University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota
4-23, 4-23
Indiana
18-8, 18-8
Gophers Fall to IU in Weekend Finale
4/25/2021 1:41:00 PM | Baseball
Minnesota heads to Maryland next weekend for a three-game Big Ten series.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The University of Minnesota baseball program suffered a 23-1 loss to Indiana on Sunday morning as the Maroon & Gold closed out this weekend's Big Ten series at Bart Kaufman Field.
Donald Sweeney led the way offensively for Minnesota with a 2-for-4 performance at the plate while Jack Wassel went 1-for-3 in the ballgame with a double and a walk.
After Minnesota (4-23) allowed 13 runs early to Indiana (18-8), the Gophers scored their lone run in the top of the sixth inning when Brett Bateman knocked a lead-off single and came around to score later in the inning on a fielder's choice by Chase Stanke. The Maroon & Gold couldn't get any closer, as Indiana added 10 runs to its tally on the way to a 23-1 final.
Sophomore Trent Schoeberl (0-3) got the ball to start for Minnesota and took the loss while Ryan Duffy, Tom Skoro, Danny Kapala and Drake Davis also saw action on the mound. Gabe Bierman (3-2) earned the win for Indiana.
Up Next: Road Series at Maryland
Minnesota returns to action next weekend with a three-game Big Ten series against Maryland in College Park, Md. The series starts on Friday, April 30 at 5:30 p.m. CT, continues on Saturday, May 1 at 1:00 p.m. CT and concludes on Sunday, May 2 at 12:00 p.m. CT.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bierman, Gabe (3-2)
L: Schoeberl, Trent (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Wassel, Jack 1
RBI: Stanke, Chase 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bateman, Brett 1
Batting:
2B: Toetz, Paul 1 ; Schank, Tucker 1 ; Colopy, Morgan 1 ; Hopkins, Collin 3
HR: Richardson, Grant 1 ; Colopy, Morgan 1
RBI: Toetz, Paul 3 ; Richardson, Grant 4 ; Fucci, Jordan 1 ; Barr, Cole 2 ; Schank, Tucker 3 ; Colopy, Morgan 5 ; Jessee, Hunter 1 ; Hopkins, Collin 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Ashley, Drew 3 ; Toetz, Paul 3 ; Vecrumba, Ethan 1 ; Richardson, Grant 3 ; Fucci, Jordan 1 ; Barr, Cole 3 ; Van Pelt, Tyler 1 ; Schank, Tucker 2 ; Colopy, Morgan 3 ; Hopkins, Collin 2 ; Espalin, James 1
SB: Richardson, Grant 1
HBP: Ashley, Drew 2 ; Toetz, Paul 1 ; Richardson, Grant 1
