2015 Schedule. Minnesota at Creighton. SeRIeS NOTABLeS

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1 2015 Schedule Date Opponent Time 2.13 at No. 3 Houston L, at No. 3 Houston L, at No. 3 Houston L, at No. 10 Texas L, at No. 10 Texas (2) L, 5-0 & L, at No. 10 Texas L, at Florida Gulf Coast W, at Florida Gulf Coast W, at Florida Gulf Coast W, at Minnesota Twins (exh.)* (L, 3-1) 3.6 at Creighton Postponed 3.7 at Creighton 3:30 p.m. 3.8 at Creighton (2) 12:30 p.m. VCU Tournament 3.13 James Madison 1:00 p.m Monmouth 12:00 p.m VCU 1:30 p.m at Richmond 2:00 p.m at Richmond 2:00 p.m at Maryland 5:30 p.m at Maryland 1:00 p.m at Maryland 12:00 p.m AUGSBURG 3:05 p.m NORTHWeSTeRN 3:05 p.m NORTHWeSTeRN 3:05 p.m NORTHWeSTeRN 1:05 p.m. 4.3 at Rutgers 2:00 p.m. 4.4 at Rutgers 12:00 p.m. 4.5 at Rutgers 12:00 p.m. 4.8 ST. THOMAS 3:05 p.m at Nebraska 7:05 p.m at Nebraska 6:05 p.m at Nebraska 1:05 p.m NORTH DAkOTA STATe 3:05 p.m PeNN STATe 6:05 p.m PeNN STATe 2:05 p.m PeNN STATe 6:05 p.m SOUTH DAkOTA STATe 3:05 p.m MICHIGAN 6:35 p.m MICHIGAN 6:05 p.m MICHIGAN 1:05 p.m kansas STATe 6:35 p.m kansas STATe 1:05 p.m. 5.1 UC IRVINe 6:35 p.m. 5.2 UC IRVINe 6:05 p.m. 5.3 UC IRVINe 1:05 p.m. 5.5 at North Dakota State 6:30 p.m. 5.8 at Iowa 6:05 p.m. 5.9 at Iowa 2:00 p.m at Iowa 1:00 p.m MICHIGAN STATe 6:35 p.m MICHIGAN STATe 6:05 p.m MICHIGAN STATe 1:05 p.m Big Ten Tournament% TBA NCAA Regionals TBA NCAA Super Regionals TBA College World Series TBA Minnesota 3-7 LAST WeekeND The Gophers picked up their first three wins in a sweep at Florida Gulf Coast. It was their first series sweep since going 3-0 against Purdue last May 9-11, and their first road non-conference sweep since Dallas Baptist in Matt Halloran drove in all three Minnesota runs in Friday s game on a bases-loaded single. Two sophomores--matt Fiedler and Matt Stemper--hit their first career home runs. Fiedler hit 3-for-5 with a home run, a triple and three RBIs in Saturday s 5-4 comeback win. His eight total bases were the most by a Big Ten hitter in a game this season. Jordan Smith hit 4-for-4 on Sunday and.500 for the series. Fiedler was.429 on the series, and Handel.385. The lone walk Tim Shannon issued in his sixinning, two-run start Sunday was his first this season. Jordan Jess (0.00 season era), Dalton Sawyer and Shannon earned the wins. Ben Meyer pitched 5.0 scoreless in his Friday start. On Wednesday, the Gophers played an exhibition game against the Minnesota Twins (see page 2 of notes). GOPHeRS PROBABLe STARTeRS Minnesota at Creighton TD Ameritrade Park - Omaha, Neb. Saturday, March 7-3:30 p.m. CST Sunday, March 8 - Doubleheader - 12:30 p.m. CST Coverage: GameTracker & Live Blog (GopherSports.com) Live Video - Subscription (GoCreighton.com) SeRIeS NOTABLeS Minnesota went 1-2 against Creighton last year in a series the Gophers hosted in Fort Myers, Fla.The Gophers are 9-20 against Creighton under John Anderson. The last time the Gophers played at TD Ameritrade Park was not against Creighton, but in the Big Ten Tournament last May. ABOUT THe BLUe JAYS Creighton s projected rotation: LHP Jeff Albrecht (1-1, 1.23 era), Preseason BIG east Co-Pitcher of the Year RHP Matt Warren (1-1, 3.60 era) and RHP Rollie Lacy (1-0, 1.35 era). Warren had the longest start for the Blue Jays last weekend, going 6.0 IP and allowing 2 R on 3 H in a 7-2 win at Tulane. The Blue Jays lost two of three games at Tulane last weekend. An 8-2 loss and 3-2 loss sandwiched the 7-2 win. 3B Harrison Crawford leads Creighton with a.407 batting average. Preseason BIG east Player of the Year 1B Reagan Fowler is hitting.303. Head coach ed Servais is in his 12th season at Creighton, where he is ( overall). Pos.No. Name Yr. Stats Notes C 6 Matt Halloran R-Sr..143, 3 RBI, 1 BB Hit a three-run single to lift Gophers to win on Friday -OR- 19 Austin Athmann So..083, 1 BB Started four of the Gophers first 10 games 1B 15 Tyler Hanson So..143, 1 HBP Has also made one relief pitching appearance -OR- 20 Toby Hanson Fr..320, 1 2B, 4 BB Leading the team with a.433 OBP 2B 4 Connor Schaefbauer Jr..189, 3 RBI, 4 BB Also has 2 2B and 2 SB 3B 1 Tony Skjefte Sr..176, 4 BB, 1 SB Has scored three runs SS 9 Michael Handel R-Sr..216, 2 RBI, 2 SB Hit 5-for-13 (.385) during FGCU series LF 36 Jordan Smith R-So..278, 2 R, 3 RBI Batted 4-for-4 on Sunday at FGCU CF 30 Dan Motl So..175, 2 R, 2 RBI Started Gophers last 31 games in CF RF 3 Matt Fiedler So..324, 4 R, 4 RBI Hit first career HR and had 8 TB at FGCU Saturday -OR- 2 Alex Boxwell Fr..214, 3 R, 2 BB Along with To. Hanson, one of two freshmen to start DH 10 Jake Bergren Sr..000, 4 GP Has pinch hit and DHed this year GOPHeRS PROJeCTeD ROTATION Creighton 5-3 All times Central Big Ten game * In Fort Myers, Fla. % At Target Field No. Name Yr. T Stats Last Appearance 28 Ben Meyer Sr. R 0-2, 4.26 era, 14 k No decison; went 5.0 scoreless innings with 4 H, 1 BB. 5 k 37 Dalton Sawyer Jr. L 1-2, 5.87 era, 15 k highs of 6.2 IP and 7 k; allowed 4 er on 6 H and 4 BB 22 Tim Shannon R-So. R 1-1, 3.68 era, 12 k Made longest appearance, allowing 2 er on 6 H in 6.0 IP

2 2015 BIg TEN STANdINgS Big Ten Overall Team Record Pct. Record Pct. Iowa Illinois Maryland Nebraska Michigan Ohio State Indiana Purdue Michigan State Minnesota Rutgers Northwestern Penn State Includes all games through March 3 BIg TEN WEEKENd SLATE Illinois at Oklahoma State Indiana vs. Villanova, vs. Dartmouth, vs. St. Joe s, vs. Ball State Iowa vs. Cincinnati, vs. Richmond, at N.C. State Maryland at UNC Wilmington Michigan vs. UMBC, vs. Toledo, at Coastal Carolina, vs. Akron Michigan St. vs. Toledo, vs. Akron, vs. UMBC, at Coastal Carolina Nebraska vs. Texas A&M, vs. Hawai i, vs. LSU Northwestern vs. Ball State, vs. Dartmouth, vs. Georgetown (DH) Ohio State at Western kentucky Penn State at Charleston Southern Purdue at Oklahoma Rutgers at Florida Atlantic Follow the Minnesota Baseball MINNeSOTA VS. MINNeSOTA On March 4 in Fort Myers, the Gophers went up 1-0 before losing 3-1 to the Twins in the two teams first exhibition meeting since It was Paul Molitor s first game as the Twins manager, and he exchanged lineup cards with a Gophers teammate in head coach John Anderson. Former Gopher Glen Perkins pitched an inning for the Twins. Michael Handel had the Gophers only hit, scoring Dan Motl. The Gophers turned three double plays. YOUNGSTeRS Freshmen OF Alex Boxwell, IF Micah Coffey, LHP Jeff Fasching, LHP Lucas Gilbreath, 1B/C Toby Hanson and RHP Reggie Meyer have all seen playing time this season. Boxwell and Hanson have made several starts, and Hanson is second on the team in batting average. Another newcomer, redshirt sophomore transfer RHP Tim Shannon has made two starts on the mound. BACkSTOPS BACk Redshirt senior Matt Halloran and sophomore Austin Athamnn both returned from injuries and have been trading catching duties. The Gophers used five different catchers in 2014 but have been able to stick with just two so far this season. TOUGH SCHeDULe The Gophers will face a challenging lineup of teams during the 2015 season. Below is a look at where some of Minnesota s past and future opponents currently rank in national polls. D1Baseball Baseball NCBWA USA Collegiate Perfect America Today Baseball Game Houston Texas Maryland MATYAS CALLeD FROM THe BULLPeN Former Gophers closer Scott Matyas is serving as interim pitching coach until Todd Oakes is ready to come back on a full-time basis. Oakes leukemia is in remission after his second bout with the disease. Matyas, who pitched under Oakes tutelage from , set a Big Ten record with 36 career saves. He holds the Minnesota record for appearances with 94, and the top two single-season save totals with 15 in 2009 and 11 in 2011 (tied for second). ANDeRSON LeGACY Since John Anderson s first season as head coach, there have been 27 coaching changes in the Big Ten. Michigan has had the most coaching changes at five, while Michigan State has had four. Between Anderson and his legendary coach, Dick Siebert, the duo has coached in more than 3,000 Gopher games. Anderson coached his 1,900th game at Michigan last year. Anderson is in his 34th year as the Gophers head coach and 37th year overall at the University of Minnesota. Anderson currently holds an all-time record of 1, (.597), including a (.628) mark in Big Ten play. He is the conference's all-time wins leader. The current full-time coaching staff has been together for 17 years. Assistant head coach Rob Fornasiere is in his 30th year and pitching coach Todd Oakes is in his 17th year. Volunteer assistant coach Patrick Casey is in his second year. Interim pitching coach Scott Matyas is in his first season working with the MINNESOTA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Gopher Baseball Contact: Justine Buerkle, Athletic Communications Assistant jbuerkle@umn.edu office phone: Requests for working media credentials (newspaper, radio, TV, photo) for Minnesota home games must be made through Justine Buerkle. Media are also requested to contact athletic communications for interviews. BY THe NUMBeRS Minnesota Creighton 3-7 Overall Record Batting Average.235 Fiedler.324 Top Batting Average Crawford Runs Hits Walks 20 2 Home Runs Stolen Bases-Attempts era Innings Pitched earned Runs Strikeouts Walks Hits 62 Shannon 3.68 Top Starter era Albrecht 1.23

3 MINNESOTA IN W L Overall 3 7 Home 0 0 Away 3 7 Neutral 0 0 Big Ten Conference play 0 0 Home 0 0 Away 0 0 Neutral 0 0 Non-conference 3 7 Home 0 0 Away 3 7 Neutral 0 0 Day games 2 3 Night games 1 4 With left-handed starters 1 2 With right-handed starters 2 5 Against left-handed starters 2 1 Against right-handed starters 1 6 One-run games 1 1 Two-run games 1 0 When leading after: Six innings: 1 0 Seven innings: 3 0 eight innings: /2 innings: 3 0 When trailing after: Six innings: 0 7 Seven innings: 0 7 eight innings: /2 innings: 0 6 When tied after: Six innings: 2 0 Seven innings: 0 0 eight innings: /2 innings: 0 1 extra-inning games 0 0 Shutouts 0 4 Scoring first 2 1 Scoring in the first inning 0 1 Doubleheader games 0 2 Teams combine for fewer than 10 runs 2 5 Teams combine for runs 1 2 Teams combine for 20 or more runs 0 0 Scoring five or more runs 2 0 Scoring four or fewer runs 1 7 Allowing five or more runs 0 7 Allowing four or fewer runs 3 0 February 2 7 March 1 0 Sunday 1 2 Monday 0 0 Tuesday 0 0 Wednesday 0 0 Thursday 0 0 Friday 1 2 Saturday 1 3 A.M. starts 0 0 P.M. starts 3 7 Against ranked teams 0 7 Against top-25 teams 0 7 Against top-20 teams 0 7 Against top-15 teams 0 7 Against top-10 teams 0 7 Against top-5 teams 0 3 MeYeR AND SONS Bob Meyer pitched for John Anderson s Gophers from Now his sons, Ben and Reggie, are both on the team. Ben, a senior, has been in the starting rotation since his sophomore year. He has career innings pitched. Bob finished his career with 257 innings. Ben is 37.0 innings away from the Gophers top 10 career list. He is 35 strikeouts away from the career top 10, with 162. Reggie is a freshman, the third right-handed pitcher in the family to put on the Maroon and Gold. He struck out two at FGCU in his collegiate debut. VeTeRAN INFIeLD Junior 2B Connor Schaefbauer, senior 3B Tony Skjefte and redshirt senior SS Michael Handel have started all 10 games this season, and a combined 339 career games, mainly in the infield. Handel has been the starting shortshop since his redshirt freshman season. Schaefbauer started at second for most of 2013, with Skjefte starting the other games. In 2014, Skjefte made most of his starts at third while also filling in when needed in the outfield. When Handel was injured, Schaefbauer played shortstop for a few games and Skjefte played second. MANAGeR MOLITOR The Minnesota Twins hired Paul Molitor as their manager in November. He is the first former Gopher baseball player to become an MLB manager. Molitor, a National Baseball Hall of Famer, was an All-American for the Maroon & Gold before going on to the pros. He has remained in contact with his college teammate, head coach John Anderson, and served as chairman of the Siebert Field campaign to fundraise for the new field that opened in Molitor made his managerial debut in an exhibition game against his old school on March 4 in Fort Myers. The Twins won 3-1. GOPHeRS IN THe MAJORS Three former Gophers played in Major League Baseball games during the 2014 season. Glen Perkins ( ), the Minnesota Twins closer, earned a save for the America League in the All- Star Game. Seth Rosin ( ) made his major league debut for the Texas Rangers. Jack Hannahan ( ) came off the disabled list to play in several games for the Cincinnati Reds. Perkins pitched a inning against his former team in the March 4 exhibition game. Rosin is now part of the Philadelphia Phillies minor league system, and Hannahan signed to play in South korea. GOPHeRS IN MLB S MINOR LeAGUe SYSTeM Mike kvasnicka ( ), Nate Hanson ( ) and kyle knudson ( ) are all part of the Twins minor league system. The trio played together with the New Britain Rock Cats (Double-A) for much of the 2014 season, and Hanson spent part of the summer with the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings. Tom Windle ( ) has been rated one of the top Philadelphia Phillies prospects. Seth Rosin ( ) is also in the Phillies system. DJ Snelten ( ) is in the San Francisco Giants system, and Alec Crawford ( ) spent last summer with the Colorado Rockies Rookie team. WeLCOMING NeW GOPHeRS Minnesota has announced seven members of the signing class for the 2016 season. eddie estrada (Litchfield, Minn.), Ben Humbert (International Falls, Minn.), Nick Lackney (Whitefish Bay, Wis.), Cole McDevitt (Apple Valley, Minn.) and Ben Mezzenga (Shoreview, Minn.) signed National Letters of Intent, while Jordan kozicky (Minneapolis) and Jake Stevenson (Waconia, Minn.) each signed an Acceptance of Admission. Multiple Hit Games Total Handel, Michael Fiedler, Matt Smith, Jordan Hanson, Toby Schaefbauer, Connor Motl, Dan Boxwell, Alex TEAM Hitting Streaks Longest Current Fiedler, Matt 6 3 Skjefte, Tony 4 1 Hanson, Toby 4 1 Smith, Jordan 3 2 Schaefbauer, Connor 3 - Handel, Michael 3 3 Motl, Dan 2 2 Halloran, Matt 1 - Boxwell, Alex 1 - Athmann, Austin 1 1 Stemper, Matt 1 1 Hanson, Tyler 1 - Multiple RBI Games Total Fiedler, Matt Motl, Dan Halloran, Matt Smith, Jordan TEAM Reached Base Streaks Longest Current Fiedler, Matt 6 3 Skjefte, Tony 6 1 Handel, Michael 4 4 Halloran, Matt 4 4 Hanson, Toby 4 4 Schaefbauer, Connor 4 - Smith, Jordan 3 2 Athmann, Austin 2 2 Motl, Dan 2 2 Boxwell, Alex 2 1 Hanson, Tyler 1 1 Stemper, Matt 1 1

4 THE LAST TIME IT HAppENEd TeAM MISCeLLANeOUS Turned a triple play Feb. 22, 1992 vs. Ole Miss ( ) Had a triple play turned against Apr. 16, 2005 by Penn State (5-4-3) Allowed a straight steal of home Mar. 5, 2006 by Nebraska (Bryce Nimmo) Had a straight steal of home Michael kvasnicka vs. Illinois State (3/6/2009) Had any steal of home Jake Bergren at Saint Mary s (Calif.) (3/19/2014) Beat a top-5 team vs. No. 2 UCLA (2/15/2013) Beat a top-10 team at. No. 8 Indiana (5/15/14) Beat a top-25 team at. No. 8 Indiana (5/15/14) Swept a series from a ranked team vs. No. 19 Michigan (4/1-3/2005) Beat ranked teams in consecutive games.. 3/6-7/04 (#14 Nebraska & #22 Florida St.) Won a series from a ranked team vs. #18 Ohio State (4/3-5/2009) Won on a walk-off home run vs. Purdue (5/10/2014) Won on a walk-off hit vs. Purdue (5/10/2014) Won on a walk-off play vs. Purdue (5/11/2014) (hit by pitch) Lost on a walk-off home run vs. Louisville (2/28/2010) Lost on a walk-off hit at Florida State (5/3/2014) Lost on a walk-off play at Houston (2/15/2015) (fielder s choice) Swept a Big Ten team at home (3 games) vs. Purdue (5/9-11/2014) Swept a Big Ten team on the road (3 games) Northwestern (4/12-14/2013) Swept a Big Ten team on the road (4 games) Purdue (5/4-6/2002) Swept a non-conference home series (3 games) Western Illinois (3/8-10/2013) Swept a non-conference road series (3 games).. at Florida Gulf Coast (2/27-3/1/2015) Swept a non-conference neutral site series (3 games) vs. NIU (2/14-16/2014) Got swept in a non-conference series on the road (3 games) at Houston (2/13-15/2015) Got swept in a non-conference series on the road (4 games).. at Texas (2/20-22/2015) Got swept in a non-conference series at home (3 games)..... Rutgers (3/18-20/2005) Got swept by a Big Ten team at home (3 games) Nebraska (4/11-13/2014) Got swept by a Big Ten team on the road (4 games) Purdue (4/25-27/2008) Got swept by a Big Ten team on the road (3 games) Nebraska (5/11-13/2012) Lost a three-game Big Ten Series at ndiana (5/15-17/2014) Won a three-game Big Ten Series vs. Purdue (5/9-11/2014) Shut out a non-conference opponent W, 10-0 vs. Augsburg (5/6/2014) Shut out a conference opponent Penn State, 12-0 (4/26/2014) Shut out an opponent in the Big Ten Tournament Purdue, 1-0 (5/27/2011) Shut out opponent in back-to-back games... vs. Penn State, 4-0 and 12-0 (4/26/2014) Got shut out in back-to-back games at Texas (3 games) (2/21-22/2015) Committed 4 errors at Indiana (5/15/2014) Committed 5 or more errors vs. Michigan (5/11/2008) Got shut out by a non-conference team at Texas (2/22/2015) Got shut out by a conference team at Indiana (8-0, 5/17/14) Won in extra innings (10) at Indiana (5/15/2014) Lost in extra innings L, 3-2 (10) vs. Nebraska (4/13/2014) Lost after leading by five runs or more L, 11-5 at Iowa (4/19/2014) - led 5-0 Won after trailing by five runs or morew, 11-9 at Dallas Baptist (3/21/2009) - trailed 8-3 Both teams combined for 35 runs in a game (Minn 26, Iowa 9, 5/2/2009) Both teams combined for 30 runs in a game (Minn 26, Iowa 9, 5/2/2009) Won by 10 or more runs in a game vs. Augsburg (5/6/2014) Won by 15 or more runs in a game (26-9) vs. Iowa (5/2/2009) Won by 20 or more runs in a game (25-4) vs. Hamline (4/30/2002) Lost by 10 or more runs in a game (13-2) at Texas (2/20/2015) Lost by 15 or more runs in a game (15-0) vs. Michigan State (3/30/2014) Lost by 20 or more runs in a game (32-9) vs. Baylor (3/24/1986) HITTING Had 5 or more HR in a game at Ohio State (5/20/2010) Had 4 or more HR against at North Dakota State (4/28/2010) Had 3 or more HR in a game vs UNO (3/13/2013) Had 8 or more HR in a game vs. Viterbo (4/29/1998) Had 15 or more hits in a game vs. Purdue (5/10/2014) Had 20 or more hits in a game at Ohio State (5/20/2010) Had 25 or more hits in a game vs. Penn State (4/11/2003) Stole 5 or more bases in a game vs. The Citadel (3/24/2012) Stole 10 or more bases in a game vs. Northern Illinois (3/9/1997) Allowed 10 or more stolen bases in a game vs. Indiana (5/21/2006) Scored 10-plus runs in four straight gamesmar (Dallas Baptist 3 games, Indiana 1) Scored 10 or more runs in a game vs. Augsburg (5/6/14) Scored 15 or more runs in a game at Saint Mary s (Calif.) (3/18/14) Scored 20 runs in a game vs. Iowa (5/2/09) Gave up 15 runs in a game vs. Michigan State (3/30/14) Gave up 20 runs in a game at Missouri (4/8/09) Won 10 straight April 20-May 6, 2002 (11 games) Lost 10 straight (within season) April 28-May 26, 1928 (10 games) Lost 10 straight (across seasons) May 16, 2014-Feb. 22, 2015 (11 games) Scored five or more runs in an inning vs. Augsburg (5/6/2014) Scored eight or more runs in an inning vs Penn State (5/26/2011) Scored 10 or more runs in an inning at Purdue (4/3/2010) Got 8 or more hits in an inning vs Penn State (5/26/2011) Got 8 or more straight hits vs. Penn State (4/11/2003) Allowed nine runs in an inning at Missouri (4/8/2009) Allowed five or more runs in an inning at Texas (2/22/2015) Turned four or more double plays in a game at North Dakota State (4/28/2010) Had four or more double plays turned against at Iowa (5/2/2010) PITCHING Threw a shutout vs. Penn State (4/26/2014) Threw consecutive shutouts vs. Penn State (4/26/2014) Threw a no-hitter vs. Western Illinois (Windle; 3/8/2013) Threw a one-hitter vs. Ohio State (Snelten; 4/7/2013) Had 4 or more pitchers combine for a shutout vs. Augsburg (5/6/2014) Had 5 or more pitchers combine for a shutout vs. Nebraska-Omaha (4/18/2012) Allowed 20 or more hits in a game vs. Oklahoma State (3/6/2010) Allowed 25 or more hits in a game at Baylor (5/30/1999) Struck out 15 or more batters in a game vs. Northern Illinois (2/14/2014) Walked 15 or more batters in a game vs. Michigan State (3/30/2014) INDIVIDUAL HITTING Hit for the cycle Rob LaRue vs. Hamline (4/30/2002) Opponent hit for the cycle Tyler Chism, Gonzaga (3/12/2011) Hit an inside-the-park home run Bobby Juan vs. Michigan (3/30/2012) Had hits in seven or more AB in a row kyle knudson (7) vs. PSU & OSU (5/15-20, 2010) Nate Hanson (7) at Illinois games 1 & 2 (4/28/07) Had RBI in 10 games in a row Derek McCallum (5/1-16/2009) Had 10 or more RBI in two games Derek McCallum, 12 (4/14-15/2009) Matt Scanlon, 11 (4/17/1999) Had 5 hits in a game kyle knudson (5) vs. Penn State (5/16/2010) Had 4 hits in a game Jordan Smith (4) at Florida Gulf Coast (3/1/2015) Had 4 doubles in a game Chris Herbert (4) at Michigan State (4/22/2006) Had 3 doubles in a game Michael Handel (3) (4/19/2014) Had 2 triples in a game Mark Tatera vs. kansas State (3/19/2013) Had 2 HR in a game kyle Geason at Ohio State (5/20/2010) Had 3 HR in a game Jason kennedy vs. Ohio State (5/21/1999) Had a home run to lead off a game Matt Fornasiere at Michigan (4/4/2004) Had back-to-back homers Bobby Juan and Michael Handel (5/6/2012) Homered in 3 straight innings Craig Selander vs. Viterbo (4/29/1998) Homered in 3 straight games Nick O Shea at Michigan (5/6-8/2011) Homered in each of the first two games of the year Nate Hanson vs. UNC-Asheville (2/23/07) and vs. The Citadel (2/24/2007) Freshman homered in back-to-back gamesmike kvasnicka (Tulane, 3/1 & Pepperdine, 3/2) Had 5 RBI Mark Tatera vs. Northern Illinois (2/16/14) Had 6 RBI Derek McCallum vs. South Dakota State (4/15/09) Had 7 or more RBI Nick O Shea (7) vs. Penn State (5/16/10) Stole 2 bases in a game Connor Schaefbauer (2) at La. Tech (3/2/14) Stole 3 or more bases Michael Handel (4) vs South Dakota State (3/28/12) Scored 5 or more runs Jack Hannahan (6) vs. Michigan (4/15/01) Scored 4 or more runs Jake Bergren (4) at Saint Mary s (Calif.) (3/18/14) Had 7 or more at-bats in a game Olinger, Puhl, Halloran (8) vs. Hamline (3/7/12) Walked 5 or more times in a game Matt Nohelty (5) vs. Iowa (5/2/09) Reached base 6 or more times in a game Matt Nohelty (6) vs. Iowa (5/2/09) Hit a grand slam Michael Handel vs. Northwestern(3/23/14) Hit a walk-off HR Bobby Juan vs. Purdue (5/10/2014) Had a pinch-hit HR Jon Hummel at Indiana (3/27/09) Had a 15-game or more hitting streak AJ Pettersen, 22 games (6/5/10-4/8/11) Had a 20-game or more hitting streak AJ Pettersen, 22 games (6/5/10-4/8/11) Reached base 20 or more straight games.. AJ Pettersen, 33 games (6/5/10-4/29/11) Reached base 30 or more straight games.. AJ Pettersen, 33 games (6/5/10-4/29/11) Reached base 40 or more straight gamesmatt Nohelty, 44 games (Apr. 26, 2008-Apr. 11, 2009) Derek McCallum, 42 games (315/09-5/31/09) Luke Appert, 41 games (2/21-4/27/03) Most consecutive games with a HR Nick O Shea, 3 games (5/6-8, 2011) Derek McCallum, 3 games (4 HR, 4/14-17, 2009) Jake elder, 3 games (4/16-17, 2004) Robb Quinlan, 3 games (6 HR, 5/5-8, 1998) HBP 3 or more times in a game kyle Geason, 3 times vs. Ohio State (4/4/09) Luke MacLean, 3 times vs. Michigan (4/7/06) PITCHING Threw a 7-inning complete game shutout kyle Carr at Ohio State (4/5/08) Threw a 9-inning complete game shutout DJ Snelten vs. Ohio State (4/7/13) Threw a 7-inning complete game kyle Carr at Ohio State (4/5/08) Threw a 9-inning complete game Ben Meyer vs. Northwestern (3/23/14) Threw a 7-inning no-hitter Joe Westfall vs. Penn State (4/4/93) Threw a 9-inning no-hitter Tom Windle vs. Western Illinois (3/8/13) Threw a perfect game Roger Zahn and karl Johnson vs. Macalester (4/14/70) Struck out 15 or more batters , Glen Perkins vs. Purdue (5/27/04) Struck out 10 or more batters , Tom Windle vs. Texas (3/22/13)

5 2015 Starting Batting Orders Date Opponent First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh eighth Ninth Feb. 13 at Houston Motl Fiedler Schaefbauer Handel Smith Skjefte Halloran Ty. Hanson To. Hanson Feb. 14 at Houston Motl Fiedler Schaefbauer Handel Smith Skjefte To. Hanson Athmann Ty. Hanson Feb. 15 at Houston Motl Smith Schaefbauer Handel To. Hanson Skjefte Boxwell Halloran Bergren Feb. 20 at Texas Motl Schaefbauer Fiedler To. Hanson Handel Smith Skjefte Halloran Boxwell Feb. 21 at Texas Motl Schaefbauer Fiedler Handel Skjefte Athmann Traxler Ty. Hanson Smith Feb. 21 at Texas Motl Schaefbauer Fiedler To. Hanson Handel Halloran Skjefte Boxwell Smith Feb. 22 at Texas Motl Schaefbauer Fiedler To. Hanson Handel Smith Skjefte Athmann Boxwell Feb. 27 at FGCU Motl Schaefbauer Fiedler To. Hanson Handel Smith Skjefte Halloran Boxwell Feb. 28 at FGCU Motl Schaefbauer Fiedler Handel Traxler Ty. Hanson Skjefte Athamnn Smith March 1 at FGCU Motl Schaefbauer Fiedler Handel Ty. Hanson Stemper Skjefte Halloran Smith 2015 Starting Lineups Date Opponent Catcher First Second Shortstop Third Left Center Right DH Feb. 13 at Houston Halloran Ty. Hanson Schaefbauer Handel Skjefte Smith Motl Fiedler To. Hanson Feb. 14 at Houston Athmann Ty. Hanson Schaefbauer Handel Skjefte Smith Motl Fiedler To. Hanson Feb. 15 at Houston Halloran To. Hanson Schaefbauer Handel Skjefte Smith Motl Boxwell Bergren Feb. 20 at Texas Halloran To. Hanson Schaefbauer Handel Skjefte Smith Motl Boxwell Fiedler Feb. 21 at Texas Athmann Ty. Hanson Schaefbauer Handel Skjefte Smith Motl Fiedler Traxler Feb. 21 at Texas Halloran To. Hanson Schaefbauer Handel Skjefte Smith Motl Boxwell Fiedler Feb. 22 at Texas Athmann To. Hanson Schaefbauer Handel Skjefte Smith Motl Boxwell Fiedler Feb. 27 at FGCU Halloran To. Hanson Schaefbauer Handel Skjefte Smith Motl Fiedler Boxwell Feb. 28 at FGCU Athmann Ty. Hanson Schaefbauer Handel Skjefte Smith Motl Fiedler Traxler March 1 at FGCU Halloran Ty. Hanson Schaefbauer Handel Skjefte Smith Motl Stemper Fiedler

6 2015 gopher BASEBALL ROSTER NO. NAMe YR POS B-T HGT WT HOMeTOWN (PReVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Tony Skjefte SR IF R-R eden Prairie, Minn. (eden Prairie) 2 Alex Boxwell FR OF L-R Coon Rapids, Minn. (Coon Rapids) 3 Matt Fiedler SO P/IF R-R eagan, Minn. (St. Paul Academy) 4 Connor Schaefbauer JR IF L-R Sioux Falls, S.D. (O Gorman) 6 Matt Halloran R-SR C L-R eden Prairie, Minn. (eden Prairie) 7 kyle Crocker R-SR 1B L-R Baxter, Minn. (Brainerd) 8 Micah Coffey FR OF L-R Batavia, Ill. (Batavia) 9 Michael Handel R-SR SS R-R Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie) 10 Jake Bergren SR OF L-L St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles North) 13 Luke Pettersen FR IF L-R Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka) 15 Tyler Hanson SO P/OF R-R Savage, Minn. (Burnsville) 16 Matt Stemper R-SO IF/OF R-R Burnsville, Minn. (Burnsville) 17 Brian Glowicki SO RHP R-R Downers Grove, Ill. (South) 18 Chris Schaaf SR IF L-R Huntington Beach, Calif. (Marina) 19 Austin Athmann SO C R-R Cold Spring, Minn. (Rocori) 20 Toby Hanson FR C L- R Delano, Minn. (Delano) 21 Jordan Jess R-JR LHP L-L Ripon, Wis. (Ripon) 22 Tim Shannon R-SO RHP R-R Hopkins, Minn. (Michigan/Hopkins) 23 Troy Traxler R-SO C/OF R-R La Crescent, Minn. (La Crescent) 27 Ty McDevitt R-JR RHP R-R Apple Valley, Minn. (eastview) 28 Ben Meyer SR RHP R-R New Brighton, Minn. (Totino-Grace) 29 Joe Martinson R-FR RHP R-R Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka) 30 Dan Motl JR OF R-R Burnsville, Minn. (Burnsville) 32 Cody Campbell SO RHP R-R Naperville, Ill. (Central) 33 Toby Anderson SO RHP R-R Nampa, Idaho (Skyview) 35 Reggie Meyer FR RHP L-R New Brighton, Minn. (Totino-Grace) 36 Jordan Smith R-SO OF L-L eden Prairie, Minn. (eden Prairie) 37 Dalton Sawyer JR LHP L-L Waconia, Minn. (Waconia) 40 Fred Manke FR RHP L-R Lodi, Wis. (Lodi) 41 Jeff Fasching FR LHP L-L St. Cloud, Minn. (Cathedral) 42 Lance Thonvold R-JR RHP R-R eden Prairie, Minn. (eden Prairie) 43 Lucas Gilbreath FR LHP L-L Westminster, Colo. (Legacy) 44 Neal kunik SR RHP L-R eagan, Minn. (eagan) 14 John Anderson Head Coach (34th year) 12 Rob Fornasiere Assistant Head Coach (30th year) 25 Todd Oakes Pitching Coach (17th year) 47 Scott Matyas Interim Pitching Coach 48 Patrick Casey Volunteer Assistant Coach (2nd year) Lee Swenson Director of Baseball Operations pronunciation guide Austin Athmann Jeff Fasching Matt Fiedler Rob Fornasiere Lucas Gilbreath Michael Handel Neal kunik Fred Manke Scott Matyas Dan Motl Chris Schaaf Connor Schaefbauer Tony Skjefte AAHT-man FAAH-shing FeeD-ler for-nah-seer GIL-breth handle CUe-nick MAN-kee MAYT-ess MOe-tull SHAWF SHAYF-bauer SHeFF-tee

7 JOHN ANdERSON HEAd COACH 34th YEAR SIX-TIMe BIG TeN COACH OF THe YeAR ALL-TIMe BIG TeN CONFeReNCe LeADeR IN VICTORIeS ABCA HALL OF FAMe INDUCTee In the fall of 1981, John Anderson took over the job of leading the tradition-rich University of Minnesota baseball program, thereby retracing the footsteps of his mentor, legendary Hall of Fame coach Dick Siebert. Thirty-three years later, Anderson continues to uphold the lofty standards of the Golden Gopher baseball program. A HISTORY OF WINNING On May 14, 2009, a 7-6 win at Penn State gave Anderson his 1,000th career victory. He became the 29th coach to reach 1,000 wins, and the 20th to do so with the same school. He was also the 10th-youngest coach to win 1,000 games. entering the 2015 season, Anderson's career record is 1, (.598). He ranks 29th all-time among Division I coaches in collegiate victories, and 10th among active head coaches. Anderson holds the record for overall wins and conference wins while coaching at a Big Ten university. He earned his 500th Big Ten victory on April 14, 2013, and has a (.628) conference record through While Anderson has been the head coach at Minnesota since the 1982 season, there have been 27 coaching changes in the conference. The Gophers' 8-5 victory against Iowa on May 12, 2002, made Anderson the winningest coach in school history. His 755th win moved him past Siebert, his mentor, in the record books. The Gophers have had winning seasons in 32 of Anderson's 33 years as head coach. Anderson hasput together 28 seasons with at least 30 wins, and nine seasons with at least 40 wins. BIG TeN TITLeS Anderson has guided the Gophers to nine regular season Big Ten titles and a conference-best nine Big Ten Tournament titles. His regular season championships came in 1983, '84, '86, '87, 2000, '02, '03, '04 and '10, and his tournament championships in 1982, '85, '88, '92, '93, '98, 2001, `04 and '10. (The first four regular season titleles were divisional.) Anderson has led Minnesota to 22 finishes of second or better in the conference standings, and 19 tournament championship games. This included seven-straight title game appearances from Overall, the Gophers have played in the tournament in 28 of Anderson's 33 seasons. The Gophers' 2003 and 2004 senior classes graduated with four Big Ten championship rings, from either regular season or conference tournament. The regular season titles were the Gophers' first string of three in a row since Minnesota won or split 38 of its 43 Big Ten series from It also set a conference record with 45 Big Ten wins in two seasons from was the Gophers' first time winning both the regular season and tournament championships. They did the same in NCAA APPeARANCeS Under Anderson, Minnesota has appeared 17 times in the NCAA postseason. The first was during Anderson's inaugural season, 1982, and the most recent back-to-back in 2009 and Twice in Anderson's tenure, the Gophers have put together four-year streaks of NCAA Regional appearances: and In 2009, the Gophers lost to eventual national champion LSU in the title game of the Baton Rouge Regional. At the 2010 Fullerton Regional, they won their first two games against Cal State-Fullerton before being eliminated. HALLS OF FAMe Anderson has been inducted into four different organizations' halls of fame: the American Baseball Coaches Association (2008), the University of Minnesota "M" Club (2002), the Minnesota High School Baseball Coaches Association (2013) and Hibbing Community College. With his induction into the ABCA Hall of Fame on Jan. 4, 2008, Anderson joined his mentor, Siebert, and another former Gophers coach, Frank McCormick. Anderson was the eighth coach from the state of Minnesota and the 15th Big Ten coach to receive that honor. He was inducted into the MHSBCA Hall of Fame despite never having coached at the high school level. Anderson's contributions to high school baseball in the state include organizing camps/clinics and fall leagues and fundraising for Siebert Field, which frequently hosts high school level games. COACHING AWARDS Six times Anderson has been recognized as Big Ten Coach of the Year. He earned the honor as a rookie head coach in 1982, and again in Anderson became the first coach to win the award three times in a row (2002, '03, '04) a few years later. He was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the sixth time in 2010, a year in which Minnesota won both the regular season and tournament conference titles. Anderson was also named ABCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year in 2004 and INDIVIDUAL PLAYeR ACCOLADeS All-Americans Six different Gophers have earned seven All-America First Team honors under Anderson. Second baseman Brian Raabe and catcher Dan Wilson both earned the award in Shortstop Brent Gates (1991), second baseman Mark Merila ( ), catcher Shane Gunderson (1995) and second baseman Derek McCallum (2009) also received first-team nods. Merila (1992, '94), first baseman Robb Quinlan (1998), second baseman Luke Appert (2003) and pitcher Glen Perkins ( ) were named to All-America Second Teams, and Gunderson (1995), Quinlan ( ), third baseman Jack Hannahan (2001), Appert ( ) and Perkins (2004) to All-America Third Teams. Anderson has coached seven Freshman All-Americans in catcher Darren Grass (1992), outfielder Sam Steidl (2001), Perkins (2003), catcher/dh Andy Hunter (2003), first baseman/dh Mike Mee (2004), outfielder Matt Nohelty (2006) and shortstop AJ Pettersen (2009). Receiving Freshman All-America Honorable Mention were: pitchers James Brower and Mark Vandersall (1992), shortstop Rick Brousseau (1998), Appert (2000), first baseman Nick O'Shea (2009) and outfielder Justin Gominsky (2009). Big Ten Awards Seven different Gophers have won eight Big Ten Player of the Year awards under Anderson's tutelage: catcher Terry Steinbach (1983), shortstop Brent Gates (1991), second baseman Mark Merila (1994), catcher Shane Gunderson (1995), first baseman Robb Quinlan (1999), third baseman Jack Hannahan (2001) and second baseman Luke Appert ( ). C.J. Woodrow (2002) and Glen Perkins (2004) have earned Pitcher of the Year accolades, and three Gophers--Dan Wilson (1988), Merila (1991) and Perkins (2003)--have been named Freshman of the Year. Minnesota has had 69 All-Big Ten First Team selections with Anderson at the helm. Most recently, pitchers Tom Windle and DJ Snelten were both named to the First Team in In 2014, pitcher Alec Crawford was selected to the Third Team and catcher Austin Athmann to the All-Freshman Team. Anderson has also coached several Academic All-Americans, including Troy Larson ( ) and Matt Nohelty (2009), and Academic All-District honorees, including Ben Meyer in ACADeMIC SUCCeSS Developing all-around student-athletes is Anderson's top priority. As well as succeeding on the field, the Golden Gophers have excelled in the classroom. Anderson has coached 244 Academic All-Big Ten selections, including 17 honorees in SIeBeRT FIeLD Thanks to Anderson's fundraising ability, Minnesota was able to build the new Siebert Field, a state-of-the-art facility with a MondoTurf playing surface. Construction was completed in 2012, and the Golden Gophers opened their new home with a game against Ohio State on April 5, The addition of a lighting system brought the first night games to new Siebert in OTHeR COACHING OPPORTUNITIeS AND BASeBALL DeVeLOPMeNT In the summer of 1993, Anderson served as head coach for USA Baseball. He guided Team USA to a record, including a silver medal finish at the Intercontinental Cup in Parna, Italy. The squad also went 8-1 in the World Championships. Anderson had served as an assistant for USA Baseball in Anderson co-authored a book, Why Good Coaches Quit--And How You Can Stay in the Game, with sports psychologist Rick Aberman. In the book, Anderson offers practical solutions to the problems that coaches at all levels routinely encounter on and off the field. ANDeRSON S MILeSTONe WINS ALL GAMeS No. Date Opponent Place Score 1 March 21, 1982 Texas Lutheran Seguin, Texas April 9, 1985 St. Thomas Minneapolis May 12, 1987 Augsburg Minneapolis May 8, 1990 St. Thomas Minneapolis April 4, 1993 Penn State Minneapolis May 20, 1995 Purdue Columbus, Ohio May 7, 1998 Northwestern evanston, Ill March 24, 2001 Purdue West Lafayette, Ind May 31, 2003 Pepperdine Long Beach, Calif May 20, 2006 Indiana Minneapolis May 14, 2009 Penn State State College, Pa March 8, 2013 Western Illinois Minneapolis (Dome) 3-0 BIG TeN GAMeS No. Date Opponent Place Score 1 April 24, 1982 Northwestern Minneapolis May 9, 1987 Iowa Iowa City, Iowa April 22, 1990 Ohio State Columbus, Ohio May 6, 1995 Michigan State Minneapolis May 7, 1998 Northwestern evanston, Ill April 8, 2001 Michigan State Minneapolis May 9, 2003 Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Apr. 23, 2006 Michigan State east Lansing, Mich Apr. 14, 2013 Northwestern evanston, Ill. 7-1

8 ANDeRSON AT A GLANCe COACHING ReSUMe 1978 (University of Minnesota),Graduate Assistant (University of Minnesota), Assistant Men's Coach 1981-present (University of Minnesota), Head Coach COACHING ReCORD Overall Record: 1, (.597) * All-time winningest coach in school history * One of 39 Division I coaches to win 1,000 career games, and one of 20 do so with one program * Was the 10th-youngest collegiate coach to 1,000 wins Big Ten Record: (.628) * All-time winningest coach in B1G history BIG TeN CHAMPIONSHIPS Nine regular season Big Ten titles:1983, '84, '86, '87, 2000, '02, '03, '04, '10 * First four titles were division (West), and most recent five nondivisional * The titles were Minnesota's first string of three in a row since * Anderson has led Minnesota to 22 finishes of second place or better Nine Big Ten Tournament titles: 1982, '85, '88, '92, '93, '98, 2001, '04, '10 * Minnesota has the most B1G Tournament titles of any school, all under Anderson * In 2004, Minnesota won both the regular season and tournament B1G titles for the first time in program history * The Gophers have played in 19 B1G championship games under Anderson and set a B1G record with seven straight championship appearances from * Anderson has led Minnesota to 27 B1G Tournament appearances in 32 years NCAA TOURNAMeNT APPeARANCeS 17 NCAA postseason appearances * Made NCAA Tournament in Anderson's first year as head coach (1982) * Most recent NCAA berths were back-to-back appearances in 2009 and 2010 AWARDS AND HONORS Six-time Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year: 1982, 2000, '02, '03, '04, '10 * First coach in B1G history to win the award three years in a row American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2008) * The third Gopher coach to be inducted, joining Frank McCormick and Dick Siebert "M" Club Hall of Fame (2002) Minnesota High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame (2013) * Inducted despite never coaching at the high school level Hibbing Community College Hall of Fame PLAYING experience - MINNeSOTA Pitcher Student Assistant Team Most Valuable Player in 1977 COLLeGe University of Minnesota (1977) B.S. in education HIGH SCHOOL Nashwauk-keewatin High School (1973) PeRSONAL Born: May 16, 1955 (Hibbing Minnesota) Family: wife, Jan, and daughter, erin elizabeth GOPHeRS IN THe PROS eighteen Gophers who played for Anderson have gone on to play Major League Baseball, with many others continuing their careers in the minor leagues All-Star closer Glen Perkins (Twins) is the Gophers top MLB name right now. Pitcher Seth Rosin made his MLB debut for the Rangers in 2014 and is currently in the Phillies system. Jack Hannahan was with the Reds last season and signed to play in South korea in the offseason. MLB teams have made 90 draft picks of Gophers since Anderson became head coach. FROM PLAYeR TO COACH After graduating from Nashwauk-keewatin High School in northern Minnesota, Anderson was a pitcher for the Gophers in An injury ended his playing career, but he remained involved as a student coach. He was voted Team MVP of the 1977 Gophers squad which featured Future Hall of Famer Paul Molitor and played in the College World Series. Anderson started his coaching career in 1978 as a graduate assistant under Siebert. After Siebert's death in December 1978, Anderson was elevated to the position of assistant coach under then-head coach George Thomas. Upon Thomas' resignation after the 1981 season, Anderson was named the 13th coach in Gopher baseball history. At the time, at age 26, he was the youngest head baseball coach in Big Ten history. PeRSONAL Anderson and his wife, Jan, have been married for 21 years. Their daughter, erin elizabeth, attends the University of Minnesota. ANDeRSON S ReCORD Overall Record Big Ten Conference Year W L T Pct. W L Pct. Finish Playoffs NCAA nd; West 1st st; West 3rd st; West 3rd nd; West 1st st; West 2nd st; West 4th nd* 1st th nd (tie) 4th nd 2nd nd 1st nd 1st nd 3rd nd 2nd th th nd 1st nd 2nd st 3rd rd 1st st 2nd st 2nd st 1st th 2nd th 2nd t-2nd 2nd th nd 2nd st 1st t-4th 3rd t-6th th # t-4th # Total 1, * Big Ten discontinued use of divisions in 1988 # Played in tournament, but no definitive place

9 The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Minnesota (as of Mar 01, 2015) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 3-7 Home: 0-0 Away: 3-7 Big Ten: 0-0 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Fiedler, Matt Hanson, Toby Smith, Jordan Handel, Michael Boxwell, Alex Stemper, Matt Schaefbauer, Connor Skjefte, Tony Motl, Dan Halloran, Matt Hanson, Tyler Athmann, Austin Traxler, Troy Bergren, Jake Coffey, Micah Crocker, Kyle Schaaf, Chris Totals Opponents LOB - Team (61), Opp (89). DPs turned - Team (6), Opp (9). IBB - Team (0), Opp (1). (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Jess, Jordan / Meyer, Reggie / Fiedler, Matt / McDevitt, Ty / Hanson, Tyler / Shannon, Tim / Meyer, Ben / Glowicki, Brian / Sawyer, Dalton / Gilbreath, Lucas / Kunik, Neal / Anderson, Toby / Fasching, Jeff / Thonvold, Lance / Campbell, Cody / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (3), Athmann 2, Halloran 1, Opp (2). Pickoffs - Team (1), Sawyer 1. SBA/ATT - Halloran (8-9), Athmann (5-5), Shannon (3-4), Thonvold (4-4), Fiedler (2-2), Kunik (2-2), Sawyer (1-2), Meyer, B. (1-1).