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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


Alex Erro takes a swing. The sophomore is batting .285 this year, but the Wildcats are still 14-28 overall.

Baseball: Entering final homestand, Northwestern still searching for last season’s magic

May 10, 2018

Baseball With just two home runs through his first 45 games last year, then-freshman Alex Erro would have been considered one of the least likely sources for season-altering at-bats. But that...

Ben Dickey takes off for first base. Dickey recorded three hits in game one of this weekend’s series.

Baseball: Wildcats swept by Purdue, eliminated from Big Ten Tournament contention

May 6, 2018

Baseball This weekend last year, Northwestern took two-of-three games from Purdue and vaulted itself into a tie for the eighth spot in the Big Ten standings. Exactly 365 days later, the results...

Jack Dunn prepares to take a swing. The junior shortstop hit the only RBI of the game in Northwestern’s 1-0 win Tuesday.

Baseball: Jack Dunn sparks Cats’ first win over Illinois-Chicago since 2015

April 25, 2018

Baseball CHICAGO — Junior shortstop Jack Dunn has been playing baseball with his cousin, Illinois-Chicago pitcher Wyatt Trautwein, for almost all of his life. But Tuesday was the first time the...

Willie Bourbon takes a swing. The junior first baseman tallied 3 RBIs on Sunday, but the Wildcats still lost to the Spartans, 6-5.

Baseball: NU falls narrowly to Michigan State, fails to avoid series sweep

April 22, 2018

Baseball Before Northwestern took the field Sunday, coach Spencer Allen addressed the team and told the players exactly how they could become more competitive and find an extra 10 percent to give....

Casey O’Laughlin watches a hit. The freshman right fielder hit a game-tying double in the eighth inning Wednesday, but the Wildcats allowed 2 runs in the ninth to fall 6-4.

Baseball: Wildcats lose mid-week tilt with Milwaukee

April 17, 2018

Baseball After tying Tuesday’s game in the bottom of the eighth inning to complete a comeback that took 36 plate appearances, Northwestern had some momentum on its side heading into the final frame. But...

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