Taylor Minnick’s solo home run in the bottom of the seventh lifted host Indiana to a 5-4 walk-off victory over the Gophers softball team Sunday.
Minnick’s second homer of the game gave Indiana (29-12, 6-6 Big Ten) a sweep of the three-game series.
Kayla Chavez hit a two-run homer and Jess Oakland had a solo home run for the Gophers (21-18, 7-5).
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Mark Caruso hit a grand slam in the first inning to lead host Michigan to a 10-3 victory over the Gophers baseball team.
Brady Counsell, Josh Fitzgerald and Ike Mezzenga hit solo home runs for the Gophers (14-16, 3-6).
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• The Gophers women’s tennis team lost to No. 2-ranked Michigan 6-1 in Minnesota’s final home match of the regular season. Michigan (21-3, 9-0) won the doubles point and five of six singles matches vs. the Gophers (11-10, 4-5).
• The Gophers women’s golf team finished seventh at the Buckeye Invitational in Columbus, Ohio, 44 shots behind first-place Ohio State. Gophers sophomore Isabella McCauley finished in a tie for 14th place.
• The NSIC hired Taytum Rhoades as assistant commissioner for operations. The Minnehaha Academy alum was an All-NSIC women’s basketball guard for Minnesota Duluth this past season and formerly interned with the conference.
