Minnesota 24, at Saint Thomas (Minn.) 2

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (Interstat) — The Minnesota Golden Gophers unleashed a historic offensive barrage Tuesday afternoon, routing the Saint Thomas Tommies 24-2 in a nonconference mismatch at Koch Diamond that shattered all pregame projections. The 22-run margin of victory was fueled by a 14-hit attack that included two home runs and capitalized on four Tommie errors and a parade of walks. The output dwarfed Interstat’s game simulator projection of a 4-2 Minnesota win, though the Gophers’ 69.4% win probability proved drastically conservative. The most important part of the game was a relentless fifth inning that transformed a competitive contest into… Read more...