University of Minnesota Athletics

Friday, March 21
Minneapolis, MN
6:00 PM

University of Minnesota

vs

High Point

Neels/Selvig

Gophers Set to Host High Point For Non-Conference Series

3/20/2025 1:06:00 PM | Baseball

Friday, March 21
Minnesota vs. High Point
First Pitch: 6 p.m. CT 
Location: U.S. Bank Stadium
Gopher starter: Cole Selvig (1-2, 22 SO, 4.91 ERA)
Panthers starter: Wade Walton  (4-1, 40 SO, 1.72)
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Saturday, March 22
Minnesota vs. High Point
First Pitch: 6 p.m. CT 
Location: U.S. Bank Stadium
Gopher starter: Kyle Remington (0-3, 26 SO, 3.90 ERA)
Panthers starter: Dylan Story (2-1, 19 SO, 3.81)
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Sunday, March 23
Minnesota vs. High Point
First Pitch: 11 a.m. CT 
Location: U.S. Bank Stadium
Gopher starter: TBD
Panthers starter: TBD
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MINNEAPOLIS- The Gopher baseball team is set to close out the U.S. Bank Stadium portion of their schedule with a non-conference three game series versus High Point. 
 
Last Time Out 
  • The 'U' picked up the 8-2 midweek victory over the St. Thomas Tommies Wednesday night.
  • Easton Richter led the offense with two hits and two RBIs, picking up his fifth home run of the season.
  • Freshman Adam Urban got the win on the mound after throwing 1.1 scoreless innings. Eli Sundquist got the save after 2.2 innings of work with four strikeouts. 
 
Scouting The Panthers 
  • The Panthers are 16-5 overall and 3-0 in the Big South Conference.
  • Senior Konni Durschlag leads the Panthers, slashing .457/.827/.554.
  • Freshman Walton Wade leads the Panthers pitching staff with a 1.72 ERA in 5 starts. Wade has also recorded 40 strikeouts.
  • The Panthers are coached by Joey Hammond, who was named the fourth head coach in HPU's Division One era back in 2021.
 
Opponent Series History
  • This will be the first time these programs face off in history.
 
What's On Deck
  • The Gophers will host Iowa for a conference series March 28-30 at Siebert Field. This will be the Gophers first true home game of the season. 
 
For more information on the Gopher baseball program, fans can continue to use GopherSports.com, as well as follow the team on X, Instagram, and Facebook
 
 
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