Northwestern swept Michigan in this weekend’s series, establishing control over the first-place position in the Big Ten Conference standings. The Wildcats (22-8, 8-1 Big Ten) took care of business against the Wolverines (24-14, 6-3 Big Ten), winning Friday’s game 9-1 in five innings and cleaning up Saturday’s doubleheader with 8-5 and 5-4 wins, respectively. NU.
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Northwestern softball beat Illinois 6-1 on Wednesday, sweeping through a home-and-home series with the Fighting Illini. Northwestern won the first game 12-0 in Champaign on April 5.
The Tigers will face Texas, Fordham, Northwestern, Louisville and Prairie View A&M at the Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater, FL for the three-day event