University of Minnesota Athletics
Sunday, March 1
Auburn, AL
9:00 AM
University of Minnesota
11
vs
2
Binghamton
Gophers Blast Binghamton 11-2 to Close Weekend
3/1/2020 11:19:00 AM | Softball
The No. 18/18 Minnesota Gophers set the tone early and never let up in an 11-2 victory in five innings over Binghamton to close out the Auburn Tournament. The Gophers are now 12-7 overall after finishing the weekend 4-1 at the Auburn Tournament.
Binghamton got on the board first to start the day, but Minnesota wasted no time responding. In the bottom of the first, MaKenna Partain led off with a walk and Brooke Vander Heide reached on an error. Natalie DenHartog followed with a three-run blast over the center field wall to put the Gophers up 3-1. It was DenHartog's fifth home run of the season.
Minnesota increased their lead to 6-1 in the bottom of the second. Partain started the scoring as she raced in on a wild pitch. Freshman Sydney Strelow lined her second double of the game to tack on two more runs.
The bats stayed hot in the third. Katelyn Kemmetmueller quickly reached base as she led off with a double to the gap in left. In the next at-bat, Olivia Peterson brought Kemmetmueller home with a bloop single to center.
Partain continued the inning with an RBI-single of her own. Partain and DenHartog are tied for the team lead with 19 RBIs each. Emily Hansen broke the game open and made the score 11-1 in favor of the Gophers with a three-run home run, her second long ball of the weekend.
Carlie Brandt got the start in the circle for the first time since Feb. 16, 2019. The senior earned the win after she went three innings and allowed just one run on three hits. Ava Dueck entered in the fourth inning to finish the game. She only gave up one run on two hits. Dueck struck out two in her two innings of work.
Brandt also played right field for the first time ever in the victory. She has now played eight fielding positions and the DP spot in her Gophers career. The only position she has never played in her Minnesota career is catcher.
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On today's win… "We responded well from last night," head coach Jamie Trachsel said. "It's championship Sunday. We came out here and got better. It was great to see Carlie (Brandt) throwing. She was really solid on the mound. We got a couple solid innings from Ava (Dueck) and obviously to put up double-digit runs is a good way to end the weekend."
Noteable
The Gophers won three run-rule game with double-digit scoring attacks in all three victories. They now have five run-rule wins on the season.
Up Next
The Gophers will start a 10 game spring break trip by playing Cal State Fullerton in Long Beach, Calif. on Friday, March 6 at 11 a.m. CT. Later that day, the Maroon and Gold will play Long Beach State at 4 p.m.
Binghamton got on the board first to start the day, but Minnesota wasted no time responding. In the bottom of the first, MaKenna Partain led off with a walk and Brooke Vander Heide reached on an error. Natalie DenHartog followed with a three-run blast over the center field wall to put the Gophers up 3-1. It was DenHartog's fifth home run of the season.
Minnesota increased their lead to 6-1 in the bottom of the second. Partain started the scoring as she raced in on a wild pitch. Freshman Sydney Strelow lined her second double of the game to tack on two more runs.
The bats stayed hot in the third. Katelyn Kemmetmueller quickly reached base as she led off with a double to the gap in left. In the next at-bat, Olivia Peterson brought Kemmetmueller home with a bloop single to center.
Partain continued the inning with an RBI-single of her own. Partain and DenHartog are tied for the team lead with 19 RBIs each. Emily Hansen broke the game open and made the score 11-1 in favor of the Gophers with a three-run home run, her second long ball of the weekend.
Carlie Brandt got the start in the circle for the first time since Feb. 16, 2019. The senior earned the win after she went three innings and allowed just one run on three hits. Ava Dueck entered in the fourth inning to finish the game. She only gave up one run on two hits. Dueck struck out two in her two innings of work.
Brandt also played right field for the first time ever in the victory. She has now played eight fielding positions and the DP spot in her Gophers career. The only position she has never played in her Minnesota career is catcher.
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On today's win… "We responded well from last night," head coach Jamie Trachsel said. "It's championship Sunday. We came out here and got better. It was great to see Carlie (Brandt) throwing. She was really solid on the mound. We got a couple solid innings from Ava (Dueck) and obviously to put up double-digit runs is a good way to end the weekend."
Noteable
The Gophers won three run-rule game with double-digit scoring attacks in all three victories. They now have five run-rule wins on the season.
Up Next
The Gophers will start a 10 game spring break trip by playing Cal State Fullerton in Long Beach, Calif. on Friday, March 6 at 11 a.m. CT. Later that day, the Maroon and Gold will play Long Beach State at 4 p.m.
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