Eight days removed from its Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal loss to Indiana, Northwestern took on Saint Francis (PA) in the opening bout of the NCAA tournament Austin Regional. With Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Ashley Miller on the mound to start, the Wildcats (33-11, 19-3 Big Ten) overcame early pitching woes to defeat the.
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Last weekend, we had storms, the threat of more storms, 1 1⁄2 games, the weird decision of suspending/resuming, but finally the celebration of a senior class to remember.
Two-out production and strong pitching performances lifted Northwestern to its fifth conference sweep of the season with two wins over Nebraska. After defeating the Cornhuskers (27-20, 10-7 Big Ten) in the opening two games of the weekend, the Wildcats (31-9, 17-2 Big Ten) trailed 5-0 in the fourth inning of the series’ final game, which.
Press release courtesy of Nebraska Athletics:The Nebraska softball team dropped game one of Saturday's doubleheader with Northwestern by a score of 8-1 before g