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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


Northwestern player in black jersey prepares to swing bat on standing on brown diamond above a white home plate

Softball: No. 24 Northwestern looks to maintain its near-perfect record in four-game series against Maryland

April 1, 2021

Softball No. 24 Northwestern (15-1, 15-1 Big Ten) is hitting the road this weekend for a four game series against Maryland (7-9, 7-9 Big Ten).  Since its only loss of the season against Ohio State...

Northwestern woman softball player swings the bat.

Softball: Northwestern starts 6-0 for the first time in program history

February 28, 2021

Softball For all the success the Northwestern program has experienced — six Big Ten titles, eight NCAA Regional championships and five trips to the Women’s College World Series — the Wildcats...

The Wildcats gather in a huddle as they prepare to bat. NU will rely on a veteran core as it looks to return to the top of the Big Ten in 2021.

Softball: Veteran-laden Wildcats seek another deep postseason run in 2021

August 16, 2020

Softball After a historic 2019 season that saw Northwestern post a 20-game winning streak, go 21-2 in Big Ten play and reach its first NCAA Super Regional in 11 years, the Wildcats entered 2020 with...

Maeve Nelson makes a catch during a 2019 game. NU will travel back to Oklahoma this weekend for the first time since last season ended in a Super Regional against the Sooners

Softball: Cats return to Oklahoma for first time since Super Regional loss last season

February 27, 2020

Softball The last time Northwestern went to Norman, Oklahoma, the squad was headed to an NCAA Super Regional, energized after winning its own Regional in Evanston. But after two games, the Sooners...

Rachel Lewis takes a pitch. The junior second baseman hit .357 this weekend.

Softball: Cats open 2020 season with two wins at the Kajikawa Classic

February 9, 2020

This weekend could have gone better for Northwestern, but it could have gone worse. At this weekend’s season opener in Tempe, Arizona, the No. 14 Wildcats took two of five at the Kajikawa Classic,...

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