The Northwestern Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Seneca Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Northwestern never let their opponents score. They were the clear victor by a 13-0 margin over Villa Madonna. The victory was just what Northwestern needed coming off of a 12-6 defeat in their prior match.
Nick Timm made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Timm was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaden Stout, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Joe Schaukowitsch, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Seneca was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They suffered a rough 9-2 defeat at the hands of Madison. Having soared to a lofty 21 runs in the game before, Seneca couldn't push the score so high this time.
Seneca saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kendall Yosten, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
The win got Northwestern back to even at 2-2. As for Seneca, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Northwestern's way against Seneca in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Northwestern made off with an 11-0 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Seneca's Conner Kaveney, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Northwestern to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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