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Andrew Polk

Andrew Polk

Joined: Feb 20, 2022

Andrew Polk is a sportswriter and graduate student at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Polk is a graduate of Macalester College, where he played for the school's Division-III baseball team.

Series preview: Northwestern baseball visits 23rd-ranked Terrapins
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Series preview: Northwestern baseball visits 23rd-ranked Terrapins

The Wildcats will travel to College Park to take on Maryland in a three-game Big Ten Conference series.

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Spartans salvage final game of series with Northwestern baseball
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Spartans salvage final game of series with Northwestern baseball

The Wildcats were unable to finish a sweep of Michigan State and fell 11-7, dropping to 6-6 in Big Ten Conference games.

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Northwestern baseball to host Michigan State at Miller Park
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Northwestern baseball to host Michigan State at Miller Park

The Wildcats will look to bounce back in Big Ten Conference play after being swept by Illinois last weekend.

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Fighting Illini shut out Northwestern baseball to complete sweep
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Fighting Illini shut out Northwestern baseball to complete sweep

Two Illinois pitchers held the Wildcats scoreless in the series finale, and Northwestern dropped its first series since early March.

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Northwestern bats go cold in 4-1 loss to Penn State
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Northwestern bats go cold in 4-1 loss to Penn State

The Wildcats managed only five hits and one run against the Nittany Lions, losing 4-1 to even the series heading into Sunday’s rubber game.

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Beshears’ walk-off knock propels Northwestern baseball over Penn State 5-4
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Beshears’ walk-off knock propels Northwestern baseball over Penn State 5-4

The Wildcats came back from multiple deficits to edge the Nittany Lions, boosting their Big Ten record to 3-1 and their season record above .500 for the first time this year.

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‘Cats defeat Indiana in rubber game to win first Big Ten series
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‘Cats defeat Indiana in rubber game to win first Big Ten series

Northwestern baseball jumped out to an early lead on a J.C. Santini grand slam and used five pitchers to hold off the Hoosiers 13-6 in Bloomington, Ind.

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Northwestern baseball to face Indiana in Big Ten opener
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Northwestern baseball to face Indiana in Big Ten opener

The Wildcats and Hoosiers will play a three-game set at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, Ind. this weekend as both teams look for strong starts in the Big Ten Conference.

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O’Donnell powers Northwestern baseball to 15-6 defeat of SIU
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O’Donnell powers Northwestern baseball to 15-6 defeat of SIU

The Wildcats exploded for 13 runs in the final three innings to beat the Salukis and extend the team’s win streak to seven games.

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Bats stay hot for Northwestern baseball in 13-3 win over Butler
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Bats stay hot for Northwestern baseball in 13-3 win over Butler

Seven extra-base hits from the offense and a complete-game effort from Michael Farinelli led to Northwestern’s sixth straight victory, the team’s longest winning streak since 2017.

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Series Preview: Evansville Visits Northwestern Baseball for Three-Game Set
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Series Preview: Evansville Visits Northwestern Baseball for Three-Game Set

Following a two-game sweep of St. Thomas last weekend, the Wildcats look to stay hot against the Evansville Purple Aces.

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Sullivan, Wildcats’ bats lead Northwestern to win in home opener
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Sullivan, Wildcats’ bats lead Northwestern to win in home opener

Northwestern opened its 2022 home schedule with a victory over St. Thomas behind a strong pitching performance from Sean Sullivan and three home runs from the Wildcats’ lineup.

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