University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, April 6
Minneapolis, MN
12:00 PM
University of Minnesota
11-14, 0
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Illinois
16-12, 0
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Illinois
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Minnesota
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rons, Jake (2-0)
L: Thorsteinson, Justin (2-1)
S: Glassey, Joseph (3)
Batting:
2B: Chee-Aloy, Cameron 1
RBI: Chee-Aloy, Cameron 1 ; Hejza, Cal 3 ; Harding, Brody 1 ; Quagliano, Coltin 2
SH: Chee-Aloy, Cameron 1 ; Harding, Brody 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Chee-Aloy, Cameron 1 ; Westcott, Drake 1 ; Schroeder, Jacob 2 ; Harding, Brody 1 ; Quagliano, Coltin 2
SB: Schroeder, Jacob 1 ; Harding, Brody 1
CS: Hejza, Cal 1
Batting:
2B: Perry, Jake 1
RBI: Perry, Jake 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Ellis, Tristan 1 ; Fitzgerald, Josh 1 ; Hokenson, Kris 1 ; Spanier, Jack 1
SB: Spanier, Jack 1
HBP: Spanier, Jack 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
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H
1
RBI
3
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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Gophers Split Doubleheader with Illinois
4/6/2024 7:32:00 PM | Baseball
Minnesota falls in game one, defeats Fighting Illini in game two
GAME 1 | Illinois 7, Minnesota 4
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Minnesota Golden Gophers (11-14, 1-4 B1G) battled in game one, but ultimately came up short, losing to the Illinois Fighting Illini (16-12, 7-1 B1G) by the score of 7-4.
Senior Justin Thorsteinson (2-1) took the loss on the mound for Minnesota. The southpaw went 1.2 innings, giving up one run without giving up a hit. Junior Will Semb started the ballgame and went six innings, surrendering four runs, three earned, on nine hits, walking none and striking out five.
Offensively, the Gophers were led by junior Jake Perry, who went 1-for-3 on the day with a double, a walk and three RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 1-0, the 'U' pushed one run across in the fourth by trading two outs. Junior Josh Fitzgerald came across to score the lone run of the inning to tie the game.
The Fighting Illini broke the tie and re-took the lead heading into the seventh inning. However, the Gophers answered back with Perry's bases-clearing double, which evened the score at 4-4.
Illinois then scored three times over the remaining two innings to break the tie and grab the 7-4 win.
GAME NOTES
»Will Semb's six innings pitched is a career high.
» Ike Mezzenga (24) and Jake Perry (11) both extended their double-digit on base streaks.
GAME 2 | Minnesota 8, Illinois 3
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Golden Gophers (12-14, 2-4 B1G) salvaged the day and the series with an 8-3 win over the Fighting Illini (16-13, 7-2) in game two.
Junior Connor Wietgrefe (3-2) had another stellar performance on the mound for Minnesota, picking up the win after going 6.2 scoreless innings. The Prior Lake, Minn. native allowed six hits and three walks while striking out two.
The 'U' was led offensively by junior Brady Counsell who went 4-4 at the plate with a run scored and an RBI. Freshman Jack Spanier had a breakout game at the plate after picking up his first career hit yesterday, going 2-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gophers got the scoring started right away in the first inning after Counsell singled and sophomore Weber Neels laced an RBI double down the left field line to score him.
The doubles kept coming in the second inning when Hokenson, Jurgella and Spanier all traded places on second to extend the lead. After a Counsell single and a Perry walk, Neels tallied one more run with a sacrifice fly in the inning to make it 4-0 in favor of Minnesota.
Josh Fitzgerald got on the doubles train in the fifth to score Ike Mezzenga and extend the lead even further to 5-0. After scoring two more in the sixth on an Illinois error, Counsell drove in one more run in the seventh to make it 8-0 with two innings to go.
The Fighting Illini tallied three in the eighth inning, but the Gophers coasted to the 8-3 win.
GAME NOTES
» Brady Counsell collected his 11th multi-hit game of the season and second four-hit game of his career.
» Ike Mezzenga (25) and Jake Perry (12) both extended their double-digit on base streaks.
» Minnesota tallied 15 hits in the game.
» The Gophers shut out the Illini through seven innings of play.
» Jack Spanier had the first multi-hit game of his career.
UP NEXT
The Golden Gophers are set to host a mid-week game on Tuesday against the North Dakota State Bison at Siebert Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Minnesota will return to Big Ten play next weekend as they head back on the road to Michigan to take on the Wolverines.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Minnesota Golden Gophers (11-14, 1-4 B1G) battled in game one, but ultimately came up short, losing to the Illinois Fighting Illini (16-12, 7-1 B1G) by the score of 7-4.
Senior Justin Thorsteinson (2-1) took the loss on the mound for Minnesota. The southpaw went 1.2 innings, giving up one run without giving up a hit. Junior Will Semb started the ballgame and went six innings, surrendering four runs, three earned, on nine hits, walking none and striking out five.
Offensively, the Gophers were led by junior Jake Perry, who went 1-for-3 on the day with a double, a walk and three RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 1-0, the 'U' pushed one run across in the fourth by trading two outs. Junior Josh Fitzgerald came across to score the lone run of the inning to tie the game.
The Fighting Illini broke the tie and re-took the lead heading into the seventh inning. However, the Gophers answered back with Perry's bases-clearing double, which evened the score at 4-4.
Illinois then scored three times over the remaining two innings to break the tie and grab the 7-4 win.
GAME NOTES
»Will Semb's six innings pitched is a career high.
» Ike Mezzenga (24) and Jake Perry (11) both extended their double-digit on base streaks.
GAME 2 | Minnesota 8, Illinois 3
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Golden Gophers (12-14, 2-4 B1G) salvaged the day and the series with an 8-3 win over the Fighting Illini (16-13, 7-2) in game two.
Junior Connor Wietgrefe (3-2) had another stellar performance on the mound for Minnesota, picking up the win after going 6.2 scoreless innings. The Prior Lake, Minn. native allowed six hits and three walks while striking out two.
The 'U' was led offensively by junior Brady Counsell who went 4-4 at the plate with a run scored and an RBI. Freshman Jack Spanier had a breakout game at the plate after picking up his first career hit yesterday, going 2-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gophers got the scoring started right away in the first inning after Counsell singled and sophomore Weber Neels laced an RBI double down the left field line to score him.
The doubles kept coming in the second inning when Hokenson, Jurgella and Spanier all traded places on second to extend the lead. After a Counsell single and a Perry walk, Neels tallied one more run with a sacrifice fly in the inning to make it 4-0 in favor of Minnesota.
Josh Fitzgerald got on the doubles train in the fifth to score Ike Mezzenga and extend the lead even further to 5-0. After scoring two more in the sixth on an Illinois error, Counsell drove in one more run in the seventh to make it 8-0 with two innings to go.
The Fighting Illini tallied three in the eighth inning, but the Gophers coasted to the 8-3 win.
GAME NOTES
» Brady Counsell collected his 11th multi-hit game of the season and second four-hit game of his career.
» Ike Mezzenga (25) and Jake Perry (12) both extended their double-digit on base streaks.
» Minnesota tallied 15 hits in the game.
» The Gophers shut out the Illini through seven innings of play.
» Jack Spanier had the first multi-hit game of his career.
UP NEXT
The Golden Gophers are set to host a mid-week game on Tuesday against the North Dakota State Bison at Siebert Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Minnesota will return to Big Ten play next weekend as they head back on the road to Michigan to take on the Wolverines.
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