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Dykhoff Brothers Win NSIC Weekly Awards

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University of Minnesota-Crookston baseball players Jake and Josh Dykhoff have been recognized as this week’s NSIC Baseball Pitcher and Player of the Week.

Brothers Jake and Josh are Wadena-Deer Creek graduates and sharing success on the baseball field now at the collegiate level as teammates.

From the NSIC Press Release:

NSIC Player of the Week
#32 Josh Dykhoff (RHP/1B, 6-2, 210, Fr., R/R, Wadena, Minn. / Wadena/Deer Creek HS) – Minnesota Crookston

– Batted .412 (7-of-17) as UMC went 4-1 against WSU and CSP
– Scored seven runs, added a double, three home runs, and seven RBIs
– Helped the Golden Eagle offense score 27 runs in three games against CSP
– Was 3-of-3, with two runs scored, a home run, and four RBIs in a 10-0 win over CSP

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#33 Jake Dykhoff (RHP, 6-0, 195, R-Sr., R/R, Wadena, Minn. / Wadena/Deer Creek HS) – Minnesota Crookston

– Pitched a two-hit shutout Saturday in a 12-0 victory over Concordia-St. Paul
– Tied the school record for strikeouts in a single-game with 14 in his 7.0 innings of work
– Has allowed just four runs on 11 hits in his last four starts (28 innings)
– During the stretch, he has struck out 39 and walked just eight
– Named NSIC Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season (3/6/23)