Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball

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Minnesota Golden Gophers
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Founded1876
University University of Minnesota
Head coach John Anderson (43nd season)
Conference Big Ten
Location Minneapolis, Minnesota
Home stadium Siebert Field (primary)
U.S. Bank Stadium (secondary)
(Capacity: 1,420 (Siebert))
NicknameGolden Gophers
ColorsMaroon and gold [1]
   
NCAA Tournament champions
1956, 1960, 1964
College World Series appearances
1956, 1960, 1964, 1973, 1977
NCAA regional champions
1977, 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances
1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2018
Conference tournament champions
1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2018
Regular season conference champions
1933, 1935, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2016, 2018
For information on all University of Minnesota sports, see Minnesota Golden Gophers

The Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

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Home stadiums

Siebert Field

Siebert Field is the home baseball park for the Golden Gophers. 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 Ohio State. [2]

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 tournament 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

SeasonCoachRecordNotes
OverallBig Ten
1876Unknown0–1
1877No Team
1878Unknown2–1
1879No Team
1880Unknown0–1
1881No Team
1882No Team
1883Unknown2–1
18842–1
18853–1–1
18862–0
18871–2–1
18880–1
18892–1
18901–1
18915–3
18923–41–2
18933–53–3
18949–50–2
18952–20–1
18961–2
18972–2
18983–2
18998–5
190017–11–14–3
190122–7–14–3
190213–103–2
1903No Team
1904Unknown10–90–5
1905No Team
1906Unknown10–103–3
190716–63–1
1908 Walter Wilmot 17–5–16–2
19099–7–20–5
1910 Walter Wilmot & Perry Werden 10–93–5
1911 Wilkie Clarke 13–7–14–4
1912No Team
1913 Dr. Denny Sullivan 9–5–33–3
191410–94–6
1915 Frosty Thomas 13–63–6
1916No Team
1917No Team
1918No Team
1919No Team
1920No Team
1921No Team
1922 Bee Lawler & Russ Ford 6–112–6
1923 Lee Watrous, Jr. 4–113–7
192412–95–3
192511–96–6
19265–103–5
1927 George Clark 5–8–13–4
1928 Dutch Bergman 3–12–12–9
19296–114–7
193017–124–6
1931 Frank McCormick 11–112–7
19329–95–5
193312–26–1Big Ten Champions
19347–94–8
193517–138–3Big Ten Champions
193617–77–4
193711–96–5
193811–114–7
193916–137–5
194015–66–4
194114–97–5
1942 Dave MacMillan 11–105–7
194314–3–17–3
194413–55–3
194510–44–4
194614–56–4
19474–92–9
1948 Dick Siebert 14–124–8
194914–15–14–7–1
195011–171–8
195115–106–6
195217–157–7
195319–97–5
195417–146–9
195523–910–5
195633–911–2Big Ten Champions, College World Series Champions
195716–8–26–5
195826–711–3Big Ten Champions, NCAA Regional
195922–810–2Big Ten Champions, NCAA Regional
196034–7–112–2–1Big Ten Champions, College World Series Champions
196121–912–3
196214–163–10
196324–119–6
196431–1211–3Big Ten Champions, College World Series Champions
196517–115–7
196627–10–211–2–1
196732–1012–5
196835–914–2Big Ten Champions, NCAA Regional
196936–1215–3Big Ten Champions, NCAA Regional
197034–1615–3Big Ten Champions, NCAA Regional
197128–1312–6
197215–139–5
197325–1311–5Big Ten Champions, College World Series
197425–1311–5Big Ten Champions, NCAA Regional
197520–1113–40
197638–1112–6 NCAA Regional
197739–1215–3Big Ten Champions, College World Series
197825–177–7
1979 George Thomas 25–1412–6
198033–1314–4
198137–1613–3Big Ten West Division Champions, NCAA Regional
1982 John Anderson 33–22–18–8 Big Ten Tournament champions, NCAA Regional
198327–2112–2Big Ten West Division Champions
198431–2011–5Big Ten West Division Champions
198533–239–7 Big Ten Tournament champions, NCAA Regional
198640–1910–5Big Ten West Division Champions
198736–2512–4Big Ten West Division Champions, NCAA Regional
198838–2817–11 Big Ten Tournament champions, NCAA Regional
198931–22–115–12
199036–24–119–9
199137–2718–10 NCAA Regional
199242–2118–10 Big Ten Tournament champions, NCAA Regional
199343–1817–9 NCAA Regional
199442–2121–7 NCAA Regional
199531–2816–12
199630–2615–12
199730–2415–10
199845–1519–9 Big Ten Tournament champions, NCAA Regional
199946–1821–7 NCAA Regional
200038–2420–8Big Ten Champions, NCAA Regional
200139–2119–8 Big Ten Tournament champions, NCAA Regional
200232–2618–10Big Ten Champions
200340–2224–6Big Ten Champions, NCAA Regional
200438–2321–10Big Ten Champions, Big Ten Tournament champions, NCAA Regional
200533–2917–15
200634–2617–14
200741–1818–9 NCAA Regional
200820–3510–21
200940–1917–6 NCAA Regional
201032–3015–9Big Ten Champions, Big Ten Tournament champions, NCAA Regional
201125–2413–11
201229–2711–13
201332–2213–8
201427–2413–11
201521–309–15
201634–2016–7Big Ten Champions, NCAA Regional
201736–2115–8
201841–1318–4Big Ten Champions, Big Ten Tournament champions, NCAA Regional, NCAA Super Regional
201929–2715–8
20208–100–0Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
20216–316–31Big Ten opponents only due to COVID-19 pandemic
202216-366-18
202318-3410-14

Individual awards

All Americans

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

Conference Awards

Current and former major league players

Source: Baseball Reference

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References

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  2. "2012–2013 Schedule". gophersports.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.