Baseball (13-21, 4-8 MAC) extended its losing streak to nine games when it was swept by the Akron Zips (16-16, 8-4 MAC) over the weekend.The Huskies continued to struggle at the plate during their losing streak. They hit .162 over the series, totaling...
What happenedBaseball (13-18) wasn't able to overcome an eight-run deficit as it fell, 8-4, to the Illinois State Redbirds (14-15) on Tuesday in Normal.The loss extends the Huskies' losing streak to six games."We had another tough day for us," said head...
Baseball hits the road Tuesday after going 2-5 during its first homestand of the season.The Huskies (13-17) will take on the Illinois State Redbirds (13-15) at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Duffy Bass Field in Normal.The Huskies enter the matchup on a five-game losing...
Baseball suffered its first series loss since losing the rubber match of a three-game series against the Purdue Boilermakers on March 15.The Huskies (13-17, 4-5 MAC) were swept by the Kent State Golden Flashes (17-11, 6-3 MAC) in three games over the...
What's happeningBaseball (13-14, 4-2 MAC) will take on the Kent State Golden Flashes (14-11, 3-3 MAC) over the weekend. First pitch for game one is set for 3:05 p.m. Friday at Ralph McKenzie Field. Games two and three will begin at 1:05 p.m. Saturday...
There’s only one way for baseball head coach Mike Kunignois to characterize senior Ben Neumann’s performance after Neumann transitioned from reliever to ace starter: “awesome.”“There’s no other way to describe what he’s done except awesomeness,”...
Baseball (13-14, 4-2 MAC) wasn’t able to finish March with a winning record, as its comeback fell short against the UW-Milwaukee Panthers (12-8), 13-11, Tuesday at Ralph McKenzie Field.How it happenedThe Panthers slugged their way to a 13-3 by the middle...
Baseball closes out the month of March with a midweek matinee against the Milwaukee Panthers on Tuesdsay.The Huskies (13-13) host the Panthers (11-8) at 3:05 p.m. today at Ralph McKinzie Field seeking their first winning record in March since 2007.NIU...
Head coach Mike Kunigonis wants baseball to win every weekend, and it did in its home opener Friday and Saturday.The Huskies (13-13, 4-2 MAC) took two out of three from the Bowling Green Falcons (6-16, 1-5 MAC) on Friday and Saturday at Ralph McKinzie...
Head coach Mike Kunigonis has baseball sitting just below .500 after 23 games into his first career head coaching job.The Huskies are 11-12 this season after they were 4-18-1 at this point last season under former head coach Ed Mathey. Still, Kunigonis...
Baseball’s hitters aren’t seeing much of a stats increase at the plate since the adoption of the flat-seam baseball, but they say they are enthusiastic about the idea of change in favor of offense.The NCAA made the switch this season from raised-seam...
Baseball will take a break from conference play as it will travel to in-state rival Illinois-Chicago today.First pitch between the Huskies (11-11) and the Illinois-Chicago Flames (7-10-1) is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. today at Curtis Granderson Stadium in...
