2023 Baseball Roster

INF So. 6' 0'' 200 lbs

Covington, Wash. Kentlake

INF/RHP R-So. 6' 2'' 210 lbs

Waunakee, Wis. Waunakee

INF So. 6' 2'' 195 lbs

Milwaukee, Wis. Whitefish Bay

OF Fr. 6' 0'' 190 lbs

Hayfield, Minn. Hayfield Community School

OF/LHP Fr. 6' 0'' 175 lbs

St. Louis Park, Minn. St. Louis Park

OF Jr. 5' 10'' 170 lbs

Arden Hills, Minn. Mounds View HS

OF Jr. 6' 0'' 190 lbs

Menasha, Wis. Menasha

INF R-Jr. 6' 5'' 220 lbs

Alpharetta, Ga. St. Francis

C R-Fr. 6' 2'' 205 lbs

Minneapolis, Minn. IMG Academy

INF Fr. 5' 8'' 155 lbs

Greendale, Wis. Greendale

OF/C Fr. 5' 11'' 190 lbs

Wayzata, Minn. Wayzata

OF R-Jr. 6' 0'' 190 lbs

Mason City, Iowa Newman Catholic

RHP So. 6' 0'' 180 lbs

Woodbury, Minn. Woodbury

RHP Jr. 6' 1'' 180 lbs

De Pere, Wis. De Pere

RHP R-So. 6' 2'' 170 lbs

Port Washington, Wis. Port Washington HS

C R-Sr. 6' 3'' 215 lbs

Chaska, Minn. Chaska

1B So. 6' 3'' 200 lbs

La Crosse, Wis. La Crosse Aquinas

C/INF Fr. 6' 0'' 200 lbs

Cottage Grove, Minn. East Ridge

INF R-So. 6' 1'' 195 lbs

Shoreview, Minn. Mounds View

IF/OF So. 6' 4'' 205 lbs

Hopkins, Minn. Hopkins

RHP Fr. 6' 0'' 200 lbs

Green Bay, Wis. Notre Dame Academy

LHP So. 6' 5'' 235 lbs

Cottage Grove, Minn. Park of Cottage Grove

RHP So. 6' 0'' 195 lbs

Bettendorf, Iowa Pleasant Valley

RHP Fr. 6' 1'' 205 lbs

St. Paul, Minn. North St. Paul

OF Jr. 5' 10'' 190 lbs

St. Michael, Minn. St. Michael-Albertville HS

LHP So. 6' 2'' 200 lbs

Prior Lake, Minn. Prior Lake

RHP R-Sr. 6' 3'' 210 lbs

Fargo, N.D. Fargo North

RHP Sr. 6' 5'' 190 lbs

White Bear Lake, Minn. White Bear Lake

RHP Sr. 6' 3'' 205 lbs

Clarendon Hills, Ill. Joliet Catholic Academy

LHP So. 6' 4'' 170 lbs

Richmond, Ky. Madison Central

RHP R-Sr. 6' 1'' 185 lbs

Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie

RHP R-Sr. 6' 5'' 210 lbs

Edina, Minn. Edina

RHP/INF Fr. 6' 4'' 225 lbs

Gilbertsville, Pa. The Hill School

LHP Fr. 6' 5'' 215 lbs

Apple Valley, Minn. Eastview

LHP So. 5' 11'' 170 lbs

Perham, Minn. Perham

LHP Jr. 6' 0'' 180 lbs

Lake Zurich, Ill. Lake Zurich HS

RHP R-Sr. 6' 1'' 195 lbs

Columbus, Wis. Columbus

C R-Fr. 6' 2'' 185 lbs

Minnetonka, Minn. Minnetonka

Coaching Staff

Head Coach /Baseball

612-625-1060

Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator /Baseball

612-625-3568

Assistant Coach (Pitching) & Player Development Coordinator /Baseball

Assistant Coach & Director of Pitching Development /Baseball

crawf340@umn.edu

Director of Baseball Operations /Baseball

612-625-0135

swens060@umn.edu

Support Staff

Assistant Director of Athletic Performance – Baseball & Wrestling /Baseball

612-625-2411

smcwilli@umn.edu

Assistant Athletic Trainer /Baseball

paris198@umn.edu

No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	B/T	Year	Hometown / High School	Previous School
1	Jake Larson	INF	6' 0''	200	R/R	So.	Covington, Wash. / Kentlake
2	Joe Hauser	INF/RHP	6' 2''	210	R/R	R-So.	Waunakee, Wis. / Waunakee	Arizona State
3	Brady Counsell	INF	6' 2''	195	R/R	So.	Milwaukee, Wis. / Whitefish Bay
4	Easton Fritcher	OF	6' 0''	190	L/L	Fr.	Hayfield, Minn. / Hayfield Community School
6	Kris Hokenson	OF/LHP	6' 0''	175	L/L	Fr.	St. Louis Park, Minn. / St. Louis Park
7	Brett Bateman	OF	5' 10''	170	L/L	Jr.	Arden Hills, Minn. / Mounds View HS
8	Brady Jurgella	OF	6' 0''	190	L/R	Jr.	Menasha, Wis. / Menasha	Madison College
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9	Kyle Bork	INF	6' 5''	220	R/R	R-Jr.	Alpharetta, Ga. / St. Francis
10	Sam Hunt	C	6' 2''	205	S/R	R-Fr.	Minneapolis, Minn. / IMG Academy	Vanderbilt
13	Tristan Ellis	INF	5' 8''	155	L/R	Fr.	Greendale, Wis. / Greendale
15	Drew Berkland	OF/C	5' 11''	190	R/R	Fr.	Wayzata, Minn. / Wayzata
16	Josh Fitzgerald	OF	6' 0''	190	R/R	R-Jr.	Mason City, Iowa / Newman Catholic	Dallas Baptist
17	Sam Malec	RHP	6' 0''	180	R/R	So.	Woodbury, Minn. / Woodbury
18	Will Semb	RHP	6' 1''	180	R/R	Jr.	De Pere, Wis. / De Pere	Iowa
19	George Klassen	RHP	6' 2''	170	R/R	R-So.	Port Washington, Wis. / Port Washington HS
20	Riley Swenson	C	6' 3''	215	R/R	R-Sr.	Chaska, Minn. / Chaska
21	Jared Everson	1B	6' 3''	200	L/R	So.	La Crosse, Wis. / La Crosse Aquinas
22	Weber Neels	C/INF	6' 0''	200	R/R	Fr.	Cottage Grove, Minn. / East Ridge
23	Ike Mezzenga	INF	6' 1''	195	L/R	R-So.	Shoreview, Minn. / Mounds View	North Iowa Area CC
27	Jake Perry	IF/OF	6' 4''	205	L/R	So.	Hopkins, Minn. / Hopkins
28	Caden Capomaccio	RHP	6' 0''	200	R/R	Fr.	Green Bay, Wis. / Notre Dame Academy
29	Tucker Novotny	LHP	6' 5''	235	R/L	So.	Cottage Grove, Minn. / Park of Cottage Grove
30	Seth Clausen	RHP	6' 0''	195	R/R	So.	Bettendorf, Iowa / Pleasant Valley
32	Sam Kennedy	RHP	6' 1''	205	R/R	Fr.	St. Paul, Minn. / North St. Paul
33	Boston Merila	OF	5' 10''	190	S/R	Jr.	St. Michael, Minn. / St. Michael-Albertville HS
35	Connor Wietgrefe	LHP	6' 2''	200	L/L	So.	Prior Lake, Minn. / Prior Lake	North Iowa Area CC
36	Cam Blazek	RHP	6' 3''	210	L/R	R-Sr.	Fargo, N.D. / Fargo North	New Mexico State
37	Trent Schoeberl	RHP	6' 5''	190	L/R	Sr.	White Bear Lake, Minn. / White Bear Lake
38	Michael Gurka	RHP	6' 3''	205	R/R	Sr.	Clarendon Hills, Ill. / Joliet Catholic Academy
39	Dawson Hall	LHP	6' 4''	170	L/L	So.	Richmond, Ky. / Madison Central
40	Ben Shepard	RHP	6' 1''	185	R/R	R-Sr.	Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie	Minnesota-Duluth
43	Richie Holetz	RHP	6' 5''	210	R/R	R-Sr.	Edina, Minn. / Edina	Nebraska-Omaha
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44	Gilbert Saunders III	RHP/INF	6' 4''	225	R/R	Fr.	Gilbertsville, Pa. / The Hill School
45	T.J. Egan	LHP	6' 5''	215	L/L	Fr.	Apple Valley, Minn. / Eastview
46	Noah Rooney	LHP	5' 11''	170	L/L	So.	Perham, Minn. / Perham
47	Noah DeLuga	LHP	6' 0''	180	L/L	Jr.	Lake Zurich, Ill. / Lake Zurich HS
48	Randon Dauman	RHP	6' 1''	195	R/R	R-Sr.	Columbus, Wis. / Columbus	Saint Louis
52	Danny Davis	C	6' 2''	185	L/R	R-Fr.	Minnetonka, Minn. / Minnetonka

Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	John Anderson	Head Coach		612-625-1060
	Packy Casey	Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator		612-625-3568
	Ty McDevitt	Assistant Coach (Pitching) & Player Development Coordinator
	Alec Crawford	Assistant Coach & Director of Pitching Development	crawf340@umn.edu
	Lee Swenson	Director of Baseball Operations	swens060@umn.edu	612-625-0135

Support Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Scott McWilliams	Assistant Director of Athletic Performance – Baseball & Wrestling	smcwilli@umn.edu	612-625-2411
	Anthony Parise, MS, LAT, ATC	Assistant Athletic Trainer	paris198@umn.edu

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Drew Berkland

Josh Fitzgerald

Sam Malec

Will Semb

George Klassen

Riley Swenson

Jared Everson

Weber Neels

Ike Mezzenga

Jake Perry

Caden Capomaccio

Tucker Novotny

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