The NIU baseball team opened its home slate with a doubleheader sweep of Bradley. NIU went into an extra inning to win game one 3-2 and took game two 5-3. NIU (9-13, 2-1) has won four straight games. "Our goal is to start our way back to .500," junior...

In the three-game series against Ohio last weekend, the NIU baseball team posted 50 hits, the highest three-game total under head coach Ed Mathey. Junior first baseman Scott Simon led the way and moved up to No. 3 on NIU baseball's career hit list. Simon...

It's been a long time coming for the NIU baseball team. After a 20-game road trip to begin the season, NIU (7-13, 2-1 MAC) will play a game at Ralph McKinzie Field. The first pitch for today's double header with Bradley University (9-9, 2-1) is scheduled...

The start of conference play was well worth the wait for the NIU baseball team as they hooked up with Ohio this weekend for an action-packed, three-game series. Friday's inclement weather led to a postponement and a Saturday double-header. The Huskies...

The NIU baseball team will head to Ohio to start MAC conference play this weekend. The first pitch in the three-game set at Ohio's Bob Wren Stadium is set for 4 p.m. tonight. NIU (5-12) is 4-2 in games played in the Midwest. And despite a 1-7 Spring Break...

The NIU baseball team auctioned the green jerseys the players wore during its St. Patrick's Day game last night at Fatty's Pub and Grille, 1312 W. Lincoln Highway. A boisterous crowd of more than 100 friends, family and supporters of the team raised nearly...

How do you spell relief? According to the popular ad campaign, R-o-l-a-i-d-s. For the NIU baseball team it has been G-e-r-m-a-n. As in Matt German, the lefty who has yet to allow an earned run in 13 innings of relief work. "Every time I take the mound,...

"Beware the Ides of March." Words that fallen Roman leader Julius Caesar did not heed. A Shakespearean soothsayer might advise the NIU baseball team: Beware of baseball teams from the west coast with average records. NIU returns from its west coast Spring...

What is a good Spring Break trip all about? For the NIU baseball team, it will be sun instead of snow, growing up, California, Nevada and nine games in ten days. "The trip helps to build maturity," said senior pitcher Nick Hall. "Just like college puts...

NIU's baseball team doubled its win total on the season by taking two of three games at Southern Illinois-Carbondale over the weekend. After dropping Friday's game 7-4, the Huskies (4-5) and pitcher Nick Hall shutout SIU 8-0 Saturday. Hall tossed a complete-game...

A huge early-season test awaits the NIU baseball team this weekend when they travel to Southern Illinois. "We've got our work cut out for us," NIU coach Ed Mathey said. "SIU took 2 of 3 from Florida Atlantic which was ranked 20th in the nation, and then...

After stumbling to an 0-3 start, the NIU baseball team got back on track at the Dunn Hospitality Baseball Classic Saturday. A 4-2 victory over Evansville gave the Huskies their second-straight win and clinched the tournament title. "Winning this tournament...