MINNEAPOLIS - Justin Gominsky drove in three runs including a two-run triple in the eighth to lead Minnesota to an 8-5 win over North Dakota State in college baseball Tuesday, May 17, at Siebert Field.

Gominsky's triple gave Minnesota an 8-2 lead before the Bison (18-29) rallied in the ninth.  Kyle Kleinendorst lined a pinch-hit RBI double, Tim Colwell drove in a run, and Nick Anderson lifted a sac fly to pull the Bison within three.

Minnesota (21-20) got a strikeout from Billy Soule to end the game with the tying run on deck.

Colwell was 2-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to eight games, and Zach Wentz was on base four times with a hit and three walks for NDSU.

Dan Olinger was 2-for-2 with a pair of run-scoring singles in Minnesota's two-run third inning and three-run fifth.  A.J. Pettersen was 2-for-5 and Trip Schultz was 2-for-3 with the game-winning single in the eighth for the Gophers.

Trailing 2-0 after three innings, NDSU tied the game in the fourth.  Nic Obey and Nick Colwell hit back-to-back two-out doubles to cut the deficit in half, and Tanner Adam followed with a first-pitch single to make it 2-2.

The Gophers went up 5-2 in the fifth when Gominsky grounded out to score a run, Olinger got his second RBI hit, and Kyle Geason lined a sac fly to center field.

Meanwhile, Wentz's two-out single in the fifth was NDSU's only hit between the fourth and ninth innings against five different pitchers.

D.J. Snelten, the second of Minnesota's seven total pitchers in the game, improved to 1-2 with the win despite allowing two runs on six hits over 2 1/3 innings.

NDSU starter Mark Schroeder allowed five runs on six hits with three walks and three strikeouts and dropped to 0-1 with the loss.

Parker Trewin pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief and Bryant Larson pitched the ninth for NDSU.

Third-place North Dakota State is scheduled to host fourth-place Western Illinois in a four-game Summit League series beginning at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at Newman Outdoor Field.