April 7, 1999
EVANSTON, Ill. -Junior second baseman J.P. Williamson (Oak Park, Ill./River Forest) hit a three-run home run in the seven inning and drove in the game-winning run with a bases-loaded single in the ninth to cinch the victory fo Northwestern. The Wildcats emerged from a 12-2 fifth-inning deficit to win their second home game in two days. Riding four solid innings from freshman right-handed pitcher Andy Adams (Mt. Prospect, Ill./Mt. Prospect), who was making his first collegiate pitching appearance, NU came back to score three runs in each of the last four innings for the win.
LINE SCORE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Illinois-Chicago (8-14) 1 1 0 5 5 0 0 2 0 14 17 3 Northwestern (9-13) 0 2 0 0 1 3 3 3 3 15 20 4DP - NU 3, UIC 2; LOB - NU 14, UIC 8
E - (NU) Kurella, Robinson, Dodd 2 (UIC) Rosinski, Gryglak, McNichols
2B - (NU) Williamson, Hietpas, Robinson, Musselman (UIC) Rosinski, Ar. Candea, Duke, McNichols
HR - (NU) Williamson (UIC) Al Candea, Deahl, Lotus
SB - (NU) Kurella, Dainton, Musselman (UIC) Ar. Candea, Al Candea, Salameh, Lotus 2
SH - (UIC) Ar. Candea, Lotus, McNichols
SF - (NU) Robinson
Pitchers UIC IP H R ER BB SO Carlson 3 2 2 1 3 3 Goebbert 4.1 13 9 9 4 1 Scheel 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 Gilliam 1 4 3 3 2 0 (L, 3-2)NU IP H R ER BB SO Dodd 3 6 6 5 4 2 Briskman 1.2 8 6 6 1 2 A. Adams 4.1 3 2 2 0 3 (W, 1-0)
COMING UP: Friday, April 9 - NU (J.J. Standring/3-2, 5.66) vs. Illinois (Jason Anderson/4-0, 3.35), 3 p.m. CDT, Rocky Miller Park