2019 GOPHER BASEBALL UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 2019 > SCHEDULE & RESULTS WEEK 2 > DALLAS, TEXAS FEBRUARY College Baseball Classic (Feb. 15-18) 15 Gonzaga Surprise, Ariz. W 8-5 16 New Mexico Surprise, Ariz. L 11-1 17 Oregon State Surprise, Ariz. L 13-1 18 Gonzaga Surprise, Ariz. L 6-5 DALLAS BAPTIST 22 Dallas Baptist Dallas, Texas 6:30pm >> VS. >> PATRIOTS 23 Dallas Baptist Dallas, Texas 2pm 3-1 (0-0 Missouri Valley) 24 Dallas Baptist Dallas, Texas 1pm MINNESOTA ALL-TIME SERIES: MARCH GOLDEN GOPHERS Minnesota leads 3-1 1 NC State Raleigh, NC 5pm ET 1-3 (0-0 Big Ten) 2 NC State Raleigh, NC 4pm ET LAST MEETING 3 NC State Raleigh, NC 3pm ET W 11-9, March 21, 2009 Seattle Baseball Showcase (March 8-10) Dallas, Texas 8 Oregon State Seattle, Wash. 3pm PT 9 San Diego Seattle, Wash. 11am PT PROBABLE STARTERS 10 Washington Seattle, Wash. 7pm PT POS. NO. NAME YR. B/T 2019 STATISTICS 11 Seattle Seattle, Wash. 11:30am PT C 4 Eli Wilson So. R/R 4 GP-4 GS, .357/.400/.500, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R 15 Long Beach State Long Beach, Calif. 6pm PT 1B 10 Cole McDevitt Jr. R/R 4 GP-4 GS, .286/.333/.357, 1 2B, RBI, 2 R 16 Long Beach State Long Beach, Calif. 2pm PT 2B 18 Riley Smith Sr. R/R 4 GP-4 GS, .143/.250/.143, 1-2 SB 17 Long Beach State Long Beach, Calif. 1pm PT SS 7 Jordan Kozicky R-Jr. R/R 4 GP-4 GS, .077/.250/.077, 1-1 SB, 1 R 19 Pepperdine Malibu, Calif. 3pm PT 3B 30 Jack Wassel R-So. L/R 4 GP-3 GS, .100/.250/.100, 2 BB 22 Penn State B1G State College, Pa. 4pm ET LF 9 Eduardo Estrada Jr. Sr. L/R 3 GP-3 GS, .100/.100/.400, 1 HR, 2 RBI 23 Penn State B1G State College, Pa. 1pm ET CF 1 Ben Mezzenga Sr. L/R 4 GP-3 GS, .188/.188/.188, 1 RBI, 1 R 24 Penn State B1G State College, Pa. 12pm ET RF 16 Easton Bertrand So. R/R 4 GP-4 GS, .273/.333/.727, 1 HR, 1 3B 29 Nebraska B1G Siebert Field 4pm DH 23 Max Meyer So. L/R 4 GP-4 GS, .286/.333/.357, 1 2B, 2-2 SB B1G 30 Nebraska Siebert Field 1pm FRIDAY SP SATURDAY SP SUNDAY SP B1G 31 Nebraska Siebert Field 1pm Nick Lackney Patrick Fredrickson Sam Thoresen APRIL 0-0, 11.57 ERA, 2.1 IP, 3 K 0-1, 4.50 ERA, 4.0 IP, 3 K 0-1, 18.90 ERA, 3.1 IP, 4 K 5 Michigan B1G (TV: BTN) Ann Arbor, Mich. 4pm ET 6 Michigan B1G Ann Arbor, Mich. 2pm ET 7 Michigan B1G Ann Arbor, Mich. 1pm ET WEEKLY NOTES 9 North Dakota State Siebert Field 5pm AGAINST THE COMPETITION ROAD TO 1,300 WINS 12 Illinois B1G Siebert Field 6:30pm Minnesota is 3-1 all-time against the Patriots, including John Anderson entered the 2019 season needing just 12 13 Illinois B1G Siebert Field 2pm sweeping a three-game series last time out on March victories to reach 1,300 in his career, moving him into a 14 Illinois B1G (TV: BTN) Siebert Field 2pm 19-21, 2009. No current Gophers have faced Dallas Baptist. tie with Fresno State’s Bob Bennett (1967, 1970-2002) for 16 South Dakota State Siebert Field 6pm Minnesota played a neutral site game against George 26th all-time. Anderson is already the seventh-winningest 19 Oklahoma Siebert Field 6:30pm Washington University at Horner Ballpark last season, a active coach in NCAA baseball. 20 Oklahoma Target Field 2pm 12-5 win for the Maroon & Gold. PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS 21 Oklahoma Siebert Field 1pm NCAA SUPERLATIVES Sophomore pitchers Patrick Fredrickson and Max Meyer 26 Indiana B1G (TV: BTN) Bloomington, Ind. 6pm ET Minnesota has turned four double plays through four received Preseason All-America recognition from four 27 Indiana B1G Bloomington, Ind. 2pm ET games,. Only 23 teams have more with the highest total organizations to begin 2019. Fredrickson landed Second 28 Indiana B1G (TV: ESPNU) Bloomington, Ind. 12pm ET being seven (three teams) .. the Gophers’ six stolen bases 30 North Dakota State Siebert Field 6pm Team selections from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, already thiss season rank fifth in the Big Ten and no. 41 MAY NCBWA, and Perfect Game, and a Third Team pick from nationally ... Joshua Culliver ranks no. 69 in the nation with 1 Milwaukee Siebert Field 6pm D1Baseball. Meyer landed on D1Baseball’s First Team, the a 6.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio. 3 Ohio State B1G (TV: FS1) Siebert Field 8pm Second Team from both NCBWA and Perfect Game, and 4 Ohio State B1G (TV: BTN) Siebert Field 2pm GOING STREAKING Third Team from Collegiate Baseball. 5 Ohio State B1G Siebert Field 1pm Cole McDevitt and Eli Wilson lead the Gophers with at USA BASEBALL GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD 7 South Dakota State Siebert Field 6pm least a hit in every game this season. McDevitt’s six-game Meyer became just the second Golden Gopher in the 42- 8 Omaha Siebert Field 6pm hitting streak is the longest on the team dating back to year history of the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award to B1G 10 Maryland Siebert Field 6:30pm last season, while Wilson now has a hit in five straight. be named to its Preseason Watch List on Feb. 7. Pitcher B1G 11 Maryland (TV: BTN) Siebert Field 7pm McDevitt has reached base in 12 consecutive games Tom Windle was the last student athlete to represent B1G 12 Maryland Siebert Field 1pm while Wilson’s five-game on-base streak is second on Minnesota back in 2013. Meyer competed for the USA B1G 16 Northwestern Evanston, Ill. 3:30pm the team. Baseball Collegiate National Team this summer, leading 17 Northwestern B1G Evanston, Ill. 3:30pm LINE DRIVES the way with 15 strikeouts and seven saves in eight 18 Northwestern B1G Evanston, Ill. 1pm Eduardo Estrada, Jr. hit his first home run since May 26, appearances spanning 8.0 innings. Big Ten Postseason Tournament (May 22-26) TBD TBD Omaha, Neb. TBD 2017 against Indiana at the Big Ten Tournament on Friday STOPPER OF THE YEAR JUNE against Gonzaga ... Brett Schulze has now claimed his Meyer also landed on the NCBWA’s Stopper of the Year TBD NCAA Regionals TBD TBD last 10 decisions for the Gophers, without a loss in 25 Preseason Watch List announced Feb. 11. The sophomore TBD NCAA Super Regional TBD TBD appearances ... four Gopher rookies made their collegiate right-hander previously made the watch list at midseason TBD College World Series Omaha, Neb. TBD debuts last weekend: J.P. Massey, Zack Raabe, Chase last year and was a finalist for the award in 2018 finishing Home | B1G Big Ten Conference Game Stanke, and Andrew Wilhite ... Raabe lined a single to right with 16 saves, a Gopher program record. Game times listed as Central unless noted. for his first career hit against Gonzaga on Monday. >> continued on page 3 >> 2019 ROSTER > NUMERICAL 2019 ROSTER > PRONUNCIATIONS NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. B/T YR. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 1 Ben Mezzenga meh-ZING-guh 1 Ben Mezzenga OF 6-0 180 L/R Sr. Shoreview, Minn. (Totino-Grace) 2 Zack Raabe robby 2 Zack Raabe IF 5-10 177 R/R Fr. Forest Lake, Minn. (Forest Lake) 3 Brett Schulze shults 3 Brett Schulze RHP 6-2 180 R/R Jr. Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove) 6 Chase Stanke stain-key 4 Eli Wilson C 6-2 190 R/R Jr. Seattle, Wash. (Garfield) 7 Jordan Kozicky KAHZ-ickee 6 Chase Stanke C 6-2 180 L/R Fr. Sugar Grove, Ill. (Marmion Academy) 8 Andrew Wilhite will-height 7 Jordan Kozicky IF 6-1 180 R/R R-Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Minneapolis Southwest) 9 Eddie Estrada est-RAH-duh 8 Andrew Wilhite IF/OF 6-1 195 L/R Fr. Stillman Valley, Ill. (Stillman Valley) 10 Cole McDevitt MICK-dev-it 9 Eduardo Estrada, Jr. OF 6-0 215 L/R Sr. Litchfield, Minn. (Litchfield) 15 Jacob Hitz hits 10 Cole McDevitt 1B/C 6-0 200 R/R Sr. Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview) 17 Danny Kapala ka-PAUL-ah 13 Otto Grimm OF 6-3 180 L/R Fr. Bemidji, Minn. (Bemidji) 19 Gabe Knowles noles 15 Jacob Hitz IF/OF 6-0 180 R/R So. Prior Lake, Minn. (Prior Lake) 21 Drew Hmielewski him-uh-LESS-skee 16 Easton Bertrand OF 6-4 190 R/R So. Manteno, Ill. (Manteno) 23 Max Meyer MY-er 17 Danny Kapala LHP 6-3 175 L/L So. Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview) 27 Nolan Burchill BUR-chill 18 Riley Smith IF/OF 5-10 175 R/R Sr. Broken Arrow, Okla. (Bishop Kelley) 28 Nick Lackney LACK-nee 19 Gabe Knowles OF 6-2 190 L/R R-So. New Ulm, Minn. (Cathedral) 30 Jack Wassel WAH-sull 20 Riley Swenson C 6-3 190 R/R Fr. Chaska, Minn. (Chaska) 33 Sam Thoresen THOR-sin 21 Drew Hmielewski OF 6-2 200 L/R R-So. Marshall, Minn. (Marshall) 39 Gus Radel RAY-dell 22 Patrick Fredrickson RHP 6-7 220 R/R So. Gig Harbor, Wash. (Gig Harbor) 41 Jeff Fasching FAH-sheeng 23 Max Meyer RHP/OF 6-0 185 L/R So. Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury) 27 Nolan Burchill RHP 6-1 185 R/R R-So.