Dalton Sawyer

Class:
Freshman
Position:
LHP
Hometown:
Waconia, Minn.
High School:
Waconia

2016 - SENIOR SEASON:
Named All-Big Ten Second Team - finished in program history with 112 strikeouts in a single season all-time - tied for sixth all-time with 228 career strikeouts - tied for the team lead with seven victories on the mound - maintained a 3.33 ERA in 94.2 innings of work - held opponents to hit just .227, the lowest among the starting staff on the club - held a 2.92 ERA with 63 strikeouts in 49.1 framesÂ - named the Dave Winfield Pitcher of the YearÂ - Academic All-Big Ten.Â Game Highlights: Tossed 4.2 scoreless innings and struck out five in first start of the season versus Utah Valley (2/20) - hurled 6.1 innings and allowed just one run with striking out five in a win at Campbell (2/27)Â - allowed just three hits in 5.0 innings with three strikeouts at Georgia State (3/5)Â - struck out seven in 5.0 innings in start at Seattle U (3/12)Â - totaled nine strikeouts in 5.2 innings of work on the mound and allowed three runs at Utah Valley (3/19)Â - struck out nine and earned the win in 5.2 innings at No. 23 Missouri State (3/26)Â - tossed 4.2 innings and notched five strikeouts against Iowa (4/3)Â - named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after throwing 6.0 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and striking out 10 at No. 25 Michigan (4/8)Â - tossed 7.0 innings with five strikeouts and allowed just three earned runs on four hits against Maryland (4/16)Â - started and set a career-high with 12 strikeouts in 7.0 innings at Northwestern (4/23)Â - tossed 7.0 innings and amassed six strikeouts, while allowing six hits at Illinois (4/29)Â - produced third straight performance of 7.0 innings while totalling eight strikeouts to guide Minnesota to even the series versus Indiana (5/7)Â - struck out eight in 4.0 innings of work at Purdue (5/14)Â - secured the Big Ten regular season crown after throwing 7.2 innings with nine strikeouts in final home start of his career against Ohio State (5/20)Â - touted six strikeouts in 7.0 innings of work as the starter, marking the 12th straight start of at least five-plus send-downs, versus Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament (5/26)Â - struck out five in 6.0 frames against Wake Forest (6/3).

2015 - JUNIOR SEASON:
Made 15 appearances, including eight starts - held a 4-3 record and 4.53 ERA in 49.2 innings - struck out 38 batters, walked 32 and limited opponents to a .222 average - Academic All-Big Ten. Game Highlights: Struck out five and allowed three runs on three hits in 4.1 innings at Houston (2/14) - struck out a season-high seven batters in 6.2 innings at Florida Gulf Coast, allowing four runs (2/28) - pitched 7.0 innings to start a combined no-hitter for the Gophers at Creighton, tallying five strikeouts, four walks and two hit batsmen (3/8) - gave up two runs (one earned) in 5.2 innings vs. Monmouth (3/15) - made seven relief appearances between start at Maryland (3/21) and start at Iowa (5/10) - did not allow a run against Carleton (4/8), Penn State (4/18), Michigan (4/26) or Kansas State (4/29) - allowed one unearned run and struck out seven in 6.1 innings against Michigan State (5/16).

2014 - SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Did not allow an earned run in his first eight appearances - led the team with six saves and six wins (6-4 record) - led the team with 21 appearances -ranked seventh in the Big Ten in saves overall, and tied for fourth with four within conference play - had a 2.62 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 44.2 innings - held Big Ten hitters to a .233 batting average - overall opposing average of .231 ranked ninth in the conference - Academic All-Big Ten. Game Highlights:Â Tallied a season-high four strikeouts in 3.0 innings against Northern Illinois (2/14) - did not allow a run, while striking out three in 3.2 innings at Louisiana Tech (3/1) - picked up a three-inning save by not allowing a run at Sacramento State (3/14) - earned his third save over Northwestern (3/22) while striking out two - entered the game with bases loaded and one out and struck out two batters to end the eighth and keep the game tied at Iowa (4/18) - pitched a total of 4.2 innings in back-to-back appearances against Purdue, picking up two wins (5/9-5/10-11) - struck out three, gave up just one hit and got the win in a two-inning outing at Indiana (5/15) - struck out three over 2.2 innings against Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament (5/21).

2013 - FRESHMAN SEASON:
Threw 35.2 innings to a 4.92 ERA appearing in 18 games - letter winner - had a 3.09 ERA in 32 innings of relief - fourth on the team in games finished (5) - was the second most used player out of the bullpen with 17 appearances in relief - had a 36:18 K:BB ratio - held opponents to a .240 batting average and .216 in Big Ten play. Game Highlights: Had five scoreless relief appearances in a row (2/27-3/12) - struck out five in his second appearance as a Gopher in 2.2 innings against North Dakota St. (2/27) - allowed no runs and struck out two in 3.2 innings in an extra innings (10) loss to Texas (3/23) - pitched a career high 6.0 innings allowing no runs and striking out five in a 5-2 losing effort to Ohio St. (4/6) - picked up his first colligate win against Augsburg College (4/16) in 1.1 innings of work - did not allow an earned run and struck out two, but received the loss in 1.2 innings against Milwaukee (5/8) - went 2.1 innings without allowing a run and striking out four for his second win against Nebraska (5/11) - made his first career start against Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament and struck out three in 3.2 innings.

SUMMER BASEBALL:
Played for the St. Cloud Rox of the Northwoods League in 2013 and 2014.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Played at Waconia High School - Lions All-Star member - all-conference selection in 2012 and honorable mention in 2011 - season best statistics include a 1.03 earned run average, 77 strikeouts in 44 innings of work - as a junior had 45 strikeouts and a 4-3 record- held a batting average of .358 with 13 RBI-gave up both football and basketball to play with the Minnesota Blizzard travel team - went 5-1 in 25.1 innings pitched and struck out 44 and held a 1.08 ERA in 2011 as the team went 28-5 and 7-3 in the league - graduated with a 3.6 grade point average and a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL:
Finance major - born November 22, 1993 - son of Duane and Kathy Sawyer - father, Duane, played football at Northwestern - has two younger siblings.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year	W-L	ERA	App	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2013	2-3	4.29	18	1	0	0	35.2	31	21	17	18	36
2014	6-4	2.62	21	0	0	6	44.2	37	14	13	23	42
2015	4-3	4.53	15	8	0	0	49.2	40	29	25	32	38
2016	7-7	3.33	16	16	0	0	94.2	79	43	35	42	112
Total	19-17	3.61	70	25	0	6	224.2	187	107	90	115	228

BIG TEN STATISTICS

Year	W-L	ERA	App	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2013	1-1	5.06	5	0	0	0	10.2	8	6	6	6	10
2014	5-3	3.91	12	0	0	4	25.1	21	11	11	17	23
2015	1-1	6.62	7	3	0	0	17.2	17	14	13	16	10
2016	4-3	2.92	8	8	0	0	49.1	39	21	16	26	63
Total	11-8	4.02	32	11	0	4	103.0	85	52	46	65	106