NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS (NCAA)
14th place | 7-14, .333 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 5-5
R: 64 | RA: 97 | PAYROLL: $0
04/01/2025
BNN Index | ACOL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
K. McCain .256
M. Pope .250
C. Townsend .250
C. Loewenberg .238
R. Rodriguez .210
TEAM LEADERS HR
G. Williams 6
S. Groover 4
K. McCain 4
M. Pope 4
G. Blount 3
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Pope 9
G. Williams 8
G. Blount 7
K. McCain 7
S. Groover 6
TEAM LEADERS W
D. Watson 3
C. DiFelice 1
P. Henry 1
L. Matthies 1
J. Roper 1
TEAM LEADERS ERA
C. DiFelice 3.46
D. Watson 3.60
C. Chambers 4.15
M. Cardoso 4.21
   
TEAM LEADERS K
M. Cardoso 35
C. Chambers 28
C. DiFelice 26
D. Watson 22
J. Roper 17
WHO'S HOT?
P Chris DiFelice 1-2, 1.17 Last 3 games
WHO'S NOT?
C Greg Blount .057, 0 HR Last 11 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Chris DiFelice 5 5 1 3 0 3.46 1.31 Exhausted
Starter L Melvin Cardoso 5 5 0 3 0 4.21 1.01 Exhausted
Starter L Dave Watson 4 4 3 1 0 3.60 1.40 Rested
Starter R Cameron Chambers 4 4 0 2 0 4.15 1.66 Slightly Tired
Starter R Justin Krall 3 3 0 2 0 7.07 1.79 Exhausted
None specified L Nate Teager 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Brad Blackwood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Pete Henry 7 0 1 0 0 5.14 1.43 Rested
Long Relief R Nate Sullivan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Bobby Sprick 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Middle Relief R Larry Johansen 8 0 0 1 0 6.23 1.85 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief R Tom Rodriguez 8 0 0 0 0 5.59 1.86 Tired
Middle Relief L Greg Molacek 9 0 0 1 0 6.10 1.94 Rested
Middle Relief L Kevin Rodriguez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Middle Relief L Joe Luman 3 0 0 0 0 11.57 2.57 Rested
Middle Relief L Lance Matthies 11 0 1 0 0 5.40 1.67 Tired
Setup R Joe Roper 9 0 1 0 0 0.93 1.34 Rested
Closer R Steve Atkinson 8 0 0 1 6 4.32 1.32 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
6 R Manny Urrutia C 8 25 5 1 2 1 3 12 .200 .310 .320 -0.0
22 R Frank Verderame C 5 10 3 0 0 0 2 2 .300 .417 .400 0.1
35 L Greg Blount C 18 55 7 3 7 5 3 28 .127 .186 .345 -0.3
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
20 R Kevin McCain SS 21 78 20 4 7 5 6 13 .256 .318 .423 0.3
50 R Craig Townsend 1B 16 52 13 1 4 4 6 11 .250 .339 .385 -0.1
21 R Rogelio Rodriguez 2B 20 62 13 2 5 6 7 12 .210 .306 .323 0.0
25 L Dan Jacobs SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
26 R Gavin Williams 3B 20 74 15 6 8 16 7 35 .203 .289 .514 0.5
15 S Ed Huerta 3B 11 24 6 2 4 3 4 4 .250 .357 .500 0.3
7 L Billy Hernandez 1B 8 26 8 1 2 2 0 6 .308 .308 .423 -0.1
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
17 L Paul Steele RF 17 18 5 0 2 1 0 3 .278 .316 .278 -0.1
19 L Sean Groover CF 20 81 12 4 6 5 4 21 .148 .195 .296 -0.7
9 S Matt Pope LF 18 60 15 4 9 6 9 26 .250 .343 .467 0.1
41 R Chris Loewenberg RF 19 42 10 0 0 1 9 11 .238 .385 .310 0.2
18 R Israel Molina LF 3 7 4 1 1 2 0 2 .571 .571 1.143 0.2
24 L Joey Ostertag LF 19 64 10 1 3 5 4 19 .156 .203 .203 -0.9
8 R Curtis Jones LF 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 -0.0
32 R Sean Marzetta CF 5 7 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Gavin Williams 3B .203 6 8 3
2 R Craig Townsend 1B .250 1 4 0
3 R Kevin McCain SS .256 4 7 0
4 L Sean Groover CF .148 4 6 2
5 S Matt Pope DH .250 4 9 0
6 L Joey Ostertag LF .156 1 3 0
7 R Chris Loewenberg RF .238 0 0 0
8 R Rogelio Rodriguez 2B .210 2 5 1
9 L Greg Blount C .127 3 7 0
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Sean Groover CF .148 4 6 2
2 R Craig Townsend 1B .250 1 4 0
3 R Kevin McCain SS .256 4 7 0
4 R Gavin Williams 3B .203 6 8 3
5 S Matt Pope DH .250 4 9 0
6 R Chris Loewenberg RF .238 0 0 0
7 L Joey Ostertag LF .156 1 3 0
8 R Rogelio Rodriguez 2B .210 2 5 1
9 L Greg Blount C .127 3 7 0
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
LF Joey Ostertag fractured foot 3 weeks Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 4/1
vs PENN
LHP J. Hatch
0-3, 7.13
Wed 4/2
vs PENN
RHP K. Warren
1-1, 2.81
Thu 4/3
@ WF
RHP X. Collier
1-0, 3.94
Fri 4/4
@ WF
RHP S. Rhoden
2-3, 4.71
Sat 4/5
@ WF
LHP M. Schwarz
2-1, 4.81
LINKS
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Injuries Pitching Stats
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NEWS
STANDINGS
Big Ten W L PCT GB
Illinois Fighting Illini 15 6 .714 -
Ohio State Buckeyes 15 6 .714 -
Minnesota Golden Gophers 15 6 .714 -
Michigan Wolverines 14 7 .667 1.0
Nebraska Cornhuskers 14 7 .667 1.0
UCLA Bruins 12 9 .571 3.0
Iowa Hawkeyes 12 9 .571 3.0
Michigan State Spartans 11 10 .524 4.0
Purdue Boilermakers 11 10 .524 4.0
Oregon Ducks 11 10 .524 4.0
Penn State Nittany Lions 10 11 .476 5.0
USC Trojans 9 12 .429 6.0
Indiana Hoosiers 7 14 .333 8.0
Northwestern Wildcats 7 14 .333 8.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 7-14, .333 PCT
Position in Division 14th, 8 GB
Record at home 2-6, .250 PCT
Record on the road 5-8, .385 PCT
Record in X-inning games 0-2, .000 PCT
Record in one-run games 3-2, .600 PCT
Record versus LHP 5-6, .455 PCT
Record versus RHP 2-8, .200 PCT
Record last 10 games 5-5, .500 PCT
Record in March 7-14, .333 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .213 - 27th in SL1
On-Base Percentage .289 - 27th in SL1
Slugging Percentage .373 - 24th in SL1
On-Base + Slugging .662 - 27th in SL1
Runs Scored 64 - 26th in SL1
Hits 147 - tied for 27th in SL1
Extra-Base Hits 48 - tied for 23rd in SL1
Home Runs 30 - 16th in SL1
Bases On Balls 64 - tied for 23rd in SL1
Strikeouts 209 - tied for 22nd in SL1
Stolen Bases 8 - tied for 7th in SL1
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.61 - 21st in SL1
Starters' ERA 4.28 - 21st in SL1
Bullpen ERA 5.08 - 23rd in SL1
Runs allowed 97 - 19th in SL1
Hits allowed 188 - 25th in SL1
Opponents AVG .262 - 25th in SL1
BABIP .330 - 27th in SL1
Home Runs allowed 29 - tied for 9th in SL1
Bases On Balls 90 - tied for 26th in SL1
Strikeouts 210 - 5th in SL1
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