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Minnesota - Purdue Blog
4/26/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Minnesota (26 - 12, 9 - 4) and Purdue (17 - 20, 5 - 8) square off at the Metrodome today at 1:05 PM. Minnesota has taken the first two games of the series by scores of 4 - 3 and 3 - 1.
Taylor Vander Aarde, Director of Baseball Operations, is hosting today's blog. Please email any questions or comments you want discussed on the blog to gopherbaseballblog@yahoo.com.
Here are your starting line-ups for today's game.
Purdue 1) Brandon Haveman CF 2) Eric Charles 2B 3) Dan Black C 4) John Cummins 1B 5) David Blount 3B 6) Matt Jansen DH 7) Jonathan Lilly LF 8) Alex Jaffee RF 9) Barrett Serrato SP) Matt Morgan
Minnesota 1) Matt Nohelty DH 2) AJ Pettersen SS 3) Derek McCallum 2B 4) Mike Kvasnicka RF 5) Kyle Knudson C 6) Nick O'Shea 1B 7) Eric Decker CF 8) Justin Gominsky LF 9) Kyle Geason 3B SP) Seth Rosin
1:05 PM - Seth Rosin delivers the first pitch of the game.
1:15 PM - Seth Rosin pitches around a leadoff double by striking out the side. Rosin's strike outs included dangerous Boilermaker hitter Dan Black after Black worked the count to 3 - 0. Purdue 0, Minnesota 0, Bottom 1.
1:25 PM - AJ Pettersen strikes out for only the 11th time this season. Coming into this series with Purdue, Pettersen had struck out once every 16.5 at-bats making him the 28th toughest hitter in the nation to ring up. Purdue 0, Minnesota 0, Top 2.
1:27 PM - College baseball rules state that a coach does not have to declare his DH until that spot comes up in the line-up. Purdue employs this tactic as they originally put yesterday's starting pitcher in the designated hitter spot, which is now being filled by Tyler Spillner. Purdue 0, Minnesota 0, Top 2.
1:43 PM - Minnesota strikes first on a bases loaded Matt Nohelty double. Entering the series, Minnesota is 15 - 7 when scoring first. Purdue 0, Minnesota 2, Top 3.
1:58 PM - Seth Rosin again strikes out the side which strands another Purdue baserunner at second base. Rosin has six big strikeouts so far. Purdue 0, Minnesota 2, Bottom 3.
Blog Trivia Question:
Minnesota has a chance to sweep Purdue if they can win today's game. When was the last time the Gophers swept Purdue?
Big Ten Scoreboard
Illinois 9 at Penn State 2, Final
Northwestern 9 at Ohio State 4, Bottom 7.
Indiana 2 at Michigan 0, Bottom 7.
Michigan State 5 at Iowa 3, Top 3
Big Ten Standings
Ohio State 11 - 3 (31 - 9)
Illinois 10 - 4 (25 - 12)
Minnesota 9 - 4 (26 - 12)
Indiana 9 - 4 (19 - 21)
Michigan State 7 - 7 (16 - 23)
Michigan 6 - 8 (23 - 18)
Purdue 5 - 8 (17 - 20)
Penn State 5 - 9 (21 - 18)
Iowa 3 - 10 (14 - 24)
Northwestern 2 - 10 (11 - 26)
2:31 PM - Seth Rosin has thrown 97 pitches through five innings. Freshman righthander Austin Lubinsky is warming in the pen as Rosin's pitch count continues to climb. Purdue 1, Minnesota 2, Bottom 5.
2:36 PM - The Gopher offense shows off their team speed as Matt Nohelty scores from first on a double down the left field line. Nohelty, AJ Pettersen, Eric Decker, and Justin Gominsky all have tremendous speed. Purdue 1, Minnesota 3, Bottom 5.
Blog Trivia Answer:
The last time the Gophers swept Purdue was in 2003 at Siebert Field.
2:53 PM - Minnesota is working on its fourth consecutive errorless game. So far, they have played 36 consecutive scoreless innings. Purdue 2, Minnesota 3, Top 6.
This Day in Gopher Baseball History
Ninety-nine years ago on April 26, the Gophers opened up the 1910 campaign with a 9 - 0 victory over Concordia-St. Paul. The Gophers went on to finish 10 - 9 (3 - 5) under the tutelage of Walter Wilmot and Perry Werden.
3:11 PM - It's stretch time here at the Metrodome and distinguished Purdue alumni Neil Armstrong and Orville Redenbacher are on the organ playing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame!" Purdue 2, Minnesota 3, Bottom 7.
3:20 PM - Derek McCallum deposits his 11th home run of the season about six rows deep in the upper deck just left of the right field foul pole. McCallum's 11 homers are the most by a Gopher since 2002 when Luke Appert had 14 and Jason Kennedy had 12. Purdue 2, Minnesota 5, Bottom 7.
3:35 PM - Justin Gominsky reaches base for the fourth time in four chances this game. A large contingent of supporters from Gominsky's hometown of Mahtomedi are here to support their local hero. Purdue 2, Minnesota 5, Bottom 8.
3:45 PM - Scott Matyas enters the game and it attempting to save his second game in as many days. Purdue 2, Minnesota 5, Bottom 8.
3:51 PM - The Gophers turn their trademark 4-6-3 double play to finish the game. Minnesota comes away with the series sweep and is now 10 - 4 in the conference. Purdue 2, Minnesota 5, FINAL.
Time of Game: 2:46 PM
Attendance 546
