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Weather or not

By Brandon Mangia | April 3, 2007

DeKALB | A 60-degree game-time start turned to 40 degrees midway through the NIU baseball game with Illinois State Tuesday. Nevertheless, the Huskies (15-9) overcame the cold weather and gusty winds to beat ISU 8-6 at Ralph McKinzie Field. "MAC games...

Getting the early lead

By Brandon Mangia | April 2, 2007

DeKALB | In Friday's series opening win over the Zips, the NIU (14-9,5-1) baseball team moved to 4-0 in conference, marking its best MAC start in school history. NIU's current 5-1 MAC record is its best since the 2003 season. Plus, the Huskies have won...

Stepping out of the MAC

By James Nokes | April 2, 2007

One third of the season is complete, and NIU baseball sits tied atop the MAC West. The Huskies (14-9) will step out of MAC play to take on in-state rival Illinois State (12-13) at 2:30 p.m. today at Ralph McKinzie Field. "ISU is just a level below MAC...

NIU mowing through conference

By Brandon Mangia | April 1, 2007

DeKALB | The NIU baseball team is building momentum. After opening up its MAC schedule with a sweep of Ohio last weekend, the NIU (14-9, 5-1) baseball team traveled to Akron (12-8, 2-4) and took two of three games from the Zips over the weekend. With...

Fooling the experts

By James Nokes | March 29, 2007

DeKALB | Nobody wants to play the fool this weekend. The NIU baseball team thinks of Sunday, April 1 a little different this year. After a season-opening sweep of Ohio, the Huskies (12-8, 3-0) look to fool the experts that picked them to finish fifth...

Baseball splits against Bradley

By James Nokes | March 28, 2007

PEORIA, Ill. | If you don't like the weather in the Land of Lincoln, wait about five minutes; it'll change. The NIU baseball team found that out in a double header Wednesday at Bradley. NIU split the seven-inning twin bill, winning game one 9-3 and dropping...

When two streaks collide

By Brandon Mangia | March 27, 2007

After a two-day layoff, the NIU baseball team takes its five-game winning streak to Peoria for a double header against the Bradley Braves. Bradley (10-7) is on a streak of its own, winning seven straight, including a six-game sweep of Hawaii-Hilo in Hawaii....

Getting a sense of the game

By Brandon Mangia | March 26, 2007

You gotta love spring time. On Sunday or Monday, you looked out your window and saw people playing catch and throwing bags, and the hickory-sauce smell of a spring barbecue found its way into your nose. DeKalb is finally alive again, and the appearance...

Sweeping success

By Brandon Mangia | March 26, 2007

The NIU baseball team achieved many accomplishments in its three-game sweep of Ohio over the weekend. The Huskies' current five-game winning streak is the longest since March 25-30 of last year, which, coincidently, began with two wins over Ohio. NIU...

Conference record: Perfect

By Brandon Mangia | March 25, 2007

DeKALB | It doesn't get much better than this. The NIU baseball team pulled out the brooms and swept the visiting Ohio Bobcats 6-4, 5-4 and 7-2 in a three-game series this weekend at Ralph McKinzie Field. "Winning today was absolutely huge," said head...

The challenge begins for NIU

By James Nokes | March 22, 2007

DeKALB | Following a rout of a winless team, the Huskies have a taller order on their hands. The NIU men's baseball team (8-7) opens conference play Friday when it hosts the first of a three-game series against Ohio (9-7) at 2 p.m. The teams square off...

Jersey auction raises over $2,000 for baseball

By James Nokes | March 22, 2007

DeKALB | Many people see Ed Mathey as the kind of guy that would give you the shirt off his back. Such was the case Wednesday at a special auction hosted by the NIU baseball program. On the eve of opening the MAC slate of its schedule with a three-game...