UMC Adds Hollcraft to Baseball and Men’s Basketball Signing Classes

CROOKSTON, Minn.-  The University of Minnesota Crookston men’s basketball and baseball programs announced the signing of Aaron Hollcraft (5-11 175, Crookston, Minn./Crookston H.S.) to a National Letter of Intent. Hollcraft will compete in both sports at University of Minnesota Crookston, as a left-handed pitcher for the baseball team and a guard for the UMC men’s basketball squad.

Hollcraft is the fifth signee for the UMC men’s basketball program joining Chase Knickerbocker (F, 6-6 175, Annandale, Minn./Annandale H.S.), Kobe Critchley (G, 6-0 190, Roseville, Minn./Roseville Area H.S.), Connor Gamble (G, 6-0 155, Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area H.S.) and Nate Lorenz (F, 6-7 210, Breckenridge, Minn./Breckenridge H.S.), who all signed during the early signing period.

He is the sixth signee for the UMC baseball program joinin Zach Seipel (C, 6-2 185, Eagan, Minn./Eagan H.S.), Clarke Peterson (C, 5-6 175, East Grand Forks, Minn./East Grand Forks H.S.), Eric Newman (RHP, 6-3 188, Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo H.S.), David Olson (C, 6-1 195, Stillwater, Minn./Vermillion C.C.) and Wyatt Peppel (OF, 6-0 225, Greenbush, Minn./Badger-Middle River Greenbush H.S.).

All signees are contingent upon admission to UMC and compliance with NCAA rules, including certification by the NCAA Eligibility Center. Everyone released today has signed their National Letter of Intent prior to release of information.

Aaron Hollcraft/5-11 175/Crookston, Minn./Crookston H.S.

Hollcraft is one of the best athletes to come through Crookston High School in recent years. As a basketball player, he set the record for most career rebounds in Pirate boys basketball history. Hollcraft was second all-time in career scoring with 1,415 career points at Crookston H.S., just shy of Kenley Wahlin, the brother of current UMC women’s basketball assistant coach Kamille Wahlin. He is also an accomplished left-handed pitcher for the Crookston High School baseball team. Hollcraft played for current UMC baseball players Trevor Buttermore and Jesse Jennings for the Crookston American Legion team. He currently is coached on the Crookston H.S. baseball team by former UMC softball coach Mitch Bakken. As a sophomore, Hollcraft was 4-3 with five complete games and a shutout. He struck out 67 batters and had two saves. He was named Co-Conference MVP for baseball. In basketball, he shot 42 percent from beyond the arc. Hollcraft is ranked second all-time in career three-pointers. He led basketball team to 25-4 mark. Hollcraft was an Academic All-State pick and Conference Most Valuable Player. He was coached on the basketball team by Greg Garmen.

Hollcraft is the son of Monica and Ray Hollcraft. He was born Oct. 2, 1996 and is undecided on his major. Several of Hollcraft’s family members have been college athletes.

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