If you only looked at Northwestern’s first 12 games in 2022, it would seem as if the Wildcats weren’t just going to be subpar; rather, you would wonder if they could win any Big Ten contests later in the season.
Through the first dozen matchups, the ‘Cats went 2-10. They had lost their first five games by a combined 24 runs and won just one of three at both Santa Clara and Cincinnati. Things looked bleaker than early-March weather in Evanston.
However, opening day at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park awoke Northwestern from its slumber.