Northwestern
25-27, 13-17
#14 UCLA
39-15, 22-8
'Cats Fall in Regular Season Finale at No. 14 UCLA
5/17/2025 7:10:00 PM | Baseball
SS Ryan Kucherak gave Northwestern (25-27, 13-17 Big Ten) the lead with a solo homer to left-center, his 18th of the season, most in NU single-season history and most in Big Ten play this season.
KUCH GETS US STARTED WITH A SOLO SHOT! ?? pic.twitter.com/NRYgDJphpd
— Northwestern Baseball (@NUCatsBaseball) May 17, 2025
UCLA (39-15, 22-8 Big Ten) plated a pair in the bottom of the first, added four in the fourth, one in the fifth, three in the sixth, and walked it off with a run in the bottom of the seventh.
LHP Blake MacMillan (5-3) is credited with the loss, allowing seven runs on eight hits in 4.0 innings pitched.
Season Notes
- Northwestern finishes the 2025 regular season with its highest winning percentage (.481) since 2005 (.481).
- Northwestern's 73 home runs are its most in a single-season in program history.
- Northwestern's 25 wins are its most in a season since 2017 (27) and most in regular season play since 2006 (25).
- Northwestern closes the 2025 campaign with its highest Big Ten winning percentage (.433) since 2019 (.458).
- Northwestern's 12 road wins are its most in a single-season since 2017 (12).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Stump, Landon (6-0)
L: MacMillan, Blake (5-3)
Batting:
2B: McElfatrick, Owen 1
HR: Kucherak, Ryan 1
RBI: Kucherak, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kucherak, Ryan 1
HBP: Hand, Jacob 1
Batting:
2B: West, Dean 1 ; Salgado, AJ 1
HR: Martin, Roman 1 ; Salgado, AJ 1
RBI: West, Dean 1 ; Levu, Mulivai 3 ; Martin, Roman 2 ; Salgado, AJ 3 ; Call, Phoenix 2
SH: Dugger, Cashel 1
SF: Levu, Mulivai 1
Base Running:
RUNS: West, Dean 1 ; Cholowsky, Roch 2 ; Martin, Roman 2 ; Salgado, AJ 1 ; Brennan, Payton 1 ; Bythewood, Toussaint 1 ; Dugger, Cashel 1 ; Call, Phoenix 2
SB: West, Dean 1 ; Cholowsky, Roch 1
CS: Levu, Mulivai 1
