Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
15-21-1
Bradley
8-33
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Northwestern | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 11 | 12 | 0 |
Northwestern Takes Midweek Matchup over Bradley
4/21/2026 10:14:00 PM | Baseball
The Wildcats (15-21-1, 5-13 Big Ten) hit three homers in the win, improving to 8-1 when homering three or more times on the season.
INF Ryan Kucherak and OF Jack Lausch both posted three-hit efforts and slugged their team-high ninth homers of the season. Kucherak's three runs batted in in the contest make 30 on the season for the shortstop, the most by a Wildcat this season.
OF Jackson Freeman put the 'Cats ahead in the bottom of the first on a two-run home run, his eighth blast of the year.'CATS WIN! ?? pic.twitter.com/vRLzVdAr16
— Northwestern Baseball (@NUCatsBaseball) April 22, 2026
Bradley (8-33, 4-11 Missouri Valley) took the lead in the top of the third, scratching across three runs for a 3-2 lead.
The Wildcats went back ahead for good in the bottom of the second, scoring six runs on five hits, a walk and a hit by pitch to go ahead 8-3. After OF Logan de Groot scored on a wild pitch to even the score, Lausch put the 'Cats ahead on a two-run single. Kucherak capped off the scoring in the frame with a three-run homer, giving NU a six-run lead.
NU added on in the bottom of the third when INF Owen McElfatrick drove in de Groot on an RBI single to put the 'Cats ahead 9-3.
The Braves and 'Cats tallied one run in each of the fifth and sixth innings, and Bradley pushed a run across in the top of the ninth before LHP Alex Grant (1-0) closed the game out for an 11-6 Wildcat victory. Grant allowed just one run on one hit in 3.2 innings, striking out four.
NU returns to action at Miller Park on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. CT, when it hosts St. Thomas.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Grant, Alex (1-0)
L: Joey Cirelli (1-4)
Batting:
2B: Luke Skinner 1 ; Jaxon Schumacher 1
3B: Aj Garcia 1
HR: Michael Quick 1 ; Landon Lowe 1
RBI: Michael Quick 1 ; Landon Lowe 1 ; Luke Skinner 1 ; Jaxon Schumacher 1 ; Aj Garcia 1 ; River Lindsey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sohrab Rezaei 1 ; Michael Quick 1 ; Landon Lowe 1 ; Luke Skinner 1 ; Jaxon Schumacher 1 ; Aj Garcia 1
SB: Hayden Miller 1 ; Luke Skinner 1
CS: River Lindsey 1
HBP: Sohrab Rezaei 1 ; Landon Lowe 1 ; Luke Skinner 1 ; Jaxon Schumacher 1 ; Jack Holubowski 1
Batting:
2B: Barron, Nick 1
HR: Lausch, Jack 1 ; Kucherak, Ryan 1 ; Freeman, Jackson 1
RBI: McElfatrick, Owen 1 ; Lausch, Jack 3 ; Kucherak, Ryan 3 ; Freeman, Jackson 2
Base Running:
RUNS: McElfatrick, Owen 1 ; Lausch, Jack 3 ; Kucherak, Ryan 1 ; Freeman, Jackson 1 ; Barron, Nick 1 ; de Groot, Logan 2 ; Slater, Jay 1 ; Yang, Jake 1
SB: Lausch, Jack 1 ; de Groot, Logan 1
HBP: Slater, Jay 1
