Goosenberg’s Third Walk-Off Homer Gives ‘Cats Series Win

EVANSTON, Unwell. –  In the ultimate activity of the season at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park, Shawn Goosenberg crushed his third wander-off property operate of the yr to give Northwestern an 8-six earn and collection earn around Iowa.
 

For the third time this yr…
SHAWN GOOSENBERG Called Activity!!!!
Wildcats earn 8-six and choose the collection vs. Iowa.#GoCats pic.twitter.com/YAGkppLHU4

— Northwestern Baseball (@NUCatsBaseball) May 23, 2021

Goosenberg and junior Michael Trautwein carried the Northwestern offense, blasting two property runs and 3 hits each individual, while driving in 7 of the ‘Cats eight runs. Goosenberg (thirteen) and Trautwein (eleven) now direct the crew in property runs and rank 2nd and fifth in the convention, irrespective of acquiring 7 games cancelled.
 
Trautwein arrived at base four times with two property runs, a double and a wander, increasing his on-base percentage to .347 in the procedure.
 
With Quinn Lavelle pitching on Senior Day on Saturday, Northwestern executed a bullpen working day on Sunday, using 7 relievers to cover all nine innings of the earn.  The bullpen was incredibly amazing, irrespective of hiccups in the fourth and sixth innings.
 
Anthony Alepra, Reed Smith, Ben Grable, Jack Pagliarini and Kellen Pate blended for 5.two shutout innings, supplying the strong Northwestern offense a likelihood to earn the activity. It was the ultimate activity for seniors Alepra and Pagliarini at Miller Park after four productive seasons in Evanston.
 
The Wildcats received out to an early direct, with Goosenberg and Trautwein launching homers in the very first inning. In his last property activity, graduate student Leo Kaplan blasted a property operate in the prime of the 2nd to give the ‘Cats a four- direct.
 
Iowa reduce the direct to one particular in the fifth, but Trautwein homered once again to increase NU’s direct to six-3. The Hawkeyes responded quickly to tie the activity in the seventh inning.
 
With a runner on and one particular out in the ninth inning, Goosenberg deposited a ball around the still left-industry fence to give Northwestern the earn.
 
Chicago’s Big 10 Group wraps up its regular season in Columbus subsequent weekend with a 3-activity collection versus Ohio State.