The champ is was here!
Minnesota won the regular season Big Ten baseball championship behind some electric bats -- the Gophers led the league in several offensive categories and boasted an entire starting lineup of hitters that boasted batting averages north of .300. C.J. Eldred didn't care about any of that. Iowa's starting pitcher put Minnesota's bats on ice, holding the Gophers to six hits, two runs, and two walks while striking out five in a strong seven innings. Iowa needed Eldred to go deep into the game if possible, to help save the relievers for the remainder of the tournament -- and he did just that.