Gopher baseball California trip

Gophers frustrating start continues as they drop 2 of 3 to Gonzaga, losing 10-3 and 15-6 the last two days to fall to 5-7 on the year.

They continue the California swing with two games against Sacramento State, then a three game set against Santa clara and then 3 against Cal Poly.


Pitching hasn't been as good as we thought, Oakes, Lubinsky, and Issakson have started all 12 games.

Issakson is 1-1 with a 2.49 ERA, 21.2 IP, 21 hits, 7 runs, 12 K's, 8 walks.

Oakes is 1-2 with a 3.43 ERA, 21 IP, 26 hits, 9 runs, 15 K's, 6 walks.

Lubinsky is 1-3 with a 7.79 ERA, 17.1 IP, 22 hits, 19 runs, 14 K's, 8 walks.

Johnny - any likely candidates to replace any of the three as the third starter? This squad has to pitch really well to have a great year.

Gophers beat Sacramento St. 3-1, here might be your pitching answer to be third starter.

Freshman Tom Windle (Maple Grove, Minn.) had a strong outing in his first career start to pick up a win to move 2-0. Windle went five innings, gave up four hits, one run, did not walk a batter and struck out five. Redshirt freshman Alex Tukey (San Diego, Calif.) gave up one hit, one walk and struck out two batters in two scoreless innings of relief.

Billy Soule (Hamel, Minn.) pitched a scoreless eighth inning, and Scott Matyas (North Prairie, Wis.) slammed the door with a perfect ninth inning to collect his fourth save of the season. The Gopher pitching staff only gave up two hits after the second inning in the game.