Northwestern’s Late Rally Comes Up Short

EVANSTON, Sick. — Northwestern (11-ten, 11-ten) dropped the rubber match, 6-five, in opposition to Rutgers (11-9, 11-9) in an afternoon thriller at Miller Park. 

Soon after falling driving five-, the Wildcats scored five unanswered to drive extra innings. Michael Trautwein got the Wildcats in the scoring column in the base of the eighth with a moonshot home operate to appropriate subject. 

Trailing five-one headed into the base of the ninth, the Wildcats mounted a furious rally. Leo Kaplan commenced factors off with a one particular-out liner to left subject for a single, followed by singles from Tony Livermore and Anthony Calarco. An mistake and wild pitch assisted Kaplan and Livermore rating. With Anthony Calarco on base, Shawn Goosenberg hit a ball around the left subject fence, his tenth of the time, to tie the match at five. 

David Dunn led off the base of the tenth inning with a stroll but the Wildcats could not provide him home. The Wildcats outhit the Scarlet Knights, ten-eight, driving one more three-hit effectiveness from Goosenberg and a 2-hit effectiveness from Vincent Bianchina. On the weekend, Goosenberg completed with eight hits in fifteen at-bats and 4 home runs.  

Jack Dyke and Jack Pagliarini had been strong in reduction, combining for 4.one shutout innings and 3 strikeouts.

Northwestern will be again at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park subsequent weekend as they host Indiana for a 3-match set starting up Friday at three p.m. and will appear to climb again up the Huge Ten standings.