Did we watch the same game? That was a wildly entertaining game! It's hugely impressive that Minnesota put up 7 runs against Williams. Were there errors? Yes. But there are going to be little errors in almost every game. Pease got hit hard. It turned into a very offensive game. Northwestern and Minnesota are set up very differently from an offensive perspective. Northwestern strings hits together, whereas Minnesota relies on the longball. HRs are unpredictable by nature. Northwestern played the better overall game and came up with the clutch hit when Minnesota couldn't. Doesn't mean that it wasn't a good game. Tbh I have a higher respect for this Minnesota team after tonight than I did before tonight.
Also, for those who are calling Northwestern "ordinary". Wtf. They have wins over Kentucky, Texas, Auburn twice, Notre Dame twice, Louisville twice, played Oklahoma to a 1-run game, and have a top 15 RPI. Get some perspective. There are 306 D1 teams. "Ordinary" encompasses teams like MSU and Purdue, not a legit top 25 team like Northwestern. This is not a loss Minnesota should be kicking themselves over. Regroup and come out swinging tomorrow.
