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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


Caption: Senior pitcher Cooper Wetherbee throws a pitch. Wetherbee struck out nine batters in 6.2 innings of NU's Sunday win over Maryland, but watched his college career end in the Cats' loss to Iowa later in the day.

Baseball: Northwestern’s miracle run ends in blowout loss in Big Ten Championship

May 28, 2017

Baseball A team that no one expected to do anything, a team that lost almost 40 games a season ago, a team that started the season 0-7, played for a Big Ten Championship on Sunday. Northwestern...

Joe Hoscheit swings. The senior outfielder leads the Wildcats in home runs and slugging percentage.

Curtain Call: Outfield trio goes out with best season of their careers

May 22, 2017

Two coaching staffs, 136 losses, 14 of those by 10 or more runs. Three heartbreaking walk-off losses in a senior season. And the first Big Ten Tournament appearance by the program since 2010. Joe Hoscheit,...

Jake Schieber awaits a pitch. The senior outfielder and the Wildcats secured their first berth in the Big Ten Tournament in seven years with a sweep of Rutgers.

Baseball: Wildcats sweep Rutgers to head to first conference tournament in 7 years

May 21, 2017

Baseball Northwestern had several avenues to reach the Big Ten Tournament. But amid the results of several teams’ games and myriad qualification scenarios, the easiest was for the Wildcats to...

Joe Hoscheit swings at a pitch. The senior outfielder recorded 6 RBIs in the weekend series against Penn State.

Baseball: Cats take 2 of 3 against last-place Penn State

April 23, 2017

Baseball Northwestern snagged a key conference series win this weekend, taking two of three games against host Penn State following a sloppy performance from the Nittany Lions. The Wildcats (16-23,...

Matt Hopfner runs to first base. The senior outfielder and the Wildcats are seeking a victory at home Tuesday against Milwaukee.

Baseball: Northwestern looks for rebound against Milwaukee

April 17, 2017

Baseball After its longest winning streak of the season came to a halt last weekend, Northwestern is searching to regain all-around consistency to lead them to victory Tuesday against Milwaukee. “I...

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