Michigan Baseball takes 2-of-3 at Minnesota, wins seventh straight Big Ten series
Michigan Baseball won its seventh straight series, taking 2-of-3 from Minnesota on the road over the weekend. Here’s a look at how it all went down:
Kurt Barr of the Michigan Wolverines is present during an NCAA baseball game at Bainton Field in Piscataway, United States, on March 27, 2026. (Photo by Dan Squicciarini/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | NurPhoto via Getty Images Michigan was entering the weekend on a hot streak, going for its seventh straight series victory when it traveled to Minnesota to take on the Golden Gophers in its final road series of 2026. To this point, Minnesota hasn’t been a big factor in the Big Ten race with just a 10-14 record in conference, but it has been respectable overall with a 29-18 overall record.
Here’s how the Wolverines were able to fare in their trip to the Twin Cities: Game 1 – Friday Michigan ace Kurt Barr took the mound for the series opener on Friday, looking to continue his run of impressive starts. However, Minnesota had other plans, welcoming him to the game with a four-run first inning that included an RBI single from Charlie Sutherland and a three-run homer from Easton Richard. Minnesota added another run in the bottom of the second, with Jackson Bello scoring on a wild pitch, to make it a 5-0 game.
Michigan would make a dent in Minnesota’s lead in the top of the third inning, with Drew Culbertson smacking a solo homer to center field to make it 5-1. But Minnesota kept the heat on Michigan’s pitching, scoring three runs in the bottom of the third, including two on a home run from Ty Allen, effectively icing any hopes Michigan had of a comeback. The offensive onslaught would continue, with the Golden Gophers scoring four more runs in the fourth to make it 12-1.
They’d score an additional run in the sixth to go ahead 13-1. Michigan’s offense couldn’t muster anything, ultimately spelling a run-rule loss with the game called after seven innings. Game 2 – Saturday Minnesota continued its momentum into the early part of Saturday’s game, scoring two runs off Michigan’s Shane Brinham in the second and three more in the third inning to go up 5-0.
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