Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
18-17, 0
Michigan State
16-21, 0
Wildcats Drop Weekend Finale at Michigan State
4/24/2022 7:09:00 PM | Baseball
The 'Cats had a hot start early when sophomore centerfielder Ethan O'Donnell hit a home run in the second inning, which gave the Wildcats an early 3-1 lead.
The offense came alive again in the sixth inning when first-year outfielder Andrew Pinkston hit an RBI single to bring Northwestern back within two runs. In the next inning, senior first baseman Anthony Calarco hit an RBI double.
First-year right-handed pitcher Grant Comstock threw five strikeouts despite the loss, his third of the year as a starter.
The Wildcats return to action on Tuesday at 3:30 PM for a home matchup against Milwaukee.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bischoff,Kyle (2-1)
L: Comstock, Grant (0-3)
S: Carson,Andrew (1)
Batting:
2B: Frank,Jack 1 ; Broecker,Bryan 1 ; Vradenburg,Brock 1
HR: Jebb,Mitch 1 ; Mayes,Casey 1
RBI: Jebb,Mitch 2 ; Mayes,Casey 3 ; Ahn,Peter 1 ; Vradenburg,Brock 2 ; Walker,Zaid 1
SF: Ahn,Peter 1 ; Walker,Zaid 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jebb,Mitch 1 ; Farquhar,Trent 1 ; Frank,Jack 1 ; Mayes,Casey 2 ; Kark,Dillon 1 ; Ahn,Peter 2 ; Broecker,Bryan 2 ; Vradenburg,Brock 1
SB: Mayes,Casey 1 ; Ahn,Peter 2
HBP: Ahn,Peter 2
Batting:
2B: Calarco, Anthony 1 ; Bianchina, Vince 1 ; Livermore, Tony 1
HR: O'Donnell, Ethan 1
RBI: O'Donnell, Ethan 2 ; Calarco, Anthony 1 ; Markinson, Bennett 1 ; Bianchina, Vince 1 ; Pinkston, Drewbie 1 ; Herrera, Patrick 1
SF: O'Donnell, Ethan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: O'Donnell, Ethan 2 ; Calarco, Anthony 1 ; Bianchina, Vince 2 ; Herrera, Patrick 1 ; Livermore, Tony 1
SB: Bianchina, Vince 1
CS: Pinkston, Drewbie 1
HBP: Beshears, Jay 1 ; Markinson, Bennett 1 ; Livermore, Tony 1
