University of Minnesota Athletics
GOPHERS LOSE TO WISCONSIN TO END SEASON
5/7/2000 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Badger pitcher Jen Cummings shut out Minnesota for the second consecutive game, limiting the Gophers to one hit and striking out 11 batters. Michelle Bennett had Minnesota's only hit, a one-out double to right-center field in the second inning.
Wisconsin scored two runs in the third inning to take a 2-0 lead. After two were out, Jade Gosse singled, stole second and scored on Teresa Mendez's single. Mendez advanced to second on the throw home, to third on a Minnesota error and scored on an infield single by Chrissy Swartout.
The Badgers scored single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to close the scoring. Gosse tripled and Swart singled for the Badgers' third run, and Jen Grill doubled home Jen Girard for the fourth run.
Wisconsin 4, Minnesota 0 Wisconsin 002 011 0-4 10 0 Minnesota 000 000 0-0 1 3 Cummings and Starry. Recknor and Smith. WP-Cummings (6-11). LP-Recknor (25-26). HR-none. Big Ten Standings Iowa 14-4 42-12 Michigan 13-4 40-13-1 Penn State 12-5 34-15 Northwestern 12-6 26-22 Wisconsin 9-6 34-23 Purdue 6-10 33-26 Michigan State 5-10 30-23 Indiana 5-13 15-32 Minnesota 4-13 31-28 Ohio State 4-13 28-26 Sunday's Games Wisconsin 4, Minnesota 0 Penn State 4, Ohio State 0 Michigan 1, Michigan State 0 Iowa 3, Northwestern 1 Indiana 1, Purdue 0 END REGULAR SEASON 2000 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Pearl Field, Iowa City, Iowa (Seedings in brackets) Thursday, May 11 Game 1 - (6) Purdue vs. (3) Penn State Game 2 - (5) Wisconsin vs. (4) Northwestern Game 3 - Game 1 Winner vs. (2) Michigan Game 4 - Game 2 Winner vs. (1) Iowa
