Eli Ong

Joined: Mar 2, 2022

Eli Ong is a contributor to Wildcats Daily of Sports Illustrated's FanNation Network. Eli specializes in video and written content and will look to focus on baseball-related coverages when able.

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Purdue spoils Senior Day, takes series against Northwestern Baseball, 7-2.

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Northwestern Baseball uses fast start at the plate, dominant outing from Farinelli to beat Purdue, 11-1.

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'Cats drop Wednesday decision at cross-town UIC

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O'Donnell and Farinelli lead 'Cats to doubleheader sweep of Michigan State

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'Cats crush Spartans in game 1 of Saturday doubleheader

Northwestern rode big days from Sean Sullivan, Bennett Markinson and Patrick Herrera to a 14-2 victory over Michigan State to get back above .500 on the season

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Unable to capitalize at the plate, 'Cats lose 11-6 to Fighting Illini

Lack of hitting with runners in scoring position leads to 'Cats downfall as they drop game two of their series against the Illinois Fighting illini.

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Santini and Sons: How cookies and a catcher have helped mold a pitching staff into a contender

While his wife helps fuel healthy eating habits off the field, Northwestern catcher JC Santini helps create healthy pitching habits on it and the results show as the Wildcats are 13-4 in their last 17 games.

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Northwestern Baseball travels downstate to face Big Ten rival Illinois

Red hot Northwestern travels to Champaign to face the Fighting Illini with second place in the Big Ten conference standings on the line.

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Hrustich preserves lead, blasts walk-off homer; Northwestern wins 5-2

Late inning heroics fueled the 'Cats for a second time in their series with Penn State, helping them claim 2-of-3 against the Nittany Lions after Stephen Hrustich seals a win Sunday afternoon.

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Northwestern Baseball to play Penn State in Big Ten home opener

The Penn State Nittany Lions come into town to face the Wildcats in a 3-game weekend series at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park as Northwestern looks to build on their recent success.

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Farinelli and O'Donnell power 'Cats, Northwestern escapes 9th inning rally to win 7-6 over Indiana

Farinelli pitched 7 1/3 shutout innings and O'Donnell went 4-6 at the plate with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs to carry Northwestern to their first Big Ten conference win of the year.

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Bullpen, costly error spoil strong start from Sullivan as the 'Cats fall to Indiana in their Big Ten opener, 5-4

Bullpen, defense give up 5 runs in the seventh inning as Indiana spoils Sean Sullivan's big day on the mound. Sullivan threw six shutout innings before the Hoosiers handed the 'Cats their first conference loss on the year.

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Northwestern comes up short late, coughs up series finale against Butler, 11-10

The 'Cats were one strike away from an eighth straight victory before the Bulldogs notched a double and a home run to steal away a victory from Northwestern.

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‘Cats crush five home runs behind Sullivan, beat SIU 10-4

Freshman Sean Sullivan shuts down Saluki bats as 'Cats jump on SIU pitchers early to extend Northwestern's winning streak.

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Farinelli settles in as 'Cats take back-half of double header against Evansville, 8-1

Farinelli, bullpen dazzle as bats carry momentum over from game 1 in 8-1 victory in game 2 of Sunday doubleheader.

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'Cats Bats bash their way to a 10-4 win in opener of Sunday Doubleheader against Evansville

After capitalizing on an costly error, Northwestern's bats came alive, notching 10 runs on 12 hits to deliver their fifth win on the year.