The Huskies took a page out of Ernie Banks' book and played two on Sunday. And they won them both. NIU first defeated Ball State University 6-5 in 10 innings to gain a berth in the championship game against Western Illinois University, whom they beat...

On the heels of the news that NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell received a $3,000 raise comes the discovery that seven other athletic department personnel have gotten salary increases. Leading the way is women's basketball head coach Jane Albright,...

Head softball coach Dee Abrahamson once said that pitching will need to dominate if the NIU softball team is to contend this season. Abrahamson got a sample of dominating pitching on Sunday as the Huskies swept visiting Indiana State to open NIU's fall...

The NIU softball team has a simple goal. "Our team goal this year is to win the (North Star) conference," head coach Dee Abrahamson said. Plain and simple. The journey towards that goal starts Sunday in DeKalb against the Indiana St. Sycamores at noon....

There's a winning tradition here at NIU and it has nothing to do with Charlie Sadler's winning record at Oklahoma. The Huskie softball team opens its 1991-92 fall exhibition season at home Sunday against Indiana State, with very high expectations. Having...

A meeting will be held Tuesday for students interested in trying out for the NIU softball team, head coach Dee Abrahamson said. Those wishing to walk-on need to be in Room 128 of the Chick Evans Field House at 9 p.m., equipped with their class schedule....

Construction crews and maintenance workers spent the summer modifying the Huskie Baseball Diamond into the gem that head coach Joe "Spanky" McFarland desires. The field adjacent to Stevenson South Towers, which was the Huskie Softball Diamond until last...

Defending their three-time North Star Conference Championship trophy will be the name of the game for the NIU softball team on Friday. The Huskies, who joined the NSC in 1988, have held the title every year since. If they can keep the streak alive this...

For NIU's softball squad, ending the season on a winning note was considered to be a necessity. The Huskies somewhat fulfilled that necessity by gaining a split at home Tuesday afternoon with non-conference foe Western Illinois. The Huskies ended the...

NIU's softball team will get a teasing foretaste of postseason action this weekend when it takes on three-straight North Star Conference opponents. The Huskies will be at Wisconsin Green-Bay for a 3 p.m. Friday doubleheader. NIU then returns home for...

NIU softball pitching ace Kristen Vandenhouten is used to getting the last laugh. Vandenhouten, a junior, has heard a lot of teasing from her opponents' dugouts. "They yell ‘Slow, slower, slowest!' because my pitches don't have a lot of strength," Vandenhouten...

Good pitching was the order of the day for the Huskies in their weekend set of home games. The NIU softball team (19-16) defeated Wright State 8-1, 3-1 Saturday, and Valparaiso 6-0, 2-0 Sunday. The most impressive of the pitching gems was Kristen Vandenhouten's....