MINNEAPOLIS – South Dakota State took the lead for good with a three-run seventh inning and added three more runs in the ninth en route to defeating Minnesota, 10-8, in nonconference baseball action Wednesday night at U.S. Bank Stadium.In starting a stretch of nine games in 12 days, the Jackrabbits improved to 3-9 overall. Minnesota dropped to 5-8.The Jackrabbits' seventh-inning rally came after Minnesota had taken a 5-4 lead with a four-run bottom of the sixth. The first two SDSU batters of the inning reached on free passes aswalked andwas hit by a pitch. After the next two batters were retired,was intentionally walked to load the bases.drew a walk to force in the tying run anddelivered the go-ahead hit with a single through the right side that plated both Cox and Steiger.In the three-run ninth, Falk was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in a run beforedropped down a squeeze bunt with Steiger scoring on the play. The final Jackrabbit run scored on a wild pitch.Minnesota cut the deficit in half on a two-run single by Drew Hmielewski in the bottom of the ninth, butclosed out a three-inning save on a groundout to shortstop. The senior right-hander from Dell Rapids struck out five and walked one in recording his first save of the season.The Golden Gophers scored the first run of the game on an RBI double by Sam Ireland, who paced Minnesota's 12-hit attack by going 3-for-4.SDSU grabbed its first lead of the night in the top of the third on a two-run home run by. It was Krambeck's second homer of the season.The Jackrabbits built their lead to 4-1 in the top of the sixth on RBI singles by Steiger and. Steiger was the lone Jackrabbit with more than one hit as he went 2-for-4 and scored three times.SDSU ended the night with seven hits.Minnesota regained the lead with four runs on five hits in the home half of the sixth. Jack Kelly and Max Meyer delivered run-scoring singles before Andrew Wilhite drove in two runs with a single up the middle.Freshman right-handerpicked up the win., the third of six Jackrabbit pitchers on the night, tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings, recording a pair of strikeouts.The Jackrabbits open a three-game weekend series Friday afternoon at Air Force. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. Mountain Time (3 p.m. Central) at Falcon Field.