3Midwest Region Tournament Central

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#14 Grand Valley State, the #2 seed in the NCAA DII Midwest Regional, will face #7 seeded Missouri S&T (32-23) at 11 am in a first-round contest Thursday. The Miners lead the all-time series by a 3-1 margin, with the last meeting coming in the 2016 NCAA Tournament. GVSU dropped a 2-1 decision in Quincy, Ill. The Lakers are 21-4 in the last 25 games. GVSU appeared in the 2024 tournament, but dropped the opening two games. GVSU is making its 19th NCAA DII Tournament appearance in program history and hosting for the fourth time. The Lakers have hosted two four-team regionals in Allendale (2003, 2006) and hosted a six-team regional in Normal, Illinois in 2011. The Lakers are 46-39 all-time in NCAA postseason action, including a 37-28 mark in regional action with six regional crowns.  

Thursday, May 15 
Game 1 – #2 Grand Valley State (41-12) vs. #7 Missouri S&T (32-23) – 11 a.m. 
Game 2 - #3 Lewis (36-16) vs. #6 Northwood (35-19) – 2 p.m. 
 
Friday, May 16
Game 3 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 – 11 a.m. 
Game 4 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 – 2 p.m. 
 
Saturday, May 17
Game 5 – Loser Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3 – 11 a.m. 
Game 6 – Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 – 2 p.m.
 
Sunday, May 18 
Game 7 - If Necessary Game – 12 noon

HOME COOKING
Grand Valley State is 25-7 under head coach Jordan Keur at the GVSU Baseball Field, including a 15-2 record in 2025. The Lakers are hitting .334 at home and posted a 2.19 ERA in 17 home games.

° Senior Jayden Dentler is 11-0 on the mound with three complete games and a 2.57 ERA in 13 starts...Tallied 64 strikeouts and yielded just 23 earned runs in 80.2 IP...Opponents are hitting .251 and the Lakers are 13-0 in his starts...First-Team All-GLIAC...Only starting pitcher in the GLIAC to reach the 11-win mark...11 wins leads the Midwest Region...11 wins is third-best total in the country...Pitched a season-high 8.0 IP in GLIAC Tournament win over SVSU...Reached the 9 strikeout mark twice during the season...Allowed two runs or less in 9-of-13 starts...Logged 6.0 IP or more in 11-of-13...Struck out 6 or more batters seven times...11 wins ranks second all-time in a single-season in program history...Pitched as the No. 1 starter the entire season...Recorded a 36-9 collegiate pitching record.

° Senior DH Jonas Gulbrandsen is hitting .346 with 71 hits, 44 runs, 13 doubles, 13 home runs, three triples and 55 RBIs...Has 22 multi-hit games, 16 multi-RBI games a season-best 17-game hitting streak and a season-best 17-game reached base streak...206 career hits, 37 doubles, 26 home runs and 137 RBI.
 
° Junior SS Evan Morrison is hitting .338 with 69 hits, 65 runs, 17 doubles, three home runs, 38 RBI and 33 walks...Recorded 19 multi-hit games, 12 multi-RBI games...Tallied a 19-game hitting streak and has reached base safely in 52-of-53 games...Current reached base mark of 30 consecutive games...Has 15 stolen bases.

° Senior LF Ryan Dykstra is hitting .330 with 68 hits, 52 runs scored, 16 doubles, eight home runs, three triples and 48 RBI...Tallied 19 multi-hit games, 12 multi-RBI games, a season-best 15-game hitting streak and a season-best 27-game reached base streak...Has 15 stolen bases...Recorded 136 hits, 28 doubles, 14 home runs and 109 RBI in two years at GVSU.

° Junior 2B Ayden VanEnkevort is hitting .327 with 54 hits, 36 runs scored, two doubles, two triples, two home runs and 32 RBI...19 multi-hit games...13-for-14 in stolen bases...125 career hits and 79 career RBI.  

° Senior catcher Brendan Guciardo is hitting .324 with 56 hits, 27 runs, nine doubles, two triples, two home runs and 22 RBI...17 multi-hit games, tallied a season-best 9-game hitting streak and a 15-game reached base streak...187 career hits, 36 doubles, 12 home runs and 99 RBI. 

° Junior 1B Jovan Gill is hitting .311 with 52 hits, 40 runs scored, 11 doubles, nine home runs and 54 RBI...14 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games...Missed 9 games with an injury in the middle of the season...Pitched 8.0 innings in four appearances. 

° Sophomore RF Ryan Stimac is hitting .298 with 42 hits, 38 runs scored, five doubles, four triples, two home runs and 24 RBI...12 multi-hit games...Recorded a season-best 14-game reached base streak.

 ° Sophomore 3B Caleb Estrada is hitting .294 with 55 hits, 37 runs scored, 12 doubles, two triples and 37 RBI...16 multi-hit games and currently on a 14-game reached base streak. 

° Freshman CF Caden Thelen is hitting .309 with 25 hits, 20 runs scored, three doubles, four triples and two home runs since being inserted into the lineup as a starter 23 games ago.  

° Senior RH relief pitcher Colby Phipps has 3.25 ERA in 15 appearances this season...He is 2-1 with five saves...Recorded 43 strikeouts versus just 11 walks. 

GLIAC AWARD WINNERS
GVSU tallied a league-high 11 on the GLIAC postseason team. 

First-Team All-GLIAC
SS Evan Morrison
OF Ryan Dykstra
SP Jayden Dentler
SP Collin Bradley

Second-Team All-GLIAC
1B Jovan Gill
DH Jonas Gulbrandsen
UT Ayden VanEnkevort
RP Colby Phipps
RP Will Goebel

Honorable Mention
Brendan Guciardo
Al Thorington

GLIAC All-Tournament Team
1B Jovan Gill
SS Evan Morrison
SP Collin Bradley

Get To 3
GVSU is 40-5 when scoring three runs or more, but have managed just a 1-7 mark when scoring two runs or less. 

Get To The Sixth
GVSU is 38-1 when leading after the sixth inning, 31-2 when leading after the seventh and 28-2 when leading after the eighth. 

GVSU has scored 50 or more runs in four innings on the year, including 57 runs scored in the 3rd, 4th and sixth innings. 

The Lakers are 24-3 when scoring in the first and 31-3 when scoring first.