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*Opponent Preview - Northwestern** Games 46-48


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Nebraska (23-16, 12-6 Big Ten) at Northwestern (19-22, 6-9 Big Ten)
May 4-6, 2019
Rocky and Berenice Miller Park • Evanston, Ill.

 

Saturday, May 4 • 2 p.m. (CT)
Video Stream: BTN Plus
Radio: Husker Sports Network
Matt Waldron (5-1) vs. Ryan Bader (1-3)

 

Sunday, May 5 • 1 p.m. (CT)
Video Stream: BTN Plus
Radio: Husker Sports Network
Nate Fisher (4-2) vs. Mike Doherty (2-1)

 

Monday, May 6 • 3:30 p.m. (CT)
Video Stream: BTN Plus
Radio: Husker Sports Network
Reece Eddins (4-2) vs. TBA

 

Game Notes: Nebraska leads the all-time series against Northwestern, 11-10, dating back to the first meeting between the schools in 1897. In Evanston, the Wildcats hold a 5-3 edge over the Huskers.

 

Northwestern is 19-22 overall this season with a 6-9 record in Big Ten play. On Wednesday night, the Wildcats topped Illinois State by a 6-3 margin after going 1-2 at Michigan State last weekend.

 

Head Coach Spencer Allen is 78-123 in his fourth year overall at Northwestern. Allen is assisted by Josh Reynolds, Dusty Napoleon and Dillon Napoleon.

Players to Watch

 

  • No. 2 Jack Dunn (Senior INF/OF): Team-high .353 batting average with 54 hits, nine doubles and 29 RBIs
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  • No. 4 Alex Erro (Junior INF): Batting .325 with 55 hits, eight doubles, two triples and four home runs
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  • No. 7 David Dunn (Redshirt Freshman INF/OF): Hitting .306 with 48 hits, eight doubles and two home runs

 

Rest of game notes here.

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From College Baseball Daily's Big Ten Preview:

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Northwestern (2018 Record: 17-32, 6-18)

Northwestern had a setback in 2018 finishing with the second worst record in the Big Ten.

Returning Players

Jack Dunn returns as the team’s leading hitter from last year when he hit .314 with 42 runs scored and 21 stolen bases, while playing second base. His counterpart up the middle will be Alex Erro who hit .296 in 2018 with 30 runs scored and 3 home runs.

Jack Pagliarini will have a chance to be a weekend starter after making eight starts last year with a 3.99 ERA in 47.1 innings pitched with 54 strikeouts.

Newcomers

Michael Trautwein comes in and will have a chance to earn some playing time in the outfield, while Sahwn Goosenberg will look to play on the infield.

Outlook for 2019

They hope to improve their relief pitching in 2018, while also finding more power in the lineup.

 

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Predicted Order to Finish:

1. Indiana

2. Michigan

3. Minnesota 

4. Illinois

5. Purdue

6. Ohio State

7. Iowa

8. Michigan State

9. Nebraska

10. Rutgers

11. Maryland

12. Penn State

13. Northwestern

 

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Northwestern selected to finish 11th in the Big Ten according to D1Baseball:

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Michigan 15-8 33-21
Minnesota 18-4 44-13
Indiana 14-9 40-19
Illinois 15-9 33-20
Ohio State 14-10 36-24
Iowa 13-9 33-20
Purdue 17-6 38-21
Nebraska 8-14 24-28
Michigan State 11-12 20-32
Maryland 9-14 24-30
Northwestern 6-18 17-32
Rutgers 7-16 25-25
Penn State 3-21 15-34

 

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On 1/31/2019 at 8:53 AM, hskrfan4life said:

 

Good to see. I know there was discussion of it, but some of the alum/boosters were balking at the cost IIRC. 

 

It actually looks pretty good. A bit small, but then again, Northwestern was just playing on the field used by the kids in The Sandlot, so anything is an upgrade. 

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