Gophers beat Illinois 6-5 in the Big Ten softball tournament

May 13, 2017 at 10:44PM
MaKenna Partain celebrated with other members of the Gophers softball team earlier this season.
MaKenna Partain celebrated with other members of the Gophers softball team earlier this season. (Brian Stensaas/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are links to game updates, as well as information about the Big Ten softball tournament and the No. 2-ranked Minnesota Gophers in the conference semifinals. The Gophers beat Illinois 6-5 on Saturday.

The game is being telecast by the Big Ten Network. If you are a subscriber, you can watch the video by clicking here.

You can also get game updates on Twitter by following @GopherSoftball.

Game results and more tournament information are available at @B1Gsoftball.

Click here for 2017 Gophers softball statistics.

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