The full 2021 Northwestern softball preview

@NUSBCats on Twitter In Kate and Caryl Drohan’s 20th season at the head of the program, Wildcat softball kicks off their season this weekend with six games in Leesburg, Florida to begin a marathon 12 week, 44-game Big Ten schedule that will encompass the whole of the regular season.

Doubleheaders today against Michigan State, tomorrow against Rutgers, and Sunday against Penn State begin this incredibly unique runout of games in style, as Northwestern tries to build on its 2019 super regional appearance after a volatile start to the 2020 season was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.

Losing just three players (and no starters) from last year’s squad, and still boasting eight of the ten…