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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


Junior infielder Andrea Filler steps into a throw after fielding the ball. The Wildcats prepare for the final series of the regular season on the road this weekend against Iowa.

Softball: As regular season wraps up, Wildcats proud of self-improvement

April 30, 2015

Softball Northwestern will hit the road Friday looking to clinch a first round bye in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament with a series against Iowa to end its season. The Wildcats (25-19, 12-7 Big...

Andrea Filler takes a lead. The junior infielder paced Northwestern with two RBI and a run in the team’s victory Sunday.

Softball: Wildcats drop two of three against Cornhuskers

April 19, 2015

Softball Northwestern snapped its six-game losing streak in wild fashion Sunday, topping the Nebraska Cornhuskers 5-3 in the final game of their series to avoid being swept. The Wildcats (21-17,...

Run prevention was a problem for Northwestern in the two defeats that ended the Wildcats’ NCAA Tournament run. Sophomore Kristen Wood, the team’s primary pitcher all season, took losses to Brigham Young and Washington, allowing 8 earned runs in 8 1/3 innings pitched over the two games.

Softball: Northwestern’s season ends in NCAA Regional Championship

May 18, 2014

In what proved to be an up-and-down weekend in Seattle, Northwestern battled back from an opening-game defeat to earn a spot in the NCAA regional championship but fell Saturday in five innings to host...

Senior catcher Paige Tonz comes home to an excited mob of teammates after smacking a grand slam in Thursday's win over Michigan State. Northwestern used 6 fifth-inning runs to win 10-4 in the first-ever night game at Sharon J. Drysdale Field.

Softball: Wildcats top Spartans in Big Ten Tournament first round

May 8, 2014

Paige Tonz has found the clutch gene this season. The senior catcher had not hit better than .200 in any of her first three seasons at Northwestern, but entered Thursday's game hitting above .300 and...

Softball: Northwestern gets back on track heading into Big Ten Tournament

May 4, 2014

Northwestern closed out a productive regular season on a high note Sunday afternoon at Sharon J. Drysdale Field, finishing off a three-game sweep of Michigan State. It was Senior Weekend for the Wildcats...

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