Softball: Mason’s no-hitter headlines harmonious weekend against Illinois
Northwestern’s premier freshman is already etching her name into its history.
14 innings. 208 pitches. Two hits allowed.
14 strikeouts. One earned run. That was Marina Mason’s workload over this past weekend.
Pure dominance. The first-year, who’s shown flashes of greatness throughout NU’s non-conference slate, has finally made her arrival to Big Ten softball. Mason spearheaded a Northwestern (15-14, 3-3 B1G) series sweep of the Illinois Fighting Illini (8-23, 0-6 B1G) this past weekend — a series that displayed the absolute best of the ‘Cats roster.
To support its great pitching, NU’s lineup strung together 30 hits over the weekend, half of which went for extra-base hits. Emma Raye flashed her power with eight RBIs through the first two games, while Grace Nieto logged four hits to extend her hitting streak to five games. In short, Northwestern softball is starting to look like itself again: a powerhouse program built on a storied history, destined to cause havoc in one of the toughest conferences in the nation.
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