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Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
Series Wrap-Up: 'Cats Take Series at Michigan
4/25/2023 1:16:00 PM | Softball
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern took two out of three games at Michigan over the weekend. The 'Cats took down the Wolverines 4-3 in an 11-inning battle in Friday's series opener, before taking the series finale 3-0 on Sunday thanks to a seventh-inning rally. Northwestern improved to 30-10 overall and 15-2 in conference play, sitting alone atop the Big Ten standings.
Standout Performances
Standout Performances
- Kansas Robinson hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh inning of Sunday's series finale.
- Robinson is on pace to post the highest OPS (.900) by a NU first-year since Jordyn Rudd's .958 OPS in 2019.
- Since becoming an every-day starter on March 26th, Robinson has posted a .326 batting average (15-for-46) and 1.084 OPS in 17 games.
- Angela Zedak hit her team-high ninth home run of the season in Friday's victory.
- Zedak has hit six home runs in her past 15 games, reaching base in 14 games during that stretch.
- Lauren Boyd allowed one run over 8.1 innings against Michigan, lowering her season ERA to 1.63 for fourth-best in the conference.
- Boyd is second in the B1G with 0.74 ERA in conference play, trailing Wisconsin's Maddie Schwartz by only 0.01 points for the lead.
- She has posted a 1.23 ERA (14 ER) in 79.2 innings since allowing five runs in her first start of the year against Texas.
- Danielle Williams held the Wolverines to two runs over 9.2 innings over the weekend.
- Williams has allowed just two runs in her past 21.1 innings since April 9th for a 0.66 ERA while striking out 29 batters.
- She leads the Big Ten with 10.2 strikeouts per seven innings.
- Skyler Shellmyer tied the program record of five walks in Friday's game against Michigan, previously set by Garland Cooper on April 23, 2006.
- Shellmyer has reached base safely in 21 of her past 22 games and has posted a .455 on-base percentage over that stretch (40-for-88).
- The Iowa native leads the team with 12 multi-hit games this season.
- Northwestern is the only team in the Big Ten to tally 20+ home runs and 20+ stolen bases in conference play this season.
- The Wildcats lead the conference with 117 strikeouts against Big Ten opponents.
- This is the 'Cats first series win at Michigan in program history.
- Northwestern hosts Nebraska this weekend for the final home series of the regular season.
- The Wildcats are looking to repeat as Big Ten champions for the first time since the 1986-87 season.
- NU will honor seniors Emmie Farnam, Parker Huff, Sydney Supple, Kendall Peterson, Ashley Schultz, and Angela Zedak on Sunday's Senior Day.
- Graduate students Nikki Cuchran, Jordyn Rudd, Maeve Nelson, Skyler Shellmyer, and Danielle Williams will also play their final regular season game at Sharon J. Drysdale Field this weekend.
- Sharon Drysdale will return to Evanston on Saturday and will be honored pregame as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of Title IX.
- Fans can follow along with every game on Twitter @NUSBcats.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Boyd, Lauren (7-3)
L: LeBeau, Jessica (7-10)
Batting:
2B: Cady, Hannah 1 ; Nader, Kelsey 1
HR: Zedak, Angela 1 ; Robinson, Kansas 1
RBI: Rudd, Jordyn 1 ; Cuchran, Nikki 1 ; Zedak, Angela 1 ; Robinson, Kansas 1
SH: Nelson, Maeve 2 ; Nieto, Grace 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shellmyer, Skyler 1 ; Lindsey, Ayana 1 ; Zedak, Angela 1 ; Robinson, Kansas 1
CS: Robinson, Kansas 1
Batting:
2B: Blair, Lexie 1 ; Tholl, Keke 1 ; LeClair, Audrey 1
RBI: Tholl, Keke 2 ; LeClair, Audrey 1
SH: Langford, Indiana 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sieler, Ellie 1 ; Blair, Lexie 1 ; Livingston, Melina 1
SB: Blair, Lexie 2
HBP: Blair, Lexie 2 ; Mataya, Ellie 1
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