickname: Vikings Location: Sioux Falls, S.D. Enrollment: 1,750 Colors: Navy & Yellow Year Joined: 2008

Minot State University Nickname: Beavers Location: Minot, N.D. Enrollment: 3,642 Colors: Red & Green Year Joined: 2012

Minnesota State University-Mankato

Nickname: Mavericks Location: Mankato, Minn.

Enrollment: 14,036 Colors: Purple & Gold Year Joined: 1932, 1970, 2008

University of Sioux Falls Nickname: Cougars Location: Sioux Falls, S.D. Enrollment: 1,519 Colors: Purple, White & Black Year Joined: 2012

Bemidji State University Nickname: Beavers Location: Bemidji, Minn.

Enrollment: 5,360 Colors: Green & White Year Joined: 1932

Northern State University Nickname: Wolves Location: Aberdeen, S.D. Enrollment: 3,000 Colors: Maroon & Gold Year Joined: 1978

University of Mary Nickname: Marauders Location: Bismarck, N.D. Enrollment: 3,280 Colors: Blue, Orange & White Year Joined: 2006

Upper Iowa University Nickname: Peacocks Location: Fayette, Iowa Enrollment: 6,700 Colors: Blue & White Year Joined: 2008

Concordia University, St. Paul Nickname: Golden Bears Location: St. Paul, Minn.

Enrollment: 2,702 Colors: Blue & Gold Year Joined: 1999

Southwest Minnesota State University

University of Minnesota-Crookston Nickname: Golden Eagles Location: Crookston, Minn.

Enrollment: 1,700 Colors: Maroon & Gold Year Joined: 1999

St. Cloud State University

Nickname: Mustangs Location: Marshall, Minn.

Enrollment: 3,200 Colors: Brown & Gold Year Joined: 1969

Nickname: Huskies Location: St. Cloud, Minn.

Enrollment: 16,882 Colors: Black & Red Year Joined: 1932, 2008

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Minnesota State University-Moorhead

Nickname: Bulldogs Location: Duluth, Minn.

Enrollment: 11,800 Colors: Maroon & Gold Year Joined: 1932, 1976, 2008

Nickname: Dragons Location: Moorhead, Minn.

Enrollment: 7,500 Colors: Scarlett & White Year Joined: 1932

Wayne State College Nickname: Wildcats Location: Wayne, Neb. Enrollment: 3,500 Colors: Black & Gold Year Joined: 2008

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Winona State University Nickname: Warriors Location: Winona, Minn.

Enrollment: 8,000 Colors: Purple & White Year Joined: 1932

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2013 Season Review

Game-by-Game Results Date Opponent Score R-H-E / R-H-E Inns Overall Feb. 14 Feb. 14 Feb. 17 Feb. 17 Mar. 4 Mar. 4 Mar. 16 Mar. 16 Mar. 17 Mar. 17 Mar. 18 Mar. 18 Mar. 19 Mar. 19 Mar. 28 * Mar. 28 * Mar. 29 * Mar. 29 * Apr. 6 * Apr. 6 * Apr. 7 * Apr. 7 * Apr. 14 * Apr. 14 * Apr. 15 * Apr. 15 * Apr. 24 * Apr. 24 * Apr. 27 * Apr. 27 * Apr. 28 * Apr. 28 * Apr. 30 * Apr. 30 * May 3 * May 3 * May 4 * May 4 * May 8 # May 9 #

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Minot State Minot State St. Cloud State St Cloud State Bemidji State Bemidji State Wayne State (Mich.)

Wayne State (Mich.)

Lock Haven Lock Haven West Chester of Penn.

West Chester of Penn.

Slippery Rock Lock Haven Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Southwest Minnesota Southwest Minnesota Southwest Minnesota Southwest Minnesota Wayne State (Neb.) Wayne State (Neb.) Wayne State (Neb.) Wayne State (Neb.) Upper Iowa Upper Iowa Minnesota Crookston Minnesota Crookston Minnesota Crookston Minnesota Crookston Winona State Winona State Northern State Northern State Northern State Northern State No. 21 Minnesota State Augustana

L 6-8 L 0-3 L 0-5 L 1-3 L 1-2 L 6-13 L 3-12 L 4-7 L 0-3 L 0-4 L 1-6 L 6-7 L 4-14 L 3-6 W 8-4 L 5-6 W 7-6 L 7-17 W 17-6 L 9-11 W 5-4 L 4-19 L 2-4 L 3-4 W 1-0 W 6-4 W 4-3 W 13-2 W 1-0 L 3-4 W 7-6 W 20-3 L 6-7 L 4-6 W 12-4 W 19-9 L 4-5 W 11-9 L 0-5 L 2-4

6-11-1 / 8-9-1 0-6-1 / 3-5-0 0-3-0 / 5-5-0 1-8-1 / 3-4-0 1-6-2 / 2-6-1 6-7-0 / 13-16-1 3-11-3 / 12-11-0 4-10-3 / 7-11-1 0-2-3 / 3-4-2 0-4-1 / 4-9-0 1-5-2 / 6-8-2 6-9-2 / 7-15-4 4-2-2 / 14-16-0 3-10-2 / 6-9-0 8-8-0 / 4-7-3 5-12-2 / 6-13-0 7-10-1 / 6-11-3 7-11-3 / 17-17-2 17-17-0 / 6-12-5 9-18-3 / 11-12-3 5-9-1 / 4-6-3 4-8-7 / 19-17-0 2-5-0 / 4-11-1 3-9-3 / 4-11-0 1-4-1 / 0-2-0 6-9-1 / 4-11-1 4-6-0 / 3-7-3 13-20-1 / 2-4-1 1-8-3 / 0-6-4 3-4-2 / 4-9-0 7-18-4 / 6-11-3 20-20-1 / 3-7-0 6-7-1 / 7-12-3 4-11-1 / 6-11-3 12-14-2 / 4-7-2 19-19-2 / 9-9-4 4-9-1 / 5-11-0 11-8-5 / 9-12-5 0-7-2 / 5-5-1 2-6-1 / 4-8-2

7 7 7 7 (9) 7 7 7 7 7 7 (15) 9 9 7 (11) 7 7 7 9 7 7 7 9 7 9 (8) 7 (9) 7 (12) 7 7 (10) 7 7 7 9 9 9

NSIC

0-1-0

0-2-0 0-3-0 0-4-0 0-5-0 0-6-0 0-7-0 0-8-0 0-9-0 0-10-0 0-11-0 0-12-0 0-13-0 0-14-0 1-14-0 1-0-0 1-15-0 1-1-0 2-15-0 2-1-0 2-16-0 2-2-0 3-16-0 3-2-0 3-17-0 3-3-0 4-17-0 4-3-0 4-18-0 4-4-0 4-19-0 4-5-0 4-20-0 4-6-0 5-20-0 5-6-0 6-20-0 6-6-0 7-20-0 7-6-0 8-20-0 8-6-0 9-20-0 9-6-0 9-21-0 9-7-0 10-21-0 10-7-0 11-21-0 11-7-0 11-22-0 11-8-0 11-23-0 11-9-0 12-23-0 12-9-0 13-23-0 13-9-0 13-24-0 13-10-0 14-24-0 14-10-0 14-25-0 14-10-0 14-26-0 14-10-0

University of Minnesota Duluth BASEBALL

Pitcher of Record Attend Time R. Lakin (0-1) A. Zwak (0-1) B. Hellquist (0-1) C. Couillard (0-1) M. Stocke (0-1) M. Mattiacci (0-1) J. Smith (0-1) K. Fritz (0-1) A. Zwak (0-2) B. Hellquist (0-2) J. Heck (0-1) K. Comer (0-1) M. Mattiacci (0-1) C. Couillard (0-2) J. Smith (1-1) M. Stocke (0-2) A. Zwak (1-2) J. Heck (0-2) J. Smith (2-1) R. Lakin (0-2) S. Diedrich(1-0) K. Fritz (0-2) J. Smith (2-2) S. Diedrich (1-1) A. Zwak (2-2) K. Fritz (1-2) J. Smith (3-2) B. Hellquist (1-2) M. Stocke (1-2) A. Yetzer (0-1) C. Couillard (1-2) J. Meyer (1-0) M. Stocke (1-3) M. Stocke (1-4) A. Zwak (3-2) S. Diedrich (2-1) J. Heck (0-3) J. Meyer (2-0) J. Smith (3-3) A. Zwak (3-3)

120 120 100 100 45 34 100 150 65 65 50 70 75 80 95 87 108 124 - 211 - 165 - 100 - 75 50 50 189 195 145 89 275 273 55 52 62 55 400 143

2:24 1:45 2:15 2:20 2:10 2:04 1:53 2:25 1:35 1:25 2:00 4:00 2:50 2:45 1:55 5:10 2:10 2:40 2:05 2:31 1:52 2:26 1:35 2:30 1:35 2:30 2:00 2:20 2:21 2:55 1:05 1:57 2:10 5:25 2:25 2:50 1:58 3:00 2:00 2:38

2013 Season Review Overall Statistics BATTING BA A. Wojciechowski .425 K. Comer .356 J. Heck .353 T. Bodeker .344 O. Engebretsen .333 J. Meyer .328 J. Denisen .277 B. Loew .273 L. Steinbach .269 J. Balestreri .222 T. Stein .222 J. Steinbach .222 M. Ryan .210 E. Walker .208 K. McCoshen .174 B. Hellquist .174 R. Lakin .172 J. Smith .125 B. McMahon .000 Totals........................... .290 Opponents.................... .301

GP-GS AB R 35-33 120 37 38-33 132 15 33-31 102 21 24-21 64 6 35-33 129 22 36-35 119 28 22-11 47 4 18-6 33 8 33-31 93 16 23-17 54 7 12-4 18 3 5-2 9 1 31-30 105 14 33-29 101 12 29-12 46 7 18-11 46 8 14-11 29 4 15-10 32 1 2-0 1 1 40-40 1280 215 40-40 1252 245

PITCHING ERA W-L App.-GS J. Smith 4.45 3-3 12-9 A. Zwak 4.53 3-3 9-9 B. Hellquist 4.89 1-2 12-6 J. Meyer 2.93 2-0 9-2 K. Fritz 5.33 1-2 9-6 J. Heck 6.52 0-3 8-4 S. Diedrich 6.75 2-1 9-1 M. Stocke 6.32 1-4 12-0 C. Couillard 12.15 1-2 10-1 C. Conkel 6.00 0-0 9-1 A. Yetzer 8.18 0-1 12-0 M. Mattiacci 13.03 0-2 9-1 R. Lakin 10.50 0-2 3-0 K. Comer 6.75 0-1 2-0 A. Wojciechowski 9.00 0-0 1-0 Totals.......................... 5.64 14-26 40-40 Opponents................... 4.40 25-14 40-40

H 51 47 36 22 43 39 13 9 25 12 4 2 22 21 8 8 5 4 0 371 377

CG SO Sv 3 0/0 1 2 1/1 0 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 1 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 1 0 0/1 0 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 0 5 2/1 3 10 5/2 9

2B 3B 15 0 7 0 8 0 2 0 8 1 7 1 2 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 72 3 68 15

HR RBI TB Slg% 5 37 81 .675 5 38 69 .523 0 17 44 .431 0 9 24 .375 0 7 53 .411 2 16 54 .454 0 7 15 .319 0 2 11 .333 4 18 41 .441 0 5 16 .296 0 2 5 .278 0 1 2 .222 0 8 28 .267 1 9 28 .277 0 3 8 .174 1 7 13 .283 0 0 7 .241 0 4 4 .125 0 0 0 .000 18 190 503 .393 24 223 547 .437

BB 10 6 16 1 14 17 2 6 8 6 2 0 8 7 8 7 1 4 0 123 125

HBP K 3 17 1 17 2 13 2 7 2 6 2 30 0 15 0 6 1 20 2 9 0 4 0 1 1 21 5 25 1 10 0 13 1 13 0 4 0 0 23 231 44 231

IP H R ER BB K 2B 3B HR AB 60.2 72 41 30 7 45 10 1 6 246 47.2 48 26 24 23 44 11 2 3 183 38.2 40 24 21 13 29 5 2 1 146 27.2 32 14 9 5 17 6 2 0 115 27.0 35 21 16 11 17 5 1 2 109 19.1 23 18 14 8 16 5 1 1 80 18.2 27 16 14 13 10 1 3 5 76 15.2 21 18 11 6 3 5 1 0 68 13.1 16 20 18 15 13 4 0 2 55 12.0 15 10 8 6 12 6 1 0 46 11.0 20 13 10 7 12 5 0 0 52 9.2 16 15 14 7 5 4 1 1 42 6.0 7 7 7 2 7 0 0 2 23 1.1 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 309.2 3 77 2 45 194 125 231 68 15 24 1252 317.0 3 71 2 15 155 123 231 72 3 18 1280

Tommy bodeker ’16

FIELDING C K. McCoshen 18 J. Steinbach 15 A. Zwak 14 M. Stocke 11 B. Hellquist 70 J. Smith 70 A. Wojciechowski 269 M. Ryan 54 J. Balestreri 94 T. Stein 29 L. Steinbach 48 T. Bodeker 133 R. Lakin 22 E. Walker 120 O. Engebretsen 97 B. Loew 26 K. Comer, 145 J. Denisen 19 J. Meyer 73 J. Heck 73 Totals............................... 1429 Opponents........................ 1449

GDP OBP SF SH 1 .474 2 0 2 .375 5 2 0 .450 0 0 0 .368 1 2 2 .407 0 0 1 .420 0 4 0 .300 1 1 0 .385 0 1 2 .333 0 7 2 .323 0 1 2 .300 0 0 0 .222 0 0 0 .270 1 2 1 .292 0 2 0 .309 0 0 1 .283 0 1 0 .226 0 0 2 .222 0 1 1 .000 0 0 17 .360 10 24 21 .380 14 39

SB-Att. 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 2-3 2-5 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-4 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-19 52-63

BAA WP HBP BK SFA SHA .293 3 2 0 1 5 .262 0 5 0 1 7 .274 4 12 2 2 3 .278 0 3 0 0 3 .321 5 9 3 1 5 .288 1 2 0 2 1 .355 4 0 0 1 3 .309 2 2 0 1 2 .291 0 0 1 1 1 .326 0 2 0 2 3 .385 0 3 0 1 2 .381 3 2 1 1 2 .304 0 2 0 0 2 .500 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0 0 0 0 .301 23 44 7 14 39 .290 24 23 1 10 24

PO A E Fld% 15 3 0 1.000 12 3 0 1.000 4 10 0 1.000 2 9 0 1.000 57 12 1 .986 55 14 1 .986 243 22 4 .985 53 0 1 .981 83 9 2 .979 27 1 1 .966 44 2 2 .958 118 9 6 .955 17 4 1 .955 40 73 7 .942 33 57 7 .928 5 19 2 .923 41 89 15 .897 16 1 2 .895 33 32 8 .890 23 39 11 .849 929 429 71 .950 951 434 64 .956

*Minimum 10 chances.

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2013 Season Review

Category Leaders 1. Alex Wojciechowski 2. Kyle Comer 3. Jimmy Heck 4. Tommy Bodeker 5. Orry Engebretsen

.425 .356 .353 .344 .333

1. Alex Wojciechowski 2. Kyle Comer 3. John Meyer 4. Lucas Steinbach 5. Jimmy Heck

1. Alex Wojciechowski 2. John Meyer 3. Orry Engebretsen 4. Jimmy Heck 5. Lucas Steinbach

37 28 22 21 16

1. Alex Wojciechowski 2. Orry Engebretsen 2. Jimmy Heck 4. John Meyer 4. Kyle Comer

15 8 8 7 7

1. Alex Wojciechowski 2. Kyle Comer 3. Orry Engebretsen 4. John Meyer 5. Jimmy Heck 1. John Meyer 1. Orry Engebretsen 1. Ryan Lakin

1. Alex Wojciechowski 2. Kyle Comer 3. John Meyer 4. Orry Engebretsen 5. Jimmy Heck

81 69 54 53 44

1. John Meyer 2. Jimmy Heck 3. Orry Engebretsen 4. Alex Wojciechowski 5. (Multiple players)

2.93 4.45 4.53 4.89

1. Adam Zwak 2. Bo Hellquist 3. John Meyer 4. Jimmy Heck 5. Chris Couillard

1 1 1

1. Kyle Comer 1. Alex Wojciechowski 3. Lucas Steinbach 4. John Meyer 5. (Multiple players)

3 3 2 2 1

1. Jordan Smith 1. John Meyer 1. Spencer Diedrich

1 1 1

1. Alex Wojciechowski 1. Kyle Comer 3. Ryan Lakin 4. Charlie Conkel

17 16 14 10 8

1. John Meyer 1. Josh Denisen 3. (Multiple players)

1. Jordan Smith 1. Bo Hellquist 1. John Meyer

.262 .274 .278 .288 .291

1. Jordan Smith 2. Adam Zwak 3. Bo Hellquist 4. John Meyer 5. Kyle Fritz

1 1 1

1. Jordan Smith 2. Adam Zwak 3. Bo Hellquist 4. John Meyer 4. Kyle Fritz

1.000 1.000 .986 .986 .985

1. Alex Wojciechowski 2. Tommy Bodeker 3. Joe Balestreri 4. Bo Hellquist 5. Jordan Smith

60.2 47.2 38.2 27.2 27.0

Strikeouts 45 44 29 17 17

Walks Allowed 1 1 7 10

1. Alex Wojciechowski 2. Ryan Lakin 2. Kyle Comer 4. John Meyer

243 118 83 57 55

1. Kyle Comer 2. Evan Walker 3. Orry Engebretsen 4. Jimmy Heck 5. John Meyer

0 2 2 5

Assists

Putouts

Fielding Percentage

2 2 1

Innings Pitched

Runs Allowed

Runners Picked Off

5 5 4 2 1

Stolen Bases

Saves

Wins 1. Adam Zwak 1. Jordan Smith 3. John Meyer 3. Spencer Diedrich 5. (Multiple players)

38 37 18 17 16

Home Runs

BAA

ERA

.474 .450 .420 .407 .385

RBIs

Walks

Total Bases

25

51 47 43 39 36

1. Kyle Comer 2. Alex Wojciechowski 3. Lucas Steinbach 4. Jimmy Heck 5. John Meyer

Triples

Doubles

1. Kellen McCoshen 1. Jake Steinbach 3. Bo Hellquist 3. Jordan Smith 5. Alex Wojciechowski

.675 .523 .454 .441 .431

1. Alex Wojciechowski 2. Jimmy Heck 3. John Meyer 4. Orry Engebretsen 5. Brady Loew

Hits

Runs Scored

1. John Meyer 2. Jordan Smith 3. Adam Zwak 4. Bo Hellquist

On-Base Percentage

Slugging Percentage

Batting Average

University of Minnesota Duluth BASEBALL

89 73 57 39 32

Program History

Against the Competition O A -T

Opponent All-Time Last Meeting Alderson Broaddus Ashland Augsburg Augustana (S.D.) Bemidji State Berry Bethel Bluefield (W.Va.) State Brair Cliff (Iowa) Butler Univ.

Caldwell (N.J.) Cameron (Okla.)

Carleton Carthage Central Misssouri State Columbus (Ga.) State Concordia-Moorhead Concordia-St. Paul Cornell (Iowa) Dominican (Wis.) East Central (Okla.)

East Stroudsburg (Pa.) Elmhurst (Ill.) Emory (Ga.) Emporia State Felician (N.J.) Finlandia (Mich.)

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

Jacksonville (Ala.) State Jarvis Christian (Texas) Kentucky Wesleyan LaGrange (Ga.) Lander (S.C.) LeTourneau (Texas) Lincoln Lindenwood (Mo.) Lock Haven (Pa.) Macalester Mansfield U-Mary Massachusetts-Lowell Mayville (N.D.) State Midwestern (Texas) State Minnesota Crookston Minnesota-Morris Minnesota Minnesota State Mankato MSU-Moorhead Minot State Missouri Baptist Missouri Southern State Missouri-St. Louis Missouri Valley

0-1 0-2 9-15 14-16 93-39 5-5 2-0 1-1 1-1-1 0-1 4-0 1-1 41-6 0-1 0-2 0-2 9-7 18-16 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-3 2-0 4-0 1-2 3-1 2-0 0-1 0-4 1-2 3-3 0-2 3-1 3-3 11-4 2-3 0-1 1-1 0-1 18-10 0-2 1-1 1-1 2-0 3-4 7-3 1-1 12-1 0-2 2-2 0-2 33-2 53-34 0-6 10-49 15-7 0-2 0-1 1-5 0-1 1-0

2012 2010 2001 2013 2013 2002 2000 2003 1990 2011 2004 1981 2002 2009 2006 1991 2012 2012 1998 1972 1981 2008 2002 1989 2008 2008 2004 2010 2011 2008 2005 1993 2003 1987 1993 2007 1995 1978 2011 2000 2002 1978 1982 1982 2013 2003 2007 2012 2005 2012 1980 2013 2003 2005 2013 1983 2013 1990 2009 2006 1991

pponent

ll ime

Last Meeting

Morehouse (Ga.) 2-0 Mt. Marty (S.D.) 1-0 Mt. Senario (Wis.) 23-1 Mt. Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 4-0 Nebraska-Omaha 3-17 New Jersey Institute of Tech.

3-2 North Dakota 18-9 North Dakota State 3-4 North Georgia 0-2 Northern (S.D.) State 62-16-1 Northland (Wis.) 6-3 Northwest Missouri State 0-1 Northwestern (Minn.)

8-0 Ohio Dominican 1-0 Oklahoma Baptist 0-2 Oklahoma City 1-3 Rockford (Ill.) 2-0 Rockhurst (Mo.) 1-1 Shorter (Ga.) 7-18 Simpson (Iowa) 1-0-1 Sioux Falls Slippery Rock 1-2 South Dakota 1-1 South Dakota State 0-1 Southeastern Oklahoma State 0-2 Southern New Hampshire 1-1 Southern Polytechnic (Ga.) State 4-14 Southwest Minnesota State 55-56 Sprinfield (S.D.) 2-0 St. Cloud State 16-31 St. John's (Minn.)

8-4 St. Joseph's (Ind.) 3-1 Saint Mary's (Minn.)

3-7 St. Olaf 4-4 St. Rose (N.Y.) 0-1 St. Scholastica 22-1 St. Thomas (Minn.)

4-5 Stephen F. Austin 0-2 Teikyo Post (Conn.)

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

1-1 Tuskegee (Ala.) 2-0 Charleston (S.C.) 2-1 Upper Iowa 16-9 Vermillion State Junior 2-0 Washington (Mo.) 0-1 Wayne State (Mich.)

2-8 Wayne State (Neb.) 10-25 Nebraska-Wesleyan 2-1 West Chester of Penn.

1-3 West Georgia 1-16 Westminster 2-0 Winona State 43-75 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 2-2 Wisconsin-La Crosse 0-2 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 0-1 Wisconsin-Superior 24-4 Wooster 0-1 Yankton (S.D.) 1-1

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1994 1990 2000 2006 2008 2006 2008 2007 2000 2013 2003 2003 1998 2012 1981 1981 1980 2008 2002 1986 2013 2004 2004 1980 2008 2002 2013 1977 2013 2005 2011 1999 2002 2005 1995 2004 1978 2004 2002 1978 1988 1981 1998 2009 2013 1972 1982 2013 2013 1979 2013 2001 1982 2013 1987 1981 2000 2004 2009 1977

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Program History Career Leaders Hits 1. Tyler Erickson 2. Greg Aker 3. David Olson 4. Alex Johnson 5. Anders Engberg

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

237 230 223 203 181

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

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

.411 .397 .397 .394 .390

Home Runs 1. David Olson 1. Tim Garceau 3. Jeff Kaldor 4. Joe Korneta 5. Tim Battaglia

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

39 39 34 31 30

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

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

159 144 137 136 133 133

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

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

20 20 19 18 18

Strikeouts 1. Chris Swiatkiewicz 2. Brian Zadro 3. Brandon Broxey 4. Josh Foreman 5. Anders Engberg

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

247 189 170 152 150

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

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

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

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

1.39 1.84 2.00 2.27 2.68 2.68

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

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1995-99 2001-04 1987-90

6 5 5

University of Minnesota Duluth BASEBALL

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

Kyle Comer ’16

Program History

SEASON Records Batting Category

Player Record Season

Games Played

At-Bats Hits Doubles

Triples Home Runs

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

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

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

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

Pitching Category

Player Record Season

Innings Pitched Appearances Wins Losses

Complete Games Games Started

Saves Strikeouts Walks Hit Batters Wild Pitches

ERA Shutouts

Chris Swiatkiewicz Bub Lovas Chris Swiatkiewicz Matt Rothstein Luke Hagman Chris Swiatkiewicz Brian Zadro Chris Swiatkiewicz Andy Dooley Collin Stinogel Brian LaShomb Chris Swiatkiewicz Chris Swiatkiewicz Cole Hytjan Brian Fredrickson Jamie Swenson Gene Trojanowski Chris Swiatkiewicz

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

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

Fielding Category

Player Record Season

Putouts Assists Error Fielding Percentage

Alex Conboy Tyler Erickson Marcus Riewer (multiple Players)

348 164 25 1.000

2007 2010 2012 (multiple seasons)

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Chris Swiatkiewicz UMD ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME Class of 2013 ... was the ace of the Bulldog mound staff in the closing years of the 20th century and twice took home the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Pitcher of the Year Award (1998 and 1999) -- a UMD program first • attained NCAA Division II All-Central Region first team status as a senior after helping pitch the Bulldogs to their first NSIC championship in six years • occupies the No. 1 spot on UMD's career charts for strikeouts (247), wins (20), appearances (51), shutouts (6) and complete games (19) • threw nearly 25 percent of the Bulldogs' total innings as a junior and, in the process, established team records for strikeouts (120), victories (he went 11-1), shutouts (4), innings (82.1) and complete games (11) • went on to play professionally in the New York Yankees organization with Staten Island and Tampa of the Gulf Coast "A" League (1999) • pitched for eight seasons in the Northern League as a member of the Duluth-Superior Dukes (1999 and 2000), St. Paul Saints (2001-02), Joliet Jackhammers (2002) and Sioux City Explorers (200206) • participated in a pair of Northern League All-Star Games, and in 2007 was voted to the Explorers’ 15th Anniversary All-Star Team as a right handed pitcher • is a native of Fridley, Minn. • graduated from UMD in 1999 with a B.S. degree in accounting.

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Program History

All-Conference Selections S P

P Season Player 1977 1978 1979 1980 1980 1981 1981 1981 1982 1982 1982 1983 1983 1983 1984 1984 1984 1984 1985 1985 1987 1987 1987 1987 1987 1987 1988 1988 1989 1989 1989 1990

All-NSIC

Pete Franz Dave Nelson Gene Trojanowski Kasey Frank Pete Franz (2) Al Cleveland Kasey Frank (2) Corky Fleischmann Corky Fleischmann (2) Randy Hill Jason Malec Marty Fadness Randy Hill (2) Jason Malec (2) Brad Emanuel Kevin Hoy Todd Jensen Jason Malec (3) Brad Emanuel (2) Marty Fadness (2) Pat Bergquist Brian Hedin Mike Petrich Greg Spanier Mike Walsh Brian Zadro Dennis Karp Mike Petrich (2) Dennis Angellotti Jeff Kaldor Dennis Karp (2) Dennis Angellotti (2)

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eason

Position P/OF Util.

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

1990 1990 1990 1990 1991 1991 1991 1991 1992 1992 1992 1992 1993 1993 1993 1994 1994 1994 1994 1995 1995 1995 1995 1996 1996 1996 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1999 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2001 2002 2002 2002 2002 2003 2003

layer

John Elbs Jeff Kaldor (2) Mike Petrich (3) Brian Zadro (2) Dennis Angellotti (3) Barry Fermanich Jeff Kaldor (3) Brett Tucker Barry Fermanich Tony Hanten Mike Lenarz Brett Tucker (2) Craig Fericks Pat Etter Erick Anderson Craig Fericks (2) Scott Gerten Robby Ott Dave Thoreson Jason Lukovsky Matt Murphy Joel Schaffer Troy Trachsel Jon Anderson Scott Gerten (2) Joel Schaffer (2) Troy Trachsel (2) Scott Gerten (3) Matt Joesting Matt Johnson Craig Liebart Jed Meyer Ryan Skubic Chris Swiatkiewcz Matt Joesting (2) Ryan Skubic (2) Brett Spaeth Chris Swiatkiewicz (2) Andy Dooley Brett Spaeth (2) Corey Koidahl Brett Spaeth (3) Brandon Broxey Joe Korneta Corey Koidahl (2) Brett Spaeth (4) Brandon Broxey Nate Cermak

osition

P 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 OF P P OF IF OF P OF Util.

OF P C

Alex Wojciechowski ’16 Season Player 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 2009 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013

Position

Joe Korneta 1B Greg Aker OF Tim Battaglia P Tim Battaglia (2) OF/P Alex Johnson 2B Adam Keeler OF David Olson 3B Tyler Erickson SS Josh Foreman P Marcus Riewer 2B Mark Shaver P Collin Stinogel P Alex Wojciechowski (First Team) IF Orry Engebretsen (Second Team) P

All-North Central Conference (2005-08) Season Player 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2008

NSIC Player of the Year

Season Player 2013

Position

Greg Aker Nate Cermak Tim Garceau Kyle Zweber Greg Aker (2) Alex Johnson David Olson Luke Johnson

OF C OF P OF IF 3B RF

Position

Alex Wojciechowski

1B

NSIC Freshman of the Year

Season Player 2013

University of Minnesota Duluth BASEBALL

Alex Wojciechowski

Position 1B

Program History

Postseason Honors Rawlings/ABCA All-America Season 2005 2003

Player Tim Garceau Tim Battaglia

Season 2013

Player Alex Wojciechowski

Position P/OF P/OF

Honor Second Team First Team

Daktronics All-America Position 1B

Honor Third Team

Daktronics All-Central Region Season 2013

Player Alex Wojciechowski

Position 1B

Honor First Team

ABCA All-Central Region Season Player 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 *Region Player of the Year

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

Honor Second Team First Team First Team Second Team Second Team First Team First Team Second Team Second Team Second Team First Team First Team Second Team

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

1995 1996 1997

1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

2013

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

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

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

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Bryan Denisen Brian Burman Mike Stevenson Mike Darley Michael Stocke Tommy Bodeker

Bulldog Award 2008 2009 2010 2011

2012 2013

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

Jordan Smith ’13

Michael Stocke ’15

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Program History

Bulldogs in the Bigs Player

Position

Career at UMD

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

John Engen P 1979

Pat Bergquist OF 1985-87

Tim Battaglia P/OF 2001-04

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

UMD ... By the numbers 94 ALL-NSIC

SELECTIONS: The Bulldogs have boasted 94

selections by 64 different players in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, including Alex Wojciechowski (’16) and Orry Engebretsen (’13) last year.

85 CONFERENCE WINS: In one of the most competitive leagues in NCAA II, Coach Bob Rients is 16 games above .500 in the NSIC during his nine-year coaching tenure at UMD.

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ALL-CENTRAL REGION SELECTIONS ... In addition to eight in

head coach Bob Rients’ tenure, the Bulldogs also had the Region’s 2003 Player of the Year in pitcher Tim Battaglia.

8 ALL-NCC SELECTIONS: UMD spent four years in the North Central Conference (2005-08) and had eight all-league players, and at least one each season.

5 STRAIGHT WINNING CONFERENCE SEASONS: The Bulldogs have been above .500 in conference play each season since re-joining the NSIC for the 2009 campaign.

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.

9 FIRST-YEAR PLAYERS: The Bulldogs boast nine freshman 3 ALL-AMERICANS: Alex Wojciechowski (’16) became the third in 2014, not quite matching the 13-player class from a year ago.

Those frosh produced five of the top UMD batting averages a year ago, led by NSIC Freshman of the Year, first baseman Alex Wojciechowski, infielders Kyle Comer and Jimmy Heck, catcher Tommy Bodeker, and

UMD All-American selection last year with a Third Team Daktronics selection. He joins Tim Battaglia and Tim Garceau, each honored by Rawlings/ABCA, in 2003 and 2005, respectively.

outfielder Josh Denisen.

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