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Northwestern baseball's seniors reflect on a tough season

The Wildcats just completed a disappointing debut campaign for new coach Spencer Allen.

EVANSTON -- Northwestern's baseball program hasn't made the NCAA Tournament since 1957. That wait won't end until 2017 at the earliest.

After suffering a four-game sweep at the hands of the California Golden Bears this past weekend — in which the Wildcats were outscored 59-5 — which concluded the home portion of the team's schedule, Northwestern took two of three from Rutgers in Piscataway to finish 15-39, the most losses in a single season in school history.

When they take the field next season, the Wildcats will be without multiple key contributors who played a big role in the wins this team was able to get in 2016.