University of Minnesota Athletics
Thursday, March 12
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Gophers Comeback to Beat Hawaii Under the Lights
3/12/2020 4:59:00 AM | Softball
With the majority of people already in bed back home, the No. 19/19 University of Minnesota Gophers came back to top Hawaii 3-2 this evening.Â
Hawaii jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning, but wouldn't come close to scoring again for the remainder of the evening.Â
The Gophers were held quiet until the top of the fifth inning. Brooke Vander Heide reached base with her second walk of the evening. She moved to second on a wild pitch, third on a grounder and scored on a drive through the left side by Natalie DenHartog. Katelyn Kemmetmueller tied the game at 2-2 with a no-doubter in the top of the sixth. The deep solo shot was her third of the season.Â
The comeback was capped off in the top of the seventh. MaKenna Partain and Ellee Jensen knocked back-to-back singles to put runners on the corners. DenHartog came through again with an RBI-single into shallow right to bring in the go-ahead run. She has a team leading 28 RBIs this season.Â
Autumn Pease got the start in the circle. She settled in after the first inning and finished with three strikeouts while allowing five hits and two runs. Amber Fiser was near flawless in relief and took home the victory. She went four innings with six strikeouts and only allowed one hit. She retired 11 straight batters as she moved to 10-7 overall on the season.Â
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"We fought and had different people step up," head coach Jamie Trachsel said. "We kept our composure and kept chipping away. Natalie (DenHartog) had a couple big hits, Katie (Kemmetmueller) had a big home run. Our defense played solid defending inside 60 feet to eliminate extra opportunities."Â
NoteableÂ
Natalie DenHartog notched two RBIs this evening and leads the team with 28 on the season. She is hitting a team leading .429 on the year and has a team leading .537 on base percentage.Â
Up NextÂ
The Gophers will play Texas Tech later today at 6 p.m. CT.Â
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Hawaii jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning, but wouldn't come close to scoring again for the remainder of the evening.Â
The Gophers were held quiet until the top of the fifth inning. Brooke Vander Heide reached base with her second walk of the evening. She moved to second on a wild pitch, third on a grounder and scored on a drive through the left side by Natalie DenHartog. Katelyn Kemmetmueller tied the game at 2-2 with a no-doubter in the top of the sixth. The deep solo shot was her third of the season.Â
The comeback was capped off in the top of the seventh. MaKenna Partain and Ellee Jensen knocked back-to-back singles to put runners on the corners. DenHartog came through again with an RBI-single into shallow right to bring in the go-ahead run. She has a team leading 28 RBIs this season.Â
Autumn Pease got the start in the circle. She settled in after the first inning and finished with three strikeouts while allowing five hits and two runs. Amber Fiser was near flawless in relief and took home the victory. She went four innings with six strikeouts and only allowed one hit. She retired 11 straight batters as she moved to 10-7 overall on the season.Â
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"We fought and had different people step up," head coach Jamie Trachsel said. "We kept our composure and kept chipping away. Natalie (DenHartog) had a couple big hits, Katie (Kemmetmueller) had a big home run. Our defense played solid defending inside 60 feet to eliminate extra opportunities."Â
NoteableÂ
Natalie DenHartog notched two RBIs this evening and leads the team with 28 on the season. She is hitting a team leading .429 on the year and has a team leading .537 on base percentage.Â
Up NextÂ
The Gophers will play Texas Tech later today at 6 p.m. CT.Â
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Fiser, Amber (10-7)
L: Dino, Isabella (4-5)
Batting:
HR: Kemmetmueller, Katelyn 1
RBI: DenHartog, Natalie 2 ; Kemmetmueller, Katelyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Partain, MaKenna 1 ; Kemmetmueller, Katelyn 1 ; Vander Heide , Brooke 1
SB: Lindner, Ali 1 ; DenHartog, Natalie 1
Batting:
HR: Kaupe, Nawai 1
RBI: Kaupe, Nawai 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Keliinoi, Ka'ena 1 ; Kaupe, Nawai 1
CS: Heen, Callee 1
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