After being swept by Toledo over the weekend, NIU baseball fell at home to Milwaukee Tuesday 13-2.

The Huskies (11-28, 5-10 MAC) have been struggling as of late, and have lost their last four games in-a-row.

“We’re in a tough spot,” said NIU coach Ed Mathey. “These guys are being challenged as a team, they’re being challenged individually. They’re aware of what’s going on. They’re aware of the record. I believe our efforts been there, our preparation has been there, and that’s going to continue to need to be there for us to work our way out of this.”

Offense was the key for the Panthers (17-20) as they scored in all but three innings and had their leadoff man reach base six times.

“The fact that our pitcher kept putting up zero’s while we were taking on allows you to feel really confident in the box,” said Milwaukee coach Scott Doffek. “And then our leadoff guy kept getting on, then we got them in the stretch, and it just kind of fed on itself.”

The Panthers (17-20) offense was sparked by their leadoff hitter Luke Meeter, who singled to left field. The second hole hitter, Sam Koenig, doubled down the left field line, scoring Meeter from first to take the lead 1-0.

Phil Striggow lead-off the second inning by reaching base with a single to center. After a throwing error, Striggow would reach third, and would later score on a single to right field by Tell Taylor making the score 2-0, Panthers.

In the fifth, Milwaukee added four more runs. The Panther’s biggest hit came from Drew Pearson, who doubled down the left field line, driving in Will Fadness from third and Striggow from second, increasing their lead to 7-0.

The Panthers were back at it again in the sixth, as they piled on five runs due to another big single from Pearson, which drove in Paul Hoenecke from third and Fadness from second. Pearson ended up going 3-4 with five RBIs.

“They did a nice job swinging at pitches in the strike-zone,” Mathey said. “They did a nice job getting themselves in hitters counts and making it pay-off, and they did a nice job moving the ball around the yard.”

After being swept by Toledo over the weekend, NIU baseball fell at home to Milwaukee Tuesday 13-2.

The Huskies (11-28, 5-10 MAC) have been struggling as of late, and have lost their last four games in-a-row.

“We’re in a tough spot,” said NIU coach Ed Mathey. “These guys are being challenged as a team, they’re being challenged individually. They’re aware of what’s going on. They’re aware of the record. I believe our efforts been there, our preparation has been there, and that’s going to continue to need to be there for us to work our way out of this.”

Offense was the key for the Panthers (17-20) as they scored in all but three innings and had their leadoff man reach base six times.

“The fact that our pitcher kept putting up zero’s while we were taking on allows you to feel really confident in the box,” said Milwaukee coach Scott Doffek. “And then our leadoff guy kept getting on, then we got them in the stretch, and it just kind of fed on itself.”

The Panthers (17-20) offense was sparked by their leadoff hitter Luke Meeter, who singled to left field. The second hole hitter, Sam Koenig, doubled down the left field line, scoring Meeter from first to take the lead 1-0.

Phil Striggow lead-off the second inning by reaching base with a single to center. After a throwing error, Striggow would reach third, and would later score on a single to right field by Tell Taylor making the score 2-0, Panthers.

In the fifth, Milwaukee added four more runs. The Panther’s biggest hit came from Drew Pearson, who doubled down the left field line, driving in Will Fadness from third and Striggow from second, increasing their lead to 7-0.

The Panthers were back at it again in the sixth, as they piled on five runs due to another big single from Pearson, which drove in Paul Hoenecke from third and Fadness from second. Pearson ended up going 3-4 with five RBIs.

“They did a nice job swinging at pitches in the strike-zone,” Mathey said. “They did a nice job getting themselves in hitters counts and making it pay-off, and they did a nice job moving the ball around the yard.”