Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
16-2, 16-2
Maryland
8-10, 8-10
Wildcats Split Saturday Doubleheader at Maryland
4/3/2021 9:30:00 PM | Softball
The Wildcats bats were on fire in the second game, combining for seven extra base hits including a season-high four home runs.
Rachel Lewis led the way for the Wildcats, going 2-for-4 in game one with two triples and a run scored, only to follow that up by going 2-for-2 with two home runs and five RBI in the second game. The five RBI for Lewis match a career high, which she previously set vs Liscomb as a first-year in 2018 during her All-American campaign.
DON'T LET RACHEL HEAT UP!!!@rlewis_11 CLEARS the scoreboard for her second HR of the game ????
— Northwestern Softball (@NUSBcats) April 3, 2021
T3 | NU 10, UMD 3 pic.twitter.com/RSXHRuW8l7
Jordyn Rudd finished with three hits in game, matching her career high, and gave the Wildcats a lead in top of the first inning with a solo home run, her first long ball of the season.
IT'S A J RUDD JACK!! ??
— Northwestern Softball (@NUSBcats) April 3, 2021
'Cats on the board after her solo HR.
T1 | NU 1, UMD 0 pic.twitter.com/tVPQt6jF1F
Angela Zedak added a home run of her own for the Wildcats in the top of the second inning to extend the 'Cats lead to 2-0, it marked the first home run of the season for Zedak.
Morgan Newport tossed 6.0 scoreless innings game two to pick up the win. The fifth-year phenom has now tossed 13.1 scoreless innings to open this season. Newport also went a combined 4-for-8 at the plate today, totaling two hits in each game to extend her hitting streak to nine games, the longest by a Wildcat this season.
Danielle Williams finished with three doubles in four total plate appearances on the day, scoring two runs on the day while finishing with a total of three RBI.
Northwestern will close out the series on Sunday, with first pitch scheduled for Noon CT live on Big Ten Network+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ellefson, H. (1-1)
L: Williams, Danielle (9-1)
Batting:
2B: Nelson, Maeve 1 ; Rudd, Jordyn 1 ; Newport, Morgan 1
3B: Lewis, Rachel 2
RBI: Nelson, Maeve 1 ; Williams, Danielle 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Lewis, Rachel 1 ; Stanley, Sammy 1 ; Zedak, Angela 1
SB: Zedak, Angela 1
Batting:
3B: Okada, T. 1
HR: McFarland, J 1
RBI: McFarland, J 1 ; Ellefson, H. 2 ; Dustin, K. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McFarland, J 2 ; Okada, T. 1 ; McRae, J. 1
SB: McFarland, J 1
CS: Butler, R. 1
HBP: Ellefson, H. 1 ; Dustin, K. 1
