2018 BASEBALL HUSKIES START #RoadToOmaha 2018 SCHEDULE Deserving of its at-large bid to the 2018 NCAA 36-19, 17-6 CAA tournament, the Northeastern baseball team FEBRUARY Fri. 16 vs. Creighton ! L, 7-15 will begin its road to Omaha and the College Sat. 17 vs. Creighton ! W, 12-7 World Series on Friday, June 1, when NU Sun. 18 vs. Creighton ! W, 8-3 Thu. 22 vs. Boston Red Sox (exh.) $ L, 2-15 (7) 2018 NCAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP descends on the Raleigh Regional, as hosted by the No. 16 national seed, North Carolina Fri. 23 vs. Missouri ! L, 2-5 Sat. 24 vs. Missouri (Gm. 1) ! W, 10-8 RALEIGH REGIONAL State. The third-seeded Huskies will open the vs. Missouri (Gm. 2) ! L, 1-20 four-team, double-elimination regional against Sun. 25 vs. Missouri ! W, 4-2 SITE Raleigh, N.C. second-seeded Auburn – a rematch of the two MARCH VENUE Doak Field at Dail Park programs’ competitive, regular-season series Fri. 2 vs. Mount Saint Mary’s ^ W, 6-1 HOST North Carolina State that was contested at the Tigers’ Plainsman Park Sat. 3 vs. Dartmouth ^ W, 10-8 DIMENSIONS 320 - 370 - 400 - 375 - 330 on March 9 and March 10. Sun. 4 vs. Villanova ^ W, 1-0 Tue. 6 vs. Georgetown ^ W, 9-5 Fri. 9 at No. 17 Auburn L, 0-6 Joining Northeastern in the Raleigh Regional are Sat. 10 at No. 17 Auburn (Gm. 1) L, 8-14 FIELD the top-seeded host, North Carolina State, and at No. 17 Auburn (Gm. 2) W, 2-1 fourth-seeded Army West Point. Sat. 17 HOLY CROSS Cancelled 1 NC STATE WOLFPACK Sun. 18 HOLY CROSS Cancelled Mon. 19 HARTFORD W, 3-1 AGAINST THE REGIONAL FIELD Tue. 20 at Boston College W, 7-4 (18) 2018 RECORD 40-16, 19-11 ACC • [1] No. 11 North Carolina State: Northeastern Fri. 23 at No. 10 Texas Tech L, 3-22 ALL-TIME SERIES NU trails, 4-0 trails the all-time series, 4-0. The Huskies and the Sat. 24 at No. 10 Texas Tech (Gm. 1) L, 3-12 NCAA TOURNEY NU trails, 1-0 at No. 10 Texas Tech (Gm. 2) L, 2-13 Wolfpack met in the Mideast Regional (hosted by Sun. 25 at No. 10 Texas Tech L, 4-9 LAST MEETING March 12-14, 2004 Tennessee) of the 1994 NCAA tournament, while Wed. 28 at Rhode Island W, 15-8 NU lost a three-game true road series at No. 20 Fri. 30 at James Madison * W, 10-2 Sat. 31 at James Madison * L, 3-6 2 AUBURN TIGERS North Carolina State during the 2004 season. APRIL 2018 RECORD 39-21, 15-15 SEC • [2] No. 21 Auburn: The Huskies trail the Sun. 1 at James Madison * W, 8-1 ALL-TIME SERIES NU trails, 2-1 all-time series, 2-1, having opposed the Tigers Tue. 3 MASSACHUSETTS # W, 10-8 NCAA TOURNEY Series tied, 0-0 Sat. 7 ELON (Gm. 1) * W, 7-1 exclusively during the 2018 season. On March LAST MEETING March 9-10, 2018 ELON (Gm. 2) * W, 6-5 9, Auburn’s Casey Mize threw the Tigers’ ninth Sun. 8 ELON * W, 9-3 no-hitter in program history as the Huskies were Wed. 11 HARVARD # L, 6-8 4 ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS Fri. 13 at College of Charleston * L, 1-4 shut out, 6-0. With weather creating a March 10 Sat. 14 at College of Charleston * L, 4-5 doubleheader between the two sides, Northeast- Sun. 15 at College of Charleston * W, 2-1 2018 RECORD 36-22, 18-7 Patriot ern lost the opening game, 14-8, to the Tigers Tue. 17 at Brown W, 10-4 ALL-TIME SERIES NU leads, 1-0 – despite NU rallying for seven ninth-inning runs Fri. 20 WILLIAM & MARY * W, 4-0 NCAA TOURNEY Series tied, 0-0 Sat. 21 WILLIAM & MARY * W, 4-3 – but went on to hand then-undefeated Auburn Sun. 22 WILLIAM & MARY * W, 2-1 LAST MEETING March 22, 2003 its first loss of the season during the nightcap as Fri. 27 TOWSON * W, 22-2 Sean Mellen came within four outs of throwing Sat. 28 TOWSON * W, 23-6 Sun. 29 TOWSON * W, 2-1 TOURNEY RESUME the Huskies’ first no-hitter since 2006. MAY • Northeastern set the program record for the • [4] Army West Point: Northeastern has won Tue. 1 UMASS LOWELL W, 4-2 the only series meeting against Army, defeat- Wed. 2 BRYANT W, 10-3 single-season victories (36), surpassing its 35- Fri. 4 at Hofstra * W, 5-1 win campaigns during 1991 and 1994. ing the Black Knights, 9-2, on March 22, 2013, Sat. 5 at Hofstra * L, 4-6 during a neutral-site game in Bradenton, Florida. Sun. 6 at Hofstra * W, 3-0 Wed. 9 No. 22 CONNECTICUT L, 5-6 • NU entered Selection Monday ranked No. 35 Of note, the Huskies traveled to West Point during October 2017 to play a fall exhibition Fri. 11 UNCW (Gm. 1) * L, 6-7 (10) in the RPI (ranked as high as No. 2 on March UNCW (Gm. 2) * W, 7-4 19). game against Army, during which NU shut out Sun. 13 UNCW * L, 4-6 the Black Knights, 3-0, across 10 pre-determined Thu. 17 at Delaware * W, 10-0 innings. Upon the completion of the game, Ar- Fri. 18 at Delaware * W, 5-2 • Among the 15 Division I programs to win 22 Sat. 19 at Delaware * Cancelled or more games away from home, North- my’s captains escorted the Huskies on a tour of Thu. 24 vs. [4] UNCW % L, 2-9 eastern ranked second in non-conference West Point’s historic campus. Fri. 25 vs. [5] Delaware % W, 7-2 vs. [2] Elon % W, 5-4 strength of schedule (No. 51). Sat. 26 vs. [4] UNCW % W, 3-2 RECORD-BREAKING SEASON vs. [4] UNCW % L, 4-7 • The Huskies are 3-4 against the SEC, 4-1 • Northeastern’s 36 wins this season rank as JUNE against the BIG EAST, 1-0 against the ACC, the program’s single-season record, having sur- Sun. 1 vs. [2] No. 21 Auburn & 2 p.m. and 2-0 against the Atlantic 10. passed the team’s two 35-win campaigns during 1991 and 1994 – the latter of two teams current Home games denoted in BOLD CAPS (Friedman Diamond) • NU won nine games against the RPI top-100. NU head coach Mike Glavine played on. * CAA game ! Fort Myers, Fla. (City of Palms Park) $ Fort Myers, Fla. (Jet Blue Park) • Northeastern is the two-time defending CAA • The Huskies’ .739 winning percentage during ^ Snowbird Classic (Port Charlotte, Fla.) regular-season champion (CAA ranked No. 13 # Beanpot tournament (campus sites) during 2018 in conference RPI). Continued on page 2 ... % CAA tournament (Harrisonburg, Va. / James Madison) & NCAA tournament (Raleigh, N.C. / North Carolina State) 2017 & 2018 CAA REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONS NCAA HISTORY Team (senior shortstop Max Burt, redshirt-junior DIAMOND ACHIEVEMENTS starting pitcher Tyler Brown, and junior relief • Senior shortstop Max Burt is the only player in 1964 pitcher Andrew Misiaszek). program history to make at least 200 career ap- District I Regional (best-of-three series) pearances and record 200 or more hits at North- vs. Maine L, 4-9 Fenway Park • Northeastern is the first team to repeat as the eastern. Burt – since nicknamed the Huskies’ vs. Maine L, 2-5 Fenway Park outright CAA regular-season champion since “Mr. 200” – continues to ride his career-opening UNCW, which won consecutive titles during the streak of 222 consecutive games played and 1966 2012 and 2013 seasons. enters the 2018 NCAA tournament ranked in sole District I Regional (double elimination) possession of sixth place on Northeastern’s all- vs. Colby W, 5-4 Fenway Park • The Huskies’ streak of six consecutive CAA time hits list (213). vs. Boston College W, 10-2 Fenway Park tournament appearances (2013-18) ranks as the second longest active streak behind UNCW, • Lefty closer Andrew Misiaszek is Northeast- College World Series (double elimination) which is the only CAA member school to be vs. Saint John’s L, 3-5 Omaha, Neb. ern’s single-season saves leader (12), setting the advance to all 33 conference tournaments during vs. Arizona L, 1-8 Omaha, Neb. record upon putting the finishing touches on the league history. Huskies’ regular-season finale that clinched NU 1972 its second consecutive title. This year, Misiaszek District I Regional (double elimination) • During the 2018 CAA tournament, Northeastern has accounted for 12 of the Northeastern at Connecticut L, 2-5 Storrs, Conn. made its deepest run, surviving two consecutive bullpen’s 20 saves, which collectively are the vs. Providence W, 4-3 Storrs, Conn. elimination games to advance to its first-ever most that the Huskies have recorded during the vs. Harvard L, 6-18 Storrs, Conn. CAA championship round. There, the Huskies program’s CAA era (since 2006). defeated UNCW, 3-2, during game one to force 1973 the tournament’s decisive, winner-take-all finale, • Charlie McConnell is undoubtedly Northeast- District I Regional (double elimination) during which NU was defeated, 7-4, by the ern’s stolen base king as the junior speedster is vs. Providence W, 3-2 Fenway Park Seahawks. in possession of both the Huskies’ all-time (76) vs. Harvard L, 1-11 Fenway Park and single-season (37) records, thieving bases vs. Providence L, 4-5 Fenway Park • Northeastern placed four student-athletes at a rate of 85.4 percent across his three-year 1994 onto the 2018 CAA All-Tournament Team: red- career.