Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
16-24-1, 5-16
Minnesota
26-17, 8-13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | X | 7 | 8 | 0 |
Northwestern Falls in Series Finale at Minnesota
4/26/2026 4:38:00 PM | Baseball
MINNEAPOLIS – Northwestern dropped its series finale at Minnesota, 7-2, on Sunday afternoon at Siebert Field.
C Jay Slater and INF Nick Barron both recorded multiple hits for the Wildcats (16-24-1, 5-16 Big Ten), with Slater going 2-for-3 with two doubles and Barron going 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored.
Sunday's contest began as a pitchers duel, with each starter working five straight scoreless innings to open the game.
Minnesota (26-17, 8-13 Big Ten) grabbed the lead in the bottom of the sixth on a two-run home run by C Weber Neels and cushioned its lead with five runs in the seventh.
Northwestern got on the board with a pair in the eighth. INF Jake Yang plated Barron with an RBI groundout, and INF Owen McElfatrick doubled home OF Griffin Mills.
RHP Matt Kouser (1-5) recorded his second quality start over his last three appearances, surrendering two runs on five hits in 6.0 innings pitched, issuing two walks and striking out a pair.
Northwestern returns to Miller Park for a midweek matchup against Milwaukee on Tuesday, April 28, at 3:30 p.m. CT.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cole Selvig (5-3)
L: Kouser, Matt (1-5)
Batting:
2B: McElfatrick, Owen 1 ; Barron, Nick 1 ; Slater, Jay 2
RBI: McElfatrick, Owen 1 ; Yang, Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Barron, Nick 1 ; Mills, Griffin 1
Batting:
2B: Charlie Sutherland 1
HR: Weber Neels 1
RBI: Jack Spanier 1 ; Weber Neels 4 ; Charlie Sutherland 2
SF: Jack Spanier 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Davis Hamilton 2 ; Weber Neels 2 ; Easton Richter 1 ; Ethan Cole 1 ; Jack Mosh 1
HBP: Ethan Cole 1 ; Jack Mosh 1
