Traditional baseball statistics like batting average and ERA have survived more than a century for a reason: They’re intuitive and instructive in evaluating players.
But in recent years, statisticians...
In more than three seasons at Northwestern, senior pitcher Nick Friar has never started a Big Ten game. But that will change Friday, when Friar takes the hill in the first game of a weekend series against...
Northwestern’s hot streak ended abruptly over the weekend, as the team was swept by Michigan State in a three-game series.
With only two Big Ten series remaining against Michigan and Ohio State, NU...
In front of as many as 5,000 fans on the road against one of the Big Ten’s best teams, Northwestern played as well as it has this season.
The Wildcats (10-25, 4-10 Big Ten) took two of three one-run...
Northwestern players didn’t care if the opponent was an overmatched team from a smaller conference — they were just happy to win.
The Wildcats (5-22) scored 12 runs in the first five innings Tuesday...
