Northwestern University Athletics
Tuesday, May 1
Evanston, Ill.
3:30 p.m.
Northwestern
vs
Chicago State
'Cats Host Chicago State, Travel to Western Michigan in Midweek Action
4/30/2018 12:06:00 PM | Baseball
EVANSTON, Ill. — After posting a 4-0 week, Northwestern heads back to the diamond for a pair of midweek games. The Wildcats host Chicago State at Miller Park on Tuesday, May 1, at 3:30 p.m. CT, before heading to Western Michigan on Wednesday, May 2, for a 2 p.m. CT first pitch.
WNUR Sports will broadcast both games.
Northwestern (13-24, 4-14 B1G) shutout UIC, 1-0, on Tuesday night, before sweeping Penn State over the weekend to wrap up a perfect 4-0 week. The Wildcats home contest against Chicago State is their lone home game in a nine-game stretch.
Chicago State (9-32) comes into Tuesday's contest after winning a series against Northern Colorado over the weekend. The Cougars are 0-22 away from home this season. Tyler Lowe and Matt Paciello lead Chicago State at the plate this season. Lowe is batting a team-best .343 with 49 hits, including five home runs, while Paciello owns a .331 clip with nine doubles and 18 RBI.
The Cougars pitching staff boasts a 7.96 ERA.
First year Ryan Bader (1-2, 5.19 ERA) will make his third career start on Tuesday. Bader's last start came on April 24 at UIC when he tossed 3.0-scoreless innings, only allowing four hits and striking out two. The lefty has made 13 appearances and thrown 26.0 innings this season.
Northwestern dropped an 8-7 decision at Chicago State on March 27. Alex Erro and Jack Claeys each tallied a home run and three RBI.
Western Michigan comes into the week with an 18-18 overall mark and having won four of its last six contests. The Broncos took a series at Eastern Michigan over the weekend. Northwestern topped Western Michigan, 11-4, at Miller Park last season. Claeys, Connor Lind and Leo Kaplan each launched home runs against the Broncos and NU's pitchers combined for 10 strikeouts to lead Northwestern to the win.
Junior Danny Katz (1-3, 9.47 ERA) will get the ball against Western Michigan on Wednesday. Katz has appeared in 11 games this season with three starts. He owns a 14-to-7 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 19.0 innings pitched.
Jack Dunn leads Northwestern at the plate this season. The junior is batting .317 with a team-best 45 hits and is in the midst of a 10-game hit streak. His 15 stolen bases this season rank fifth among all Big Ten players.
After the pair of midweek games, Northwestern heads to Purdue for its penultimate Big Ten series. The Wildcats took two of three last season in West Lafayette.
WNUR Sports will broadcast both games.
Northwestern (13-24, 4-14 B1G) shutout UIC, 1-0, on Tuesday night, before sweeping Penn State over the weekend to wrap up a perfect 4-0 week. The Wildcats home contest against Chicago State is their lone home game in a nine-game stretch.
Chicago State (9-32) comes into Tuesday's contest after winning a series against Northern Colorado over the weekend. The Cougars are 0-22 away from home this season. Tyler Lowe and Matt Paciello lead Chicago State at the plate this season. Lowe is batting a team-best .343 with 49 hits, including five home runs, while Paciello owns a .331 clip with nine doubles and 18 RBI.
The Cougars pitching staff boasts a 7.96 ERA.
First year Ryan Bader (1-2, 5.19 ERA) will make his third career start on Tuesday. Bader's last start came on April 24 at UIC when he tossed 3.0-scoreless innings, only allowing four hits and striking out two. The lefty has made 13 appearances and thrown 26.0 innings this season.
Northwestern dropped an 8-7 decision at Chicago State on March 27. Alex Erro and Jack Claeys each tallied a home run and three RBI.
Western Michigan comes into the week with an 18-18 overall mark and having won four of its last six contests. The Broncos took a series at Eastern Michigan over the weekend. Northwestern topped Western Michigan, 11-4, at Miller Park last season. Claeys, Connor Lind and Leo Kaplan each launched home runs against the Broncos and NU's pitchers combined for 10 strikeouts to lead Northwestern to the win.
Junior Danny Katz (1-3, 9.47 ERA) will get the ball against Western Michigan on Wednesday. Katz has appeared in 11 games this season with three starts. He owns a 14-to-7 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 19.0 innings pitched.
Jack Dunn leads Northwestern at the plate this season. The junior is batting .317 with a team-best 45 hits and is in the midst of a 10-game hit streak. His 15 stolen bases this season rank fifth among all Big Ten players.
After the pair of midweek games, Northwestern heads to Purdue for its penultimate Big Ten series. The Wildcats took two of three last season in West Lafayette.
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