University of Minnesota Athletics
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Photo by: Steven Branscombe
Gophers Upset No. 21 Indiana to Hold Off Elimination
5/23/2019 5:16:00 PM | Baseball
OMAHA, Neb. – Facing elimination on day two of the Big Ten Tournament, the fourth seed Gopher Baseball team slugged its way past top-seeded No. 21 Indiana 9-4 to keep their playoff run alive at T.D. Ameritrade Park on Thursday afternoon.
What started out looking like a pitcher's duel, ended up being one of the highest-scoring outings of the tournament so far. Sam Thoresen dominated through the first three innings for Minnesota (27-26), striking out six batters, but loaded the bases with nobody out in the fourth, ending his day prematurely. All three runners would eventually come around to score, taking advantage of a Gopher error to give No. 21 Indiana (36-21) a lead.
The Hoosier defense faltered early, allowing Minnesota to strike first when Cole McDevitt came around to score after a dropped fly ball. The Gophers would slug five extra-base hits between the third and sixth innings, scoring five runs in that span to gain a 6-3 lead. After Indiana got a run back in the sixth, Eli Wilson clubbed his fifth home run of the season into the left field bullpen to get the run back.
Tanner Gordon (6-5) would not fare much better than his counterpart as the right-hander surrendered four runs, but just two earned, on five hits in 4.1 innings for Indiana. The first and only man out of the Minnesota bullpen, Nick Lackney (4-4) was the beneficiary of the offense, tossing 6.0 innings, allowing one unearned run on one hit while striking out four.
Minnesota ended its day with nine extra-base hits, while seven different Gophers had at least a base knock on the day. Wilson finished 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, two RBIs, and three runs scored. Jordan Kozicky, Riley Smith, Andrew Wilhite, and Easton Bertrand each had two hits for the Maroon & Gold.
NOTABLE
Zack Raabe extended his hitting streak to a team season-high 11 games with his triple in the third … the Minnesota bullpen has allowed just one hit and one unearned run in 12.1 innings so far this postseason … the Gopher pitching staff has held its two opponents to just seven total hits in the tournament.
UP NEXT
Minnesota keeps its Big Ten Championship hopes alive, and the Gophers will take on the loser of today's 9 p.m. match-up between fifth-seed Nebraska (29-20) and eighth-seed Iowa (31-22) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday broadcasting live on Big Ten Network and streaming on BTN2Go.
What started out looking like a pitcher's duel, ended up being one of the highest-scoring outings of the tournament so far. Sam Thoresen dominated through the first three innings for Minnesota (27-26), striking out six batters, but loaded the bases with nobody out in the fourth, ending his day prematurely. All three runners would eventually come around to score, taking advantage of a Gopher error to give No. 21 Indiana (36-21) a lead.
The Hoosier defense faltered early, allowing Minnesota to strike first when Cole McDevitt came around to score after a dropped fly ball. The Gophers would slug five extra-base hits between the third and sixth innings, scoring five runs in that span to gain a 6-3 lead. After Indiana got a run back in the sixth, Eli Wilson clubbed his fifth home run of the season into the left field bullpen to get the run back.
Tanner Gordon (6-5) would not fare much better than his counterpart as the right-hander surrendered four runs, but just two earned, on five hits in 4.1 innings for Indiana. The first and only man out of the Minnesota bullpen, Nick Lackney (4-4) was the beneficiary of the offense, tossing 6.0 innings, allowing one unearned run on one hit while striking out four.
Minnesota ended its day with nine extra-base hits, while seven different Gophers had at least a base knock on the day. Wilson finished 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, two RBIs, and three runs scored. Jordan Kozicky, Riley Smith, Andrew Wilhite, and Easton Bertrand each had two hits for the Maroon & Gold.
NOTABLE
Zack Raabe extended his hitting streak to a team season-high 11 games with his triple in the third … the Minnesota bullpen has allowed just one hit and one unearned run in 12.1 innings so far this postseason … the Gopher pitching staff has held its two opponents to just seven total hits in the tournament.
UP NEXT
Minnesota keeps its Big Ten Championship hopes alive, and the Gophers will take on the loser of today's 9 p.m. match-up between fifth-seed Nebraska (29-20) and eighth-seed Iowa (31-22) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday broadcasting live on Big Ten Network and streaming on BTN2Go.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lackney, Nick (4-4)
L: Gordon (6-5)
Batting:
2B: Kozicky, Jordan 2 ; Wilson, Eli 1 ; McDevitt, Cole 1 ; Smith, Riley 1 ; Bertrand, Easton 1
3B: Raabe, Zack 1 ; Smith, Riley 1
HR: Wilson, Eli 1
RBI: Raabe, Zack 1 ; Kozicky, Jordan 2 ; Wilson, Eli 2 ; McDevitt, Cole 1 ; Smith, Riley 2
SH: Wassel, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Raabe, Zack 2 ; Kozicky, Jordan 1 ; Wilson, Eli 3 ; McDevitt, Cole 2 ; Wilhite, Andrew 1
HBP: Wilhite, Andrew 1
Batting:
RBI: Bradley 1 ; Walker 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lloyd 1 ; Dunham 1 ; Barr 2
SB: Walker 1
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