UMC Baseball Signs 16 Players for 2025
CROOKSTON, MN—The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team announced a signing class of 16 student-athletes highlighted by local talent, which will help continue to elevate the Golden Eagle baseball program to new heights.
Minnesota Crookston signed; Asher Blaine (RHP, 6-1 200, Frazee, Minn./Frazee-Vergas H.S.), Alex Blume (SS, 6-1 190, Perham, Minn./Perham H.S.), Cameron Dean (OF/1B, 6-2 210, Maple Grove, Minn./Holy Family Catholic H.S.), Ashton Detloff (LHP, 6-3 210, Perham, Minn./Perham H.S.), Noah Gonzales (C, 5-8 175, Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln H.S.), Braylon Hamre (SS/RHP, 5-10 170, McIntosh, Minn./Win-E-Mac H.S.), Jaxon Hams (RHP, 6-2 180, Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln H.S.), Jack Hansen (OF, 5-7 160, Mankato, Minn./Mankato East H.S.), Noah Jensen (1B, 6-3 250, Glenwood, Minn./Minnewaska Area H.S.), Elias Leach (OF/1B/LHP, 6-5 210, Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata H.S.), Bodhi Mossestad (RHP/OF, 6-5 175, Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln H.S.), Drew Odenbach (RHP, 6-7 210, Thompson, N.D./Thompson H.S.), Thomas Schumacher (IF/OF, 5-8 165, Thompson, N.D./Thompson H.S.), Tori Uhlich (5-11 175, Wahpeton, N.D./North Dakota State College of Science), Eli Wensloff (OF/RHP, 6-2 205, Roseau, Minn./Roseau H.S.), and Gannon Zutz (RHP/SS, 6-3 171, Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln H.S.).
The Golden Eagles signed 13 from Minnesota, and three from North Dakota. The Golden Eagles took care of their doorstep, as they signed 13 student-athletes from within 160 miles of Crookston. In addition, six student-athletes are from within 35 miles of Crookston with four signees from Thief River Falls.
“It would be an understatement to say that we are ecstatic with this signing class,” said Head Coach Steve Gust. “We were able to sign most of our top recruits including ones at pivotal positions. Pitching was of utmost importance to us, and I believe this group of pitchers has a chance to excel over the course of the next four years. We also like the athleticism up and down our board. It’s just a group of all-around athletes who have a combination of speed, power and size, along with other elite tools. More importantly, they are all good students with their priorities in order. We feel this class will compliment the returning players. It’s a good feeling knowing our program will be in good shape for the next several years.”
The signees who are reported in this release either signed an Athletic Aid Agreement or an Institutional Declaration of Intent (IDI). All signees released by the University of Minnesota Crookston have been verified by the compliance office that all documents have been properly signed and dated, and have been authorized for release.