University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, February 21
Austin, Texas
6:00 PM
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Longhorns Sweep Doubleheader
2/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 21, 2015
One of the Gophers' best scoring threats came in the second when Tony Skjefte singled and Austin Athmann drew a four-pitch walk with one outs. But Josh Sawyer (1-1) got a fielder's choice and strikeout to end the inning with Skjefte on third. Dan Motl, Tyler Hanson, Matt Fiedler and Jordan Smith also singled in the game but only Motl reached second base.
Collin Shaw hit 2-for-4 with a run, two doubles and three RBIs for Texas. Zane Gurwitz also had a pair of hits with two runs. The Longhorns scored twice off Brian Glowicki in seventh. Jordan Jess finished the game with a scoreless inning.
The Gophers had leadoff base runners in three innings, and one-out base runners in two others, but no one made it past second base. Matt Fiedler, Matt Halloran, Tony Skjefte and Jordan Smith each had a hit for Minnesota.
Minnesota stayed within two of Texas until the eighth. Ty McDevitt relieved Lucas Gilbreath with two runners on base and no one out. After a fielder's choice retired the lead runner, consecutive RBI singles by Michael Cantu and Joe Baker made it 4-0. A two-out hit by Ben Johnson added another run.
Texas Starter Chad Hollingsworth (1-0) lasted 6 1/3 innings, giving up just two hits and two walks and striking out five. Ty Culbreth notched his second save finishing out the game. He struck out three.
DOUBLEHEADER NOTABLES
*McDevitt's appearance was his first since last February when he was injured while pitching against Creighton.
*Fiedler has a hit in all six of the Gophers' games to start the season.
*Even when the Gophers hit the ball hard, they had a tough time reaching base on Saturday. Tony Skjefte lined into a double play in the first game, and Troy Traxler lined into one in the second.
UP NEXT
The Golden Gopher baseball team lost both games of a doubleheader at No. 10 Texas on Saturday. Both games were 5-0. The Gophers (0-6) kept the second game close until a three-run eighth by the Longhorns (6-2).
Minnesota had five hits in the first game and four in the second, while Texas had eight in the first and 12 in the second. The Longhorns had nine extra-base hits Saturday. The Gophers' pitching staff walked three and struck out 14 for the day. Texas walked six and struck out 10.
Dalton Sawyer (0-2) retired the first seven batters he faced before allowing two runs in the third. He would go on to pitch 4 1/3 innings with five hits, two walks and three strikeouts, allowing one more run in the fifth before coming out of the game.
One of the Gophers' best scoring threats came in the second when Tony Skjefte singled and Austin Athmann drew a four-pitch walk with one outs. But Josh Sawyer (1-1) got a fielder's choice and strikeout to end the inning with Skjefte on third. Dan Motl, Tyler Hanson, Matt Fiedler and Jordan Smith also singled in the game but only Motl reached second base.
Collin Shaw hit 2-for-4 with a run, two doubles and three RBIs for Texas. Zane Gurwitz also had a pair of hits with two runs. The Longhorns scored twice off Brian Glowicki in seventh. Jordan Jess finished the game with a scoreless inning.
In his first start, Tim Shannon kept Texas off the scoreboard for 3 1/3 innings before the Longhorns strung together a Brooks Marlow solo homer, Tres Barrera triple and Bret Boswell double to go up 2-0. Shannon allowed five hits, struck out five and hit two batters in five innings of work. Barrera, who scored twice, led Texas with three of its 12 hits in the nightcap.
The Gophers had leadoff base runners in three innings, and one-out base runners in two others, but no one made it past second base. Matt Fiedler, Matt Halloran, Tony Skjefte and Jordan Smith each had a hit for Minnesota.
Minnesota stayed within two of Texas until the eighth. Ty McDevitt relieved Lucas Gilbreath with two runners on base and no one out. After a fielder's choice retired the lead runner, consecutive RBI singles by Michael Cantu and Joe Baker made it 4-0. A two-out hit by Ben Johnson added another run.
Texas Starter Chad Hollingsworth (1-0) lasted 6 1/3 innings, giving up just two hits and two walks and striking out five. Ty Culbreth notched his second save finishing out the game. He struck out three.
DOUBLEHEADER NOTABLES
*There was a moment of silence for the late Phil Isaksson, Gophers pitcher from 2008-11, before the first game of the doubleheader. Isaksson's memorial was held Saturday in Hudson, Wis.
*Gilbreath, a freshman left-hander, notched two strikeouts in his first inning of collegiate baseball. He finished the evening with three strikeouts and allowed two runs on four hits and a walk in two innings.
*Gilbreath, a freshman left-hander, notched two strikeouts in his first inning of collegiate baseball. He finished the evening with three strikeouts and allowed two runs on four hits and a walk in two innings.
*McDevitt's appearance was his first since last February when he was injured while pitching against Creighton.
*Fiedler has a hit in all six of the Gophers' games to start the season.
*Even when the Gophers hit the ball hard, they had a tough time reaching base on Saturday. Tony Skjefte lined into a double play in the first game, and Troy Traxler lined into one in the second.
UP NEXT
The series finale is scheduled for 1 p.m. CST Sunday.
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