Northwestern Wildcats
Big Ten (28-21, 14-8)
Big Wins: 2/6 vs North Carolina (7-3), 3/8 at Louisville (11-0), 4/19 at Nebraska (5-3)
Bad Losses: 2/14 at UNLV (7-8), 2/20 vs Syracuse (1-2), 4/22 Illinois (8-9)
Coach: Kate Drohan
Key Field Players:
Sabrina Rabin, Freshman, OF, .411 BA, 11 RBI, 28 SB
Andrea Filler, Junior, IF, .392 BA, 12 HR, 60 RBI
Andrea DiPrima, Senior, OF/IF, .389 BA, 10 HR, 45 RBI
Amy Letourneau, Junior, P/1B, .362 BA, 7 HR, 28 RBI
Julia Kuhn, Senior, IF, .323 BA, 5 HR, 34 RBI
Sammy Nettling, Freshman, C, .305 BA, 6 HR, 24 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Kristen Wood, Junior, P, 4.18 ERA, 16-10 W/L, 18 CG, 182.2 IP, 221 SO
Amy Letourneau, Junior, P/1B, 5.66 ERA, 11-9 W/L, 6 CG, 99.0 IP, 90 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .316 (43rd in nation, 6th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.34 (100, 8)
Doubles per Game: 1.30 (118, 10)
Earned Run Average: 4.88 (211, 7)
Fielding Percentage: .961 (120, 8)
Home Runs per Game: 1.28 (28, 5)
Scoring Offense: 6.55 (25, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .519 (30, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.09 (94, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.13 (183, 10)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014 Regional lost to BYU, defeated Iona, defeated BYU, eliminated by Washington
2009 Regional lost to Texas State, eliminated by Louisiana
2008 Regional defeated Western Illinois, defeated DePaul, lost to DePaul, defeated DePaul
2008 Super Regional eliminated by Arizona State
2007 Regional defeated Wright State, defeated Illinois State, defeated Illinois State
2007 Super Regional defeated South Carolina
2007 WCWS defeated Arizona State, lost to Washington, defeated Baylor, eliminated by Tennessee
2006 Regional defeated Southern Illinois, defeated Notre Dame, defeated Notre Dame
2006 Super Regional defeated Massachusetts
2006 WCWS defeated Alabama, defeated Tennessee, defeated UCLA
2006 Championship lost to Arizona
2005 Regional defeated Albany, lost to Notre Dame, defeated Louisville, defeated Notre Dame, defeated Notre Dame
2005 Super Regional lost to DePaul
*all team stats through 5/3
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