The Gophers defeated Arizona 5-2 earlier Sunday and play tonight for a berth among the final 16 teams in the NCAA softball tournament.
You can watch live video of the title game here.
Minnesota lost to Arizona 5-1 in its second game of the tournament on Saturday but defeated the Wildcats 5-2 in a rematch, scoring four runs in the seventh and last inning on a grand slam by Paige Palkovich.
Here's video of the grand slam:
WATCH the raw clip here: PAIGE PALKOVICH WALK-OFF GRAND SLAM TO PUSH A WINNER TAKE ALL GAME 2!! #RoadtoWCWS #SkiUMah http://t.co/qdfebsDFPs
— Minnesota Softball (@GopherSoftball) May 18, 2015
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