University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota
20-13, 0
Penn State
19-7, 0
Minnesota Rallies For 2-0 Walk-Off Win Over Penn State
3/31/2023 2:14:00 PM | Softball
Sophomore Kayla Chavez hit her second walk-off of the season, leading the Golden Gophers to victory
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The Minnesota Golden Gophers rallied to score two in the seventh inning and walked it off on sophomore Kayla Chavez's two-run home run off of Bailey Parshall to pick up the 2-0 victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions Friday afternoon.
Senior Autumn Pease (13-5) started in the circle and picked up the win for Minnesota (20-13, 1-3 Big Ten). The right-hander went seven shutout innings while giving up three hits, allowing two walks and striking out eight.
Offensively, the Golden Gophers were paced by Chavez, who went 3-for-4 on the day with two doubles, a home run and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The game stayed scoreless until the bottom half of the seventh, when Minnesota walked it off on Chavez's two-out two-run home run off of Parshall.
GAME NOTES
» Pease tossed a three-hit shutout for the Golden Gophers.
» Chavez picked up three hits in the game for Minnesota.
» Pease struck out eight Nittany Lions hitters.
» Minnesota got a great power hitting day from Chavez, who reached safely with three extra base hits.
» Minnesota's highest scoring inning was the seventh, when it pushed two runs across.
» The Golden Gophers out-hit the Nittany Lions at a 7-3 clip.
» Minnesota pitchers limited Penn State to just 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position.
» Minnesota pitchers faced 26 Penn State hitters in the game, allowing four ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out eight.
» Chavez led the Golden Gophers at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and an RBI.
» Penn State was led offensively by Maggie Finnegan, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
» Parshall led the Nittany Lions pitching staff, throwing 6.2 innings of two-run ball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Pease, Autumn (13-5)
L: Bailey Parshall (12-6)
Batting:
2B: Emily Maddock 1 ; Maggie Finnegan 2
SH: Liana Jones 1
Batting:
2B: Chavez, Kayla 2
HR: Chavez, Kayla 1
RBI: Chavez, Kayla 2
SH: Strelow, Sydney 1 ; Cox, Delanie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Chavez, Kayla 1 ; Burnett, Breezy 1
