This weekend's four games against Indiana and Purdue were, for all intents and purposes, the final chances for this young team. They were chances to continue playing in two weeks. Realistically, the Gophers needed three out of four. They won that crucial first game Friday, 2-1 in extra innings. After a split with the Boilermakers, the Gophers have to sweep at Wisconsin next weekend and get lots of help.
Backs are against the wall.
The final score of Saturday's game was 4-3 in favor of Purdue. We used every single person on our team and every pitcher we had. She was referring to Minnesota freshman Angie Recknor, who faced every batter but one in the game. Recknor threw 209 pitches. I'm sure she'll be ready to go in 21 hours from now.