Gophers upset Fullerton in regional
by GopherNation on Jun 5, 2010 8:52 AM CDT
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The Gophers scored 3 runs in the top of the 1st and that was all Seth Rosin needed as he was spectacular as the Gophers upset the Titans 3-1.
Rosin pitched 8 innings giving up just 3 hits, 1 run and fanned 7. It really was an impressive performance against the region's host and #1 seed.This from Gophersports.com
Rosin dominated from the start of the game, as he faced the minimum number of Titans through the first five innings. When he left after pitching eight innings he had only faced two batters above the minimum. At one point, Rosin retired 12 straight batters between the second and fifth innings. He did not walk a batter the entire game, and struck out seven batters in the game. With the win, Rosin moved to 9-4 on the season. He has now won his last five decisions.
Kyle Knudson was 3/4 and drove in the game's first run as he continues to swing a hot bat.
Freshman Dylan Floro pitched well for Fullerton giving up 3 runs (2 earned), striking out 8 but he also earned his first loss of the season. The Titan's 4 errors throughout the game did not help.
Up next for the Gophers will be the #3 seed, New Mexico. First pitch will be at 10:00 PM again and will be aired on ESPNU again.
Cal-State Fullerton must now do things the hard way if they want to win their regional. They will face #2 seed Stanford in an elimination game, followed by another elimination game against the New Mexico/Minnesota loser and they then must beat the NM/Minn winner twice.
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The Golden Gophers have put Cal State Fullerton in a hole it may not be able to climb out of against a decent Fullerton Regional field. The Gophers received a stellar pitching performance from Seth Rosin and defeated the Titans 3-1 in opening-round action. The Gophers entered the season on the cusp of our rankings. You’re finding out why so far this weekend.
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Excellent job last night
Rosin was on fire, Matyas did what he always does, and the team played great D. Hope the momentum carries over to tonight. If we can get past New Mexico we’ll have a GREAT shot at winning the regional, which would be huge. Hope we can keep the streak alive tonight.
Anderson did a magnificant coaching job.
Anderson seemed to know that the Fullerton picture, Floro, who is only a freshmen, would be pumped up for this game. And being over-hyped, Anderson knew that Floro would be trying to put too much heat on his famous sinker ball. That kept the ball up higher than normal and so Anderson had the Gophers swinging early and often. It worked and they scored runs early and often.
With Rosin having one of his best games ever, along with three Fuller errors, the Gophers had the win early and easily. It was a fun game to watch and now it will be interesting to see which of the two underdogs will win tonight’s game.
Gladly eating my words
I didn’t think we had a chance against any of these teams in our pod. Happy to see they are off to a good start. New Mexico is probably the most beatable team, so if we can pull out another win tonight, we will be looking very good.
Should make ESPN top ten plays
I am referring to that double play in the first inning by the Gophers. Joe Mauer would have been proud of that play. It probably won’t though because the camera work was terrible.
Stlll buzzing over that win
last night. Great game.
I didn't stay up for the win last night...
(Gezzzz, I can’t type) …But you can bet I’ll be watching tonight at 11 pm Eastern time. I watched the beginning of the game and when we were behind 3-0 after two innings, I packed it in and went to bed. You can imagine my surprise when I got up this morning and saw they had won in extra innings. Who’s pitching tonight for the Gophers? I guess the game is on ESPNU at 10 pm Minneapolis time again. Another late night.
Cojo
I may be wrong, but I think it is 9pm CST. First chance I had to watch the U this year and that catcher put in one of the grittiest games I have ever seen. Sure would be great for the U and Big Ten if they can win tonight.
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