Northwestern University Athletics
Friday, April 24
Minneapolis, Minn.
5:30 p.m. CT
Northwestern
16-22-1, 5-14
1
at
13
Minnesota
24-17, 6-13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | X | 13 | 14 | 0 |
'Cats Fall in Series Opener at Minnesota
4/24/2026 9:40:00 PM | Baseball
MINNEAPOLIS – Northwestern fell 13-1 in seven innings in its season opener at Minnesota on Friday night at Siebert Field.
OF Jack Lausch picked up his third straight multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored.
Minnesota (24-17, 6-13 Big Ten) grabbed an early lead, pushing across one run in each of the first two innings to go ahead 2-0.
Northwestern (16-22-1, 5-14 Big Ten) got on the scoreboard in the top of the third when Lausch doubled to lead off the inning and came around to score on an RBI groundout by INF Noah Ruiz.
The Golden Gophers added three in the bottom of the third and eight in the bottom of the fifth en route to the run-rule victory.
Game two of the weekend series is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT on B1G+.
OF Jack Lausch picked up his third straight multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored.
Minnesota (24-17, 6-13 Big Ten) grabbed an early lead, pushing across one run in each of the first two innings to go ahead 2-0.
Northwestern (16-22-1, 5-14 Big Ten) got on the scoreboard in the top of the third when Lausch doubled to lead off the inning and came around to score on an RBI groundout by INF Noah Ruiz.
The Golden Gophers added three in the bottom of the third and eight in the bottom of the fifth en route to the run-rule victory.
Game two of the weekend series is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT on B1G+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Joe Sperry (4-2)
L: Rifenburg, Jake (2-5)
Batting:
2B: Lausch, Jack 1 ; Barron, Nick 1 ; Slater, Jay 1
RBI: Ruiz, Noah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lausch, Jack 1
SB: McElfatrick, Owen 1
Batting:
2B: Jack Spanier 1
HR: Weber Neels 1 ; Jack Bello 2
RBI: Davis Hamilton 2 ; Weber Neels 3 ; Ty Allen 1 ; Sam Hunt 1 ; Jack Bello 4 ; Jack Mosh 1
SF: Ty Allen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jack Spanier 1 ; Davis Hamilton 1 ; Weber Neels 1 ; Charlie Sutherland 1 ; Ty Allen 1 ; Easton Richter 1 ; Sam Hunt 2 ; Jack Bello 4 ; Jack Mosh 1
SB: Davis Hamilton 1 ; Jack Mosh 1
HBP: Davis Hamilton 1 ; Easton Richter 1 ; Sam Hunt 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
OF
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