Two of the best players in the Mid-American Conference will square off this weekend. Senior Courtney Witvliet, named MAC West Division Pitcher of the Week, and the NIU softball team head to Ypsilanit, Mich., to take on Christie Koester, MAC West Division...

With coach Donna Martin choosing to rest senior ace Courtney Witvliet, the Huskies found themselves in a rut at Missouri Valley-power Illinois State Wednesday night. Even though NIU headed into the second contest of the doubleheader after dropping a 4-0...

With the postseason looming, the NIU softball team displayed the offensive firepower needed for the upcoming Mid-American Conference tournament. The Huskies pounded 23 hits during three games last weekend, as NIU won two of three games at Buffalo. The...

NIU softball coach Donna Martin said her ace hurler Courtney Witvliet didn't quite pitch at the top of her game at Buffalo this past weekend. Perhaps that's just a coach being the harshest critic, because even Witvliet playing not quite at 100 percent...

With almost every facet of its game clicking Sunday, the NIU softball team finally played the game it hoped for against Ball State. But the Huskies will face a mountain of a challenge when they host NCAA powerhouse DePaul today. The Blue Demons (29-7-1...

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...