During its season-opening six-game losing streak, Northwestern baseball struggled to produce runs consistently, averaging under three runs a game. So, when the Wildcats went west to Santa Clara for a four-game weekend series, the first goal was to get off the schneid and the second was to get the bats going.
Consider both missions accomplished.
In a series split with the Santa Clara Broncos — with wins in Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader and Sunday’s finale — the Wildcats (2-8) had some big offensive showings in the wins (22 runs combined) and disappointing ones in the losses (three runs).