Badgers fight against tough competition, come up short in three intense games · The Badger Herald

Three tight games highlighted a challenging weekend for the University of Wisconsin softball team, who faced off against No. 20 Northwestern University in a three-game series. 

In game one, scoring was hard to come by. Pitcher Maddie Schwartz, though, continued to dominate. The graduate student twirled a seven-inning gem and allowed just one run on four hits to one of the most potent offenses in the Big Ten. 

Unfortunately for…