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Notes from gophersports. Former Henry sibley star Phil Haig will throw for the Illini in game 1. he was a commit to the Gophers for football until Clint Brewster took his spot. he has since given up football for baseball only.
Minnesota travels to Champaign to play a three-game series against Illinois. The Golden Gophers will face the Illini on Friday, Apr. 17 at 6:05 p.m., Saturday, Apr. 18 at 3:05 p.m. and Sunday, Apr. 19 at 12:05 p.m. Minnesota’s final two games against Illinois will be live on KLBB (1220 AM) and all three games can be heard on gophersports.com. Illinois is 21-10 overall, and is tied for third in the Big Ten at 6-3. Last year, the Illini took three of four against Minnesota at Siebert Field. In the Golden Gopers’ last trip to Champaign, they won three of four at Illiniois and scored 48 runs in the final three games of the series.
• Junior Derek McCallum had a huge midweek stretch, as he went 6-for-8 with three home runs and 12 RBI in a pair of games against UW-Milwaukee and South Dakota State. Against UW-Milwaukee, McCallum went 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, two runs and six RBI. The next day he finished 3-for-4 with two home runs, three runs and six RBI. His 12 RBI are the most by a Golden Gopher in a two-game stretch since Matt Scanlon collected 11 in a doubleheader against Michigan on Apr. 17, 1999. McCallum also became the first Minnesota player to collect three home runs in two games since Jake Elder did so Apr. 16-17, 2004.
• Minnesota’s bullpen gave up just two runs in 10 innings of work this week against UW-Milwaukee and South Dakota State. The Golden Gophers had nine straight scoreless inning out of their bullpen until the ninth inning against South Dakota State. Scott Fern and Luke Rasmussen each pitched 3.2 shutout innings out of the bullpen to pick up victories in the two games.
• Freshman Austin Lubinsky gave up just one run in 7.1 innings in two outings last week. In his first outing, Lubinsky started and gave up four hits, one run, walked one and struck out one in a start against Missouri. He left the game in the fifth after meeting the pitch count that was set for him at the beginning of the game. Against Northwestern, Lubinsky entered the game with Minnesota trailing 4-1, and left with the Golden Gophers ahead 6-4. He pitched 3.1 innings, gave up one hit, walked one and struck out one to pick up his first career win.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Minnesota Opponent
Friday RHP Chauncy Handran LHP Phil Haig, ILL
(6-1, 2.73 ERA) (3-2, 3.92 ERA)
Saturday RHP Tom Buske RHP Ben Reeser
(5-2, 2.15 ERA) (3-0, 2.61 ERA)
Sunday RHP Seth Rosin RHP Bryan Roberts
(2-1, 4.62 ERA) (3-0, 5.89 ERA)
Minnesota travels to Champaign to play a three-game series against Illinois. The Golden Gophers will face the Illini on Friday, Apr. 17 at 6:05 p.m., Saturday, Apr. 18 at 3:05 p.m. and Sunday, Apr. 19 at 12:05 p.m. Minnesota’s final two games against Illinois will be live on KLBB (1220 AM) and all three games can be heard on gophersports.com. Illinois is 21-10 overall, and is tied for third in the Big Ten at 6-3. Last year, the Illini took three of four against Minnesota at Siebert Field. In the Golden Gopers’ last trip to Champaign, they won three of four at Illiniois and scored 48 runs in the final three games of the series.
• Junior Derek McCallum had a huge midweek stretch, as he went 6-for-8 with three home runs and 12 RBI in a pair of games against UW-Milwaukee and South Dakota State. Against UW-Milwaukee, McCallum went 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, two runs and six RBI. The next day he finished 3-for-4 with two home runs, three runs and six RBI. His 12 RBI are the most by a Golden Gopher in a two-game stretch since Matt Scanlon collected 11 in a doubleheader against Michigan on Apr. 17, 1999. McCallum also became the first Minnesota player to collect three home runs in two games since Jake Elder did so Apr. 16-17, 2004.
• Minnesota’s bullpen gave up just two runs in 10 innings of work this week against UW-Milwaukee and South Dakota State. The Golden Gophers had nine straight scoreless inning out of their bullpen until the ninth inning against South Dakota State. Scott Fern and Luke Rasmussen each pitched 3.2 shutout innings out of the bullpen to pick up victories in the two games.
• Freshman Austin Lubinsky gave up just one run in 7.1 innings in two outings last week. In his first outing, Lubinsky started and gave up four hits, one run, walked one and struck out one in a start against Missouri. He left the game in the fifth after meeting the pitch count that was set for him at the beginning of the game. Against Northwestern, Lubinsky entered the game with Minnesota trailing 4-1, and left with the Golden Gophers ahead 6-4. He pitched 3.1 innings, gave up one hit, walked one and struck out one to pick up his first career win.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Minnesota Opponent
Friday RHP Chauncy Handran LHP Phil Haig, ILL
(6-1, 2.73 ERA) (3-2, 3.92 ERA)
Saturday RHP Tom Buske RHP Ben Reeser
(5-2, 2.15 ERA) (3-0, 2.61 ERA)
Sunday RHP Seth Rosin RHP Bryan Roberts
(2-1, 4.62 ERA) (3-0, 5.89 ERA)