Northwestern
6-26, 3-7
Rutgers
22-16, 5-5
Northwestern Falls 7-1 to Rutgers in Series Opener
4/21/2023 6:09:00 PM | Baseball
EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Northwestern Wildcats had a tough showing on Friday, falling to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 7-1.
Junior Matt McClure (1-5) started and took the loss on the mound for Northwestern (6-26, 3-7 B1G). Junior Kellen Pate continued his impressive spring, tossing 1.2 perfect innings and striking out one.
In the batter's box, the Wildcats were led by Livermore, who went 2-for-3 on the day with an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Rutgers took the first lead of the ballgame in the first inning with a two-run home run off the bat of Chris Brito. They added on in the fifth with three more runs, including another home run, to make the score 4-0. The Wildcats put their lone run up in the fifth inning, when an RBI single from Livermore scored senior Luke Tanner from third base. The Wildcats were unable to get any closer, as Rutgers added three runs to their tally on the way to a 7-1 final.
GAME NOTES
» Northwestern pitchers faced 47 Rutgers hitters in the game, allowing 12 ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out five.
» Kellen Pate extended his scoreless streak to 3.1 innings. He has not allowed a run since March 25.
» Livermore led the Wildcats at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI. He has gone 7-for-11, a .636 average, over his last three games.
» Luke Tanner extended his hitting streak to four games with a single in the fifth inning.
» Freshman Christian Coppola led the Scarlet Knights pitching staff, throwing six innings of one-run ball and earning the win.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Coppola, Christian (3-3)
L: McClure, Matt (1-5)
S: Portnoy, Sam (1)
Batting:
2B: Kuroda-Grauer, Josh 2 ; Brito, Chris 1 ; Pinkney, Hugh 2
HR: Brito, Chris 2 ; Sleight, Evan 1
RBI: Kuroda-Grauer, Josh 1 ; Brito, Chris 4 ; Sleight, Evan 2
SH: Pinkney, Hugh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kuroda-Grauer, Josh 1 ; Lasko, Ryan 2 ; Brito, Chris 2 ; Sleight, Evan 2
SB: Lasko, Ryan 1
HBP: Sleight, Evan 1 ; Axelson, Andy 2
Batting:
RBI: Livermore, Tony 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tanner, Luke 1
HBP: Ferrer, Kevin 1 ; Livermore, Tony 1
