DeKALB | More than 2,000 tickets have been sold for the NIU vs. Notre Dame baseball game at U.S. Cellular Field on Wednesday, April 16. NIU expects a crowd of about 3,000-4,000 people to attend the game. "Right now, we're extremely excited," said Eric...

Dave Reynolds is committed to double duty on the baseball field. The sophomore splits his time between first base and pitching, and still has to worry about stepping up to the plate. Reynolds is third on the team with a .317 batting average, 22 RBIs and...

NIU President John Peters threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Chicago White Sox home opener against the Minnesota Twins Monday at U.S. Cellular Field. Standing in front of the mound, Peters - a lefty - reared back and lofted the ceremonial first...

An in-state rivalry game will be a nice break from conference competition for NIU baseball. It gives the Huskies a chance to fine-tune their roster without losing ground in the MAC. Plus, it's a chance to earn bragging rights. NIU baseball travels to...

NIU President John Peters will throw out the first pitch at the White Sox's home opener today. The ceremonial first pitch is one of the ways the White Sox are honoring the victims of the Feb. 14 shootings. "The White Sox will also be hosting the families...

NIU's hitters have their work cut out for them this weekend. The Huskies welcome Kent State to town for their MAC home opener, with the series starting at 3 p.m. today. Saturday and Sunday's games each have a 1 p.m. start time. The Golden Flashes (10-13...

Cold weather induced the cancellation of the NIU baseball team's scheduled game against Illinois State on Tuesday. The Huskies (9-14 overall, 3-3 MAC), barring frigid temperatures again today, will play their second home game against University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee...

There is one thing I am sure of for the 2008 MLB season: The White Sox will be better than last year. You would have never known the White Sox won the World Series in 2005 from watching the 2007 version of the club. From Jose Contreras' disastrous opening...

Redemption. That's the word that runs through the mind of the NIU baseball team heading into this afternoon's game against Illinois State. The Huskies (9-14 overall, 3-3 MAC) and Redbirds (9-13) square off at 2:30 p.m. at Ralph McKinzie Field. Junior...

When a team averages only five hits per game, odds are it isn't going to win many games. That's what happened to the NIU baseball team, as the Huskies put up only 15 hits in three games with Bowling Green this weekend. After sweeping a three-game set...

NIU (9-11 overall, 3-0 MAC) vs. Bowling Green (8-7, 0-0) Friday 2 p.m. Saturday noon Sunday noon Last Time Out NIU Wednesday afternoon, the Huskies held on for a road victory over Big Ten foe Iowa. Pitcher Dave Reynolds improved his record to 2-0, pitching...

‘Keep it simple' is a philosophy the NIU baseball team has adopted this season, and quite simply, it's working. That approach helped the Huskies pick up a big road win against Iowa Wednesday night, beating the Hawkeyes 5-4. NIU (9-11) has now won...