The University of Minnesota Crookston (UMC) Golden Eagles Baseball team beat the Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears 11-0 and 5-2 in a doubleheader played in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at the Sanford Sports complex.
FIRST INNING
UMC gave the ball to Josh Dykhoff (Jr. Wadena) to start the game and he was ready to roll as he retired the first three batters with a fly out, strike out, and ground out.
In the bottom of the inning, UMC’s bats were ready to go. After a strike out, Sawyer Satrom (Sr. Portland, ND) and Dykhoff walked before Americo Sculati (Jr. Golden Valley) tripled to score two runs. Aaron Wensloff (Soph. Roseau) flew out to center field, but Sculati scored to give the Golden Eagles a 3-0 lead.
SECOND INNING
UMC’s Dykhoff continued his stellar pitching as he retired all three batters with two strikeouts and a fly out.
In the bottom of the inning, UMC was retired in 1-2-3 fashion on three ground outs.
THIRD INNING
Concordia-St. Paul got their first hit of the game with a lead off single before the next batter hit into a double play. The next batter lined out to retire the Golden Bears.
UMC’s Dylan Debilzen (Fresh. Parkers Prairie) led off the bottom of the inning with a walk. After an out, Dykhoff singled, Sculati reached on an error and a run scored for a 4-0 Golden Eagle lead. Aaron Wensloff singled to load the bases. Kobe Senn (Sr. Fargo, ND) grounded out, but a run scored for a 5-0 lead.
FOURTH INNING
Concordia-St. Paul started the top of the fourth inning with a single before they hit into their second double play of the game. The next batter singled before a strikeout.
UMC added some more runs in the bottom of the inning when Brock Larson (Jr. Blaine) singled. Kyler Miller (Grand Rapids) was hit by a pitch, and Debilzen singled to load the bases. Satrom reached on a fielder’s choice as the Golden Bears got the out at home plate. Dykhoff helped his own cause with a double to score two runs for a 7-0 lead. After a strike out, Aaron Wensloff singled to score another run for an 8-0 lead.
FIFTH INNING
UMC’s Dykhoff continued to deal as he struck out three batters in the inning.
In the bottom of the inning, the Golden Bears made a pitching change and that didn’t make a difference as Larsen was hit by a pitch with one out. Kyler Miller and Debilzen singled to load the bases. Satrom singled to score two runs for a 10-0 lead. Dykhoff flew out to left field, but a run scored for an 11-0 lead.
SIXTH INNING
Dykhoff struck out the first two batters of the sixth inning before a ground out to retire the Golden Bears in 1-2-3 fashion in the sixth inning.
UMC’s Aaron Wensloff and Jaiden Smith (Fresh. Aberdeen, SD) singled to lead off the inning. The next batter hit into a double play before a fly out retired the Golden Eagles.
SEVENTH INNING
The Golden Bears were down to their final three outs and Dykhoff struck out the first batter, got the next batter to pop out before striking out the next batter to secure a UMC 11-0 victory in game one of the four game series.
| Box Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| CSP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| UMC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 11 | 12 | 0 |
UMC offensive leaders-
Aaron Wensloff – 3 for 3, 2 rbi
Josh Dykhoff – 2 for 2, 3 rbi, 2 runs, double, walk
Dylan Debilzen – 2 for 3, 3 runs, walk
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Josh Dykhoff – UMC (WP) | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Korey Dahlberg-CSP | 4.0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Leo Bustos-CSP | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake McNeil-CSP | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GAME TWO –
FIRST INNING
UMC’s Nate Benning got the start on the mound and gave up two singles to start the game before settling down with a strike out, a caught stealing, and a pop out to retired the side.
UMC’s Debilzen kept his hot bat going with a single to left field. After a fly out, Dykhoff blasted a shot over the left-center field fence for a two-run home run for a 2-0 lead. The next two batters were retired.
SECOND INNING
Concordia-St. Paul started the second inning with a double. The next two batters struck out before a walk and a fielder’s choice to retire the side.
UMC’s Senn walked before the next three batters were retired.
THIRD INNING
UMC’s Benning continued to pitch well in the third inning with a fly out. After a walk, he got an out on a fielder’s choice before a ground out to retired the Golden Bears.
UMC added some more runs in the bottom of the inning as Debilzen doubled and Satrom singled to score a run for a 3-0 lead. Satrom stole second base, Dykhoff walked and after an out, Aaron Wensloff doubled to score two more runs for a 5-0 lead. The next two batters were retired.
FOURTH INNING
The first Concordia-St. Paul batter grounded out before a walk and a single. The next batter hit into a double play.
UMC’s Larsen started the bottom of the inning with a double before he got a ground out, a fielder’s choice out, and a strike out.
FIFTH INNING
The first two Golden Bear batters popped out and flew out. The next two batters singled before a fly out.
UMC was retired in 1-2-3 fashion in the bottom of the inning.
SIXTH INNING
Concordia-St. Paul finally scored their first run of the doubleheader as they had a ground out, a single and a home run to get within a 5-2 deficit. The next two batters were retired.
UMC’s first two batters struck out. Larsen walked before the next batter struck out and UMC took a 5-2 lead into the seventh inning.
SEVENTH INNING
UMC went to the bullpen and brought in Isaac Roers (Jr. Stacy). He walked the first batter before getting a ground out. After a walk, the next batter hit into a double play to get out of the inning.
UMC was retired in 1-2-3 fashion in the bottom of the inning.
EIGHTH INNING
The first Concordia-St. Paul batter was hit by a pitch, and the next batter hit into a fielder’s choice. The next two batters were retired.
UMC’s Sculati led off the bottom of the inning with a walk. The next batter flew out before a fielder’s choice got the out at second base for the second out of the inning. The next batter struck out and UMC took a 5-2 lead into the final inning.
NINTH INNING
UMC brought in Nate Grafsgaard (Sr. Devils Lake, ND) and the first batter singled. The next batter reached on a fielder’s choice, but the Golden Eagles go the out at second base. The next batter stuck out for the second out of the inning. The following batter walked and the tying run was at home plate. The next batter was retired and UMC won the game 5-2.
UMC improves to 11-13 overall and 8-6 in the NSIC and will play Concordia-St. Paul in another doubleheader on Friday starting at Noon. Concordia-St. Paul drops to 10-14 overall and 6-8 in the NSIC.
| Game 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| CSP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| UMC | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 6 | 0 |
For UMC-
Dylan Debilzen – 2 for 4, 2 runs, double, stolen base
Brock Larsen – 1 fo4 2, double, walk
Josh Dykhoff – 1 for 3, 2 rbi, 2 runs, home run, walk
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Nate Benning-UMC | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Isaac Roers-UMC | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nate Grafsgaard-UMC | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Rusch-CSP | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Liam Bystol-CSP | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
