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Softball

After lenghty break in action, Minnesota ready for home opener

By
  • Mark Heise
Apr. 13, 2007
After missing the last eight games due to weather and unplayable fields, the Minnesota softball team can finally look forward to its home opener. The Gophers are scheduled to play Purdue at 6 p.m. today...

Minnesota's double-header is postponed; making eight straight this month

By
  • Nick Gerhardt
Apr. 11, 2007
The Minnesota softball team has a streak going, and it has nothing to do with wins or losses. The Gophers' streak reached eight, that is, consecutive games...

Gophers to host a pair of Big Ten offensive juggernauts this weekend

By
  • Mark Heise
Apr. 06, 2007
It might be a cold weekend for the Minnesota softball team, but after playing 27 games on the road, home should be comforting for the Gophers....

Pair of teammates adjusting to new positions

By
  • Mark Heise
Apr. 05, 2007
Change can be a good thing. But when last season's two leading hitters and defensive keys from the Minnesota softball team made drastic position switches to start the year, the change looked a little risky...

Minnesota unable to slow Buckeyes

By
  • Mark Heise
Apr. 02, 2007
The offense began to reappear for the Minnesota softball team this weekend, perhaps giving the Gophers reason to be excited for the future. Minnesota (13-14 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) lost a pair of games at Ohio State...

Big Ten play starts in Columbus for Minnesota

By
  • Mark Heise
Mar. 30, 2007
The Minnesota softball team has no plans to repeat last season's conference troubles. The Gophers open up their Big Ten schedule at Ohio State at 3 p.m. today, hoping to put all thoughts of last year's 1-19 conference record behind them....

Hassett and Stemper working well together on and off field

By
  • Mark Heise
Mar. 21, 2007
The pitching staff has been an integral part of the Minnesota softball team's success this season, and sophomore pitcher Briana Hassett's strong start might be most notable....

Gophers have mixed results out west

By
  • Mark Heise
Mar. 19, 2007
The night-and-day offensive trend of the Minnesota softball team continued last weekend. The Gophers (13-12) split their four-game weekend at the Capital Classic in Sacramento, Calif., topping Idaho State and Pittsburgh on Friday before losing to Colorado State...

Wichita-bound Gophers in need of offense

By
  • Mark Heise
Mar. 09, 2007
Following an offensive drought last weekend, the Minnesota softball team will try to rebound heading into the Shocker Invitational in Wichita, Kansas. This week on the field the Gophers practiced several different offensive situations...

Offensive woes doom Gophers on road

By
  • Mark Heise
Mar. 05, 2007
The hitters on Minnesota's softball team probably don't want to see California ever again. Heading into the Worth Invitational with such high hopes, the Gophers (8-7 overall) came ou...

Gophers head to California for tourney featuring top-notch competition

By
  • Mark Heise
Mar. 02, 2007
The Minnesota softball team has already made strides toward improving upon a dismal 2006 season and will try to keep it going this weekend at the Worth Invitational. The Gophers (7-3 overall) head into Fullerton, California...

Down season to close with three contests at home

By
  • Emily Wickstrom
May. 05, 2006
Minnesota's softball team has one last chance to end the 2006 season on a positive note. The Gophers (15-32 overall, 1-17 Big Ten) will face South Dakota State at 2 p.m. Saturday and again Sunday in a doubleheader beginning at noon. All games will be played at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium.

Minnesota salvages doubleheader split with six runs in sixth

By
  • Emily Wickstrom
May. 04, 2006
With consecutive wild innings, Minnesota's softball team was able to redeem some of its dignity and gain a doubleheader split. The Gophers (15-32) beat North Dakota State 9-7 after losing 1-0 to the Bison in a doubleheader Wednesday at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium.

Pitching continuity built through losses

By
  • Emily Wickstrom
May. 03, 2006
This season has in no way turned out how Minnesota's softball team would like. The Gophers completed their Big Ten season Sunday with a 1-17 conference record and no chance of a postseason. But Minnesota has high hopes for next year, and a lot of it has to do with pitching.

Losses end Big Ten season

By
  • Chris Lempesis
May. 01, 2006
It's possible Minnesota's softball team's 2006 Big Ten season could've ended on a worse note Sunday, but it's hard to imagine. The Gophers' pair of losses to Purdue, which brought their conference record to 1-17 (14-31 overall), both came by one-run - 5-4 in the first game and 4-3 in the second. The losses put Minnesota's record at 1-8 in Big Ten ...
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