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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

Baseball: Wildcats lose three in Arizona on balk, play at the plate, pickoff

February 16, 2015

Baseball Every February, Northwestern hits the road for opening weekend, escaping Evanston for a sunny locale where baseball is year-round. And seemingly every year, the Wildcats return north with...

Northwestern infielder Kyle Ruchim prepares to swing. Ruchim, NUs best player was suspended for the Wildcats first six games of the season.

Baseball: NCAA suspends Kyle Ruchim six games as Northwestern prepares to open season

February 11, 2015

Baseball Northwestern will begin its season Friday without its best player. Senior infielder Kyle Ruchim has been suspended six games by the NCAA for using an adviser to communicate with the St....

Pitching

Baseball: Advanced stats and what they tell us about Northwestern’s season

May 27, 2014

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...

Freshman Joe Hoscheit has been a bright spot for Northwestern in a season with some hits but more misses. The utility man lead the Wildcats with four home runs, but the team stands at 5-15 in the Big Ten, highly unlikely to make the conference tournament.

Baseball: With one series left, looking back on the good and bad of Northwestern’s season

May 14, 2014

With one weekend left in the regular season — a three-game series at Ohio State starting Thursday — Northwestern (17-32, 5-15) is in all likelihood down to its final days. For the Wildcats to...

Baseball: Wildcats experiment with new positions, hoping to break extended skid

April 4, 2014

When Scott Heelan was asked to play second base, he didn’t even have a proper glove. The redshirt junior catcher hadn’t played second base since high school and had brought only his catcher’s...

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