Wildcats Fall in Tight Series Opener at USF

Box Score TAMPA, Fla. – Northwestern arrived up just small in Friday’s pitchers’ duel towards University of South Florida, dropping sport 1 of the weekend collection 2-1 to the Bulls.

The Wildcat batters bought off to a quite rapid get started, with senior Charlie Maxwell and first calendar year Stephen Hrustich knocking a pair of again-to-again singles to put the ‘Cats up 1- in the leading of the first.  Their energy would prove the only offense the team would get, on the other hand, as South Florida RHP Collin Sullivan struck out the side to close the first-inning energy, and then shut down Northwestern’s bats via the future 5 innings.

On the other side of the ball, sophomore Mike Doherty put up a potent get started of his personal.  The righty put in 5 innings of get the job done for the ‘Cats, holding the Bulls scoreless even though enabling only two hits and two walks and placing out 5.  He exited the sport soon after the fifth with the lead in hand. The lockdown effectiveness brings his Period down to 1.20 soon after 3 starts this year.

Senior LHP Sam Lawrence took above for Doherty to open the sixth and issued two rapid outs right before a pair of again-to-again infield problems and a base strike put the Bulls up 2-1.  Even with the defensive blunders, Lawrence continued via 2.1 innings of relief and gave up only the two unearned runs.

Initial calendar year Jack Sauser closed out the sport for the Wildcats in his second visual appeal of the year.  He struck out two to get the job done out of a bases-loaded jam and keep the Bulls’ lead to 1 heading into the ninth, but Northwestern’s bats could not make up the deficit.

Chicago’s Large 10 Crew will just take the area once again tomorrow for the second sport of the collection towards South Florida.  Initial pitch is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., with Tyler Uberstine established to just take the mound for the ‘Cats.

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