Sophomore shortstop Joe Hauser hit a grand slam in a five-run fourth-inning for the Gophers baseball team, but it lost 13-5 to Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday night in Fort Myers, Fla.
The Eagles (3-2) took a 6-0 lead with six runs in the third, three on Brian Ellis' three-run homer.
They scored two more runs in the fifth on Harrison Povey's two-run shot and five in the sixth.
Minnesota (1-4) has lost four games in a row since an Opening Day win.
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Fifteen Gopher women's hockey players were named to the WCHA all-academic team, including Emily Brown and Olivia Knowles for a fourth time.
Two goalies for Division I teams in Minnesota — Dryden McKay of Minnesota State Mankato and Ryan Fanti of Minnesota Duluth — are among the 11 semifinalists for the Mike Richter Award, which goes to the nation's top netminder.
Iowa's Adam Mazur, a sophomore from Woodbury, was named the Big Ten pitcher of the week. He got his first victory of the season, going six innings and striking out nine without issuing a walk in Iowa's 12-2 win over Air Force. He retired the final 16 batters he faced.
