After taking care of business against Michigan State and UW-Milwaukee, Northwestern (20-19, 7-7 B1G) headed eastward to College Park to face a top-25 opponent in the Maryland Terrapins (35-9, 11-4 B1G).
On Friday, the ‘Cats found themselves in the midst of a perfect game, only the 34th in NCAA history and the second for the Terrapins, thrown by Ryan Ramsey. Ultimately, all aspects of the opening matchup were going in Maryland’s favor, from their four home runs to Ramsey’s historical night.
Northwestern’s starting ace first-year Sean Sullivan had his worst outing of the season thus far, going only 2.