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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Baseball

From left: Northwestern football head coach Pat Fitzgerald, NU Athletic Director Jim Phillips, Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts, Cubs President of Business Operations Crane Kenney and NU lacrosse head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller. NU and the Cubs announced a five-year partnership in February that opened up Wrigley Field for select games for NUs 19 varsity teams.

Baseball: Wildcats enthusiastic to play at Wrigley Field

April 18, 2013

When Northwestern coach Paul Stevens learned of athletic department plans for his team to play at Wrigley Field, his reaction, he said, was almost cartoonish. “It was kind of back to a time when cartoons...

Junior Kyle Ruchim slides into second base. The second baseman is a key player in Northwesterns offense, and leads the Wildcats in batting average, hits, home runs, doubles, triples, total bases, slugging percentage and on-base percentage.

Baseball: Kyle Ruchim’s hitting, Matt Portland’s pitching key Wildcats’ victory

April 16, 2013

And Kyle Ruchim’s monster season continues. The junior second baseman sustained his torrid hitting Tuesday and went 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs as the designated hitter as Northwestern (15-13) defeated Wheaton...

Baseball: Wildcats look to clean up defense in mid-week games

April 15, 2013

Hitting and pitching are the primary tenants of successful baseball, but as Northwestern is showing, defense can sink a team as well. As they prepare to face Wheaton College (8-17) in a mid-week, out-of-conference...

Northwestern allowed 10 Minnesota runs in the seventh inning or later as the Wildcats got swept by the Golden Gophers.

Baseball: Late-inning runs doom Wildcats to sweep at hands of Golden Gophers

April 14, 2013

A groundball back to the pitcher was just what the Wildcats needed. With one out and the bases loaded in a tied game Saturday, the potential double play chopper appeared made-to-order. But after senior...

Northwestern pitcher Zach Morton leads all starters with a 1.64 ERA this season. The redshirt senior has struggled in his past two starts, both of which were on the road in Big Ten play.

Baseball: Zach Morton ready to bounce back against Minnesota

April 11, 2013

"He’s a competitor." It’s a common, if slightly vague, implication of stick-to-itiveness that tries to explain the unlikely success of stars and scrubs alike. Redshirt senior Zach Morton, Wildcats...

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