SMSU Athletics

2014: Started 35 games and pitched in 13 games with four starts ... finished with a 4-1 record with one shutout in 36 1/3 innings ... led team with six saves ... recorded 24 strikeouts and walked eight batters ... tossed a 2-hit shutout vs. Northern State (5/4) ... tossed season-high eight innings to defeat Northern State (5/7) in NSIC tournament ... batted .274 with one home runs and 15 RBIs ... season-high three hits vs. Northern State (3/9) and Winona State (4/9) ... hit first career home run vs. Winona State (4/9) ... had seven multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games.

2013: Appeared in 11 games as a pitcher with five starts ... ended the season 2-3 with a 2.73 ERA in 33 innings ... made five starts in NSIC play ... tossed first career complete game vs. Concordia ... earned win in relief vs. Concordia ... also defeated Minnesota Crookston with three shutout innings ... struck out season-high four vs. Concordia and Bemidji State ... started five games at third base ... batted .125 with two hits in 16 at bats.

2012: Appeared in 10 games on the mound with one start ... finished with 1-0 record and 7.98 ERA ... picked up victory versus Southern Vermont ... made only start versus St. John's tossing season-high 5 2/3 innings ... played in eight games with five starts on the field or DH ... finished with four hits and two RBIs in 17 at bats.
 
Before SMSU: Spent one year at South Dakota State, but did not play baseball.

High School: 2010 graduate of Pipestone Area High School ... played for Rick Zollner ... three-year letterwinner in baseball and football ... six-year letterwinner in wrestling ... two-time all-conference in baseball ... all-conference in both football and wrestling.

Personal: Born Feb. 25, 1992 ... son of William Alfson and Michelle Hulstein ... business management major ... brother, Nate, played two seasons of baseball at Augustana College.