Less than 15 hours after the Gophers baseball team finished off Ohio State in 18 innings Saturday, the two teams were back on the field for 18 more — at least this time they got a break in the middle. The Gophers swept the doubleheader Sunday, defeating the Buckeyes 11-2 and 3-2 at Siebert Field. With three victories in just over 24 hours, the Gophers moved into a tie for third place in the Big Ten. The Gophers (20-23, 10-7) and Buckeyes (24-22, 7-10) used a total of 17 different pitchers on the weekend. The three games took just over 11 hours to play. Sunday’s second game, perhaps mercifully, was played in a brisk 2:18. Riley Smith’s RBI double broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth. Eduardo Estrada and Jordan Kozicky homered in each game. Tommies win MIAC softball title Sam Birling’s squeeze bunt with one out in the bottom…
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