University of Minnesota Athletics
Sunday, April 2
Minneapolis, Minn.
12:00 PM
University of Minnesota
21-13, 0
3
vs
1
Penn State
19-8, 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Penn State
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
Minnesota
1
0
0
0
2
0
X
3
7
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Pease, Autumn (14-5)
L: Kylee Lingenfelter (5-1)
Batting:
2B: Cassie Lindmark 1
RBI: Emily Maddock 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Maddie Gordon 1
HBP: Emily Maddock 1
Batting:
2B: Strelow, Sydney 1 ; Cox, Delanie 1
3B: Chavez, Kayla 1
HR: Chavez, Kayla 1
RBI: Chavez, Kayla 2 ; Krapf, Taylor 1
SH: Bradley, Amani 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Chavez, Kayla 2 ; Cox, Delanie 1
HBP: Cox, Delanie 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
Photo by: Christopher Mitchell
Minnesota Wins Series Over Penn State, 2-1
4/2/2023 4:18:00 PM | Softball
GAME ONE
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -Â Senior Autumn Pease was dominant on Sunday, fanning 11 Penn State hitters over seven innings of work to help lead the Minnesota Golden Gophers over the Nittany Lions 3-1.
In addition to her 11 strikeouts, Pease (14-5) threw seven innings, giving up one run on two hits and walking none for Minnesota (21-13, 2-3 Big Ten).
Sophomore Kayla Chavez led the way offensively for the Golden Gophers, going 2-for-3 in the ballgame with a triple, a home run and two RBI. Sophomore Taylor Krapf put together a standout day at the dish as well, going 2-for-3 with an RBI. Senior Sydney Strelow also helped out, going 2-for-3 for Minnesota with a double.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Golden Gophers got on the board immediately, starting their scoring with one run in the bottom of the first inning. Minnesota got an RBI single from Krapf, scoring Chavez from third base.
The Nittany Lions failed to push any runs across before the Golden Gophers built on their lead in the fifth inning. Minnesota scored twice on Chavez's two-run homer, which brought the score to 3-0 in favor of the Golden Gophers. Penn State put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Minnesota still held on for the 3-1 win.
GAME NOTES
» Pease struck out 11 Nittany Lions hitters.
» The Golden Gophers power output was led by Chavez, who compiled two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Minnesota's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed two runs across.
» Minnesota grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» The Golden Gophers out-hit the Nittany Lions at a 7-2 clip.
» Minnesota pitchers faced 24 Penn State hitters in the game, allowing zero ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out 11.
» Chavez led the Golden Gophers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a home run and two RBI.
» Penn State was led offensively by Emily Maddock, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
» Vanessa Oatley led the Nittany Lions pitching staff, throwing 1.1 scoreless innings.
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GAME TWO
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -Â The Minnesota Golden Gophers were not able to score a run against Penn State pitcher Bailey Parshall on Sunday and were shut out 2-0 by the Nittany Lions.
Senior Bri Enter (1-3) got the ball to start for Minnesota (21-14, 2-4 Big Ten) and took the loss. Junior Jacie Hambrick was a bright spot for the Golden Gophers, coming out of the bullpen and throwing three scoreless innings, allowing no hits, with no walks and three strikeouts.
At the plate, the Golden Gophers were led by sophomore Kayla Chavez, who went 2-for-3 on the day with a double.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Minnesota did not advance a runner past second base in the game. The Golden Gophers went 0-for-1 with runners in scoring position, last placing a runner as far as second in the sixth, when Chavez made it into scoring position with two outs.
GAME NOTES
» Minnesota pitchers limited Penn State to just 2-for-10 (.200) with runners in scoring position.
» Minnesota pitchers faced 31 Penn State hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and five fly balls while striking out six.
» Chavez led the Golden Gophers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double.
» Penn State was led offensively by Emily Maddock, who went 3-for-4.
» Parshall led the Nittany Lions pitching staff, throwing seven scoreless innings.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -Â Senior Autumn Pease was dominant on Sunday, fanning 11 Penn State hitters over seven innings of work to help lead the Minnesota Golden Gophers over the Nittany Lions 3-1.
In addition to her 11 strikeouts, Pease (14-5) threw seven innings, giving up one run on two hits and walking none for Minnesota (21-13, 2-3 Big Ten).
Sophomore Kayla Chavez led the way offensively for the Golden Gophers, going 2-for-3 in the ballgame with a triple, a home run and two RBI. Sophomore Taylor Krapf put together a standout day at the dish as well, going 2-for-3 with an RBI. Senior Sydney Strelow also helped out, going 2-for-3 for Minnesota with a double.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Golden Gophers got on the board immediately, starting their scoring with one run in the bottom of the first inning. Minnesota got an RBI single from Krapf, scoring Chavez from third base.
The Nittany Lions failed to push any runs across before the Golden Gophers built on their lead in the fifth inning. Minnesota scored twice on Chavez's two-run homer, which brought the score to 3-0 in favor of the Golden Gophers. Penn State put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Minnesota still held on for the 3-1 win.
GAME NOTES
» Pease struck out 11 Nittany Lions hitters.
» The Golden Gophers power output was led by Chavez, who compiled two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Minnesota's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed two runs across.
» Minnesota grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» The Golden Gophers out-hit the Nittany Lions at a 7-2 clip.
» Minnesota pitchers faced 24 Penn State hitters in the game, allowing zero ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out 11.
» Chavez led the Golden Gophers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a home run and two RBI.
» Penn State was led offensively by Emily Maddock, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
» Vanessa Oatley led the Nittany Lions pitching staff, throwing 1.1 scoreless innings.
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GAME TWO
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -Â The Minnesota Golden Gophers were not able to score a run against Penn State pitcher Bailey Parshall on Sunday and were shut out 2-0 by the Nittany Lions.
Senior Bri Enter (1-3) got the ball to start for Minnesota (21-14, 2-4 Big Ten) and took the loss. Junior Jacie Hambrick was a bright spot for the Golden Gophers, coming out of the bullpen and throwing three scoreless innings, allowing no hits, with no walks and three strikeouts.
At the plate, the Golden Gophers were led by sophomore Kayla Chavez, who went 2-for-3 on the day with a double.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Minnesota did not advance a runner past second base in the game. The Golden Gophers went 0-for-1 with runners in scoring position, last placing a runner as far as second in the sixth, when Chavez made it into scoring position with two outs.
GAME NOTES
» Minnesota pitchers limited Penn State to just 2-for-10 (.200) with runners in scoring position.
» Minnesota pitchers faced 31 Penn State hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and five fly balls while striking out six.
» Chavez led the Golden Gophers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double.
» Penn State was led offensively by Emily Maddock, who went 3-for-4.
» Parshall led the Nittany Lions pitching staff, throwing seven scoreless innings.
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