Sunday, April 17
Champaign, IL
1 p.m. CT
Northwestern
15-16, 0
0
at
3
Illinois
19-14, 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Northwestern
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
Illinois
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
X
3
7
0
NU Drops Finale to Illinois
4/17/2022 8:30:00 PM | Baseball
Champaign, IL - Northwestern came up short against Illinois, losing 3-0 in the final game of their weekend series.
Sophomore second basemen Vincent Bianchina hit .385 over the weekend and ripped a double into right field in the eighth inning - his five hits led Northwestern against the Illini.
Jack Sauser and Kellen Pate didn't allow a hit in 4 innings of scoreless relief work for the Wildcats, part a strong day for Northwestern on the mound. Sauser and Pate retired 10 Illinois batters in a row and 12 of the 13 hitters they faced on the afternoon.
Northwestern baseball will return to action on Tuesday at 3:00 PM CT against Saint Louis, as the Wildcats return to Evanston for their next five matchups.
Sophomore second basemen Vincent Bianchina hit .385 over the weekend and ripped a double into right field in the eighth inning - his five hits led Northwestern against the Illini.
Jack Sauser and Kellen Pate didn't allow a hit in 4 innings of scoreless relief work for the Wildcats, part a strong day for Northwestern on the mound. Sauser and Pate retired 10 Illinois batters in a row and 12 of the 13 hitters they faced on the afternoon.
Northwestern baseball will return to action on Tuesday at 3:00 PM CT against Saint Louis, as the Wildcats return to Evanston for their next five matchups.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gowens,Riley (4-1)
L: Comstock, Grant (0-2)
S: Vera,Alex (1)
Batting:
2B: Bianchina, Vince 1
Batting:
RBI: Janas,Justin 2 ; Sarver,Kellen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Doligale,Danny 1 ; Campbell,Jacob 1 ; Harding,Brody 1
SB: Doligale,Danny 1 ; Campbell,Jacob 1 ; Harding,Brody 1
HBP: Janas,Justin 1 ; Campbell,Jacob 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
3b/2b
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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