By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| March 24, 2023
DeKALB – A bad start cost NIU baseball at Ralph McKinzie Field Friday, as the Ohio University Bobcats spoiled opening day by downing the Huskies by a final score of 11-2.
The Huskies (4-16, 1-6 MAC) gave up double-digit runs for the seventh time...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| March 19, 2023
DeKALB – After allowing double-digit runs in six consecutive games, NIU baseball pitching allowed just two runs en route to a 4-2 win over the Miami University RedHawks Sunday in Oxford.
The Huskies (4-15, 1-5 MAC) snapped a seven-game losing streak...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| March 16, 2023
DeKALB – Seven different pitchers struggled in the Purdue University Boilermakers’ 14-5 thrashing of NIU baseball Tuesday in West Lafayette.
Purdue senior outfielder Jake Jarvis’ seventh-inning grand slam helped the Boilermakers (8-7, 0-0 Big...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| March 13, 2023
DeKALB – After scoring 10 runs in the first five innings, NIU baseball’s offense disappeared during the late innings of its 16-10 loss to the Kent State University Golden Flashes Sunday.
The Huskies (3-12, 0-3 MAC) dropped their third straight...
DeKALB – NIU baseball (3-11, 0-2 MAC) was defeated by Kent State University (10-4, 2-0 MAC) in a back-and-forth game Saturday by a final score of 12-7.
A five-run eighth inning – highlighted by a three-run home run from junior shortstop Michael...
DeKALB – NIU (3-10, 0-1 MAC) was defeated by Kent State University (9-4, 1-0 MAC) in its first Mid-American Conference game of the season by a score of 12-1.
Redshirt senior pitcher Ben Cruikshank dominated for the Golden Flashes, giving up just...
DeKALB – The Huskies (3-9) were defeated by the University of Minnesota (1-11) 5-3 Tuesday at U.S. Bank Stadium – home of the Minnesota Vikings – highlighted by a go-ahead home-run from redshirt senior catcher Riley Swenson in the bottom of the...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| March 5, 2023
DeKALB – Two late-inning comebacks weren’t enough for NIU baseball in its doubleheader loss to the Western Kentucky University (WKU) Hilltoppers (9-2) by final scores of 9-8 and 7-5.
Junior infielder Aaron Harper led the way for NIU (1-8) on...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| February 26, 2023
DeKALB – A solid pitching performance and home runs from junior infielder Mason Kelley and junior infielder/outfielder Parker Shupe helped NIU baseball earn its first win of the season against the University of Maine by a final score of 6-3.
The...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 25, 2023
DeKALB – The Huskies dropped to 0-6 after a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Penn State University.
Game one saw Penn State take an early lead and never look back, winning the game 7-3. Game two was a low-scoring affair, with Penn State pulling...
DeKALB – NIU baseball’s cold bats persisted as they could only muster one run in the final game of the opening season series against the Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles.
The Huskies could not find their first win in the weekend series against...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 19, 2023
FEB. 17
DeKALB – Oral Roberts University dismantled NIU 16-2 in the season opener, fueled by a three-home run performance from redshirt senior shortstop Mac McCroskey Friday. McCroskey finished his monster day 3-for-6 with three home runs and six...
