There's no place like home for Northwestern, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Rochester Zebras on Saturday. For Northwestern, this counts as revenge for the 5-2 loss Rochester walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Eastin Whaley made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Whaley has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Whaley was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three doubles, three RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jonathan Keeney, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Rochester's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tanner Reinartz, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Northwestern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Rochester, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-10.
Northwestern will head out on the road to take on Twin Lakes at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Twin Lakes will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Northwestern surely won't give up without a fight. As for Rochester, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Concord at 5:30 p.m. Concord is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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