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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
University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. ...
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The team competes in the
National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges ...
'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 ...
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Home stadiums


Siebert Field

Siebert Field is the home baseball park 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, 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, 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 :
Jack McCartan John William McCartan (born August 5, 1935) is a retired goaltender for the gold medal-winning 1960 United States ice hockey team. He is also a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, inducted in 1983. McCartan was born in Saint Paul, ...
, 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, 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 play ...
, 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 betwee ...
, 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 :
Bill Davis William Grenville Davis, (July 30, 1929 – August 8, 2021) was a Canadian politician who served as the 18th premier of Ontario from 1971 to 1985. Davis was first elected as the member of provincial Parliament for Peel in the 1959 provincia ...
, 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 :
Terry Steinbach Terry Lee Steinbach (born March 2, 1962) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher from 1986 to 1999, most notably as a member of the Oakland Athletics team that won three ...
– 1983 :
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 – 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 : John Anderson – 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 ( ...
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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 * Steve Comer *
Bill Davis William Grenville Davis, (July 30, 1929 – August 8, 2021) was a Canadian politician who served as the 18th premier of Ontario from 1971 to 1985. Davis was first elected as the member of provincial Parliament for Peel in the 1959 provincia ...
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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 * 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
* Paul Giel * Jack Hannahan * Bryan Hickerson *
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 ...
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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 *
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 ...
* Denny Neagle * Greg Olson *
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 ...
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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 betwee ...
* 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 *
Terry Steinbach Terry Lee Steinbach (born March 2, 1962) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher from 1986 to 1999, most notably as a member of the Oakland Athletics team that won three ...
* George Thomas * Jerry Ujdur * Terrin Vavra * Dan Wilson *
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 play ...
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External links

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