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EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern head coach Paul Stevens today (Dec. 7) announced the Wildcats’ 2010 schedule, featuring a doubleheader against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Miller Park in Milwaukee.

NU Head Coach Paul Stevens (NU Photo)

After playing games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minnesota Twins) and U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago White Sox) last season, the Wildcats can add a visit to another Major League ballpark to their resume. The twinbill against UWM will be played April 28 following a 12:10 p.m. game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Complete 2010 Northwestern Schedule

NU is scheduled to play its first 23 games away from Evanston beginning with two games apiece against George Mason and Winthrop Feb. 19-21 in Rock Hill, S.C. The Wildcats compete in the second-annual Big Ten/Big East Challenge the following weekend in Florida, taking on Connecticut, Rutgers and Seton Hall in the St. Petersburg/Clearwater area.

The Wildcats make a return trip to the Metrodome March 5-7 where participates in the 26th-annual Dairy Queen Classic against host Minnesota, Loyola Marymount and Oklahoma State. NU follows up the trip north by heading to Las Vegas March 11-13 for a four-game series against UNLV.

Northwestern embarks on its spring trip March 20 as it starts things off in Winter Haven, Fla., where the ‘Cats face Bucknell, UMBC, Cornell and Dartmouth. NU then heads to Deland, Fla, where it plays four contests against Stetson March 26-28.

The Wildcats return to Illinois and set to play a solo contest at UIC March 30 before opening Big Ten play at home April 2-4 against defending Big Ten regular season champion Ohio State.

On the heels of a mid-week game against Northern Illinois that is being played in Rockford, Northwestern hits the road in conference play for the first time April 9-11 as it treks to Penn State.

Minnesota invades Rocky Miller Park the following weekend, followed by a home game against Illinois State. NU then embarks on stretch during which it plays its next nine games on the road beginning with three games at Purdue April 23-25. Following the doubleheader against Milwaukee at Miller Park, the ‘Cats play a weekend series at Illinois and then a solo game against Valparaiso at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Ind.

Northwestern finally returns home May 7 as it faces defending Big Ten tournament champion Indiana in a weekend set. After a home game against UIC May 11, the Wildcats hit the road for the final time during the regular season as they travel to Michigan.

The 2010 regular season concludes May 20-22 as NU hosts Michigan State.

The 2010 Big Ten Tournament is slated for May 26-30 and is being held at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio, for the second consecutive year.

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A.L. Rookie Of The Year Will Also Appear At A Charity Event In Athens Next Month

Beckham With The White Sox In 2009

Beckham, now starring for the Chicago White Sox, is two-for-two in awards since the season ended. Last month, The Sporting News selected Beckham as the 2009 American League Rookie of the Year after voting done by a panel of 338 Major League players.

Recently, Beckham added a second honor when he was tabbed the 2009 Outstanding Rookie in the American League by the Major League Baseball Players Association. This latest Players Choice Award is a result of balloting among all Major League players conducted in September under the supervision of accounting firm KPMG. On Monday, the Baseball Writers Association of America will announce their selections for American and National League Rookie of the Year.

Beckham batted .270 with 28 doubles, 14 home runs and 63 RBI after being promoted to the White Sox on June 4. He played in 103 games for Chicago while adjusting to third base despite playing shortstop for his entire baseball career. In 2008, he was the White Sox’s first round draft pick (No. 8 overall) after a stellar three-year collegiate career including leading the Bulldogs to the College World Series Finals. He finished his Bulldog career with a .333 batting average, a school record 53 home runs, 182 RBI and started all 197 games at shortstop.

In 2009, Beckham led the American League rookies in doubles, RBI and extra base hits and finished second in home

Beckham Helped UGA To Two CWS Appearances

runs and on-base percentage.

Along with his baseball skills, Beckham is quite adept on the tennis court. He will make a special appearance at the Rock-n-Racquets tennis exhibition next month in Athens. The event features the world’s top-ranked female player in Serena Williams along with former University of Georgia four-time All-American John Isner, U.S. Open star and Marietta native Melanie Oudin and the 2009 Olympus U.S. Open Series champion Sam Querrey. The event will be held at Stegeman Coliseum Saturday, Dec. 12 at 4:00 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased through the University of Georgia Ticket Office, Mon-Fri. 8:00AM – 4:30PM, online at www.georgiadogs.com or by calling toll free 877-542-1231. A portion of ticket prices will benefit the University of Georgia General Scholarship Fund. For additional information, please visit www.rocknracquets.com.

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Two Former College Players Earn Top Rookie Honors From The Sporting News

A.L. Rookie of the Year Gordan Beckham.

Happ went 12-4 with a 2.93 ERA in 35 appearances.  He made 23 starts for the NL East champs after joining the starting rotation in May.  The lefty fanned 119 batters in 166 innings pitched.  He has made three relief appearances so far during the 2009 post season.

Beckham helped Georgia to the 2006 College World Series.  He started all 70 games at shortstop as a freshman that season.  He was named SEC Player of the Year as a junior in 2008 when he tied LSU’s Matt Clark with 28 home runs to lead the nation.  The Bulldogs finished as the national runner-up with a CWS championship series loss to Fresno State.  Beckham finished his career with a Georgia school record 53 home runs.   He was the eighth overall pick by the White Sox in last year’s MLB draft.

N.L. Rookie of the Year J.A. Happ

Happ was named All-Big Ten First Team as a freshman, sophomore and junior at Northwestern University.  He logged a 16–11 career record with a 2.88 ERA along with 251 strikeouts and 90 walks in 226.1 inning pitched.  He was taken in the third round (92^nd overall) of the 2004 MLB draft by the Phillies.

(Wire and Staff report)