After pitching four innings and her team down one run against Iowa, NIU softball pitcher Kathy Dearborn said she was feeling good. Last spring Dearborn managed to lock down Iowa’s bats. The senior went 10 1/3 innings, in the scheduled seven-inning game,...

Despite scoring 17 runs its last two games, the NIU softball team could not overcome Iowa’s power pitching duo and dropped an 8-2 decision Wednesday afternoon at home. The Huskies (18-12) began the scoring in the first inning when first baseman Toni...

The NIU softball can thank junior transfer Lindsey LaChiana for 12 of its 18 wins this season. A transfer from Loyola, LaChiana has posted an 11-6 record with one save for NIU. The Horizon League’s co-pitcher of the year last season has also registered...

The wind may have been blowing out, but the NIU softball team wasn’t going to let it take all the credit for its home run outburst on Tuesday. The Huskies hit a total of five home runs in their two victories over Valparaiso, after hitting 15 in their...

Kathy Dearborn’s walk-off home run in the seventh inning saved the NIU softball team from blowing what was as much as a six-run lead Tuesday afternoon at Mary Bell Field against Valparaiso. The Huskies (18-11) followed the 8-7 win with another victory...

Despite committing four errors in Sunday’s loss to Bowling Green, NIU softball coach Donna Martin is confident her team will come around defensively. The Huskies (16-11) will get theirs when they take Mary Bell field for a double-header with Valparaiso...

Big players make big plays in big moments. Unfortunately, the NIU softball team only came up big one time on Saturday against Bowling Green. On Sunday, it was too little, too late. Junior Kelly Drozd tied Saturday’s first game at one in the bottom of...

Despite a pair of late home runs, a lack of run production and defensive lapses proved costly as NIU softball dropped two of three over the weekend to Bowling Green. The Huskies (16-11 overall, 3-2 MAC) collected only 13 hits over the three-game home...

Entering the 2004-’05 softball season, Ellen Stoddard was not expecting a starting position in the NIU lineup. After spending a year and a half away from the game, she was more worried about getting back in shape and making the team. But after a summer...

Sixth-year senior Shelby Bernard was the only NIU softball player to make All-MAC anything last spring, and that was the All-Academic team. The Huskies weren’t even mentioned in the MAC 2005 preseason press release, but for just reasons. "It’s not...

On a four-game winning streak, the NIU softball team now owns the best overall record in the MAC at 15-9. The Huskies took their step up in the standings after sweeping a doubleheader Tuesday at Loyola with scores of 5-1 and 9-2. Tied 1-1 in the first...

A lot has changed for Loyola softball since the NIU softball team beat the Ramblers in an exhibition game last fall. The Huskies will travel to Loyola for a doubleheader at 3 p.m. today and get their first look at Loyola since the hire of its new coach...