Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
2-9
Cincinnati
5-4
NU Drops Saturday Doubleheader to Bearcats
3/5/2022 9:00:00 PM | Baseball
Stephen Hrustich drew Northwestern level with his second home run of the series on Saturday, lifting a solo shot over the scoreboard in right center field to get the Wildcats on the board. The junior hit .333 in the series with four RBIs.
T4 | Over the scoreboard ??
— Northwestern Baseball (@NUCatsBaseball) March 5, 2022
Stephen Hrustich with his second home run of the series to even things up! pic.twitter.com/LgBKLInLWP
Michael Farinelli got the start for the Wildcats on Saturday afternoon, tossing 6.1 innings in the seven-inning affair. The Middlebury transfer struck out five for Northwestern.
In the nightcap, Ethan O'Donnell's towering home run was the highlight for the Wildcats, as the sophomore continued his strong season after hitting .500 against the Santa Clara.
This landed in Kentucky.#GoCats | @ethanodonnell14 pic.twitter.com/pkc2drYSik
— Northwestern Baseball (@NUCatsBaseball) March 5, 2022
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Steckline, Ryan (1-0)
L: Farinelli, Michael (0-2)
Batting:
2B: D'Alise, Tommy 1
HR: Hrustich, Stephen 1
RBI: Hrustich, Stephen 1 ; Livermore, Tony 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hrustich, Stephen 1 ; Herrera, Patrick 1
HBP: Santini, JC 1
PO: Fontes, Ruben 1
Batting:
2B: Bremner, Dondrae 1
HR: Harting, Cole 1
RBI: Harting, Cole 2 ; Nicholson, Ryan 1 ; Cross, Kerrington 1
SH: Cross, Kerrington 1 ; Hegemann, Josh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Harting, Cole 1 ; Sponseller, JP 1 ; Nicholson, Ryan 1 ; Bremner, Dondrae 1
SB: Nicholson, Ryan 1 ; Hansen, Jake 1
CS: Cross, Kerrington 1
PO: Sponseller, JP 1
