Softball Morgan Newport wouldn’t have wanted it to end any other way. The ball was in the fifth-year senior’s left hand on Sunday afternoon as she tried to preserve a Senior Day victory. With...

Softball With three teams close behind in the standings, Northwestern will look to maintain its top-three position in the conference at home against Nebraska this weekend. The Wildcats (26-14,...

Softball Northwestern’s second home game of the 2021 season had turned into a slugfest. The Wildcats led 13-7 in the top of the fourth inning, but Wisconsin’s bats had put pressure on NU’s...

Softball After splitting last weekend’s games against Illinois, Northwestern will travel to West Lafayette, Ind. for its final road series of the regular season against Purdue. The two teams...

Softball At the bottom of the seventh inning, with Northwestern down 6-5 to Illinois, graduate utility player Morgan Newport went up to bat. She then hit a walk-off home run, securing the Cats...