April 20, 1999
Chicago, Ill. - Sophomore shortstop Jeremy Kurella (Dunedin, Fla./Dunedin) had four hits, including his fourth home run of the season, as Northwestern defeated Chicago State, 7-2. Kurella got the Wildcats on the board in the third inning with an RBI-single, one of his four RBIs on the day. His solo homer in the seventh gave the 'Cats a 4-1 lead and his two-run single highlighted a three-run eighth inning that put the game out of reach. Junior pitcher Ben Dodd (Belleville, Ill./West) went the distance for his first win of the season.
LINE SCORE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Northwestern (17-16) 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 7 12 2 Chicago State (8-24-1) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 3
DP - NU 1; LOB - NU 10, CSU 5
E - (NU) Williamson, Dodd (CSU) McIntyre, Mizwicki (2)
2B - (NU) Thompson, Morgan (CSU) McIntyre, Gabrione
HR - (NU) Kurella (CSU) Keltner
SB - (NU) Kurella, Musselman, Anderson
COMING UP: Wednesday, April 21 o NU (Dan Padgett/3-2, 7.76) vs. Valparaiso (Kevin Rainford/1-4, 9.48), 3 p.m. CDT, Rocky Miller Park