University of Minnesota Athletics
Wednesday, May 8
Iowa City, IA
1:30 PM
University of Minnesota
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Illinois
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Gophers Look Ahead to Big Ten Tournament
5/7/2024 11:42:00 AM | Softball
Minnesota has picked up the No. 5 seed
MINNEAPOLIS - Following its final weekend against Nebraska, the University of Minnesota softball team heads to Iowa City, Iowa, to compete at the 2024 Big Ten Softball Tournament from May 8-11. Finishing the regular season with a 27-24 (13-10 B1G) record, the Golden Gophers have picked up the No. 5 seed and will begin their postseason on Wednesday.
The Maroon and Gold will face No. 12 seed Illinois, the winner of Wednesday's game will face Nebraska in the quarter finals on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. CT.
BIG TEN TOURNAMENT GAME ONE
No. 5 Minnesota (26-24, 12-10 B1G) vs No. 12 Illinois (21-30, 7-15 B1G)
Date: Wednesday, May 8
Time: 1:30 p.m. CT
Stream: Big Ten Network (Sloane Martin - PxP, Elise Menaker - Analyst)
B1G Tournament History
- The 2024 tournament marks Minnesota's 17th all-time appearance in the Big Ten Tournament
- Minnesota has posted a record of 24-17, including a 17-5 mark since 2014
- The Gophers have five tournament titles, including three from 2016-2018
Checking Out the Field
- The top 12 teams in the Big Ten reach the conference tournament
- This season, Purdue, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Penn State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Northwestern, Nebraska, Michigan, and Rutgers all clinched a spot
- The Gophers have competed against all teams, except for three, in either preseason tournaments or conference play
Last Time Out
- This past weekend, Minnesota hosted Nebraska to close out the 2024 regular season
- The Huskers won the series, but Minnesota was victorious on Senior Sunday
- Nani Valencia and Delanie Cox both collected three hits in the win
- Freshman Macy Richardson improved her record to 6-5, pitching seven innings
Last Time vs Illinois
- Earlier this year, Minnesota swept Illinois in Champaign
- The Gophers outscored the Illini 35-5, launching 11 home runs
- Jess Oakland set a new single game record, going yard three times in one game (3/30)
- Taylor Krapf matched the single game record of seven RBI in a game (3/29)
Special Team. Special Plays. Special Players.
- Minnesota's defense ranks second nationally in turning double plays per game
- Averaging 0.69 per game, they lead the Big Ten
- The Gophers trail Louisiana nationally, who averages 0.73
Oakland by the Numbers
- Over the weekend, sophomore Jess Oakland became Minnesota's single season leading runs scorer with 68
- Oakland ranks nationally and leads the conference in multiple categories, including: fifth in batting average (0.455), ninth in doubles (19), eighth in home runs (19), fifth in on base percentage (0.554), fifth in slugging percentage (0.915), and fourth in total bases (151)
- Oakland has totaled 33 home runs in her career so far, she needs seven more to enter Minnesota's career top five
The Maroon and Gold will face No. 12 seed Illinois, the winner of Wednesday's game will face Nebraska in the quarter finals on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. CT.
BIG TEN TOURNAMENT GAME ONE
No. 5 Minnesota (26-24, 12-10 B1G) vs No. 12 Illinois (21-30, 7-15 B1G)
Date: Wednesday, May 8
Time: 1:30 p.m. CT
Stream: Big Ten Network (Sloane Martin - PxP, Elise Menaker - Analyst)
B1G Tournament History
- The 2024 tournament marks Minnesota's 17th all-time appearance in the Big Ten Tournament
- Minnesota has posted a record of 24-17, including a 17-5 mark since 2014
- The Gophers have five tournament titles, including three from 2016-2018
Checking Out the Field
- The top 12 teams in the Big Ten reach the conference tournament
- This season, Purdue, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Penn State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Northwestern, Nebraska, Michigan, and Rutgers all clinched a spot
- The Gophers have competed against all teams, except for three, in either preseason tournaments or conference play
Last Time Out
- This past weekend, Minnesota hosted Nebraska to close out the 2024 regular season
- The Huskers won the series, but Minnesota was victorious on Senior Sunday
- Nani Valencia and Delanie Cox both collected three hits in the win
- Freshman Macy Richardson improved her record to 6-5, pitching seven innings
Last Time vs Illinois
- Earlier this year, Minnesota swept Illinois in Champaign
- The Gophers outscored the Illini 35-5, launching 11 home runs
- Jess Oakland set a new single game record, going yard three times in one game (3/30)
- Taylor Krapf matched the single game record of seven RBI in a game (3/29)
Special Team. Special Plays. Special Players.
- Minnesota's defense ranks second nationally in turning double plays per game
- Averaging 0.69 per game, they lead the Big Ten
- The Gophers trail Louisiana nationally, who averages 0.73
Oakland by the Numbers
- Over the weekend, sophomore Jess Oakland became Minnesota's single season leading runs scorer with 68
- Oakland ranks nationally and leads the conference in multiple categories, including: fifth in batting average (0.455), ninth in doubles (19), eighth in home runs (19), fifth in on base percentage (0.554), fifth in slugging percentage (0.915), and fourth in total bases (151)
- Oakland has totaled 33 home runs in her career so far, she needs seven more to enter Minnesota's career top five
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