If the Rutgers softball team's season was disappointing in its conclusion, then baseball's was gut-wrenching and crushing. Making the Big Ten Baseball Tournament was a long shot, but not impossible.
Then came game one of the Northwestern series. Your ace is on the mound. And he gives up a two- run home run in the first inning. It was all the Wildcats needed, topping RU, 5-1. And with the loss, the postseason hopes were dashed.
There was still a winning season to achieve. But in game two, a five run lead is wiped out by an eight-run inning, most of it with two outs.