Despite chilly weather passing through Sharon J. Drysdale over the weekend, Northwestern softball remained red hot.
In their first taste of Big Ten action this year, the Wildcats swept the Michigan State Spartans in a three game series, improving to 22-4 and lengthening their winning streak to 12.
NU and MSU squared off twice on Friday, and pitcher Danielle Williams stole the show in both legs of the doubleheader.
In game one, Williams went the distance and notched a career-high 17 strikeouts, surrendering just one hit and walking only one Spartan. Northwestern’s offense scored all of its runs due to three errors by the Spartan defense, winning 3-0 in a sub-2-hour affair.