The 'Cats were swept for the fourth time in five series this weekend at Illinois. It was the latest poor showing in a string of poor showings that have defined the second half of what once looked like a promising year.
Head coach Ben Greenspan is still relatively new, but he's on the clock to figure out this team's pitching issues. Again this weekend, the 'Cats took themselves out of ballgames in the early going because their starting pitcher couldn't keep them in it.
Northwestern allowed more than ten runs twice, and it was run-ruled in the first game of the series on Friday. That's been all-too consistent of a theme all season. Offensively, this team had the horses to be better than previous teams in recent seasons. Instead, it continues to occupy the basement of the Big Ten
