The Wildcats scored 8 runs in the first three innings but the bats fell silent late in another Big Ten loss.
The process was different for Northwestern baseball on Sunday afternoon, but the end result was the same. The Wildcats, who led the Wolverines 8-6 after three innings, blew another lead en route to a 11-9 loss. That completed a series sweep for Michigan, which won the two other games of the set in Friday's doubleheader.
Before the game, the official ceremony for the new Rocky and Berenice Miller Park was held as multiple donors and their families were introduced and collectively threw out the first pitch.