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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Danika Frazier (1-0)
L: Richardson, Macy (3-7)
Batting:
2B: Adisyn Caryl 1 ; Keirys Click 1
HR: Eileen Donahue 1
RBI: Skylar Brennan 2 ; Adisyn Caryl 1 ; Eileen Donahue 5 ; Keirys Click 2 ; Ady Kiddy 1 ; Ava Moore 1
SH: Ady Kiddy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Skylar Brennan 1 ; Eden Echevarria 3 ; Adisyn Caryl 3 ; Eileen Donahue 2 ; Keirys Click 1 ; Ellie Haggard 1 ; Reese Hunkins 1 ; Ady Kiddy 1 ; Alaina Miller 1
SB: Adisyn Caryl 1
HBP: Skylar Brennan 1 ; Adisyn Caryl 1
Batting:
2B: Werner, Maggie 2 ; Easton, Tinley 1
HR: Johnson, Cassie 1
RBI: Werner, Maggie 3 ; Johnson, Cassie 2 ; Wolocko, Tara 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Werner, Maggie 1 ; Easton, Tinley 1 ; Johnson, Cassie 1 ; Jones, Brooklyn 1 ; Snippes, Jessa 1 ; Hooper, Lucy 1
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Illini Surge Past Gophers in Game Two of Series
3/28/2026 3:17:00 PM | Softball
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Golden Gophers fell to Illinois, 14-6, on Saturday afternoon in the second game of a three-game Big Ten series at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium.
Macy Richardson (3-7) took the loss in the circle for Minnesota (11-21, 4-4 B1G), allowing 10 runs, eight earned, on nine hits over 2.1 innings. The Gophers used two additional pitchers in relief, with Kylinn Stangl and Natalie Susa combining to finish the game.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Illinois jumped out early, plating two runs in the first inning before erupting for eight runs in the second to take a commanding 10-1 lead.
Minnesota answered in the bottom of the first when Tara Wolocko drove in Tinley Easton with an RBI single to cut the deficit to 2-1.
The Gophers chipped away in the third inning as Cassie Johnson launched a two-run home run to left center, bringing Minnesota within 10-3.
Minnesota continued to battle in the fourth. Hits from Jae Cosgriff, Brooklyn Jones, and Lucy Hooper loaded the bases before Maggie Werner delivered a three-run double to center, trimming the deficit to 11-6.
Illinois added an unearned run in the fourth and put the game out of reach in the fifth with a three-run frame, highlighted by a two-run home run from Eileen Donahue, extending the lead to 14-6.
GAME NOTES
» Cassie Johnson hit a two-run home run for Minnesota.
» Maggie Werner led the Gophers with three RBI, going 2-for-3 with two doubles.
» Brooklyn Jones recorded a multi-hit game, finishing 2-for-3.
» Minnesota tallied nine hits in the contest.
» The Gophers scored in three different innings.
UP NEXT
Minnesota will conclude its three-game series against Illinois on Sunday at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. CT, with streaming available on B1G+.