Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
5-2
Boston College
4-3
'Cats Sweep Hub City Invitational
2/22/2026 6:35:00 PM | Baseball
Northwestern's seven runs in the top of the seventh are its most in an inning since tallying seven runs in the second inning of a 17-2 win over Ohio State on May 11, 2025.
Boston College (4-3) jumped out to an early lead, plating an unearned run on a wild pitch to go ahead in the bottom of the first.SPARTANBURG SWEEP ?? pic.twitter.com/U1Fyl42M9q
— Northwestern Baseball (@NUCatsBaseball) February 22, 2026
The Wildcats (5-2) evened the score at one apiece in the top of the third, taking advantage of a pair of fielding errors by the Eagles.
BC retook the lead on a two-run single by INF Ty Mainolfi in the bottom of the fifth, stretching its lead to 3-1.
Northwestern finally broke through in the top of the eighth, posting seven runs on five walks, three hits and one error. C Jay Slater broke open the scoring with a bases-loaded RBI single to cut the Eagles' lead to one. INF Jack Counsell tied the game with a sacrifice fly, and OF Griffin Mills scored on a wild pitch to give NU its first lead of the day. After INF Owen McElfatrick and INF Nick Barron drew bases-loaded walks to add on to the lead, INF Noah Ruiz drove in a pair with a two-run single, extending the lead to 8-3.
BC added one run in the eighth on an RBI single and trimmed the deficit to three on a leadoff homer in the ninth, but RHP Drew Dickson closed out the ninth to secure NU's fifth-consecutive win and his first career save.
LHP Justin Fryer recorded his first career win, allowing one run on two hits and two walks in 2.2 innings pitched, fanning a pair of Eagles.
Northwestern worked 11 walks in the contest, its second time this weekend drawing double-digit free passes.First Career Win for @Justinfryer35 ? pic.twitter.com/FD3ncjiqbX
— Northwestern Baseball (@NUCatsBaseball) February 22, 2026
Up next, the 'Cats will travel to No. 5 Georgia Tech for a three-game set from Friday, Feb. 27 - Sunday, March 1, on ACCNX.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Fryer, Justin (1-0)
L: Jacob Burnham (0-1)
S: Dickson, Drew (1)
Batting:
RBI: McElfatrick, Owen 1 ; Barron, Nick 1 ; Ruiz, Noah 2 ; Slater, Jay 1 ; Counsell, Jack 1
SF: Counsell, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kucherak, Ryan 1 ; Freeman, Jackson 1 ; McElfatrick, Owen 1 ; Barron, Nick 1 ; Ruiz, Noah 1 ; Mills, Griffin 1 ; Slater, Jay 1 ; Counsell, Jack 1
Batting:
HR: Jack Toomey 1
RBI: Julio Solier 1 ; Ty Mainolfi 2 ; Jack Toomey 1
SH: Ben Williams 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Julio Solier 1 ; Ty Mainolfi 1 ; Jack Toomey 1 ; Ben Williams 1 ; Sean Martinez 1
SB: Ty Mainolfi 1 ; Jack Toomey 1
HBP: Sean Martinez 1
