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2022 Baseball Roster

Scott Walstrom, NIU

35 Erik Hedmark

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 192
  • Class Junior
  • Position Pitcher
  • Hometown Algonquin, Ill.
  • High School Dundee-Crown

Biography

2022:
- Made three relief appearances

2021:
- Academic All-MAC

- Made 13 appearances out of the bullpen
- Threw four innings of relief at Evansville on Feb. 27
- Had three strikeouts in two scoreless innings at Kent State on March 21
- Also struck out three batters in two innings at Miami in the second game of a doubleheader at Miami on March 27
- Earned the win in the Huskies’ 15-5 victory over Western Michigan on May 9, allowing one run on five hits over four innings with three strikeouts
- Recorded his first career save in NIU’s 8-5 win at Eastern Michigan on May 16, striking out three batters over 3.1 scoreless innings while allowing three hits

2020:
- Made four starts on the mound, going 2-1 with a 4.12 ERA
- Struck out 10 batters in 19.2 innings pitched
- Earned the win in his first start of the season against Boston College on Feb. 16, allowing two runs on four hits with four strikeouts in six innings
- Recorded four strikeouts in 4.2 innings against Chicago State on March 1, allowing one run

2019:
- Appeared in 15 games, making 12 starts on the mound
- Second on the team in innings pitched with 71.1
- Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 17 at California Baptist, allowing one unearned run in three innings of relief with no hits and four strikeouts
- Went five innings in his first collegiate start at Middle Tennessee on Feb. 21, allowing one run on three hits with three strikeouts
- Earned his first career win on March 23, throwing 7.1 innings and allowing three unearned runs in a 7-6 NIU win
- Had seven strikeouts in five innings at Central Michigan on March 29
- Struck out five in 6.2 innings, scattering nine hits and three runs in the Huskies’ 7-6 win
- Threw eight shutout innings with a season-high eight strikeouts in NIU’s 4-0 win at Toledo on May 11

Prior to NIU: Four-year letterwinner at Dundee-Crown High School… Twice named First Team All-Fox Valley Conference… Earned Second Team All-Area honors as a junior, and First Team All-Area as a senior… Posted a 2.20 ERA in 46 innings pitched as a senior while hitting .407.

Career Highs:
Innings: 8.0 at Toledo (5/11/19)
Walks Allowed: 5 vs. Kansas (3/1/19)
Strikeouts: 8 at Toledo (5/11/19)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2019Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'0" 192 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2020Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'0" 192 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2021Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'0" 192 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2022Junior

    Pitcher
    6'0" 192 lbs
    35