NIU left-handed pitcher Zach Minor has been the ace of the staff this year for the NIU baseball team, posting a 4-0 record and 1.41 ERA. A senior, Minor had a chance to stop and chat with the Northern Star on Tuesday. Northern Star: What is your out-pitch...

NIU baseball coach Ed Mathey said he knows his team hasn’t been playing well lately, but the second-year coach hopes it can turn it around against Bradley. The Huskies (12-10) will host the Braves for a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. today at Ralph...

All sophomore Kelly Drozd could do was cheer her team on from the bench as NIU’s softball team snatched an extra-inning 2-1 victory from Minnesota on Feb. 12. Drozd received her chance to start in the next four games, going 2-for-13 from the plate -...

Defending Big Ten baseball champion Minnesota capitalized on three Huskies mistakes in the 11th inning to top NIU 5-4 in its first game of the Iowa Cubs/Hawkeye Classic on Friday in Des Moines, Iowa. Minnesota’s Tony Leseman reached first after being...

NIU baseball coach Ed Mathey thinks this weekend’s Iowa Cubs/Hawkeye Classic will help keep his team hungry for the conference season. The Huskies (12-7 overall) will take on Minnesota at 2 p.m. today, Northern Colorado at 11 a.m. Saturday and Iowa...

Last season, NIU baseball coach Ed Mathey led the Huskies to a record 34 wins. It was his first season of coaching at NIU. On Wednesday, Mathey and the Huskies picked up their 12th win of the season. After the game, Mathey spent time to chat about coaching....

The NIU baseball team got what senior third baseman Rob Marconi called an "ugly win" on Wednesday. The Huskies remained undefeated at home with a 5-4 victory over Division III Wheaton College at Ralph McKinzie Field. As a Division-III school, Wheaton...

Senior Nathan Stillwell will get the start for the Huskies as they try to remain unbeaten at home against Division III Wheaton College at 2:30 p.m. today at Ralph McKenzie Field. After winning a pair of games from Lakeland College by a combined score...

Eric Sansouci said it best after a windy, blustery day of baseball Saturday at Ralph McKinzie Field. "It was pretty much a circus out there," said the NIU right fielder, who drove in six runs in the Huskies’ 12-0, 18-2 doubleheader sweep of visiting...

The top of the NIU baseball team’s order provided more than enough offense in Saturday’s doubleheader sweep of Calumet College 12-0 and 18-2. Leadoff hitter Jeremy Busch went 4-for-7 in the two games with five runs scored, five RBIs and a home run....

The NIU baseball team was supposed to entertain Calumet College for its home opener but instead will host Lakeland College for a doubleheader at noon Saturday at Ralph McKinzie Field. Scheduling conflicts got in the way for Calumet College, NIU coach...

The NIU baseball team finished Spring Break with a 4-1 win over Fairfield. The game was the Huskies’ 10th in 11 days during the break. The Huskies went 6-4 during those 11 days to improve their record to 9-7 overall. Senior left-handed pitcher Zach...