Northwestern
6-27, 0
Rutgers
23-16, 0
Livermore Totals Three Hits in Northwestern's Loss to Rutgers
4/22/2023 4:13:00 PM | Baseball
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Tony Livermore continued his hot streak with three more hits on Saturday, but the Northwestern Wildcats fell 11-7 loss to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Miller Park.
Senior Michael Farinelli (1-7) got the ball to start for Northwestern (6-27, 3-7 B1G) and took the loss.
Livermore tallied three hits, including a double and a home run to lead the Wildcats. Senior Stephen Hrustich put together a standout day at the plate as well, going 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Senior Evan Minarovic also chipped in for Northwestern with a two-RBI double.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 2-0, the Wildcats first put runs on the board in the first inning. Livermore came across to score the lone run of the inning for Northwestern and get them on the board.
The Wildcats deficit grew to 8-1 before their offense got back on the scoreboard, cutting into that deficit in the fifth inning. Northwestern picked up a run on Livermore's two-out solo home run off of junior Grant Besser, which tightened the Scarlet Knights lead to 8-2.
Rutgers built their lead to 11-2 before the Northwestern offense got going, reducing that lead to 11-5 in the eighth. The Wildcats picked up three runs in the frame, two of them coming across on a two-RBI double from Minarovic.
Northwestern kept the Scarlet Knights off the board before narrowing the gap further in the ninth. Senior Kevin Ferrer's run-scoring single brought home one run in a two-run output for the Wildcats, tightening the Rutgers lead to 11-7. The Wildcats were unable to get any closer, however, as neither team scored again in the ballgame.
GAME NOTES
» Livermore has now collected multiple in four straight games for the 'Cats. He has gone 10-for-15 with a double, a home run and five RBI during that span.
» Luke Tanner extended his hitting streak to five games with a single in the seventh inning.
» Northwestern went 4-for-13 (.308) with runners in scoring position.
» Northwestern pitchers faced 44 Rutgers hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out seven.
» The Wildcats drew five walks from Rutgers pitching.
» Besser led the Scarlet Knights pitching staff and picked up the win on five innings of two-run ball.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Besser, Grant (2-3)
L: Farinelli, Michael (1-7)
Batting:
2B: Lasko, Ryan 1 ; Brito, Chris 3 ; Sleight, Evan 1
HR: Kuroda-Grauer, Josh 2 ; Lasko, Ryan 1 ; Sleight, Evan 1
RBI: Kuroda-Grauer, Josh 3 ; Lasko, Ryan 2 ; Brito, Chris 2 ; Sleight, Evan 3 ; Pinkney, Hugh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kuroda-Grauer, Josh 3 ; Cohen, Trevor 1 ; Lasko, Ryan 2 ; Brito, Chris 3 ; Sleight, Evan 1 ; Martin, Maximus 1
SB: Cohen, Trevor 1 ; Lasko, Ryan 1
CS: Pinkney, Hugh 1
HBP: Lasko, Ryan 1 ; Martin, Maximus 1
PO: Pinkney, Hugh 1 ; Martin, Maximus 1
Batting:
2B: Livermore, Tony 1 ; Hrustich, Stephen 1 ; Minarovic, Evan 1
HR: Livermore, Tony 1
RBI: Livermore, Tony 1 ; Ferrer, Kevin 1 ; Hrustich, Stephen 1 ; Minarovic, Evan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Livermore, Tony 3 ; Ferrer, Kevin 1 ; Hrustich, Stephen 1 ; Foard, Cooper 1 ; McElfatrick, Owen 1
CS: Hrustich, Stephen 1
