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INDIANAPOLIS (gophersports.com) -- The Minnesota softball team is NCAA Tournament-bound for the third-consecutive season and for the 10th time in program history. The Gophers received an at-large bid to the tournament will travel to 12th-seeded Arizona for regional play, the NCAA Division I softball committee announced Sunday evening. The Maroon and Gold will begin play Friday against New Mexico S

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Gophersports.com)  - The No. 12/9 Minnesota softball team suffered a 2-0 loss at the hands of 10th-seeded Iowa in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament Friday night in Columbus, Ohio. The loss dropped the Gophers' 2015 record to 46-9 and snapped the team's fourth win streak of eight of more games on the season...

ROSEMONT, Ill. (Gophersports.com) -- Five players from the Minnesota Gopher softball team were named to All-Big Ten teams for the 2015 season, the conference announced Wednesday. Sara Groenewegen, Tyler Walker and Danielle Parlich were first-team selections, while Kaitlyn Richardson and Sam Macken of Rochester were named to the second team. Groenewegen was also named the Big Ten Player of the Year

MINNEAPOLIS (Gophersports.com) -- The No. 13/9 Minnesota softball team concluded its regular season Saturday with a pair of wins over Purdue at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium. The Gophers celebrated their Senior Day by defeating the Boilermakers, 3-2, in eight innings in Game 1 before rallying late for a 4-2 triumph in the second game. The victories improved the team's record on the season to 46-8--it f

Lincoln, NE (Gophersports.com) - Ben Meyer and Jordan Jess combined for a five-hit shutout and the Golden Gophers scored on half of their six hits, to win 3-0 at No. 23 Nebraska. It was Minnesota's (12-17, 3-7 Big Ten) first win against a ranked team this season.

Ed Hruska is the executive director of the Rochester Amateur Sports Commission.  He was on the radio this morning with Rich Peterson on Rochester's Good Morning detailing some of the events yet to come in March.