Wildcats Finish Fourth at Rainbow Easter Baseball Tournament

March 28, 1999

HONOLULU, Hawaii. - Northwestern finished in fourth place in the Rainbow Easter Baseball Tournament with a loss to the Japanese team Nittaidai. The game will count as an exhibition. Senior Phil Rosengren (Barrington, Ill./Rye Country Day) struck out seven and gave up one run in four innings for the Wildcats. Junior second baseman J.P. Williamson (Oak Park, Ill./River Forest) and junior center fielder Bob Dainton (Mokena, Ill./Lockport Township) each had two hits.

LINE SCORE

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwestern 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Nittaidai 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 x 3 5 0

DP - NITT 1; LOB - NU 5, NITT 6
E - (NU) Ribas
2B - (NU) Williamson (NITT) Okada
SB - (NU) Standring (NITT) Nakamura

Pitchers

NU IP H R ER BB SO
Rosengren 4 2 1 1 4 7
Ribas (L) 4 3 2 2 0 5

Nittaidai IP H R ER BB SO
Munemasa 9 6 1 0 2 4 (W)

COMING UP: Friday, March 2 * NU at Ohio State, 5:30 p.m. CST
Saturday, March 3 * NU at Ohio State (DH), noon CST
Sunday, March 4 * NU at Ohio State, noon CST