Northwestern and Manchester squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Northwestern had to settle for second. They lost 17-0 to the Panthers. The Huskies were red-hot at the plate heading into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior), but the Panthers' pitchers proved too tough.
Northwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Manchester, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Manchester beat Northwestern by a score of 17-0 later that day.
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