University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota
20-15, 6-2
Ohio State
19-14, 2-6
Gophers Rally Twice in Both Games Against Ohio State
4/6/2024 4:34:00 PM | Softball
Minnesota had two come from behind victories over Ohio State
GAME 1 | Minnesota 14, Ohio State 6
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Junior Taylor Krapf and sophomore Jess Oakland each racked up two extra base hits to help power the Minnesota Golden Gophers past the Ohio State Buckeyes 14-6 on Saturday.
Freshman Macy Richardson (3-2) got the win out of the bullpen for Minnesota (20-15, 6-2 B1G). The right-hander went two shutout innings, giving up one hit, no walks and striking out four.
Oakland's two extra base hits were the highlight of a 3-for-3 day, and included two doubles and a walk. Krapf made her contribution with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBI, part of a 2-for-3 performance at the plate. Freshman Brooklyn Jones wrapped up the game for the Gophers, with a walk-off run rule grand slam for her first career home run.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 1-0, the Gophers first put runs on the board in the first inning. Minnesota managed to push across two runs in the inning.
The Gophers lost the lead they built in the first, but got back on the board in the fifth trailing 6-2. Minnesota scored twice on Krapf's two-run homer, which tightened the Buckeyes lead to 6-4.
Minnesota kept its deficit in check, holding Ohio State scoreless before scoring 10 runs in the bottom of the sixth to claim victory, walking it off on Jones' grand slam home run.
GAME NOTES
» Oakland picked up three base knocks in the game for Minnesota.
» Senior Jacie Hambrick struck out five Buckeyes hitters.
» The Gophers had both Krapf and Oakland crush multiple extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Jones drove in four runs for Minnesota.
» Minnesota's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed 10 runs across.
» The Gophers out-hit the Buckeyes at a 13-9 clip.
» Minnesota went 7-for-14 (.500) with runners in scoring position.
» Minnesota pitchers faced 27 Ohio State hitters in the game, allowing three ground balls and six fly balls while striking out nine.
» The Gophers drew six walks from Ohio State pitching.
» Krapf led the Gophers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and three RBI.
» Ohio State was led offensively by senior Taylor Heckman, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBI.
GAME 2 | Minnesota 12, Ohio State 11
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The Minnesota Golden Gophers rallied to score four in the seventh inning and walked it off on a single off the bat of sophomore Addison Leschber to pick up the 12-11 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes Saturday.
Senior Jacie Hambrick (3-5) got the win out of the bullpen for Minnesota (21-15, 7-2 B1G). The right-hander went 1.1 shutout innings without giving up a hit.
Offensively, the Gophers were led by graduate Morgan DeBord, who went 3-for-4 on the day with a double, a home run and four RBI. Junior Taylor Krapf furnished a standout day at the plate as well, going 4-for-4 with three doubles, a walk and two RBI. Junior Nani Valencia also contributed for Minnesota, putting together two hits in four trips to the plate while adding a home run and three RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gophers got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the bottom the first inning with the game still scoreless. Minnesota got on the board thanks to Krapf's RBI double with one out.
The Buckeyes failed to push any runs across before the Gophers offense got back to their scoring ways the next inning. Minnesota pushed across a run on DeBord's two-out RBI double, which brought the score to 2-0 in favor of the Gophers.
Minnesota's lead had disappeared once the fifth inning arrived and turned into a 7-2 Ohio State advantage, when the Gophers cut that deficit to 7-3.
The Buckeyes expanded their lead to 11-3 before the Minnesota offense got back in action, cutting into that lead in the sixth. The Gophers scored five runs in the inning, highlighted by a two-run home run off the bat of Valencia, tightening the Ohio State lead to 11-8.
Minnesota kept its deficit in check, holding Ohio State scoreless before scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh to claim victory, walking it off on an RBI single off the bat of Leschber.
GAME NOTES
» Krapf racked up four hits on the day for Minnesota.
» The Gophers had both Krapf and DeBord crush multiple extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» DeBord drove in four runs for Minnesota.
» Minnesota's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed five runs across.
» Five Gophers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Gophers had a total of 17 hits.
» The Gophers out-hit the Buckeyes at a 17-14 clip.
» Minnesota went 10-for-17 (.588) with runners in scoring position.
» pitchers faced 39 Ohio State hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and five fly balls while striking out three.
» The Golden Gophers drew four walks from Ohio State pitching.
» DeBord led the Gophers at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBI.
» Ohio State was led offensively by senior Sam Hackenbracht, who went 4-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Richardson, Macy (3-2)
L: Miller, Julia (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Burns, Jasmyn 1 ; Farley, Kaitlyn 1
HR: Heckman, Taylor 1
RBI: Heckman, Taylor 4 ; Kortokrax, Kami 1 ; Farley, Kaitlyn 1
SH: Heckman, Taylor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cortelletti, Tegan 3 ; Heckman, Taylor 1 ; Bump, McKenzie 1 ; Farley, Kaitlyn 1
SB: Cortelletti, Tegan 1
Batting:
2B: Chavez, Kayla 1 ; Oakland, Jess 2 ; Krapf, Taylor 1 ; Leschber, Addison 1 ; Cox, Delanie 1 ; DeBord, Morgan 1
HR: Krapf, Taylor 1 ; Jones, Brooklyn 1
RBI: Chavez, Kayla 1 ; Krapf, Taylor 3 ; Strelow, Sydney 1 ; Valencia, Nani 1 ; Cox, Delanie 1 ; Jones, Brooklyn 4 ; DeBord, Morgan 1
SF: Valencia, Nani 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Chavez, Kayla 2 ; Oakland, Jess 3 ; Krapf, Taylor 1 ; Grayson, Cameron 1 ; Strelow, Sydney 1 ; Valencia, Nani 1 ; Hooper, Lucy 1 ; Cox, Delanie 2 ; Jones, Brooklyn 1 ; DeBord, Morgan 1
CS: Krapf, Taylor 1
