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Baseball ends winning streak

By Scott Nicol | May 9, 2016

After winning seven in a row, NIU baseball was swept over the weekend in a three-game series against the University of Toledo after losing 11-2 on Sunday.The Huskies were outscored 25-10 in the series, and only scored a total of two runs in the contests...

Late run helps baseball fight off CMU for seventh straight win

By Christopher Loggins | May 5, 2016

Baseball (19-25, 12-6 MAC) overcame a late six-run deficit to complete a 11-10 comeback win over Valparaiso University on Tuesday, pushing the team’s winning streak to seven games.The Huskies trailed 7-1 after five innings and were getting virtually...

Baseball on best streak since 2001

By Scott Nicol | May 2, 2016

Baseball pushed its winning streak to six games, its longest since 2001, sweeping conference opponent Bowling Green State University in a three-game series over the weekend.This was NIU’s first conference sweep since April 2013 and first back-to-back...

Baseball takes second place in MAC West

By Christopher Loggins | April 28, 2016

Baseball (15-25, 9-6 MAC) won its third straight contest Tuesday with an 11-6 win over the University of Illinois at Chicago, giving the team its eighth road victory.NIU shot ahead early in the game, putting four runs on the board in the first inning...

Baseball sets season highs over weekend against Buffalo

By Christopher Loggins | April 25, 2016

Baseball went 2-1 over the weekend, defeating the University at Buffalo in a three-game series to move to 14-25 on the season and 9-6 in the MAC.The Huskies got the weekend off to a bad start Friday, losing 7-2 after the Bears took over the game late....

Starting junior pitcher Joe Hawks delivers to the plate. Hawks pitched 3 innings, giving up three earned runs and a walk against Milwaukee on Tuesday.

Baseball steps up with third conference win

By Thomas Hiley III | April 21, 2016

Starting junior pitcher Joe Hawks delivers to the plate. Hawks pitched 3 innings, giving up three earned runs and a walk against Milwaukee on Tuesday.

Junior outfielder Jason Gasser dives back to first base in an April 8 game against Central Michigan University. The Huskies have gone 6-5 since starting MAC play.

Baseball successful in another MAC series

By Thomas Hiley III | April 19, 2016

Baseball (12-23, 6-5 MAC) won its third conference series of the season over the weekend against Western Michigan University (9-23, 2-7 MAC), taking the first two games and losing the final one.The Broncos struck first in the bottom of the fifth, getting...

Baseball ready for Western Michigan matchup

By Thomas Hiley III | April 15, 2016

Baseball (10-22, 5-4 MAC) will have a chance to embark on a 5-2 win against the University of Illinois at Chicago on Tuesday when it takes on Western Michigan University (8-21, MAC 1-5 MAC) in a three-game series starting today.The Huskies didn’t wait...

Junior outfielder Tommy Hook winds up for a hit in a game against Central Michigan University on Friday. Hook is hitting .342 this season.

Hook looks to help Huskies to .500 after rough start

By Thomas Hiley III | April 14, 2016

Junior outfielder Tommy Hook winds up for a hit in a game against Central Michigan University on Friday. Hook is hitting .342 this season.

Baseball continues solid start to MAC play

By Thomas Hiley III | April 11, 2016

Baseball (9-21, 5-4 MAC) went 2-1 in a three-game series against Central Michigan University (7-26, 2-4 MAC) over the weekend, winning the final game with a walk-off hit in extra innings.Game 1The Huskies won the first matchup of the series Friday by...

Baseball continues conference with matchup against Central Michigan

By Thomas Hiley | April 7, 2016

Baseball (7-20, 3-3 MAC) will be back home again this week, facing off in another conference matchup as they start a three-game series against Central Michigan University (6-23, 1-2 MAC) on Friday.The Huskies are coming off a 6-1 win against Miami University...