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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


Morgan Newport readies for the pitch. The junior went 8-for-16 in last weekend’s NCAA Regional in Evanston.

Softball: Northwestern prepares for Super Regional rematch with top-ranked Oklahoma

May 23, 2019

Softball Strange as it may seem, a pair of blowout losses in March at the hands of Oklahoma proved to be a turning point in Northwestern’s season. Before the Wildcats’ first trip to Norman, No....

Danielle Williams prepares to hit. The freshman had four hits at the plate and pitched 23 innings in four of NU’s five NCAA Regional games this weekend.

Softball: Northwestern softball wins three elimination games en route to NCAA Super Regionals

May 20, 2019

Softball Despite being three outs away from sending Northwestern to its first NCAA Super Regional since 2008, freshman pitcher Danielle Williams didn’t seen rattled by the moment. Even after...

Kaley Winegarner pitches. The senior started against Minnesota in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament this weekend, but couldn’t power the Cats to a win.

Softball: Wildcats fall in semifinals of Big Ten Tournament, but will host NCAA Regional

May 12, 2019

Softball This weekend’s Big Ten Tournament brought ups and downs for Northwestern. Though the Wildcats steamed past Indiana in Bloomington in the quarterfinals, they fell to Minnesota in the semifinals,...

Danielle Williams stands at the mound. The freshman was named a finalist for the USA Softball Player of the Year award this week.

Softball: Northwestern looks to complete sixth straight sweep of the season

April 25, 2019

As Northwestern heads to East Lansing for its weekend series against Michigan State, the Wildcats are in the midst of one of the greatest stretches in program history. NU (37-7, 17-0) enters this weekend...

Morgan Nelson prepares to take off from first base. The senior has been a key component of the Wildcats’ offense this season.

Softball: The Daily’s writers ruminate about winning streak, Big Ten title chances

April 18, 2019

Coming off a dramatic sweep of Wisconsin last weekend, Northwestern (33-7, 12-0 Big Ten) is riding an 11-game winning streak and is all alone in first place in the Big Ten. With three weeks remaining in...

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