In a battle between two all-time great college pitchers, Danielle Williams and Montana Fouts, Northwestern’s star shined brighter.
The graduate student fired a masterful complete game to spearhead a 3-1 victory for NU (42-11, 20-3 B1G) over no. 5 seed Alabama (43-20, 14-13 SEC). It puts the ‘Cats just one out away from a second consecutive trip to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City.
On 122 pitches — a season-high — Williams surrendered one run and six hits. Kelsey Nader went 2-for-2 with a run, a walk and an RBI, while Jordyn Rudd enjoyed a 2-for-4 day which featured an RBI.