The last week and a half has not been kind to Northwestern Baseball. After sustaining a 13-0 loss at cross-city rivals UIC, Ohio State rolled into Evanston and dealt the ‘Cats their second sweep and third series loss in conference play this season. Ahead of the series, the Buckeyes hosted a 3-13 Big Ten record, good for second to last in conference standings and well behind the Wildcats, who sat at 7-8 in B1G Tournament contention.
It didn’t take long for OSU to knock Northwestern down and out of the top eight, dampening the team’s hopes for its first postseason appearance since 2017.