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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


Leo Kaplan sizes up a pitcher. The sophomore outfielder had three hits in Northwestern’s two midweek games.

Baseball: Wildcats trying to keep momentum in weekend series at Purdue

May 3, 2018

Baseball Northwestern is 4-14 in the Big Ten this year, so 14 times Leo Kaplan noticed something missing. The ease in which big hits came in the later innings last season hadn’t translated, the...

Alex Erro takes off for first base. The sophomore second baseman tallied seven hits in two games this week.

Baseball: Northwestern splits back-to-back midweek games

May 2, 2018

Baseball Over the past few days, the weather in Evanston and Northwestern baseball have had something in common: a string of bright performances broken up emphatically with a boom. On Wednesday, the...

Leo Kaplan takes a swing. The sophomore outfielder has recorded a hit in eight of his last nine appearances entering this weekend’s series at Indiana.

Baseball: Cats look for first win over Indiana in almost five years

April 12, 2018

Baseball When Northwestern last beat Indiana on the baseball diamond — 1,798 days ago — the University had just recently hired Chris Collins as the men’s basketball coach and freshman phenom...

Tommy Bordignon throws a pitch. The senior was one of seven Cats pitchers who combined to post a shutout in Wednesday’s win.

Baseball: Wildcats shut out Notre Dame behind bullpenning strategy

April 11, 2018

Baseball The last time Northwestern threw seven pitchers in a game was in a slugfest loss last April against Illinois. On Wednesday, the Wildcats (9-17, 1-8 Big Ten) had seven different guys throw...

Casey O’Laughlin takes a big swing. The freshman outfielder was one of only three Wildcats to register an RBI this weekend.

Baseball: Cold bats plague Northwestern in sweep to Michigan

April 8, 2018

Baseball After senior catcher Jack Claeys equalized Sunday’s game against Michigan at 3 p.m with a solo shot over Rocky and Berenice Miller Park’s right field wall in the sixth inning, Northwestern...

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