Tuesday, March 10
Minneapolis, Minn.
6:00 pm
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Baseball Begins Two-Game Set at Minnesota
3/10/2020 2:00:00 PM | Baseball
Omaha, Neb. -- The Creighton baseball squad begins at two-game midweek set with Minnesota on Tuesday, March 10th at 6:00 pm. The second game is slated for Wednesday, March 11th at 6:00 pm.
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About Minnesota
Series with Golden Gophers: Creighton trails Minnesota, 25-22
Creighton trails Minnesota 25-22 in the complete series. The last meeting between the two teams came in 2018, with the Bluejays taking two of three at Minnesota.
Scouting the Golden Gophers (2020: 6-10, 0-0 Big Ten)
Rounding out a 14-game homestand, Minnesota enters the midweek series with the Bluejays at 6-10 on the season. The Golden Gophers are 4-8 at home, dropping five of six.
On the bump for Minnesota on Tuesday is freshman Trent Schoeberl (3.29 ERA over 13.2 innings). Wednesday's starter is slated to be junior Nolan Burchill (12.71 ERA over 5.2 innings). As a team Minnesota has an ERA of 6.99 with 113 walks and 189 strikeouts over 143 innings.
At the plate the Golden Gophers are hitting .281 as a team, led by five players over .300. Minnesota's top four hitters are Zach Raabe (.441), Otto Grimm (.375), Jack Wassel (.367) and Andrew Wilhite (.364).
Scouting the Bluejays (2019: 5-8, 0-0 BIG EAST)
Opening its home schedule last weekend, the Bluejays took the opening game on Saturday from Portland, but fell to UNO in the latter portion of the doubleheader. Creighton also dropped the Sunday contest against Portland.
The Bluejays enter the Minnesota series hitting .245 as a team, led by senior third baseman Ryan Mantle and junior catcher David Vilches. The duo each bring a .316
average to US Bank Stadium.
On the mound the Bluejays have a team ERA of 3.64, led by emerging ace Dylan Tebrake and his 1.14 ERA in 23.2 innings. Closer John Sakowski earned his second save of the season in the win on Saturday, tossing three innings of scoreless relief.
Weekend Series with Central Connecticut State Cancelled
Creighton Baseball's weekend series (March 13-15) against Central Connecticut State was cancelled as the Blue Devils declined to travel to Omaha.
Tebrake Collects Spot on BIG EAST Honor Roll
Tebrake moved up to 3-1 on the season, limiting Portland to one run on three hits over six innings. The righty hurler recorded three strikeouts and issued three walks in Creighton's 6-1 win on Saturday.
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Download the complete preview (PDF).
Creighton at Minnesota
March 10 @ 6:00 pm
March 11 @ 6:00 pm
Live Stats: https://gophersports.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
Tuesday Video Stream ($): https://www.btnplus.com/game/creighton-at-minnesota-on-03102020
Wednesday Video Stream ($): https://www.btnplus.com/game/creighton-at-minnesota-on-03112020
March 10 @ 6:00 pm
March 11 @ 6:00 pm
Live Stats: https://gophersports.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
Tuesday Video Stream ($): https://www.btnplus.com/game/creighton-at-minnesota-on-03102020
Wednesday Video Stream ($): https://www.btnplus.com/game/creighton-at-minnesota-on-03112020
About Minnesota
- Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- The Golden Gophers were picked to finish third in the 2020 Big Ten Preseason Poll.
- In his 41st season at the helm for Minnesota, John Anderson has a record of 1,323-897-3.
Series with Golden Gophers: Creighton trails Minnesota, 25-22
Creighton trails Minnesota 25-22 in the complete series. The last meeting between the two teams came in 2018, with the Bluejays taking two of three at Minnesota.
Scouting the Golden Gophers (2020: 6-10, 0-0 Big Ten)
Rounding out a 14-game homestand, Minnesota enters the midweek series with the Bluejays at 6-10 on the season. The Golden Gophers are 4-8 at home, dropping five of six.
On the bump for Minnesota on Tuesday is freshman Trent Schoeberl (3.29 ERA over 13.2 innings). Wednesday's starter is slated to be junior Nolan Burchill (12.71 ERA over 5.2 innings). As a team Minnesota has an ERA of 6.99 with 113 walks and 189 strikeouts over 143 innings.
At the plate the Golden Gophers are hitting .281 as a team, led by five players over .300. Minnesota's top four hitters are Zach Raabe (.441), Otto Grimm (.375), Jack Wassel (.367) and Andrew Wilhite (.364).
Scouting the Bluejays (2019: 5-8, 0-0 BIG EAST)
Opening its home schedule last weekend, the Bluejays took the opening game on Saturday from Portland, but fell to UNO in the latter portion of the doubleheader. Creighton also dropped the Sunday contest against Portland.
The Bluejays enter the Minnesota series hitting .245 as a team, led by senior third baseman Ryan Mantle and junior catcher David Vilches. The duo each bring a .316
average to US Bank Stadium.
On the mound the Bluejays have a team ERA of 3.64, led by emerging ace Dylan Tebrake and his 1.14 ERA in 23.2 innings. Closer John Sakowski earned his second save of the season in the win on Saturday, tossing three innings of scoreless relief.
Weekend Series with Central Connecticut State Cancelled
Creighton Baseball's weekend series (March 13-15) against Central Connecticut State was cancelled as the Blue Devils declined to travel to Omaha.
Tebrake Collects Spot on BIG EAST Honor Roll
Tebrake moved up to 3-1 on the season, limiting Portland to one run on three hits over six innings. The righty hurler recorded three strikeouts and issued three walks in Creighton's 6-1 win on Saturday.
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