Northwestern Falls in Finale against Rutgers

Sunday, April 23

Evanston, IL

12 p.m. CT

Northwestern

6-28, 3-9

Rutgers

24-16, 7-5

Rutgers

Northwestern

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

Northwestern Falls in Finale against Rutgers

4/23/2023 3:54:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Northwestern Wildcats struggled on Sunday, falling 5-1 to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Miller Park.

Junior Luke Benneche (0-5) got the ball to start for Northwestern (6-28, 3-9 B1G) and took the loss. Junior David Utagawa was a bright spot for the Wildcats, coming out of the bullpen and throwing two hitless, scoreless innings.

Offensively, the Wildcats were paced by Calarco, who went 1-for-3 on the day with a double and a walk.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Rutgers scored the first five runs of the ballgame, beginning with a balk in the first inning. They added three more in the fourth, then rounded out their scoring with a solo home run from Ryan Lasko in the fifth. The Wildcats first put runs on the board in the seventh. when Calarco doubled came across to score on a wild pitch. The Wildcats were unable to get any closer, and Rutgers completed the weekend sweep.

GAME NOTES
» Northwestern pitchers limited Rutgers to just 1-for-10 (.100) with runners in scoring position.
» Northwestern pitchers faced 39 Rutgers hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and 12 fly balls while striking out four.
» The Wildcats drew four walks from Rutgers pitching.
» Rutgers was led offensively by junior Ryan Lasko, who went 2-for-5 with a triple, a home run and an RBI.
» Junior Drew Conover led the Scarlet Knights pitching staff, throwing seven innings of one-run ball and earning the win.

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