DeKALB — After only one win in non-conference play, the baseball team nearly swept the Kent State University Golden Flashes in its Mid-American Conference-opening four-game series in Kent, Ohio. The Huskies took Friday’s game 6-3 and both ends...

DeKALB — The baseball team’s losing streak extends to eight after a pair of losses to the Rice University Owls and the Kansas State University Wildcats in a round-robin meeting in Houston, Texas. The Huskies’ offense struggled to get runs all...

DeKALB — At the southernmost tip of the continental U.S., just about everything went south for the NIU baseball team that dropped four games to the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Huskies gave up a...

DeKALB — The baseball team had mixed results in its first series of the season, dropping two games against the University of Evansville Purple Aces before picking up their first win of 2021 Sunday. The Huskies blew a ninth inning lead on Friday on...

DeKALB — After the COVID-19 pandemic cut the NIU baseball team’s season short last year, Head Coach Mike Kunigonis said sending the Huskies out to play ball will make it all worth the wait. “I’m going to have a smile ear-to-ear when I get to...

DeKALB — After weeks of negotiation, the MLB team owners and the players are nowhere close to a deal for a 2020 season. This comes after MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark's meeting on Wednesday.   The...

As we sit and wait for baseball season to start up, the MLB hosted its annual June Amateur Draft on ESPN 2 Thursday and Friday. This draft was different from those of previous years due to the financial impact from COVID-19. In a regular year, the...

DeKALB — The NIU baseball players continue training physically and mentally, as their focus has shifted to next season with extended eligibility for seniors and other disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Senior first baseman Jordan Larson...

DeKALB — Despite the negativity surrounding the NIU baseball team’s season being canceled, the players learned a lesson that will help them down the road. When the NCAA officially announced spring athletes would receive an extra year of eligibility,...

DeKALB — Baseball couldn’t get back on track in a pair of road losses to the University of Missouri Tigers Tuesday and Wednesday. NIU’s offensive woes bring its losing streak to five games. Game One The Huskies started out hot, scoring three...

DeKALB — Baseball’s offensive struggles put it on the wrong side of a series sweep by the Southern Illinois University–Carbondale Salukis over the weekend. After showing consistency in hits this season, the Huskies could only muster up four runs...

DeKALB — Baseball had another successful weekend, winning three of four games against the Chicago State Cougars and the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks over the weekend at Rent One Park in Marion, Illinois. Game One The Huskies came from...