The Northwestern Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wabash Apaches at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games Northwestern has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Northwestern took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Maconaquah out 8-7.
Bailey Marcus made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). Marcus has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Marcus was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ella Barnett, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Tessa Ortman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Wabash was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of North Miami by a score of 3-1.
Wabash saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaitlynn Honeycutt, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
Northwestern's victory bumped their record up to 4-11. As for Wabash, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
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