Seventh-ranked Minnesota outhit South Dakota 20-3 during a  softball doubleheader Wednesday at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium.

The Gophers won both games in five innings, 8-0 and 12-0. 

Minnesota (32-3) hit four home runs in the first game and added another in game two. Gopher catcher Kendyl Lindaman went deep twice in the opener, blasting a three-run home run in the second inning and a solo shot in the fourth that made it 8-0. 

The offense was more than enough for Minnesota starters Tori Finucane and Amber Fiser. Finucane tossed a one-hit shutout in the opener and had nine strikeouts against two walks in five innings. Fiser allowed one hit in four innings of game two and had five strikeouts before handing off to reliever Carlie Brandt for the final three outs. 

South Dakota (12-22) returns home to host Omaha in a three-game series starting at noon Saturday at Nygaard Field.