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NIU baseball: Huskies earn series win over Buffalo Bulls

By Steve Shonder | March 23, 2015

Baseball opened conference play this past weekend by winning two out of three games against the Buffalo Bulls.The Huskies (11-11, 2-1 MAC) swept the Bulls (4-12, 1-2 MAC) in a doubleheader, 3-1 and 3-2, Saturday at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. With the...

NIU Baseball: Huskies improved ahead of Saturday Bulls game

By Steve Shonder | March 19, 2015

Baseball’s (9-10) matchup Saturday against Buffalo marks the team entering the conference play portion of its season.The Huskies are much improved from where they were at this point last season, when they only had two wins. But, they are still trying...

NIU baseball: Huskies travel to Chicago State

By Northern Star staff | March 17, 2015

Baseball will square off with the Chicago State Cougars for a St. Patrick’s Day matinee.The Huskies (9-9) will take on the Cougars (5-13) 3 p.m. Tuesday in Chicago.NIU went 4-4 during its Spring Break trip throughout Illinois and Indiana, but it lost...

NIU baseball: Huskies earn series victory over Tennessee Tech

By Northern Star staff | March 2, 2015

Baseball used an historic performance in the rubber match Sunday to win the three-game weekend series against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.The Huskies (5-5) pounded out 20 hits as they scored 18 runs in an 18-3 victory over the Golden Eagles (5-4)...

NIU baseball: Huskies open 3-game set vs. Tennessee Tech with win

By Northern Star staff | February 27, 2015

Baseball returns to Tennessee, the state in which it opened the season 3-0 before being swept in Texas this past weekend.The Huskies (4-4) will take on the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (4-3) in a three-game series this weekend with the two final games...

NIU baseball: Texas Tech routs Huskies in sweep

By Northern Star staff | February 23, 2015

Baseball was no match for the No. 5 Texas Tech Red Raiders.The Huskies (3-4) were swept in a four-game series at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, being outscored by a combined 25-4.NIU lost Friday’s doubleheader by scores of 8-0 and 5-0 and was swept...

NIU baseball: Huskies face Texas-sized challenge in Red Raiders

By Northern Star staff | February 20, 2015

Men’s baseball looks to keep its season-opening hot streak going when it leaves the frigid cold of DeKalb for Lubbock, Texas.The Huskies (3-0) will play a four-game series against the Texas Tech Red Raiders(4-1) this weekend. The two teams square off...

NIU baseball: Huskies sweep opening weekend

By Northern Star staff | February 16, 2015

Baseball swept away the competition at the Governor’s Challenge in Clarksville, Tenn.The Huskies (3-0) beat the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, 10-6, Friday. They then took out the Niagara Purple Eagles, 15-5, Saturday. They closed out the weekend Sunday...

NIU baseball: Huskies open Mike Kunigonis era in Tennessee

By Northern Star staff | February 13, 2015

Baseball will look to start on the right foot under first-year head coach Mike Kunigonis with a quartet of games this weekend at the Governors Challenge in Clarksville, Tenn.The Huskies take on the South Dakota State Jackrabbits 11 a.m. Friday. Saturday...

NIU baseball: Huskies predicted to finish last in MAC West

By Northern Star staff | February 12, 2015

Baseball was picked to finish last in the MAC West division in the MAC preseason poll, voted on by the league’s 12 head coaches and released by the conference Wednesday.The Huskies received 18 votes and zero first-place votes in the MAC West.NIU, which...

At bat: NIU baseball head coach Mike Kunigonis

At bat: NIU baseball head coach Mike Kunigonis

By Frank Gogola | January 20, 2015

Mike Kunigonis has been baseball’s head coach for a little more than two weeks, and the first-time Division I head coach is “excited” to lead the Huskies.Kunigonis, 34, is the fifth head coach since the program was reintroduced in 1991. He replaces...

Kunigonis, NIU’s new baseball coach, all set up

By Northern Star staff | January 9, 2015

Mike Kunigonis, NIU's newly hired baseball coach, is all set up at NIU.On Jan. 7, Kunigonis tweeted, "Set up office.... Check #prideinthepack" along with two photos of his new office space at NIU.Students tweeted back congratulating the coach on his position....