More than 135 baseball games scheduled for U.S. Bank Stadium in next few months

Indoor collegiate and high school baseball is coming to U.S. Bank Stadium with more than 135 games scheduled from late February through late April.

The University of Minnesota baseball team will host 13 games. The first three games will be against Seattle University, starting with a 6:30 p.m. game Feb. 24. The Gophers' final indoor game will be March 13.

Sartell and Moorhead will be the first high school teams to play in U.S. Bank Stadium, at 12:45 p.m. April 4.

There are between one and four games scheduled, many involving area small college teams, most days between Feb. 24 and April 22.

Tickets for Gophers baseball games will go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday and cost $11 for adults, $8 for children under 12 years old and seniors. Admission is free for University of Minnesota students.

For non-Gophers games, doors will open 30 minutes before the starting time and those attending must enter through the Lower Pentair Gate. Admission is $5.

ELLIS L. WILLIAMS

Texas defensive tackle Joshua Croslen rescinded his verbal commitment to the Gophers on Thursday.

Croslen wrote on Twitter account that he has decided to "de-commit from the University of Minnesota and reopen my recruiting." The 6-1, 275-pound recruit originally committed last year.

Croslen, from Cibolo, Texas, is rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals. He's the second Tracy Claeys recruit to back out this week under the P.J. Fleck regime.

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The No. 4 Gophers women's hockey team (17-5-3, 13-4-3 WCHA) plays at St. Cloud State (7-16-3, 5-13-2) this weekend, at 7 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday.

Minnesota, which is 1-2-1 in its past four games, has a one-point lead over Minnesota Duluth for second place in the WCHA standings.