The days of spring dominance have ended. NIU's two-time defending Mid-American Conference champion softball team no longer controls the conference. But senior pitcher Courtney Witvliet continues to strike out batters and play with the same competitive...

The difference in the NIU softball team's Saturday and Sunday games was like night and day. In Saturday's doubleheader against Ball State University, the Huskies were unable to make anything happen, dropping the first game 4-1 and the second 13-6. But...

After a disappointing defensive performance Saturday night, NIU softball coach Donna Martin didn't say much to her team. The Huskies gave up 13 runs & six unearned. Perhaps the silent treatment ignited the Huskies' efforts, as the NIU defense came...

NIU softball coach Donna Martin knows that hitting comes and goes in softball. This weekend she hopes her suffering offense can put a few hits together against Mid-American Conference rival Ball State University. The Huskies are set to play BSU three...

NIU's softball team has struggled to produce runs for most of the season, and in a doubleheader against Northwestern on Wednesday, the outcome was no different. The Big Ten opponent proved to be too much as the Huskies dropped the first game 3-0. In Game...

Today's matchup between the NIU and Northwestern softball teams marks a bittersweet event for the Wildcats. For NIU coach Donna Martin, it means farewell to an old friend. Northwestern veteran coach Sharon Drysdale, the winningest in Wildcat history,...

While the NIU softball team failed to sweep another opponent, the Huskies got some important confidence builders that could be crucial in postseason play. After managing just eight hits in a double header against Miami on Tuesday, the Huskies' bats finally...

Coming off an impressive come-from-behind win against Miami of Ohio, the NIU softball team faces Toledo in its first Mid-American Conference road games. The Huskies (7-17 overall, 2-2 in the MAC) will play three games against the Rockets in 48 hours,...

As an NIU freshman learning how to bat at the Division I level, Samantha Knoll often found herself swinging at the air, as a ball whiffed by. But through all her struggles on the plate, she always had grandpa behind her, and she would hear him cheering...

The NIU softball team has been relatively quiet at the plate in recent games, but on Tuesday afternoon the pitching made up for it. Senior Courtney Witvliet pitched a complete game in the first of a double-header against Miami of Ohio. The right-hander...

Refusing to crumble, the NIU softball team mustered the energy to compete in the Mid-American Conference against Miami on Tuesday afternoon. After suffering from a drought at the plate in a 1-0 loss in the opening game against Miami, the Huskies used...

It may not have shown in Friday's split against Akron, but the NIU softball team has been creeping toward peak form. The defending Mid-American Conference champs found consistency on the mound and on defense, giving up two and three runs, respectively,...