LOS ANGELES – Northwestern concluded its 2025 regular season with a 11-1 loss at No. 14 UCLA on Saturday afternoon.
SS Ryan Kucherak gave Northwestern (25-27, 13-17 Big Ten) the lead with a solo homer to left-center, his 18th of the season, most in NU single-season history and most in Big Ten play this season.
UCLA (39-15, 22-8 Big Ten) plated a pair in the bottom of the first, added four in the fourth, one in the fifth, three in the sixth, and walked it off with a run in the bottom of the seventh.
LHP Blake MacMillan (5-3) is credited with the loss, allowing seven runs on eight hits in 4.0 innings pitched.
Season Notes
SS Ryan Kucherak gave Northwestern (25-27, 13-17 Big Ten) the lead with a solo homer to left-center, his 18th of the season, most in NU single-season history and most in Big Ten play this season.
KUCH GETS US STARTED WITH A SOLO SHOT! ?? pic.twitter.com/NRYgDJphpd
— Northwestern Baseball (@NUCatsBaseball) May 17, 2025
UCLA (39-15, 22-8 Big Ten) plated a pair in the bottom of the first, added four in the fourth, one in the fifth, three in the sixth, and walked it off with a run in the bottom of the seventh.
LHP Blake MacMillan (5-3) is credited with the loss, allowing seven runs on eight hits in 4.0 innings pitched.
Season Notes
- Northwestern finishes the 2025 regular season with its highest winning percentage (.481) since 2005 (.481).
- Northwestern's 73 home runs are its most in a single-season in program history.
- Northwestern's 25 wins are its most in a season since 2017 (27) and most in regular season play since 2006 (25).
- Northwestern closes the 2025 campaign with its highest Big Ten winning percentage (.433) since 2019 (.458).
- Northwestern's 12 road wins are its most in a single-season since 2017 (12).