DeKALB – Clutch hitting eluded NIU baseball (7-25, 4-10 MAC) as it dropped the second game of a three-game set to the Western Michigan University Broncos (10-23, 7-7 MAC) 7-1 Saturday.
Despite collecting 10 hits and drawing two walks, the Huskies...
DeKALB – NIU to claim Ralph McKinzie Field at Walt and Janice Owens Park as NIU baseball’s home in honor of late NIU coach, faculty member Walt Owens.
There will be a ceremony to dedicate the name change at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday. The ceremony...
DeKALB – NIU baseball (7-24, 4-9 MAC) walked off for the second straight game in a thrilling 6-5, 11-inning victory over the Western Michigan University Broncos (9-23 6-7 MAC).
The Huskies came back multiple times in the game, scoring one run in...
DeKALB – Junior infielder Aaron Harper sent Huskie fans home happy after hitting a walk-off two-RBI single to defeat Central Michigan University Easter Sunday.
The Huskies trailed for the entire game, only taking the lead in the ninth inning to win...
DeKALB – The Huskies’ losing streak extended to seven after the loss against the Central Michigan University Chippewas Saturday, falling by a final score of 17-7.
The Chippewas aggressive bats came alive in the third and fourth innings. CMU had...
DeKALB – NIU baseball’s offense stalled out as the Huskies were shutout against the Central Michigan University Chippewas 7-0.
The Huskies could not amass any runs in Friday’s daytime matchup against CMU, picking up just two hits throughout the...
DeKALB – NIU baseball (5-22) dropped its fifth consecutive game after a 6-3 loss to the University of Illinois Chicago Flames (11-13) Tuesday. Despite nine total runs scored, both teams squandered multiple scoring opportunities, combining to leave 18...
DeKALB – NIU baseball (5-21, 2-7 MAC) dropped the final game of a three-game series against the Xavier University Musketeers (16-12) 3-2 Sunday. The Musketeers earned their sixth consecutive win en route to a series sweep over the Huskies.
The...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| April 1, 2023
DeKALB – Junior pitcher Jacob Wilde’s solid start was spoiled thanks to a six-run sixth inning by Xavier University, who downed NIU baseball 9-4 in game two of a three-game weekend series.
Xavier (15-12, 0-0 Big East) secured a series win over...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| March 31, 2023
DeKALB – A five-run first inning gave Xavier University all the offense it needed in its three-game series-opening victory over NIU baseball Friday by a final score of 8-3.
The Huskies (5-19, 2-7 MAC) have now lost four of their last five games...
DeKALB – NIU baseball lost a high-scoring contest against Northwestern University by a score of 15-11, giving Northwestern its second win of the season.
Northwestern came into the matchup against the Huskies with a record of 1-17.
NIU’s...
DeKALB – NIU baseball (5-17, 2-7 MAC) split the final two games of the three-game series against the Ohio University Bobcats (7-14, 5-4 MAC) Sunday. The Huskies lost game one 16-12 and won game two 11-1.
Pitching struggles cost the Huskies game...
