Penn State baseball: Minnesota clinches series with drubbing of Nittany Lions

Minnesota jumped out to a five-run lead after four innings and didn’t look back in its 8-1 victory over Penn State on Saturday.

The Gophers’ Michael Handel did most of the damage going 4 for 5 with a home run and four RBIs. Dan Motl and Tony Skjefte also drove in two runs each for Minnesota (15-19, 5-9 Big Ten).

Taylor Lehman took the loss on the mound for the Nittany Lions (12-22, 2-8) giving up nine hits and five runs in six innings of work.

Greg Guers tallied two of Penn State’s six hits in the game.

This story was originally published April 18, 2015 at 8:44 PM with the headline "Penn State baseball: Minnesota clinches series with drubbing of Nittany Lions."