Northwestern University Athletics
Wildcats Defeat Southeastern Louisiana 16-5
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
February 28, 1999
HAMMOND, La. - Northwestern snapped a three-game losing streak in grand fashion this afternoon, scoring eight runs in the top of the first inning en route to a 16-5 blowout over SLU. Every Northwestern batter had at least one of the team's 23 hits, led by sophomore shortstop Jeremy Kurella (Dunedin, Fla./Dunedin), who went 5-for-6. Sophomore J.J. Standring (Chicago, Ill./St. Rita) went the distance for the 'Cats, striking out seven for his second win in two starts. Junior first baseman Pat Thompson (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) opened NU's scoring by hitting a three-run homer before SLU recorded an out. Junior outfielder Kris Musselman (Indian Springs, Ohio/Fairfield) followed with home runs in the fifth and ninth innings.
LINE SCORE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwestern (3-5) 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 16 23 2
SE Louisiana (8-7) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 8 1
LOB - NU 6, SLU 7
E - (NU) Kurella, Morgan (SLU) Labruzzo 2
2B - (NU) Kurella, Williamson, Dainton, Morgan,
DaRosa (SLU) Donaldson, Bailey, Tidwell
HR - (NU) Thompson, Musselman 2 (SLU) Labruzzo
SB - (NU) Hietpas (SLU) Newell
Pitchers
NU IP H R ER BB SO
Standring 9 8 5 5 3 7
(W, 2-0)
SE La. IP H R ER BB SO
Hornsby 0.1 5 6 5 1 0
(L, 0-1)
Stemple 5 9 4 4 0 2
Whitney 2.2 4 2 2 0 1
Pitarro 0 2 2 2 0 0
Duhon 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
COMING UP:
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