Drew Beazley hit a grand slam in an eight-run third inning as South Dakota State beat the Gophers 12-6 in nonconference college baseball at Siebert Field. Brett Bateman had two hits and three RBI for Minnesota (11-27). The Jackrabbits (16-17) scored seven runs off Gophers starter Jack Liffrig. SDSU leadoff hitter Henry George, of Woodbury, was 4-for-4, with three runs scored and an RBI.
Gophers baseball team loses to South Dakota State at Siebert Field
The Jackrabbits, with the help of a grand slam, took a 10-0 lead in the second inning.
April 27, 2022 at 5:19AM
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- Martin Luther College named alumnus Paul Huebner its football coach. Huebner, who attended St. Croix Lutheran High Schoo, spent the past 11 years as the football coach at Shoreland Lutheran in Kenosha, Wis.
The Vikings led by 11 points with two minutes left but needed overtime to win their fifth game in a row in Chicago and improve to 9-2.
