Minnesota is enjoying a baseball resurgence that has put the Gophers in position to end a five-year NCAA Tournament drought, the longest since the program's first appearance in 1956. With two-way star Matt Fiedler and catcher Austin Athmann fueling one of the nation's most improved offenses, the Big Ten-leading Gophers will go into this weekend's key home series against Indiana with a half-game lead over the Hoosiers. Minnesota (27-13, 11-3) already has six more wins than in 2015, its .324 batting average is 63 points higher, and its 6.6 runs a game are up from 4.6. More...