University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota
3-3
Washington
5-1
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Minnesota fell to No. 5/6 Washington and defeated Georgia Tech
CLEARWATER, Fla. --The Minnesota Golden Gophers had a tough showing on Friday, falling to the No. 5 Washington Huskies 12-4 despite the efforts of junior Taylor Krapf, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Senior Jacie Hambrick (0-1) started and took the loss in the circle for Minnesota (3-3).
Krapf led the way offensively for the Golden Gophers, going 2-for-4 in the ballgame with a double and an RBI. Sophomore Breezy Burnett put together a standout performance as well, going 1-for-2 with a double, a walk and an RBI. Sophomore Jess Oakland also helped out, going 2-for-4 for Minnesota with an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Golden Gophers put runs on the scoreboard first, starting the scoring in the second inning. Minnesota got on the board thanks to Burnett's RBI double with two outs.
The Golden Gophers lost the lead they built in the second, but got back on the board in the third trailing 5-1. Minnesota pushed across a run on Krapf's two-out RBI double, which tightened the Huskies lead to 5-2.
Washington built their lead to 7-2 before the Minnesota offense got back to work, reducing that lead to 7-4 in the fourth. The Golden Gophers scored twice, with one run coming across on Oakland's single. The Golden Gophers were unable to get any closer, as Washington added five runs to their tally on the way to a 12-4 final.
GAME NOTES
» Minnesota's highest scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed two runs across.
» Minnesota pitchers faced 47 Washington hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out three.
» The Golden Gophers drew four walks from Washington pitching.
» Krapf led the Golden Gophers at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
» Washington was led offensively by junior Olivia Johnson, who went 3-for-4 with a double and four RBI.
» Senior Lindsay Lopez led the Huskies pitching staff, throwing four innings of two-run ball.
GAME TWO
CLEARWATER, Fla. --The Minnesota Golden Gophers picked up a win in walk-off fashion, rallying to score one in the bottom of the seventh after Georgia Tech tied it up in the top half, sealing the victory on a single off the bat of senior Sydney Strelow to beat the Yellow Jackets 12-11 Friday.
Senior Morgan DeBord led the way offensively for the Golden Gophers, going 1-for-3 in the ballgame with a home run and three RBI. Sophomore Jess Oakland put together a noteworthy effort as well, going 3-for-4 with a double, a walk and an RBI. Sophomore Addison Leschber also chipped in, going 3-for-4 for Minnesota with two RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Golden Gophers got on the scoreboard first, starting in the second inning. Leschber came across to score the lone run of the inning for Minnesota and get them on the board.
After the Yellow Jackets rallied to tie the ballgame at one, the Golden Gophers came back to retake the lead in the third inning. The Minnesota offense exploded for five runs, highlighted by a one-run single off the bat of Oakland, which brought the score to 6-1 in favor of the Golden Gophers.
Georgia Tech narrowed Minnesota's lead to 6-5 before the Golden Gophers stretched the advantage to 8-5 in the fourth inning. Leschber's run-scoring single highlighted a two-run output in the frame for the Golden Gophers.
The Yellow Jackets gained ground, closing the gap to 8-7 until Minnesota added some insurance in the sixth. The inning resulted in three runs for the Golden Gophers, all of them scoring on a three-run homer from DeBord to , bringing the score to 11-7 in favor of Minnesota.
Georgia Tech then rallied to tie the ballgame at 11-11 before Minnesota walked it off in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single off the bat of Strelow.
GAME NOTES
» Minnesota got three-hit games from both Oakland and Leschber.
» Every Minnesota starter reached base safely in the win.
» Minnesota's highest scoring inning was the third, when it pushed five runs across.
» The Golden Gophers had control of the rest of the game after moving ahead of the Yellow Jackets 1-0 in the bottom of the second.
» The Golden Gophers out-hit the Yellow Jackets at a 13-12 clip.
» Minnesota went 7-for-18 (.389) with runners in scoring position.
» The Golden Gophers got three hits in six at-bats with the bases loaded.
» Minnesota pitchers faced 34 Georgia Tech hitters in the game, allowing nine ground balls and six fly balls while striking out five.
» The Golden Gophers drew nine walks from Georgia Tech pitching.
» DeBord led the Golden Gophers at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
» Georgia Tech was led offensively by senior Sara Beth, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lindsay Lopez (2-0)
L: Hambrick, Jacie (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Olivia Johnson 1 ; Brooke Nelson 1
RBI: Rylee Holtorf 1 ; Olivia Johnson 4 ; Brooke Nelson 3 ; Kinsey Fiedler 1 ; Giselle Alvarez 2
SH: Brooklyn Carter 1 ; Brooke Nelson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brooklyn Carter 1 ; Jillian Celis 1 ; Rylee Holtorf 1 ; Sydney Stewart 2 ; Alana Johnson 2 ; Olivia Johnson 1 ; Piper Tedrow 1 ; Avery Hobson 3
SB: Brooklyn Carter 1 ; Rylee Holtorf 1 ; Sydney Stewart 1 ; Avery Hobson 2
Batting:
2B: Krapf, Taylor 1 ; Burnett, Breezy 1
RBI: Oakland, Jess 1 ; Krapf, Taylor 1 ; Burnett, Breezy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Chavez, Kayla 1 ; Leschber, Addison 1 ; Burnett, Breezy 1 ; DeBord, Morgan 1
SB: Chavez, Kayla 1 ; DeBord, Morgan 1
HBP: Chavez, Kayla 2
