The six freshmen in the lineup on Feb. 11, 2012 believed they were unbeatable. They had yet to play an inning of college softball and were representing a program not known for great success, yet these young Gophers were inspired.
“Looking back on our freshman year, we thought we were just the best team out there, and that made us scary,” senior shortstop Tyler Walker said. “We thought we were great. Maybe we had some things to work out, but we just thought when we stepped on the field we were better than everybody else and that’s what made us lethal our freshman year, and we’ve just kind of built on it.