Ball State’s Kris Burdine is still a little sour about last year’s season-sweep at the hands of the NIU softball team. "We need a much better showing from the whole team this year," Burdine said. "It’s usually a competitive series, but we need to...

Three more games resulted in three more losses for the NIU softball team this weekend at Central Michigan. The Huskies lost by scores of 1-0 and 5-4 in Saturday’s doubleheader before being dropped 12-1 Sunday to extend their losing streak to 14 games....

The NIU softball team will look to break an 11-game losing streak when it travels to Central Michigan for a three-game series. The Huskies (10-29 overall, 2-7 MAC) will make the trek to Mount Pleasant to take on a Chippewas team that is undefeated at...

Editor’s note: "The burning question" will examine issues in baseball and softball that have stood the test of time, but confusion still exists about a sure answer. The series will be run in place of road-game previews. Why do baseball managers wear...

Two more losses were tacked on to the NIU softball team’s record Wednesday at DePaul when the Huskies lost both games of a doubleheader 10-0 and 4-1. The Blue Demons (16-19-1 overall) won Game 1 in 4 1/2 innings because of NCAA rules that state if a...

Editor’s note: "The burning question" will examine issues in baseball and softball that have stood the test of time, but confusion still exists about a sure answer. The series will be run in place of road-game previews. Why is it called the foul pole...

With the NIU softball team’s batting average at .205, Huskies hitting coach Kevin Welch finally let the frustration of NIU’s 10-27 season get to him. During the third game of a three-game sweep by Kent State over NIU, Welch lost his cool with umpire...

After starting the season 2-1 in conference play, the NIU softball team has lost its past six conference games. The Huskies lost both games of their doubleheader 9-1 and 5-2 on Friday and then lost 3-2 in an 11-inning affair on Saturday to Kent State....

Five hits and two runs were all Iowa was able to snag from NIU softball pitcher Kathy Dearborn on Wednesday. Regardless, it still was enough to ruin Dearborn’s 10 1/3-inning effort that came to a halt when the Hawkeyes’ Kylie Murray smacked a walk-off...

Pitching has been holding up its end of the bargain for NIU’s softball team in the last four games, allowing eight earned runs while the Huskies have scored two. NIU pitchers Amy Krahula and Paige Granath even held Northwestern’s top hitter, Erin...

The NIU softball team’s offensive woes continued as it was shut out by Northwestern 9-0 on Tuesday. The shut out was the fifth straight for the Wildcats (17-11) against the Huskies (10-23), dating back to 2000. Also, it was the Huskies’ fourth shutout...

Every time Northwestern’s top hitter Erin Mobley gets water during a softball game, she makes sure to put the cup in the same spot under the water cooler. The junior from California also always throws and stretches with the same person before every...