Purdue baseball scored six unanswered runs over the sixth and seventh innings to rally for a 7-6 victory in the nightcap, salvaging a doubleheader split with Minnesota on Sunday s Senior Day at Alexander Field.
Saints release the roster for first Class AAA season
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The St. Paul Saints, in conjunction with the Twins, announced their first Class AAA roster on Saturday. It has 18 pitchers, four catchers, four infielders and four outfielders.
The Twins, who are considered to have one of the top 12 minor league systems by many publications, will showcase a lot of talent at CHS Field in St. Paul.
The Saints, who open the season Tuesday at Werner Park against the Omaha Storm Chasers, a Kansas City Royals affiliate, have the second- (outfielder Trevor Larnach), fourth- (catcher Ryan Jeffers), fifth- (pitcher Jhoan Duran), 12th- (outfielder Brent Rooker) and 25th-best (infielder Travis Blankenhorn) prospects in the Twins organization as ranked by Baseball America.
Gophers softball sweeps Nebraska on no-hitter, two-hitter
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Autumn Pease pitched a no-hitter in the first game and Amber Fiser and Ava Dueck (one inning) combined on a two-hitter in the six-inning second game as the No. 24 Gophers swept Nebraska 2-0 and 9-0 Saturday at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium in Big Ten softball. Minnesota (22-5 overall/conference) has won eight games in a row.
Neither team had a hit in the first game until Sara Kinch doubled for the Gophers to lead off the fifth against the Cornhuskers (14-13). Her pinch runner scored on an error and Natalie DenHartog followed with an RBI single. Pease struck out three, walked one and faced only 21 hitters, the minimum.