{"id":70306,"date":"2018-04-21T14:28:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T19:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=70306"},"modified":"2018-04-28T11:25:37","modified_gmt":"2018-04-28T16:25:37","slug":"northwestern-baseball-embraces-young-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/northwestern-baseball-embraces-young-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwestern baseball embraces young talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Darren Zaslau<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">The Northwestern baseball team has 18 underclassmen on the current roster. As the Wildcats embark on the second half of Big Ten Conference play, they will be relying heavily on them to contribute to the team&#8217;s success. After hosting Michigan State this weekend, Northwestern will travel to Penn State and Purdue before concluding its Big Ten Conference regular season schedule at home against Iowa.<\/p>\n<p>[vimeo 265717386 w=640 h=360]<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: The Northwestern baseball team practices at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park. (Darren Zaslau\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Darren Zaslau Medill Reports The Northwestern baseball team has 18 underclassmen on the current roster. As the Wildcats embark on the second half of Big Ten Conference play, they will be relying heavily on them to contribute to the team&#8217;s success. 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