NCAA DII Baseball Program

University of Minnesota-Crookston Baseball - MN

University of Minnesota-Crookston baseball competes at the NCAA DII level in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and is based in Crookston, MN. Campus enrollment is about 1,729 students. The published acceptance rate is 88%. Recent baseball results include 2026: 27-25. Listed coaches include Steve Gust, Clarke Peterson, Rich Loomis, Kaiden Zacharias, Cal Fougner, and Dawson Tweet.

Minnesota Crookston bounced back to 27–25 overall and 19–18 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play, finishing eighth after a 23–29 campaign in 2025. Steve Gust, in his long NSIC tenure dating to 2014, steered the Crookston, Minnesota, NCAA Division II Golden Eagles into an eighth tournament berth since 2016 before a 6–3 exit to Winona State. Public notes called the senior class the winningest four-year group in program history. Families recruiting into a deep 52-player 2027 roster should expect another mid-pack NSIC push aimed at 25-plus wins.

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Program Snapshot

  • Location: Crookston, MN
  • Division: NCAA DII
  • Conference: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
  • School type: Public
  • Campus setting: Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)
  • Enrollment: 1,729 students
  • Enrollment by sex: 42% men / 58% women
  • Acceptance rate: 88%
  • Source: U.S. Dept. of Education
  • Average annual cost: $12,212
  • In-state tuition: $13,288
  • Out-of-state tuition: $13,288

Coaching Staff

  • Steve Gust, Head Coach
  • Clarke Peterson, Director of Player Development
  • Rich Loomis, Assistant Coach
  • Kaiden Zacharias, Assistant Coach
  • Cal Fougner, Assistant Coach
  • Dawson Tweet, Assistant Coach

Recent Baseball Results

  • 2026: 27-25 (8th)
  • 2025: 23-29
  • 2024: 35-16
  • 2023: 38-20
  • 2022: 18-27

Members-only details for University of Minnesota-Crookston

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Conference: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

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