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Minnesota Golden Gophers The Minnesota Golden Gophers (commonly shortened to Gophers) are the college sports teams of the University of Minnesota. The university fields a total of 25 (12 men's, 13 women's) teams in both men's and women's sports and competes in the Big Te ...

'' The Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the

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Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...

, United States. The team competes in the

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's Division I and are members of the

Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representati ...

Home stadiums

Siebert Field

Siebert Field is the home

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for the

Golden Gophers The Minnesota Golden Gophers (commonly shortened to Gophers) are the college athletics, college sports teams of the University of Minnesota. The university fields a total of 25 (12 men's, 13 women's) teams in both men's and women's sports and com ...

. The Old Siebert Field hosted its first game on April 23, 1971 – a 2–1 Gopher victory over Creighton. On June 11, 2012, Old Siebert Field was demolished to begin construction on the new Seibert Field. The new Siebert Field hosted its first game on April 5, 2013, which the Gophers won 7–0 over

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U.S. Bank Stadium

U.S. Bank Stadium is the alternate stadium for the Golden Gophers. Opened in 2017 for baseball use, it is primarily used for February and March games, including non-conference home games including a major pre-conference season tournaments featuring top teams from major conferences. Like its predecessor, the

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (commonly called the Metrodome) was a domed sports stadium located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It opened in 1982 as a replacement for Metropolitan Stadium, the former home of the National Football League ...

, on the same site, the indoor venue allowed the team to play home games when most cold-weather teams had to play road games, and allows for additional home games for the team, a huge advantage in the Big Ten conference. Roughly 40% of home games are played at U. S. Bank Stadium.

Year-by-year results

Individual awards

All Americans

*1952 :Gene Elder, 2B :

Paul Giel Paul Robert Giel (February 29, 1932 – May 22, 2002) was an American college football and professional baseball player from Winona, Minnesota. He was an All-American in both sports at the University of Minnesota. Collegiate career Giel att ...

, P *1953 :Paul Giel, P *1954 :Paul Giel, P *1956 :

Jerry Kindall Gerald Donald Kindall (May 27, 1935 – December 24, 2017) was an American professional baseball player and college baseball player and coach. He was primarily a second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who appeared in 742 games played over ...

, SS :Jerry Thomas, P *1958 :

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, OF *1959 :Ron Causton, OF *1960 :Larry Bertelsen, P :Wayne Knapp, P *1961 :Larry Bertelsen, P :Wayne Knapp, P *1963 :Jon Andresen *1964 : Ron Wojciak, C *1967 :Dennis Zacho, 1B *1969 :

Noel Jenke Noel Charles Jenke (December 17, 1946 – July 23, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for three different teams during the 1971 through 1974 seasons. Before pl ...

, OF :Mike Walseth, 1B *1973 :

Dave Winfield David Mark Winfield (born October 3, 1951) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder. He is the special assistant to the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. Over his 22-year career, he playe ...

, P *1976 :

Paul Molitor Paul Leo Molitor (born August 22, 1956), nicknamed "Molly" and "the Ignitor", is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and former manager of the Minnesota Twins, who is in the Baseball Hall of Fame. During his 21-year baseball car ...

, SS *1977 :Paul Molitor, SS :Dan Morgan, P *1982 : Greg Olson, C *1990 : Brian Raabe, 2B : Dan Wilson, C *1991 :

Brent Gates Brent Robert Gates (born March 14, 1970) is a former Major League Baseball second and third baseman. He played for the Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, and Minnesota Twins between 1993 and 1999. Playing career Amateur Gates attended Grandvill ...

, SS *1992 :

Mark Merila Mark Merila (born November 9, 1971) is a scout for the San Diego Padres and a former professional baseball player. Amateur career Merila was born in Litchfield, Minnesota, and attended University of Minnesota. While with the University of Minnesota ...

, 2B *1993 :Mark Merila, 2B *1994 :Mark Merila, 2B *1995 :Shane Gunderson, C *1998 :

Robb Quinlan Robb William Quinlan (born March 17, 1977) is an American former Major League Baseball utility player who played first base, third base, corner outfield, catcher and designated hitter for the Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim between ...

, 1B *1999 :Robb Quinlan, 1B *2001 :Jack Hanahan, OF *2002 :Luke Appert, 2B *2003 :Luke Appert, 2B :

Glen Perkins Glen Weston Perkins (born March 2, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and a television analyst. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins. He made his major league debut with the Min ...

, P *2004 :Glen Perkins, P *2009 :Derek McCallum, 2B

College World Series

College World Series Most Outstanding Player Award

: Jerry Thomas, P, 1956 :John Erickson, 2B – 1960 :Dave Winfield, OF/P – 1973

All College World Series

*1960 :John Erickson, 2B :Carl Rolloff, 3B :Dave Pflepsen, SS :Bob Wasko, P *1964 :

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, 1B :Dewey Markus, 2B :Dan Hoffman, OF :Ron Wojciak, C :Joe Pollack, P *1973 :Dave Winfield, P

Conference Awards

*Big Ten Player of the Year :

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– 1983 :

, SS – 1991 :Mark Merila, 2B – 1994 :Shane Gunderson, P – 1995 :Robb Quinlan, 1B – 1999 :Jack Hannahan, 3B – 2001 :Luke Appert, 2B – 2002, 2003 :Matt Fiedler, P/OF - 2016 *Big Ten Coach of the Year :

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– 1982, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2016 *Big Ten Pitcher of the Year :C.J. Woodrow – 2002 :Glen Perkins – 2004 *Big Ten Freshman of the Year :Dan Wilson, C – 1998 :Mark Merila, 2B – 1991 :Glen Perkins, P – 2003 *Big Ten Tournament Most Valuable Player :Terry Steinbach, C – 1982 :Jon Beckman, OF – 1985 : Tim McIntosh, OF – 1986 :Vince Palyan, OF – 1988 :Scott Bakkum, P – 1992 :Shane Gunderson, P – 1995 :Mark Groebner, OF – 1998 :Jack Hannahan, 3B – 2001 :Glen Perkins, P – 2004 :Kyle Knudson, C – 2010

Current and former major league players

* Frank Brosseau *

Jim Brower James Robert Brower (born December 29, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for eight Major League Baseball (MLB) teams: the Cleveland Indians (-), Cincinnati Reds (-), Montreal Expos (2002), San Francisco Giants ( ...

Fred Bruckbauer Frederick John Bruckbauer (May 27, 1938 – October 14, 2007) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Listed at and , Bruckbauer batted and threw right-handed. He was born in New Ulm, Minnesota. Bruckbauer was one of the better pitchers i ...

* J.T. Bruett *

Ralph Capron Ralph Earl Capron (June 16, 1889 – September 19, 1980) was an American baseball and football player. He played Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates in and the Philadelphia Phillies in . He also played football i ...

* Steve Comer *

Cole De Vries Cole William De Vries (born February 12, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball with the Minnesota Twins. He is tall and weighs . Amateur career A native of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, De Vr ...

Brian Denman Brian John Denman (born February 12, 1956) is an American former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1982 season. Listed at 6' 4", 205 lb., Denman batted and threw right-handed. ...

* Heinie Elder * Harry Elliott *

Bobby Fenwick Robert Richard Fenwick (December 10, 1946), is a retired Major League Baseball player who played infielder from to . He attended Anoka High School in Minnesota then went on to play in college for University of Minnesota. He was the 16th pick in ...

John Gaub John David Gaub (born April 28, 1985 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Career Prior to playing professional baseball, Gaub attended South St. Paul High School and then the University of Minnesota. He was original ...

Jack Hannahan John Joseph "The Bangladesh Hammer" Hannahan IV (born March 4, 1980) is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Ind ...

Bryan Hickerson Bryan David Hickerson (born October 13, 1963) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Colorado Rockies from 1991 to 1995. Biography A native of Bemidji, Minnesota, Hickerson graduate ...

Kerry Ligtenberg Kerry Dale Ligtenberg (born May 11, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and coach. Early life Ligtenberg was born in Rapid City, South Dakota. He graduated from Park High School in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. Playing career After att ...

* Tim McIntosh * Ben Meyer *

Denny Neagle Dennis Edward Neagle Jr. (; born September 13, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for six teams over a 13-year career. During the 1990s, he was one of the top pitchers in baseball, but his career, and personal life, deterio ...

* Greg Olson *

* Brian Raabe *

Mike Sadek Michael George Sadek (May 30, 1946 – January 20, 2021) was an American baseball player who was a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Originally drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 1969, he spent his entire major league career with the San F ...

* Jeff Schmidt *

* George Thomas *

Jerry Ujdur Gerald Raymond Ujdur (born March 5, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Ujdur pitched in all or part of five seasons from through . Ujdur played college baseball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He was selected by the Detroit Tige ...

* Terrin Vavra * Dan Wilson *

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References

External links

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