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NIU's Jamison Wells is pulling double duty for both NIU football and baseball.

Double major, try being a double athlete

By Andrew Singer | March 22, 2011

Tuesday was pretty hectic for Jamison Wells. The sophomore was at Huskie Stadium from 7:15-9:30 a.m. participating in the NIU football team's first spring practice. It was the practice-squad wide receiver's first chance to work on the field with new...

The Rant: Here we go again

By Andrew Singer | March 20, 2011

Well, the setback everybody in baseball was waiting for finally came on Sunday.The White Sox shut down pitcher Jake Peavy with what is believed to be rotator cuff tendinitis.When did the damage occur? Might be a culmination of things, or it might be the...

NIU pitcher Zach Oates pitched a three-hit, complete game shutout against Illinois over spring break.

Huskies dominate competition over spring break

By Andrew Singer | March 20, 2011

Spring break proved to be just what the previously winless NIU baseball team needed, as the Huskies went 5-1 over the week. NIU (5-11) reeled off five consecutive wins before falling to Saint Louis on Sunday afternoon. The Huskies ended a weather-induced...

5 minutes with Zoe Sinner

5 minutes with Zoe Sinner

By Jimmy Johnson | March 8, 2011

As one of two seniors on the NIU softball team, Zoe Sinner is taking pleasure in her final year with the team. Sinner and her Huskie teammates had a successful trip to Denver, going 4-1 in the Colorado State Classic. The Downers Grove native took some...

Commentary: NIU almost had biggest win in Arizona last weekend

By Andrew Singer | March 7, 2011

What was the first thing NIU baseball head coach Ed Mathey asked me on Friday evening after the Huskies lost 10-9 to Arizona State? "Did you see how fast their closer was throwing?" I didn't have a radar gun, but it didn't take one to see that ASU's Trevor...

NIU infielder Troy White and the Huskies gave No. 10 Arizona State a close game over the weekend but ended up losing.

NIU baseball comes away from Arizona winless

By Andrew Singer | March 6, 2011

SURPRISE, Ariz. | Four more losses were tacked on to the NIU baseball team's early-season slide over the weekend at the Coca-Cola Classic in Surprise, Arizona. The Huskies (0-10) came within five outs of taking down No. 10 Arizona State, but the Sun Devils...

Huskies briefs for March 4

By Katie Leb | March 3, 2011

DeKALB | The sports seasons are in the midst of changing from winter to spring. As the winter sports are winding down and the spring sports are getting into their first match-ups, freshmen are in a unique position.Some are about to end their rookie seasons,...

Faceoff: Which NIU sports program should face eviction?

By Andrew Singer and Mike Romor | February 28, 2011

Andrew Singer: The Chicago Tribune reported on Friday that the Schaumburg Flyers baseball team have been evicted from their home park for unpaid rent totaling near $900,000. This eviction has me thinking of the current state of NIU sports. Now, it's not...

Zach Oates (29) has added a changeup to his 2011 pitching repertoire.

Zach Oates changes it up for NIU baseball

By Andrew Singer | February 28, 2011

Standing at 6-feet-7-inches, Zach Oates is imposing. As of late, though, it’s the right-hander’s pitching that has people feeling small. The senior on the NIU baseball team is fast becoming the ace of the Huskies’ 2011 pitching staff. In 12 innings...

Baseball winless again

By Andrew Singer | February 27, 2011

For the second time in as many weeks, the NIU baseball team traveled west, and for the second time they came home with no wins. The Huskies (0-6) continued on their early-season slide in Lubbock, Texas this weekend, losing two games to BYU and Texas Tech...

Faceoff: Which spring sport will be most successful?

By Katie Leb and Jimmy Johnson | February 21, 2011

Katie Leb: Snow's melting and the world is beginning to be a happy place again. It must mean that spring sports are hitting the field. I for one am pumped to get out in the fresh air and watch some competitive sports. Jimmy Johnson: I am too, Katie. I...

Oates, Wells shine as Huskies fall to S. Utah

By Andrew Singer | February 20, 2011

Sloppy play in the field and a lack of clutch hitting accounted for the NIU baseball team dropping two games to Southern Utah in college baseball’s opening weekend. The Huskies (0-2 overall) committed eight errors in Friday’s doubleheader at Thunderbird...