Maddy Ehlke hit a tiebreaking three-run triple with two out in the fifth inning and the Gophers softball team beat Indiana for the second day in a row, winning 8-5 Sunday at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium.
The Gophers (23-15, 4-5 Big Ten) won the final two games of the series against the Hoosiers. Indiana (30-11, 9-2), which fell to second place in the conference standings behind Northwestern, had won 23 games in a row before losing Saturday.
And for the second day in a row, the Gophers came from behind, tying the score after trailing 3-1 and 5-3. In the decisive sixth inning, after Natalie DenHartog stole second to put runners on second and third, Indiana intentionally walked Taylor Krapf to face Ehlke, who an inning earlier drove in the tying run on a fielder's choice. This time, she cleared the bases by hitting a 1-0 pitch for a triple.
Autumn Pease (16-6) started and finished the game for the Gophers, giving up three runs (one earned) on seven hits and one walk while striking out five over five innings.
U baseball rolls
Ike Mezzenga hit a three-run double in a six-run first inning, helping the Gophers baseball team beat Purdue 9-3 at Siebert Field.
Kris Hokenson and Boston Merila each drove in two runs for the Gophers (8-22, 3-3 Big Ten), who salvaged the final game of the three-game series with the Boilermakers (14-16, 5-4).
Richie Holetz struck out seven over 6⅓ innings, giving up three runs on five hits and three walks for the Gophers. Connor Wietgrefe relieved and retired eight of the nine batters he faced, striking out four.
U track records fall
The Gophers men's and women's track and field teams each broke two school records, including both 4x100-meter relay teams, Saturday at the Jim Click Shootout in Tucson, Ariz.
