University of Minnesota Athletics
Minnesota Hosts St. Thomas at Midway Stadium on Apr. 18
4/17/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Minnesota will face St. Thomas at Midway Stadium on Tuesday, Apr. 18. It will be the first time the Golden Gophers have played at Midway Stadium since the mid- 1980s. Minnesota hosted NCAA Regionals at Midway Stadium in 1960 and 1969. The Golden Gophers defeated Notre Dame 15-6 and Detroit twice by scores of 12-5 and 5-4 in 1960 at Midway Stadium in the NCAA Regionals en route to their second College World Series title. In 1969, Minnesota defeated Ohio University 11-8 before falling to Southern Illinois 4-3 and Ball State 4-1 to end its NCAA Tournament run. Minnesota leads the all-time series against St. Thomas 61-10. Last year, the Golden Gophers defeated the Tommies 9-1 at the Metrodome. St. Thomas enters the game with a 20-6 overall record and leads the MIAC with an 8-2 conference record.
