After clinching the regular-season B1G title despite a tough final series loss to Minnesota, Northwestern Softball had high hopes traveling to East Lansing as the No.1 seed for the postseason tournament. The ‘Cats boasted a successful quarterfinal round beating Wisconsin, but they fell short of Saturday’s title game after a heartbreaking loss to the Michigan Wolverines in the semifinals.
The ‘Cats were awarded a first-round bye after winning the regular season and faced eighth-seeded Wisconsin. Northwestern got on the board fast, with graduate student Rachel Lewis scoring on a wild pitch from Badger pitcher Maddie Schwartz. Danielle Williams was a star in the circle for the ‘Cats per usual, not allowing any hits in the first two innings.