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NO. 5 TEXAS TECH ALL-TIME SERIES: RED RAIDERS 0-0 2020: 16-3 (0-0 Big 12) LAST MEETING: Head Coach: Tim Tadlock N/A Eighth Season (301-155) 2021 SEASON 2021 > SCHEDULE & RESULTS WEEK 1 > INDIANA HOOSIERS & RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS MARCH 5 Indiana B1G US Bank Stadium 7pm 6 Rutgers B1G US Bank Stadium 4pm 7 Rutgers B1G US Bank Stadium 2pm 7 Indiana B1G US Bank Stadium 6pm B1G 12 Illinois US Bank Stadium 7pm MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS INDIANA HOOSIERS RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS B1G 13 Illinois (DH) US Bank Stadium 5pm 2020: 8-10 (0-0 B1G) 2020: 9-6 (0-0 B1G) 2020: 6-9 (0-0 B1G) B1G 13 Illinois (DH) US Bank Stadium 9pm Head Coach: John Anderson ALL-TIME SERIES ALL-TIME SERIES 14 Illinois B1G US Bank Stadium 6pm 40th Season (1,325-897-3) Minnesota leads 113-49 Minnesota leads 8-5 19 Northwestern B1G Evanston, Ill. TBD LAST MEETING LAST MEETING 20 Northwestern B1G Evanston, Ill. TBD W, 9-4 (May 23, 2019) W, 5-3 (May 18, 2018) B1G 21 Northwestern Evanston, Ill. TBD >> VS. >> Omaha, Neb. Piscataway, N.J. 26 Nebraska B1G Lincoln, Neb. 2pm 27 Nebraska (DH) B1G Lincoln, Neb. 12pm B1G PROBABLE STARTERS 27 Nebraska (DH) Lincoln, Neb. TBD POS. NO. NAME YR. B/T 2020 STATISTICS B1G 28 Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 12pm C 6 Chase Stanke Jr. L/R 18 GP-15 GS, .170/.262/.245, 1 3B, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 4 R APRIL 1B 4 Ronald Sweeny Sr. L/R 11 GP-8 GS, .214/.389/.286, 1 3B, 4 R, 2 RBI 2 Michigan State B1G Siebert Field 4pm 2B 2 Zack Raabe Jr. R/R 17 GP-17 GS, .463/.526/.612, 7 2B, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 16 R 3 Michigan State B1G Siebert Field 1pm 3B 30 Jack Wassel R-Sr. L/R 18 GP-18 GS, .364/.475/.591, 7 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 11 R, 2 SB 4 Michigan State B1G Siebert Field 1pm SS 10 Drew Stahl So. R/R 9 GP-5 GS, .250/.357/.250, 3 R, 4 RBI, 3 SB 9 Iowa B1G Iowa City, Iowa 4pm LF 8 Andrew Wilhite Jr. L/R 15-GP-15 GS, .320/.443/.340, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 11 R, 3 SB CF 16 Easton Bertrand Sr. R/R 15 GP-10 GS, .302/.400/.605., 1 2B, 4 HR, 1 2B, 10 RBI, 10 R, 1 SB 10 Iowa B1G Iowa City, Iowa 2pm RF 23 Jack Kelly Sr. L/R 18 GP-18 GS, .254/.359/.313, 4 2B, 7 RBI, 9 R 11 Iowa B1G Iowa City, Iowa 1pm DH 44 Sam Ireland Jr. R/R 13 GP-7 GS, .303/.361/.424, 4 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R 16 Michigan B1G Siebert Field 4pm 17 Michigan B1G Siebert Field 1pm Friday SP Saturday SP Sunday SP (Game 1) Sunday SP (Game 2) RHP Sam Ireland (So.) RHP J.P. Massey (Jr.) LHP Tom Skoro (R-Sr.) LHP Jack Liffrig (R-So.) 18 Michigan B1G Siebert Field 1pm 0-1, 9.00 ERA, 8.0 IP, 10 K 1-1, 4.66 ERA, 19.1 IP, 24 K 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2.2 IP, 5 K DNP 23 Indiana B1G Bloomington, Ind. 4pm 24 Indiana B1G Bloomington, Ind. 1pm WEEKLY NOTES 25 Indiana B1G Bloomington, Ind. 11am WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT OPENING WEEKEND before the season was cancelled on Friday, March 13 as 30 Maryland B1G College Park, Md. TBD The 2021 Gopher Baseball season represents the 133rd a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Minnesota posted a MAY campaign in the history of the program. Minnesota is 6-8 record at home while playing at U.S. Bank Stadium 1 Maryland B1G College Park, Md. TBD set to compete in a 44-game, Big Ten Conference-only and went 2-2 in neutral site games. 2 Maryland B1G College Park, Md. TBD schedule this season. PRESEASON ACCOLADES 7 Ohio State B1G Siebert Field 6pm ANDERSON’S 40TH CAREER CAMPAIGN Junior second baseman Zack Raabe comes into the 8 Ohio State B1G Siebert Field 2pm The 2021 Gopher Baseball season marks head coach season as a Preseason Second Team All-American 9 Ohio State B1G Siebert Field 1pm John Anderson’s 40th season at the helm of the program. (Collegiate Baseball). Raabe was also ranked by 14 Penn State B1G University Park, Penn. 1pm Having been hired in the fall of 1981, Anderson enters the D1Baseball as the preseason No. 4 second baseman in 15 Penn State B1G University Park, Penn. 10am season with 1,325 career victories, which ranks second in the nation, while teammate Jack Wassel was tabbed as 15 Rutgers B1G University Park, Penn. 2pm the NCAA among active Division I head coaches. Anderson the preseason No. 6 third baseman in the country. Wassel 16 Rutgers B1G University Park, Penn. 10am sits at No. 4 in terms of victories among active head was also named to the 2021 Bobby Bragan Collegiate 21 Purdue B1G Siebert Field 6pm coaches across all NCAA divisions and ranks 22nd in Slugger Award Watch List. 22 Purdue B1G Siebert Field 2pm 23 Purdue B1G Siebert Field 1pm victories across all divisions in college baseball history. RAABE RETURNS AS 2020 ALL-AMERICAN 28 Penn State West Lafayette, Ind. 5pm He is one of just 27 head coaches to ever amass 1,300 After an excellent 2020 season in which he led the nation 29 Penn State West Lafayette, Ind. 1pm wins at any level. with 31 hits and slashed .463/.526/.612, Raabe received 29 Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. 5pm SERIES HISTORY Second Team All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball 30 Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. 1pm Minnesota has faced Indiana a total of 162 times in Newspaper. Right-handed pitcher Max Meyer obtained the JUNE program history, owning a 113-49 all-time record against same accolade, but has since departed Minnesota after TBD NCAA Regionals TBD TBD the Hoosiers. In the most recent matchup, Minnesota going No. 3 overall in the 2020 MLB Draft. TBD NCAA Super Regionals TBD TBD defeated Indiana on May 23 of 2019, 9-4, to stay alive in OTHER NOTABLE 2020 ACCOLADES 19-30 College World Series Omaha, Neb. TBD the B1G Tournament. As for Rutgers, the Gophers wield an In addition to Raabe’s All-American status, redshirt senior 8-5 all-time record vs. the Scarlet Knights, having swept third baseman Jack Wassel was named the Big Ten’s Rutgers in a two-game road series from May 17-18 in 2020 Breakout Player and Breakout Hitter by D1Baseball Schedule is subject to change. 2019 (4-0, 5-3). after slashing .364/.475/.591 with two home runs, one 2020 IN REVIEW triple, seven home runs, 16 RBI and 11 runs last season. Home | B1G Big Ten Conference Game | (DH) Doubleheader Minnesota concluded the 2020 season with an 8-10 Sophomore utilityman Sam Ireland also garnered Big Ten Game times listed as Central Time unless noted. overall record, concluding the year on a two-game Fab Freshman honors from D1Baseball after batting .303 There will be no 2021 B1G Tournament. winning streak. The Gophers notched signature victories and notching two saves on the mound. against Oregon, Arizona, TCU, North Carolina and Creighton >> continued on page 3 >> 2021 ROSTER > NUMERICAL 2021 ROSTER > PRONUNCIATIONS NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. B/T YR. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 2 Zack Raabe robby 1 Zack Elliott INF 6-3 190 R/R R-So. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie) 6 Chase Stanke stain-key 2 Zack Raabe INF 5-10 180 R/R Jr. Forest Lake, Minn. (Forest Lake) 8 Andrew Wilhite will-height 3 Drake Davis RHP 6-1 205 R/R R-Jr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Ralston Valley Senior) 10 Drew Stahl stall 4 Ronald Sweeny INF 6-2 230 L/R Sr. Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury) 15 Jack Liffrig LIFF-rig 6 Chase Stanke C 6-2 180 L/R Jr. Sugar Grove, Ill. (Marmion Academy) 17 Danny Kapala ka-PAUL-ah 7 Brett Bateman OF/LHP 5-10 170 L/L Fr. Arden Hills, Minn. (Mounds View) 8 Andrew Wilhite OF 6-1 195 L/R Jr. Stillman Valley, Ill. (Stillman Valley) 19 Gabe Knowles noles 9 Kyle Bork INF/OF 6-5 190 R/R R-Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. (St. Francis) 21 Drew Hmielewski him-uh-LESS-skee 10 Drew Stahl INF 6-0 190 R/R So. Phoenix, Ariz. (Mountain Vista) 27 Nolan Burchill BUR-chill 13 Otto Grimm OF 6-3 195 L/R R-So. Bemidji, Minn. (Bemidji) 29 Steve Jamroziak jam-rows-E-ack 15 Jack Liffrig LHP 6-1 185 R/L R-So. Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Mountain Vista) 30 Jack Wassel WAH-sull 16 Easton Bertrand OF 6-4 215 R/R Sr. Manteno, Ill. (Manteno) 33 Boston Merila mare-ILL-uh 17 Danny Kapala LHP 6-3 200 L/L Sr. Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview) 37 Trent Schoeberl SHOW-burl 18 Will Anderson LHP 6-0 180 L/L So. St. Michael, Minn. (St. Michael-Albertville) 39 Gus Radel RAY-dell 19 Gabe Knowles OF 6-2 190 L/R R-Sr. New Ulm, Minn. (Cathedral) 41 Bennett Theisen tyson 20 Riley Swenson C 6-3 195 R/R R-So. Chaska, Minn. (Chaska) 45 Tom Skoro score-OH 21 Drew Hmielewski OF 6-2 215 L/R R-Sr. Marshall, Minn. (Marshall) 47 Noah DeLuga DUH-lew-guh 22 Patrick Fredrickson RHP 6-7 220 R/R Sr.