The University of Minnesota Duluth baseball team gears up for an away and home schedule in their second to last week of the 2025 regular season, hitting the road against the Winona State University Warriors on Wednesday, Apr. 23, at 1:30 PM and hosting the University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles for a three game series starting on Saturday, Apr. 26, at 1:30 PM.

 

Last Time Out

 

The Bulldogs returned to the North Shore to host their first home games of the season last week, splitting a doubleheader with the St. Cloud State Huskies and tallying a 3-1 record against the Minot State University Beavers.

 

Bulldog baseball now sits at a 19-21 overall record and a 15-15 conference record throughout the NSIC, putting the Bulldogs in a three way tie for seventh in the current conference standings.

 

Last Week's Highlight Players

 

Player

 

#8 Garrett Stauffacher - 6 GP, 9-19 (.474), 7 R, 11 RBI, 2 2B, 1 HR, 1.000 FLD%

 

Pitcher

 

#33 Ryan Wattermann - 7.0 IP, 1.29 ERA, 6 H, 2 BB, 7 SO, .231 B/AVG, 31 BF

 

Scouting Report - Winona State University

 

The Winona State University Warriors are 19-21 overall and 15-15 against NSIC opponents throughout the 2025 season, most recently falling 10-8 against the Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs.

 

The Bulldogs are 13-18 against the Warriors since 2013, falling to WSU 9-10 in their most recent matchup last season. UMD holds a 5-6 home record, 5-10 away record, and 3-2 neutral site record against the Warriors, with their largest margin of victory sitting at 10 runs (12-2, Apr. 2017).

 

The Warriors' offense is currently led by graduate student infielder #35 Cole Fuecker, who is tallying a .364 batting average over 165 at bats and eight home runs this season.

 

Scouting Report - University of Minnesota Crookston

 

The University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles are 18-22 overall and 15-15 against NSIC opponents throughout the 2025 season, most recently falling 0-7 against the Minnesota State University Mankato Mavericks.

 

The Bulldogs are 15-16 against the Golden Eagles since 2013, falling to UMC 9-13 in their most recent matchups last season. UMD holds a 5-7 home record and a 10-9 away record over the Golden Eagles, with their largest margin of victory sitting at 17 runs (20-3, Apr. 2013).

 

The Golden Eagles' offense is currently led by freshman outfielder #27 Dylan Debilzen, who is tallying a .344 batting average over 154 at bats and 12 doubles this season.

 

Bulldogs Against the Rest

 

Throughout the 2025 season, the Bulldogs sit within the top five throughout the NSIC in five statistical categories, including: 

 

Fielding Percentage - 0.970 (5th in NSIC, 52nd in NCAA)

Sacrifice Flies - 24 (2nd in NSIC, 43rd in NCAA)

Shutouts - 2 (4th in NSIC, 75th in NCAA

Triples - 11 (3rd in NSIC, 70th in NCAA)

Triples per Game - 0.28 (3rd in NSIC, 72nd in NCAA)

 

Looking Ahead

 

Bulldog baseball closes out their 2025 regular season on the road against the Concordia St Paul Golden Bears and the University of Mary Marauders next week. First pitch against the Golden Bears is currently set for Tuesday, Apr. 29, at 1:30 PM.