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Gophers Head Across Town to Take on Tommies on Tuesday
4/13/2026 4:39:00 PM | Baseball
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – The University of Minnesota baseball team heads across town this week for a Tuesday matchup with the University of St. Thomas, marking the two teams' second mid-week meeting of the 2026 season so far.
GAME INFORMATION
Minnesota (21-14, 5-10 B1G) vs. St. Thomas (6-23, 2-8 SUMMIT)
Tuesday, Apr. 14
St. Paul, Minn.
Koch Diamond
3:00 PM
Head to Head History
-The Gophers are 14-3 overall against the Tommies all time, holding a 8-1 home record and 1-0 away record over their last ten matchups. Their most recent tilt ended with a Minnesota 15-5 victory at home in eight total innings.
Scouting the Competition
-The University of St. Thomas Tommies are 6-23 overall and 2-8 against Summit League competition throughout 2026, most recently coming off a 2-13 loss against South Dakota State. Owen Bond currently leads the Tommies' offense, hitting .326 over 92 at bats with 15 RBIs.
Last Time Out
-Minnesota tallied a 3-1 record last week, tallying a mid-week victory over SDSU before taking two out of three games against Washington and recording their first Big Ten conference home series win since 2024.
What's On Tap
-The Gophers will head to sunny Los Angeles this weekend to take on No. 1 UCLA in a three game series at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
Threat On The Basepaths
-The Gophers continue to be a force to be reckoned with on the basepaths, leading the Big Ten conference in total stolen bases this year with 75 through 35 games.
-Senior outfielder Easton Richter leads Minnesota in individual stolen bases this season, tallying 14 through his 34 appearances this year.
Walks Will Haunt
-Minnesota ranks second throughout the Big Ten in walks drawn this season, tallying 208 bases on balls this spring through 35 games.
-Junior shortstop Jack Spanier leads the Gophers in individual drawn walks, tallying 31 bases on balls through 33 total appearances this year.
Breaking The Home Curse vs. Washington
-With their two games to one series win over Washington last weekend, the Gophers secured their first Big Ten Conference series win at Siebert Field since taking the series against Michigan State in 2024.
Neels Closes In On Golden Gopher HBP Record
-Senior backstop Weber Neels sits at 40 career HBPs in the Gopher uniform, putting him just two away from tying and three away from breaking the all-time HBP record.