Austin Athmann went 4 for 4 with two runs and Minnesota beat Wake Forest 8-3 in an elimination game in the NCAA Tournament's College Station Regional Sunday.
Minnesota has returned to the NCAA baseball tournament for the first time in six years, set to begin play in College Station, Texas, in one of the 16 regionals.
Minnesota has returned to the Big Ten baseball tournament after an embarrassing one-year absence for the proud program, toting the regular-season title.