It may only be February, but No. 8 Northwestern softball heated up down in Clearwater, Florida. After reaching the WCWS in 2022, the ‘Cats began their journey back to Oklahoma City in the NFCA Leadoff classic.

NU finished the weekend 2-2, with a mixed bag of performances from the pitching staff. Here are the big takeaways from the weekend. The Wildcats defeated South Alabama 8-5 and No. 6 Texas 10-9, but fell 6-1 to Missouri and 6-0 to No. 13 Tennessee.

The Cardiac ‘Cats are back

It sure seemed like it was going to be a rough first day for Northwestern.