Former Wildcats J.A. Happ and Bo Schultz affect MLB playoff race

J.A. Happ and Bo Schultz, both former Northwestern pitchers, are right in the thick of the MLB playoff race.
Read moreJ.A. Happ and Bo Schultz, both former Northwestern pitchers, are right in the thick of the MLB playoff race.
Read moreDue to some sloppy play, poor pitching and nonexistent offense, Northwestern got crushed by the Wolverines on Sunday.
Read moreWith just two Big Ten series separating them from the end of yet another losing season, the Northwestern Wildcats (15-33 overall, 5-13 Big Ten) head to Ann Arbor for a weekend set with the Michigan Wolverines (29-20, 12-9) in a meeting of teams headed in opposite directions. NU has slogged through a rough campaign in longtime coach Paul Stevens’ swan
Read moreFollowing a weekend series in which they lost two of three to Big Ten foe Nebraska, the Northwestern Wildcats (15-31, 5-13 Big Ten) will look to right the ship and get over .500 at home when they play their final two out-of-conference games of the season Tuesday and Wednesday against Kansas (20-28, 7-11 Big 12). Northwestern held its own over
Read moreFollowing a Wednesday home win over the Chicago State Cougars, Northwestern baseball returns to conference play, hosting the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Read moreWNUR’s Nick Scoliard (@NickScols) breaks down the Wildcats impressive week, and looks ahead to what they face this weekend. It’s hard to call this team anything but hot. After earning a 2-9 record in their past 11 games, the Wildcats bounced back with a 6-1 week, sweeping Chicago State, winning the Nebraska series, and earned an extra win against the
Read moreThis past June, Cody Stevens of the Northwestern Wildcats baseball team was hit in the head during a summer-league game in West Virginia. The result of the blow was a blood clot in his brain that nearly took his life. While red-shirting this season, Stevens, a junior, is using his injury to try to help others. WNUR Sports’ Gordon Voit
Read moreWNUR’s Greg Mroz sat down with Northwestern head baseball coach Paul Stevens earlier this week to discuss the team as they set up for a run to make the Big Ten Tourney.
Read moreInspired by Northwestern’s game at Wrigley Field, WNUR Sports Online Content Director Cameron Songer (@CameronSonger) imagines a world where college baseball is king in this week’s What If. June 22, 2029 OMAHA, Neb.- In the most-watched college baseball game in the history of the sport, the Northwestern Wildcats defeated the Texas Longhorns yesterday, 6-4, to claim the school’s second consecutive
Read moreFormer WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) explains why Saturday’s Northwestern baseball game at Wrigley Field has cemented the university’s status as “Chicago’s Big Ten Team.” Note: Before you read this, Nick Medline (@NMedlineFOX) detailed the experience at Wrigley far more elegantly than I ever could – give his account a read by clicking here. This Sunday, I was lucky
Read moreWelcome to the second edition of Friday Night Fights! Each week, two of our staffers will square off on Northwestern, National, and Historic sports issues. This week, it’s Greg Mroz and Chance Carter debating Northwestern baseball’s chances at making the Big Ten Tourney, the NHL MVP, and what is the coolest venue to play in in all of sports. Don’t
Read moreWNUR Public Relations and Finance Director Greg Mroz (@GregDMroz) sits down with Northwestern Wildcats baseball head coach Paul Stevens to talk about the season thus far and preview this week’s action. This segment will also air today during the WNUR Sports Pre-Game Show prior to Northwestern’s game against the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames. WNUR’s pre-game coverage will begin at 2:40
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