Team: University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles
Conference: NSIC
College Level: NCAA D2
2021 Overall Record: 26-12
Location: Crookston, MN
Head Coach: Steve Gust
Asst. coaches: Dalton Parks, Clarke Peterson, TJ Hokanson
Key Position Players Returning
Jake Hjelle (OF)
Ben Thoma (C, 3b)
Brad Morris (CF)
Key Returning Pitchers
Jake Dykhoff, Connor Richardson, Matt Nelson – all top 3 pitchers from a year ago.
Key Incoming Players
Matt Nunn (C, Century College)
Mitch Goodwin (SS, DCTC)
Zeke Hass (OF, St. Cloud CC)
2022 Team Outlook
We saw a team that can continue to move our program forward. We lost a lot of our power from our line-up, but we have good athletes who can do a lot of things offensively. We return almost our entire pitching staff so we hope they can continue to develop. It will be difficult to stay in the top 5 in our conference, but we believe we have the team to do it. We hope our pitching, defense, speed and ability to handle the bat will make up for the loss of power.