NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS (NCAA)
10th place | 24-26, .480 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 210 | RA: 234 | PAYROLL: $0
05/27/2025
TEAM LEADERS AVG
C. Loewenberg .318
K. McCain .296
C. Townsend .288
M. Pope .261
G. Williams .249
TEAM LEADERS HR
G. Williams 15
K. McCain 12
M. Pope 9
S. Groover 7
2 tied with 6
TEAM LEADERS RBI
K. McCain 34
G. Williams 23
M. Pope 20
R. Rodriguez 16
C. Loewenberg 15
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 5
L. Matthies 5
D. Watson 5
T. Rodriguez 3
4 tied with 2
TEAM LEADERS ERA
C. DiFelice 3.50
C. Chambers 4.66
M. Cardoso 4.70
D. Watson 4.75
J. Krall 4.87
TEAM LEADERS K
M. Cardoso 67
D. Watson 60
C. DiFelice 57
C. Chambers 56
P. Henry 37
WHO'S HOT?
P Joe Roper 1 SV, 0.00 Last 17 games
P Steve Atkinson 13 SV, 0.53 Last 16 games
RF Chris Loewenberg .609, 3 HR Last 6 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Pete Henry 1-0, 7.71 Last 10 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Chris DiFelice 11 11 2 6 0 3.50 1.35 Rested
Starter L Melvin Cardoso 11 11 0 6 0 4.70 1.17 Rested
Starter R Justin Krall 8 8 2 3 0 4.87 1.50 Rested
Starter R Cameron Chambers 10 10 2 5 0 4.66 1.72 Rested
Starter L Dave Watson 10 10 5 2 0 4.75 1.20 Rested
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 19 0 2 0 0 6.00 1.97 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 Tom Rodriguez 17 0 3 0 0 3.43 1.67 Rested
Middle Relief L Greg Molacek 19 0 1 2 0 6.85 2.28 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 R Larry Johansen 18 0 1 1 0 3.91 1.58 Rested
Setup R Joe Roper 20 0 1 0 1 0.44 1.06 Rested
Setup L Lance Matthies 26 0 5 0 1 4.50 1.69 Rested
Closer R Steve Atkinson 20 0 0 1 15 2.11 0.84 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
22 R Frank Verderame C 14 29 6 1 4 3 4 5 .207 .303 .345 -0.0
6 R Manny Urrutia C 22 63 15 1 4 6 9 23 .238 .360 .286 -0.1
35 L Greg Blount C 41 135 23 6 13 10 7 67 .170 .217 .326 -0.5
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
20 R Kevin McCain SS 49 189 56 12 34 21 14 36 .296 .354 .545 1.8
50 R Craig Townsend 1B 39 125 36 2 10 17 21 32 .288 .399 .392 0.3
21 R Rogelio Rodriguez 2B 46 160 34 5 16 20 15 41 .212 .294 .344 -0.3
25 L Dan Jacobs SS 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 -0.0
26 R Gavin Williams 3B 47 189 47 15 23 39 17 78 .249 .330 .545 1.6
15 S Ed Huerta 3B 26 61 17 3 12 6 11 9 .279 .389 .475 0.5
7 L Billy Hernandez 1B 20 56 16 2 7 7 3 13 .286 .344 .393 -0.2
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
19 L Sean Groover LF 37 137 27 7 12 14 12 33 .197 .270 .387 -0.2
17 L Paul Steele RF 43 99 23 3 10 14 10 19 .232 .339 .364 0.4
32 R Sean Marzetta CF 20 38 13 1 5 8 3 5 .342 .390 .474 0.4
9 S Matt Pope LF 43 157 41 9 20 17 20 57 .261 .343 .452 0.3
41 R Chris Loewenberg RF 43 129 41 6 15 11 14 28 .318 .386 .496 1.1
18 R Israel Molina LF 12 16 7 1 1 3 1 3 .438 .526 .688 0.3
24 L Joey Ostertag LF 32 106 16 3 9 11 10 34 .151 .229 .236 -1.3
8 R Curtis Jones LF 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Gavin Williams 3B .249 15 23 7
2 R Sean Marzetta CF .342 1 5 2
3 R Kevin McCain SS .296 12 34 0
4 L Sean Groover LF .197 7 12 3
5 S Matt Pope DH .261 9 20 0
6 R Craig Townsend 1B .288 2 10 0
7 R Chris Loewenberg RF .318 6 15 0
8 R Rogelio Rodriguez 2B .212 5 16 2
9 L Greg Blount C .170 6 13 0
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Sean Marzetta CF .342 1 5 2
2 R Craig Townsend 1B .288 2 10 0
3 L Sean Groover LF .197 7 12 3
4 R Gavin Williams 3B .249 15 23 7
5 R Kevin McCain SS .296 12 34 0
6 S Matt Pope DH .261 9 20 0
7 R Chris Loewenberg RF .318 6 15 0
8 R Rogelio Rodriguez 2B .212 5 16 2
9 L Greg Blount C .170 6 13 0
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
RF Chris Loewenberg severe hip strain 2 weeks Not on IL
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NEWS
STANDINGS
Big Ten W L PCT GB
Michigan Wolverines 38 13 .745 -
Nebraska Cornhuskers 37 14 .725 1.0
Illinois Fighting Illini 35 15 .700 2.5
UCLA Bruins 29 21 .580 8.5
Purdue Boilermakers 30 22 .577 8.5
Minnesota Golden Gophers 28 23 .549 10.0
Iowa Hawkeyes 28 23 .549 10.0
Ohio State Buckeyes 26 24 .520 11.5
Michigan State Spartans 26 24 .520 11.5
Northwestern Wildcats 24 26 .480 13.5
USC Trojans 23 27 .460 14.5
Oregon Ducks 20 30 .400 17.5
Indiana Hoosiers 18 32 .360 19.5
Penn State Nittany Lions 15 35 .300 22.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 24-26, .480 PCT
Position in Division 10th, 13½ GB
Record at home 12-13, .480 PCT
Record on the road 12-13, .480 PCT
Record in X-inning games 2-2, .500 PCT
Record in one-run games 7-5, .583 PCT
Record versus LHP 11-10, .524 PCT
Record versus RHP 13-16, .448 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4, .600 PCT
Record in March 7-14, .333 PCT
Record in April 14-11, .560 PCT
Record in May 3-1, .750 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .248 - 14th in SL1
On-Base Percentage .328 - 17th in SL1
Slugging Percentage .421 - 13th in SL1
On-Base + Slugging .749 - 13th in SL1
Runs Scored 210 - 17th in SL1
Hits 423 - 15th in SL1
Extra-Base Hits 136 - 17th in SL1
Home Runs 78 - tied for 11th in SL1
Bases On Balls 172 - 18th in SL1
Strikeouts 487 - 23rd in SL1
Stolen Bases 15 - tied for 16th in SL1
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.36 - 19th in SL1
Starters' ERA 4.43 - 22nd in SL1
Bullpen ERA 4.25 - 12th in SL1
Runs allowed 234 - 19th in SL1
Hits allowed 438 - 24th in SL1
Opponents AVG .256 - 24th in SL1
BABIP .312 - 27th in SL1
Home Runs allowed 65 - 8th in SL1
Bases On Balls 229 - 28th in SL1
Strikeouts 462 - tied for 11th in SL1
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