The moss-green scoreboard stares down from center field. The ivy, not yet lush and vital, scales the outfield walls. The bleachers, near-empty on this day, look every bit their age. The third-base dugout reads “Chicago Cubs,” but purple flags with white “N”s wave from foul poles in left and right field and above the scoreboard in center.
This is Wrigley Field, for one day the home of the Northwestern Wildcats.
From the first pitch, a fastball strike from NU starter Luke Farrell, the Cats made the Friendly Confines feel like theirs.
Farrell was the star of NU’s 6-0 victory over Michigan, hurling a complete game shutout while striking out 9 and allowing 3 hits and no walks. When the senior blew his last pitch, a 93-mile-per-hour heater, past the swinging bat of Travis Maezes, the Cats had a memorable victory at a memorable venue.
— Alex Putterman
For a full game recap, visit https://dailynorthwestern.com/2013/04/21/sports/baseball-luke-farrell-shuts-down-michigan-in-first-northwestern-game-at-wrigley/
