University of Minnesota Athletics
Wednesday, May 11
East Lansing, MI
3:30 PM
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Photo by: Brad Rempel
Minnesota Falls in B1G First Round Wednesday
5/11/2022 6:00:00 PM | Softball
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Golden Gophers softball team dropped a 2-0 ballgame against No. 8 seed Wisconsin Wednesday in the first round of the Big Ten Conference Tournament at Secchia Stadium.
Minnesota (26-24-1 overall), the No. 9 seed, could not get its offense kick started generating only four base runners with three singles and a walk.
Autumn Pease got the first Badgers batter out with a swinging strikeout before the next two reached on bloop singles in the bottom of the first. A third-consecutive single plated the first run of the game until Sara Kinch fired to Makenna Dowell at third catching a runner trying to steal, helping end the inning with the Gophers trailing 1-0.
Megan Dray gave Minnesota its first hit of the contest with a one-out single in the second as the senior was the only base runner to reach in the opening three innings for the Maroon & Gold. Ellee Jensen drew a walk to begin the fourth and moved to third on consecutive outs, but the Gophers could not find the swing they needed to even the score.
Pease retired 10 of the next 11 Badgers she faced after the RBI single giving the offense a chance to come through before she exited the game throwing four innings allowing four hits with two strikeouts. Kinch delivered a two-out single for Minnesota in the fifth only to see the No. 8 seed maintain the shutout. The Badgers extended their advantage in the bottom half of the frame getting a lead-off single that later scored on a sacrifice fly for a 2-0 edge.
Natalie DenHartog used her speed for an infield single with two outs in the sixth and scampered into scoring position via a wild pitch. The Gophers left her on base as they continued to miss on the opportunities to rally and suffered the loss, 2-0.
Up Next
Minnesota awaits its postseason fate on Selection Sunday (May 15) as the No. 35 RPI team in the country looking for an at-large bid into an NCAA Regional.
Minnesota (26-24-1 overall), the No. 9 seed, could not get its offense kick started generating only four base runners with three singles and a walk.
Autumn Pease got the first Badgers batter out with a swinging strikeout before the next two reached on bloop singles in the bottom of the first. A third-consecutive single plated the first run of the game until Sara Kinch fired to Makenna Dowell at third catching a runner trying to steal, helping end the inning with the Gophers trailing 1-0.
Megan Dray gave Minnesota its first hit of the contest with a one-out single in the second as the senior was the only base runner to reach in the opening three innings for the Maroon & Gold. Ellee Jensen drew a walk to begin the fourth and moved to third on consecutive outs, but the Gophers could not find the swing they needed to even the score.
Pease retired 10 of the next 11 Badgers she faced after the RBI single giving the offense a chance to come through before she exited the game throwing four innings allowing four hits with two strikeouts. Kinch delivered a two-out single for Minnesota in the fifth only to see the No. 8 seed maintain the shutout. The Badgers extended their advantage in the bottom half of the frame getting a lead-off single that later scored on a sacrifice fly for a 2-0 edge.
Natalie DenHartog used her speed for an infield single with two outs in the sixth and scampered into scoring position via a wild pitch. The Gophers left her on base as they continued to miss on the opportunities to rally and suffered the loss, 2-0.
Up Next
Minnesota awaits its postseason fate on Selection Sunday (May 15) as the No. 35 RPI team in the country looking for an at-large bid into an NCAA Regional.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Schwartz, Maddie (23-10)
L: Pease, Autumn (11-14)
Batting:
RBI: Kummer, Morgan 1 ; Hubbard, Ellie 1
SH: Sirdashney, Skylar 1
SF: Hubbard, Ellie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Girardot, Fiona 1 ; Schlosser, Molly 1
CS: Bannon, Peyton 1
Game Leaders
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Players Mentioned
OF
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/ Softball
RHP
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