March 26, 1974 Kurt Nissen's pinch-hit single in the bottom of the seventh inning drives in Mike Saltzer with the only run of the game and Northwestern pulls out a 1-0 win over Brandywine in its season opener. The Tigers, who were being no-hit, get a baserunner when Saltzer walks. Al Hill follows with Northwestern's first hit and Nissen delivers his grounder up the middle to end the contest. Dave Oswald gives the Tigers four scoreless innings to start the game while Kevin Corman finishes with three to earn the pitching win.