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Northwestern Hosts UIC in Tuesday Tilt at Miller Park
4/2/2018 3:11:00 PM | Baseball
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern returns to the diamond on Tuesday, April 3, when it hosts cross-town foe UIC at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park for a 3 p.m. CT first pitch.
Northwestern (8-14) is coming off a 1-2 weekend at Maryland, dropping the final two games of the series by a run. The Wildcats looked to first year Quinn Lavelle on Friday in the opener. Lavelle threw a complete-game shutout, while striking out a career-high eight batters, to lead Northwestern to a 4-0 victory. Lavelle was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week for his performance, becoming the first Northwestern rookie to earn the honor since 2012.
UIC (15-10) enters the midweek contest with the 'Cats on a five-game skid. The Flames were swept over the weekend at Youngstown State after dropping games versus Oakland and NIU. Scott Ota leads the club with a .320 batting average and .485 slugging percentage.
Northwestern will start LHP Sam Lawrence.
Alex Erro and Jack Dunn continue to lead Northwestern at the plate. Erro is hitting a team-high .310, while Dunn boasts a .300 average. Erro is in the midst of a 14-game hit streak and currently is the toughest player to strikeout in the Big Ten, fanning once every 14 at-bats. The duo of Erro and Dunn also rank in the top-10 among Big Ten players for stolen bases. Erro (third) has swiped 11 bags, while Dunn (eighth) has taken 10.
Senior Jack Claeys has found the sweet spot at the plate. Claeys, who is hitting .277 on the season with a .508 slugging percentage, has belted four home runs in the last six games – including his first-career multi-homer game on Saturday, March 31, at Maryland.
UIC has won the last five contests over Northwestern. The Wildcats last win against the Flames came on April 22, 2015, in the form of a 6-4 victory.
Northwestern returns to Big Ten play on Friday, April 6, which it welcomes Michigan to Rocky and Berenice Miller Park for a three-game set. Michigan enters the week on a 12-game winning streak. The Wildcats and Wolverines only met in the Big Ten Tournament last season as the seventh-seeded Wildcats upset No. 2 Michigan, 6-4, in the opening round.
Northwestern (8-14) is coming off a 1-2 weekend at Maryland, dropping the final two games of the series by a run. The Wildcats looked to first year Quinn Lavelle on Friday in the opener. Lavelle threw a complete-game shutout, while striking out a career-high eight batters, to lead Northwestern to a 4-0 victory. Lavelle was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week for his performance, becoming the first Northwestern rookie to earn the honor since 2012.
UIC (15-10) enters the midweek contest with the 'Cats on a five-game skid. The Flames were swept over the weekend at Youngstown State after dropping games versus Oakland and NIU. Scott Ota leads the club with a .320 batting average and .485 slugging percentage.
Northwestern will start LHP Sam Lawrence.
Alex Erro and Jack Dunn continue to lead Northwestern at the plate. Erro is hitting a team-high .310, while Dunn boasts a .300 average. Erro is in the midst of a 14-game hit streak and currently is the toughest player to strikeout in the Big Ten, fanning once every 14 at-bats. The duo of Erro and Dunn also rank in the top-10 among Big Ten players for stolen bases. Erro (third) has swiped 11 bags, while Dunn (eighth) has taken 10.
Senior Jack Claeys has found the sweet spot at the plate. Claeys, who is hitting .277 on the season with a .508 slugging percentage, has belted four home runs in the last six games – including his first-career multi-homer game on Saturday, March 31, at Maryland.
UIC has won the last five contests over Northwestern. The Wildcats last win against the Flames came on April 22, 2015, in the form of a 6-4 victory.
Northwestern returns to Big Ten play on Friday, April 6, which it welcomes Michigan to Rocky and Berenice Miller Park for a three-game set. Michigan enters the week on a 12-game winning streak. The Wildcats and Wolverines only met in the Big Ten Tournament last season as the seventh-seeded Wildcats upset No. 2 Michigan, 6-4, in the opening round.
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