Bemidji State University baseball wraps up the 2022 season with Senior Day against the University of Minnesota Duluth May 6-7 in Bemidji, Minn. BSU and UMD play a three-game series for the first and last games at BSU Baseball Field this season.
Bemidji State will honor nine seniors during Saturday’s season finale and senior day against Minnesota Duluth. Those being recognized include Jackson Back, Parker Borg, Travis Carruth, Alex Fietek, Sam Kalberer, Tom Keohen, Stephan Lagasse, John Perkins and MacGregor Sharpe.
BEMIDJI STATE OVERVIEW
(5-38, 2-27 NSIC)
Bemidji State was swept by Minot State, 4-2 and 5-3, May 3 in Minot, N.D.
BSU left seven runners on base and went 1-of-7 from the plate with runners in scoring position during game one. MiSU scored two runs in each of the third and fourth innings while junior John Perkins hit an RBI double in the fourth inning and senior Sam Kalberer knocked out a home run in the fifth.
Minot State led 2-0 after the first inning before adding another three in the sixth and seventh frames combined. Perkins hit his second RBI double of the day for BSU's first runs in the fifth inning while junior James Wirt and freshman Hunter Daymond recorded RBI singles in the top of the ninth inning.
Senior Sam Kalberer leads BSU this season hitting .318 from the plate with a .477 slugging percentage and a .416 on-base percentage. He also leads the team with 63 total bases, 18 walks and six doubles.
Freshman pitcher Isaiah Biehn leads BSU with a 4.81 ERA in 43.0 innings this season, including starts over his last six outings. He has totaled 21 strikeouts to nine walks and is holding opposing batters to a .273 average from the plate.
SCOUTING MINNESOTA DULUTH
(20-22, 14-15 NSIC)
The Bulldogs are led by 22nd-year head coach Bob Rients who is 365-414 leading the program.
UMD took a sweep over Southwest Minnesota State University May 3 behind wins of 10-7 and 8-6 in Duluth, Minn.
Minnesota Duluth has gone 4-3 over its last seven games, losing both games of a doubleheader at St. Cloud State University on April 27 and winning two of three against Minot State May 1-2.
The Bulldogs are hitting .288 from the plate with 380 hits, 77 doubles, 22 home runs, 223 RBI and 244 runs scored.
UMD’s pitchers hold an ERA of 7.18, allowing 413 hits and 174 walks with 255 strikeouts.
BEMIDJI STATE ROSTER
No. / Name / Position / Height / Weight / Year / B/T / Hometown (Previous School)
1 / Hunter Daymond / OF / 5-9 / 170 / Fr. / R/R / River Falls, Wis. (Western Tech)
2 / Tyrese Allen / OF / 5-11 / 180 / RS-Fr. / L/L / New Hope, Minn. (Robbinsdale Cooper HS)
3 / Zach Moritz / C/OF / 6-0 / 170 / Fr. / R/R / Albany, Minn. (Albany HS)
4 / Zach Praska / C / 5-10 / 155 / RS-Fr. / R/R / Thief River Falls, Minn. (Thief River Falls HS)
5 / Cam McRoberts / C/RHP / 6-3 / 185 / RS-Fr. / R/R / International Falls, Minn. (Littlefork-Big Falls HS)
6 / John Perkins / OF / 5-10 / 160 / Sr. / R/R / Spicer, Minn. (New London-Spicer HS)
7 / Stephane Lagasse / OF / 6-2 / 200 / Sr. / R/R / Winnipeg, Manitoba (Itasca CC)
9 / Ty Swenson / C / 6-0 / 190 / RS-Fr. / R/R / Pillager, Minn. (Pillager HS)
10 / Gabriel Davis / OF / 6-0 / 180 / So. / R/R / Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southwest HS)
11 / Matthew Kucera / C / 5-9 / 195 / Fr. / R/R / Lake Jackson, Texas (Brazoswood HS)
12 / Christian Turner / RHP / 5-11 / 190 / Jr. / R/R / Piedmont, Calif. (Sierra College)
13 / Tom Keohen / INF / 6-1 / 185 / Sr. / R/R / Shakopee, Minn. (Shakopee HS)
14 / Parker Borg / INF / 6-1 / 190 / Sr. / R/R / West Fargo, N.D. (West Fargo HS)
15 / James Wirt / INF / 5-11 / 180 / TR-Jr. / L/R / Cloverdale, Calif. (Mendocino College)
16 / Ethan VanDelinder / C / 5-11 / 180 / Fr. / R/R / Albany, Ore. (South Albany HS)
17 / Zach Listiak / 1B/OF / 5-11 / 200 / So. / L/R / St. Louis Park, Minn. (St. Louis Park HS)
18 / Carter Simon / INF / 5-10 / 165 / So. / R/R / Albert Lea, Minn. (Albert Lea HS)
19 / Jacob Mathiason / RHP/3B / 6-0 / 165 / So. / R/R / Rockford, Minn. (Rockford HS)
20 / Alex Fietek / RHP / 6-4 / 205 / Sr. / R/R / Windsor, Colo. (Dodge City CC)
21 / Michael O’Malley / OF/INF / 5-11 / 185 / Jr. / R/R / New Hope, Minn. (Itasca CC)
22 / Jack Munson / INF / 6-3 / 200 / So. / R/R / Hugo, Minn. (White Bear Lake HS)
23 / Colton Dauksavage / OF / 6-0 / 185 / Fr. / L/L / East Grand Forks, Minn. (East Grand Forks HS)
24 / Kyle Ellis / INF / 6-1 / 205 / TR-Jr. / R/R / Kelseyville, Calif. (Mendocino College)
25 / Jake Matise / LHP / 5-11 / 150 / TR-Jr. / L/L / Phoenix, Ariz. (Beloit College)
27 / Tom Magnusson / INF/RHP / 5-11 / 210 / Sr. / R/R / Park River, N.D. (Minnesota State CTC)
28 / Travis Carruth / LHP / 6-1 / 180 / Sr. / L/L / Hibbing, Minn. (Hibbing HS)
29 / Sam Kalberer / INF/OF / 6-1 / 220 / Sr. / L/R / Tucson, Ariz. (Scottsdale CC)
30 / MacGregor Sharpe / C/OF / 6-0 / 195 / Sr. / R/R / North Vancouver, British Columbia (Douglas College)
31 / Wyatt Hamann / INF / 5-11 / 235 / TR-So. / L/R / Bluffton, Minn. (Minnesota State CTC)
32 / Konrad Kisch / RHP / 6-1 / 190 / TR-Jr. / R/R / Osseo, Minn. (Mesabi Range CTC)
33 / Derek Dolezal / C / 5-11 / 175 / Jr. / R/R / Spicer, Minn. (Riverland CC)
35 / Derek Hoffman / RHP / 6-2 / 185 / Fr. / L/R / Belle Plaine, Minn. (Belle Plaine HS)
36 / Grant Hartmann / 1B/LHP / 6-1 / 195 / So. / L/L / Thief River Falls, Minn. (Thief River Falls HS)
38 / Logan Barrick / DH/RHP / 6-4 / 230 / Jr. / R/R / Lakeport, Calif. (Mendocino College)
39 / AJ Gengler / RHP / 5-6 / 205 / Fr. / R/R / Mukwonago, Wis. (Mukwonago HS)
40 / Will Lavin / RHP / 5-10 / 185 / So. / R/R / Hastings, Minn. (Hastings HS)
44 / Isaiah Biehn / INF/RHP / 5-9 / 150 / Fr. / R/R / Bemidji, Minn. (Bemidji HS)
45 / Jackson Back / LHP/OF / 6-0 / 170 / Sr. / L/L / Beaver Creek, Ohio (Beaver Creek HS)
46 / Jacob Marx / INF/RHP / 6-2 / 200 / Fr. / R/R / Brooklyn Center, Minn. (St. Scholastica)
49 / Nick Endersby / RHP / 6-3 / 200 / Jr. / R/R / Frazee, Minn. (Frazee HS)
RS / Jesse Johnson / RHP / 5-7 / 220 / RS-Fr. / R/R / Cape Town, South Africa (Wynberg Boys HS)
COACHING STAFF
Matt Ellinghuysen / Head Coach / First Season / Bemidji State '13
Derek Dahlke / Assistant Coach / First Season / Augustana '19
Dan Bennett / Volunteer Assistant Coach / Seventh Season / Bemidji State '10
Doug Jones / Volunteer Assistant Coach / Third Season
BEAVERS SCHEDULE
February
19 / at Rockhurst / Omaha, Neb. / L, 1-0
19 / at Rockhurst / Omaha, Neb. / L, 6-4
20 / at Rockhurst / Omaha, Neb. / L, 4-1
20 / at Rockhurst / Omaha, Neb. / L, 8-7
26 / at William Jewell / Liberty, Mo. / L, 10-3
26 / at William Jewell / Liberty, Mo. / L, 7-5
27 / at William Jewell / Liberty, Mo. / L, 7-6 (F/9)
27 / at William Jewell / Liberty, Mo. / L, 8-6 (F/7)
March
6 / vs. Jamestown / Tucson, Ariz. / L, 7-6
7 / vs. Jamestown / Tucson, Ariz. / W, 12-4
8 / vs. Park-Gilbert / Tucson, Ariz. / W, 3-1
10 / vs. Northland College / Tucson, Ariz. / W, 12-2
10 / vs. Wabash / Tucson, Ariz. / L, 3-2
11 / vs. Southwest Minn. State / Tucson, Ariz. / L, 12-5
19 / at Concordia-St. Paul * / Minnetonka, Minn. / L, 2-0
19 / at Concordia-St. Paul * / Minnetonka, Minn. / L, 7-2
20 / at Concordia-St. Paul * / Minnetonka, Minn. / L, 2-1
24 / vs. (RV) Minnesota State * / Sioux Falls, S.D. / L, 12-1
24 / vs. (RV) Minnesota State * / Sioux Falls, S.D. / L, 10-0
26 / at (RV) Augustana * / Sioux Falls, S.D. / L, 10-0
26 / at (RV) Augustana * / Sioux Falls, S.D. / L, 22-0
27 / at (RV) Augustana * / Sioux Falls, S.D. / L, 13-2
April
2 / vs. Wayne State * / Wayne, Neb. / L, 11-0
2 / vs. Wayne State * / Wayne, Neb. / W, 11-6
3 / vs. Wayne State * / Wayne, Neb. / L, 7-1
5 / vs. Upper Iowa * / Fayette, Iowa / L, 4-0
5 / vs. Upper Iowa * / Fayette, Iowa / L, 19-2
9 / vs. Sioux Falls * / Brandon, S.D. / L, 5-3
9 / vs. Sioux Falls * / Brandon, S.D. / L, 11-4
10 / vs. Sioux Falls * / Brandon, S.D. / W, 7-3
13 / vs. Winona State * / Winona, Minn. / L, 9-4 (F/8)
13 / vs. Winona State * / Winona, Minn. / L, 6-2 (F/10)
15 / at Minnesota Crookston * / Crookston, Minn. / Canceled
15 / at Minnesota Crookston * / Crookston, Minn. / Canceled
16 / at Minnesota Crookston * / Crookston, Minn. / Canceled
21 / UMary * / Cold Spring, Minn. / L, 4-3
21 / UMary * / Cold Spring, Minn. / L, 12-9
23 / St. Cloud State * / St. Cloud, Minn. / L, 10-2
24 / St. Cloud State * / St. Cloud, Minn. / L, 11-4
24 / St. Cloud State * / St. Cloud, Minn. / L, 14-7
27 / at Northern State * / Aberdeen, S.D. / L, 4-0
27 / at Northern State * / Aberdeen, S.D. / L, 4-3
May
1 / at Southwest Minn. State * / Marshall, Minn. / L, 8-7
1 / at Southwest Minn. State * / Marshall, Minn. / L, 8-1
3 / at Minot State * / Minot, N.D. / L, 4-2
3 / at Minot State * / Minot, N.D. / L, 5-3
6 / Minnesota Duluth * / Bemidji, Minn. / 1:30 & 3:30 p.m.
7 / Minnesota Duluth * / Bemidji, Minn. / 12 p.m.
* NSIC Contest
MINN. DULUTH ROSTER
No. / Name / Position / Height / Weight / Year / B/T / Hometown / High School/Previous School
1 Brandt Kolpack INF 5-10 180 5th R/R Fargo N.D. Bismarck State College
2 Luke Ricker RHP 6-5 220 R-Fr. R/R Mahtomedi, Minn. Mahtomedi H.S.
3 Ben Shepard RHP 6-0 170 Sr. R/R Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie H.S.
4 Jack Nemetz C 6-0 215 R-Fr. R/R Chanhassen, Minn. Chanhassen H.S.
5 Aaron Wukmir RHP 5-10 160 Sr. R/R Minnetonka, Minn. Minnetonka H.S.
6 Alex Sturnieks LHP 6-3 180 R-So. L/L Crystal, Minn. Robbinsdale Armstrong H.S.
8 Brodie Paulson RHP / INF 6-4 220 5th L/R Woodbury, Minn. North Iowa Area Community College
9 Mason Thiel RHP 6-4 185 So. R/R Hortonville, Wis. Hortonville H.S.
10 Tosten Mann 1B//C 6-4 215 Sr. L/R Fergus Falls, Minn. Fergus Falls H.S.
11 Tim Pokornowski OF 6-1 180 Sr. R/R Cloquet, Minn. Cloquet H.S.
12 Isaac Benesh LHP 6-1 165 Jr. L/L St. Cloud, MINN. Century College
13 Hayden Brown UTL 6-2 195 Jr. L/L Rochester, Minn. Rochester Lourdes H.S.
14 Eric Hinnenkamp RHP 6-3 220 5th R/R Long Prairie, Minn. Central Lakes CC
15 Jack Puder INF 6-1 180 So. L/R Blaine, Minn. Blaine H.S.
16 Wyatt O'Bey RHP 6-0 190 5th R/R Ashland, Wis. Ashland H.S.
17 Alex Wattermann INF / RHP 6-2 195 Jr. R/R Prior Lake, Minn. Prior Lake H.S.
18 Braden Farley LHP/OF 6-2 205 Jr. R/L Coon Rapids, Minn. Coon Rapids H.S.
19 Ryan Robillard LHP 5-10 175 R-Fr. R/L Little Canada, Minn. Roseville H.S.
20 Conor Nygard LHP 6-1 210 R-Fr. R/L Osseo, Minn. Osseo H.S.
21 Chad Fox RHP 6-4 200 Jr. R/R Coon Rapids, MINN. Century College
22 Dylan Wilson INF 6-1 185 R-Fr. L/R Blaine, Minn. Blaine H.S.
23 Trevor Gustafson C 6-2 205 Jr. R/R Webster, Wis. Webster H.S.
24 Russ Tanner LHP 6-7 220 Jr. L/L Prior Lake, Minn. Prior Lake H.S.
25 Sam Tanner OF 6-5 206 R-So. R/R Prior Lake, Minn. Prior Lake H.S.
26 Zach Kuseske RHP 6-1 180 Fr. R/R Hutchinson, MINN. Hutchinson H.S.
27 Austin Gordon OF 6-1 185 So. R/R Burnsville, Minn. Prior Lake H.S.
28 Ethan Cole INF 6-3 210 Fr. R/R Duluth, MINN. Duluth East H.S.
29 Eli Drexler LHP 5-11 185 R-So. L/L Stratford, Wis. Stratford H.S.
30 Chase Eiden LHP 6-3 180 Fr. L/L Victoria, MINN. Chanhassan H.S.
31 Ben Reilley RHP / UTL 6-1 190 R-Fr. L/R Maple Lake, MINN. Maple Lake H.S.
32 August Brown INF 6-2 185 Fr. L/R Taylor Falls, MINN. Chisago Lakes H.S.
33 Daniel Van De Steeg RHP 6-2 195 R-So. R/R Hutchinson, Minn. Hutchinson H.S.
34 Nathan Rosenberg C 6-1 195 Fr. R/R Chaska, MINN. Chaska H.S.
35 Ben Luethner OF 5-9 165 R-Fr. R/R New Hope, MINN. Wayzata H.S.
36 Luke Loughlin LHP / OF 6-0 175 Fr. L/L Mahtomedi, MINN. Mahtomedi H.S.
COACHING STAFF
Bob Rients / Head Coach
Daniel Hersey / Assistant Coach
Kiel Kreidermacher / Assistant Coach
Tyler Erickson / Assistant Coach
