After spending almost two weeks at his home in McHenry, NIU pitcher Mark Badgley returned to class Monday. The junior right-hander was struck in the head by a line drive March 30 in a game against Bradley, sustaining a skull fracture and concussion. "That’s...

After winning two games in a row, NIU baseball coach Ed Mathey thought his team had turned around its season. But a three-game series over the weekend at Western Michigan showed Mathey may have spoken too early. Through 27 innings, the Huskies held the...

In its last two games, the NIU baseball team has committed half the errors it did Sunday. After Sunday’s loss to Ball State, the Huskies won against Illinois State and Eastern Illinois during the week, making a combined three errors in both games. For...

Two-out hits paved the way for the NIU baseball team Wednesday as the Huskies took down in-state rival Eastern Illinois 9-7 in Charleston. With the wind slightly blowing, NIU coach Ed Mathey decided before the game to change his hitters’ approach when...

The NIU softball can thank junior transfer Lindsey LaChiana for 12 of its 18 wins this season. A transfer from Loyola, LaChiana has posted an 11-6 record with one save for NIU. The Horizon League’s co-pitcher of the year last season has also registered...

On a day when swirling winds were blowing in toward the first base side, home runs were not a viable option for the NIU baseball team. To compensate, head coach Ed Mathey decided that in order to score runs, the team needed to start bunting. "You have...

The atmosphere Tuesday at Ralph McKenzie Field was a sharp contrast to the mood Sunday. Downtrodden NIU baseball players trudged to clean up the field Sunday after a 15-6 loss to Ball State to end a weekend sweep. Tuesday, players were joking with one...

Up until this year, the Oakland A’s have always found their team’s strength coming from the starting pitching - a force that made professional baseball players look like Little Leaguers. Hopefully, the NIU baseball team will have the same effect with...

Sit down and watch any live baseball game and you can’t help but smile. Perhaps it’s because, unlike baseball’s major-sport rivals, football and basketball, the outcome of the game isn’t always as important. Little League and tee-ball coaches...

While the NIU baseball team is focusing on today’s home game against Illinois State, injured pitcher Mark Badgley is not far from head coach Ed Mathey’s mind. The Huskies (6-16) will host ISU (12-14) at 2:30 p.m. today at Ralph McKinzie Field. Left-handed...

NIU baseball coach Ed Mathey huddled his team together in center field Sunday afternoon. Having just been swept by Ball State in a three-game series, Mathey stood before his team and delivered a message. "I’m not going to stand here and watch this happen,"...

After two innings of pent-up frustration, Jeremy Busch finally let it show. The NIU center fielder could only watch as a Ball State grand slam sailed over the left-center field fence in the ninth inning of Sunday’s game at Ralph McKenzie Field. Only...