Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
5-24, 0
Nebraska
20-11-1, 0
Nebraska Bests Northwestern 9-2 in Game Two
4/15/2023 8:30:00โฏPM | Baseball
LINCOLN, Neb. --ย Senior Evan Minarovic went 2-for-4 with a double for the Northwestern Wildcats in a 9-2 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday.
Michael Farinelli (1-6) started and took the loss on the mound for Northwestern (5-24, 3-5 B1G). Ethan Sund was a bright spot out of the bullpen, going one perfect inning with a strikeout.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Both teams logged a quick first inning before the Huskers jumped out in front in the second inning. Nebraska used three doubles and a home run to put up a nine-spot on the 'Cats in the frame.
The score stuck at 9-0 through all of the middle innings before the Wildcats first put runs on the board in the eighth. A sacrifice fly from Owen McElfatrickย and a wild pitch plated two for the 'Cats. That's where the score would stay for the balance of the game, giving the Huskers their second straigh victory over Northwestern.
GAME NOTES
ยป Northwestern pitchers faced 41 Nebraska hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out eight.
ยป The Wildcats drew five walks from Nebraska pitching.
ยป Minarovic was the only Wildcat to register a multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with a double.
ยป Stephen Hrustich's hitting streak came to an end at 14 games, but a walk extended his on-base streak to 20 games.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brockett, Jackson (2-0)
L: Farinelli, Michael (1-6)
Batting:
2B: Minarovic, Evan 1
RBI: McElfatrick, Owen 1
SF: McElfatrick, Owen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Elko, Michael 1 ; Tanner, Luke 1
Batting:
2B: Matthews, Brice 1 ; Fischer, Charlie 1 ; Swansen, Gabe 1 ; Columbus, Ben 1
HR: Swansen, Gabe 1
RBI: Matthews, Brice 1 ; Burnham, Casey 1 ; Fischer, Charlie 3 ; Swansen, Gabe 2 ; Columbus, Ben 1 ; Evans, Cole 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Matthews, Brice 1 ; Burnham, Casey 1 ; Anderson, Max 1 ; Anglim, Garrett 1 ; Fischer, Charlie 1 ; Swansen, Gabe 2 ; Columbus, Ben 1 ; Evans, Cole 1
SB: Burnham, Casey 1
HBP: Burnham, Casey 1 ; Anglim, Garrett 2
