2020 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team

The 2020 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team was a baseball team that represented the University of Minnesota in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Golden Gophers were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Siebert Field and U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They were led by thirty-ninth-year head coach John Anderson.

2020 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2020 record	8–10 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Anderson (39th season)
Assistant coach	Brandon Hunt (2nd season)
Hitting coach	Patrick Casey (7th season)
Pitching coach	Ty McDevitt (4th season)
Home stadium	Siebert Field U.S. Bank Stadium

2020 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Iowa  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
Maryland  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
Penn State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
Illinois  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	5		.615
Indiana  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	6		.600
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	6		.600
Michigan  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	7		.533
Purdue  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			7	–	7		.500
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	6		.500
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			7	–	8		.467
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	10		.444
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	8		.429
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	9		.400
‡ – Tournament champion As of March 12, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

The season was cut short in stages by March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Previous season

The Golden Gophers finished the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season 29–27 overall (15–9 conference) and tied for third place in conference standings, qualifying for the 2019 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament.

MLB Draft

The following Golden Gophers on the 2019 roster were selected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft:

List of Drafted Players
Name	2019 Class	Pos.	Team	Round	Signed/Returned
Brett Schulze	Junior	RHP	Philadelphia Phillies	7th	Signed
Jake Stevenson	Senior	RHP	Cincinnati Reds	10th	Signed*
Eli Wilson	Junior	C	Pittsburgh Pirates	16th	Signed
Nick Lackney	Senior	LHP	Philadelphia Phillies	18th	Signed*

* indicates draftee had no more college eligibility

Roster

2020 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town 1 INF Zack Elliott R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Eden Prairie H. S. Eden Prairie, Minnesota 2 INF Zack Raabe R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Forest Lake H. S. Forest Lake, Minnesota 3 RHP Drake Davis R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Ralston Valley H. S. Highlands Ranch, Colorado 4 INF Ronald Sweeny L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Iowa Western Community College Woodbury, Minnesota 6 C Chase Stanke L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Marmion Academy Sugar Grove, Illinois 7 INF Jordan Kozicky R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Southwest H. S. Minneapolis, Minnesota 8 OF Andrew Wilhite L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Stillman Valley H. S. Stillman Valley, Illinois 9 U Kyle Bork R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Francis Schools Alpharetta, Georgia 10 INF Drew Stahl R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mountain Vista H. S. Castle Rock, Colorado 13 OF Otto Grimm L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Bemidji H. S. Bemidji, Minnesota 15 LHP Jack Liffrig R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Mountain Vista H. S. Highlands Ranch, Colorado 16 OF Easton Bertrand R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Manteno H. S. Manteno, Illinois 17 LHP Danny Kapala L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Eastview H. S. Apple Valley, Minnesota 18 LHP Will Anderson L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr St. Michael-Albertville H. S. St. Michael, Minnesota 19 OF Gabe Knowles L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Cathedral H. S. New Ulm, Minnesota 20 C Riley Swenson R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Chaska H. S. Chaska, Minnesota 21 OF Drew Hmielewski L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Marshall H. S. Marshall, Minnesota 22 RHP Patrick Fredrickson R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Gig Harbor H. S. Gig Harbor, Washington 23 RHP Max Meyer L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Woodbury H. S. Woodbury, Minnesota 27 RHP Nolan Burchill R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Lincoln H. S. Sioux Falls, South Dakota 28 C Jack Kelly L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. Michael-Albertville H. S. St. Michael, Minnesota 29 OF Steve Jamroziak R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Muskego H. S. Muskego, Wisconsin 30 INF Jack Wassel L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Geneva H. S. Geneva, Illinois 32 LHP Bubba Horton R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Maple Grove H. S. Corcoran, Minnesota 33 RHP Sam Thoresen R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Minnetonka H. S. Minnetonka, Minnesota 35 INF Noah Berghammer R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS Fr Craig H. S. Janesville, Wisconsin 36 RHP Joshua Culliver R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Creighton Preparatory School Omaha, Nebraska 37 RHP Trent Schoeberl L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr White Bear Lake White Bear Lake, Minnesota 38 RHP Michael Gurka R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Joliet Catholic Academy Clarendon Hills, Illinois 39 RHP Gus Radel R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Roosevelt H. S. Sioux Falls, South Dakota 40 RHP J. P. Massey R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy Chicago, Illinois 41 RHP Bennett Theisen R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Minnehaha Academy St. Paul, Minnesota 43 LHP Ryan Duffy R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr South Saint Paul H. S. South St. Paul, Minnesota 44 RHP Sam Ireland R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Mountain Vista H. S. Highlands Ranch, Colorado	Head coach John Anderson Assistant coach(es) Brandon Hunt Hitting coach(es) Ty McDevitt Pitching coach(es) Patrick Casey Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 26, 2020

Schedule

2020 Minnesota Golden Gophers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (5–5) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 1 February 14 vs Oregon Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 12–10 Meyer (1–0) Kafka (0–1) Culliver (1) 307 1–0 – 2 February 15 vs Pepperdine Phoenix Memorial Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 6–8 Chandler (1–0) Thoresen (0–1) None 183 1–1 – 3 February 16 vs San Diego Phoenix Memorial Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 3–7 Rustad (1–0) Fredrickson (0–1) None 290 1–2 – 4 February 17 vs Arizona Phoenix Memorial Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 5–2 Davis (1–0) Netz (0–1) Horton (1) 520 2–2 0–0 5 February 22 TCU U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota 0–12 Ray (0–1) Meyer (1–1) None 1255 2–3 – 6 February 23 TCU U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota 7–6 Massey (1–0) King (0–1) Horton (2) 938 3–3 – 7 February 24 TCU U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota 2–11 Smith (1–0) Fredrickson (0–2) None 242 3–4 – 8 February 26 vs South Dakota State U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota 4–2 Schoeberl (1–0) McSherry (0–1) Thoresen (1) 241 4–4 – 9 February 28 North Carolina U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota 4–1 Meyer (2–1) Sandy (0–2) None 1,704 5–4 – 10 February 29 No. 14 Duke U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota 3–7 Girard (1–0) Horton (0–1) None 2,540 5–5 –
March (2–5) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 11 March 1 No. 13 NC State U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota 7–11 Harrison (2–0) Ireland (0–1) None 1,436 5–6 – 12 March 3 North Dakota State U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota 4–7 Harm (1–0) Kapala (0–1) Pilla (2) 555 5–7 – 13 March 4 South Dakota State U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota 8–10 Sundquist (1–1) Anderson (0–1) Mogen (1) 202 5–8 – 14 March 6 Utah U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota 6–4 Meyer (3–1) Kelly (0–1) Ireland (1) 340 6–8 – 15 March 7 Utah U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota 3–6 Pierce (1–1) Massey (1–1) Schramm (2) 456 6–9 – 16 March 8 Utah U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota 11–17 Giffins (1–1) Burchill (0–1) None 429 6–10 – 17 March 10 Creighton U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota 5–3 Schoeberl (2–0) Holderfield (0–1) Ireland (2) 307 7–10 – 18 March 11 Creighton U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota 5–4 Burchill (1–1) Tebrake (3–2) Fredrickson (1) 336 8–10 – 19 March 13 at Air Force Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, Colorado Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 20 March 14 at Air Force Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, Colorado Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 21 March 15 at Air Force Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, Colorado Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 22 March 20 at Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, Texas Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 23 March 21 at Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, Texas Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 24 March 22 at Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, Texas Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 25 March 27 at Michigan State Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 26 March 28 at Michigan State Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 27 March 29 at Michigan State Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April (0–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 28 April 3 Rutgers Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 29 April 4 Rutgers Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 30 April 5 Rutgers Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 31 April 7 Omaha Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 32 April 8 North Dakota State Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 33 April 10 at Illinois Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 34 April 11 at Illinois Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 35 April 12 at Illinois Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 36 April 15 South Dakota State Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 37 April 17 Northwestern Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 38 April 18 Northwestern Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 39 April 19 Northwestern Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 40 April 22 Milwaukee Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 41 April 24 Purdue Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 42 April 25 Purdue Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 43 April 26 Purdue Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May (0–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 44 May 1 at Iowa Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 45 May 2 at Iowa Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 46 May 3 at Iowa Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 47 May 4 Oral Roberts Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 48 May 8 Michigan Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 49 May 9 Michigan Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 50 May 10 Michigan Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 51 May 14 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 52 May 15 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 53 May 16 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)

References

1. "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
2. "Gopher Baseball's Weekend Series Against Air Force Cancelled". www.gophersports.com. University of Minnesota. March 12, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.