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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


Men’s player Michael Trautwein crouches on the basepath, leading off from first base.

Baseball: Three takeaways from Northwestern’s surprising start

April 1, 2021

Baseball After splitting its opening series against Penn State, Northwestern baseball is taking off. Picked in the preseason coaches’ poll to finish outside of the top six in the Big Ten, the...

Michael Trautwein prepares to swing. The sophomore was set to play for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League this summer before the season was canceled due to COVID-19.

Baseball: Doherty, Trautwein and Goosenberg reflect on canceled Cape Cod Baseball League summer season

May 10, 2020

Baseball Chris Sale. Kris Bryant. Aaron Judge. When you hear their names, you think of talented players who are dominating Major League Baseball today. But something else that links these three, and...

Anthony Alepra pitches the ball. Northwestern’s pitching led the team to a series win this weekend.

Baseball: Northwestern shocks South Carolina for first series win

February 24, 2020

Baseball On Sunday, with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th, Northwestern senior second baseman Charlie Maxwell stepped up to the plate, looking to send his team home with a series...

Michael, Holyn and Tommy Trautwein at Will to Live Park in Johns Creek, Georgia. The field was renamed in 2017 for their father John’s foundation.

A Will to Live: How one Northwestern family is healing in the face of tragedy

July 8, 2019

Baseball It was March 24, 2017. The Northview Titans were set to take on the Chattahoochee Cougars. But first, a community gathered to sing the national anthem, hear speeches and revel in...

Alex Erro takes a swing. The junior said playing on the Cape was a dream.

Baseball: Alex Erro to play in prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League

May 31, 2019

Baseball For the first time since coach Spencer Allen took over the Northwestern program after the 2015 campaign, the Wildcats will send a player to the premier summer collegiate baseball league....

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