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Huskies Rally for CAA Title, Secure NCAA Berth
31 May
Summary
- Northeastern baseball earned consecutive NCAA tournament bids for first time since 1970s.
- The Huskies won four straight elimination games to clinch CAA championship.
- Harrison Feinberg broke program records for career and single-season home runs.
Northeastern University's baseball team is heading to the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row, a feat not accomplished since the 1970s. The Huskies earned their place by winning the Coastal Athletic Association championship in a remarkable comeback.
After losing their opening game, Northeastern staged a rally, winning four consecutive elimination games. They defeated UNCW, Hofstra, and Campbell twice to secure the championship title. This victory marks the program's first back-to-back CAA tournament championships.
The team, led by head coach Mike Glavine, enters the NCAA Lawrence Regional as the No. 4 seed. They are scheduled to play host Kansas, the tournament's No. 15 national seed, on Friday, May 29, at 1 p.m. ET. The regional features a double-elimination format and also includes No. 2 seed Arkansas and No. 3 seed Missouri State.
Offensively, redshirt senior Harrison Feinberg is a standout player. He is batting .330 with 16 home runs and 63 RBI, and has recorded 42 stolen bases this season. Feinberg has set new program records for career home runs (46) and single-season stolen bases. Other notable players include Ryan Gerety, hitting .323, and Carmelo Musacchia, who holds the program's career stolen base record with 97.
On the pitching front, Robbie O'Connor leads the staff with a 9-2 record and a 4.31 ERA. Luc Rising maintains a 3.24 ERA, and Andrew Wertz has six saves, leading the bullpen.
