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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


Nick Paciorek throws a strike. The junior right-hander led the Wildcats in strikeouts with 44 in only 26.2 innings.

Baseball: How Nick Paciorek went from backup catcher to shutdown closer in 13 months

May 28, 2019

Few first career pitching appearances are as unsanctimonious as Nick Paciorek’s debut on a college baseball mound in April 2018. It was the final game of a miserable three-game series against Indiana....

In Focus:  How the NCAA’s institutional barriers shut out black coaches

In Focus: How the NCAA’s institutional barriers shut out black coaches

May 28, 2019

Editor’s note: When this article refers to Division I schools and their statistics, HBCUs are excluded from the numbers. When former Northwestern assistant coach Pat Baldwin started playing basketball...

Willie Bourbon swings. The senior first baseman played his final game for the Wildcats on Sunday.

Baseball: Northwestern ends its season in Senior Day loss to Minnesota

May 20, 2019

Baseball When Willie Bourbon came up to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the ninth of Northwestern’s season finale against Minnesota and his team trailing by a run, he had the chance to...

Allyson Darragh in the Northwestern dugout. Darragh is in her fourth year as the Wildcats’ director of baseball operations.

Baseball: In male-dominated field, Northwestern’s Allyson Darragh paves own way

May 15, 2019

Baseball When Allyson Darragh was in high school, she would sneak into her school’s press box to update the scoreboard during every baseball game. “I loved the head coach, (but) he did not...

Alex Erro fields a ground ball. The Wildcats fell to Notre Dame in their final nonconference game of the season Tuesday.

Baseball: Northwestern rests starters in loss to Notre Dame

May 14, 2019

Baseball It may have only been Tuesday, but Northwestern was looking forward to the weekend. With a season-defining series against Minnesota starting Thursday, the Wildcats took a cautious approach...

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