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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

Joe Girardi as catcher for Northwestern. The former Wildcat was named the manager of Team USA for the WBSC Premier12 tournament in November.

Northwestern alum Joe Girardi named Team USA manager as Americans hope to qualify for 2020 Olympics

August 8, 2019

Baseball Joe Girardi has done almost everything he can do in the game of baseball. He played college ball at Northwestern, sustained a 15-year career in Major League Baseball, managed the New York...

Coach Ron Wellman (far left) and other Northwestern assistant coaches and players look out from the Miller Park dugout. Wellman led the Wildcats to five years of success in the 1980s.

Baseball: Revisiting the unprecedented success of the Ron Wellman coaching era

May 9, 2018

The story of the Ron Wellman era of Northwestern baseball, of the five years in a century and a half of history when the program didn’t just scrape by in the Big Ten basement but rather clawed for unprecedented...

The 2018 Northwestern baseball team lines up at the start of a game. The team has struggled this season, but numerous alumni see big things in its future.

Baseball: Can Northwestern find success again? Wellman, alumni say ‘yes’

May 9, 2018

Baseball This article is a sidebar to The Daily’s feature on the Wellman era of Northwestern baseball, which brought unprecedented perennial success for the first and only time in its history during...

Paul Stevens is the winningest coach in Northwestern baseball history. The veteran announced Thursday he will retire after the conclusion of his 31st season as a Wildcat.

Baseball: Coach Paul Stevens to retire after 31 years

April 2, 2015

Baseball Coach Paul Stevens will retire at the end of the 2015 season after 31 years, Athletic Director Jim Phillips announced Thursday. “We are incredibly grateful that Northwestern has been...

McLaughlin: In search of a commencement speaker

McLaughlin: In search of a commencement speaker

November 7, 2013

I get a kick of out university graduation addresses. This annual speech attracts plenty of buzz and speculation and often fails to live up to expectations. In this sense, it’s much like our football...

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