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Scouts have a field day at NIU

By Fred Konrath | September 29, 1992

Baseball scouts from the Cubs, White Sox, Brewers, Phillies, Dodgers and Astros were all out at McKinzie Field last Friday scouting players from the NIU baseball team. NIU head coach Joe "Spanky" McFarland conducted an open scout session and impressed...

Scouts to converge on McKinzie

By Fred Konrath | September 24, 1992

The NIU baseball team will get a chance to display their talents at McKinzie Field Friday afternoon when a group of major-league scouts visit DeKalb to see which Huskies have the skills to play at the major-league level. Head coach Joe "Spanky" McFarland...

NIU uses good work ethic to start year

By Mark D. Morrey | August 28, 1992

NIU soccer coach Willy Roy had some very good things to say about his team Wednesday after its opening day victory—2-1 over the University of Erlangen. "We defeated a very good technical team," Roy said. "It was a team that was much more mature than...

Bash-full Huskies dwarf ‘Cats

By Todd McMahon | April 22, 1992

When two teams are struggling, the best cure is to score as many runs as possible. In a game that lasted nearly four hours, NIU's baseball team used timely hits and plenty of Northwestern miscues to bash the Wildcats 19-11 at the Kane County Events Center...

Huskies decisioned by YSU

By David Lance | April 20, 1992

Along with the typical Easter brunch servings, NIU and Youngstown State University decided to add knuckle sandwiches to the menu. A scuffle between the two baseball Mid-Continent Conference opponents briefly halted the Penguins 4-3 first-game win Sunday...

NIU baseball rained out

April 16, 1992

NIU's scheduled baseball doubleheader against host Chicago State yesterday was postponed due to inclement weather. The games will be made up on May 12. Joe "Spanky" McFarland's squad resumes action this weekend with two scheduled doubleheaders. On Saturday,...

Daring Flames manage sweep

By David Lance | April 13, 1992

University of Illinois-Chicago was daring on the basepaths in the first game of its conference doubleheader at NIU Sunday afternoon. Consequently, the Flames almost burned themselves. UIC overcame its base-running errors with a two-run fourth inning and...

Missed opportunities doom NIU

By Todd McMahon | April 10, 1992

Thursday's home twin bill was a perfect example why NIU's baseball team has been struggling of late. The Huskies had their chances in both games to take two from Wisconsin-Milwaukee, but those missed opportunities enabled the Panthers to sweep the nonconference...

NIU gets caught in catch-up game

By John Dietz | April 9, 1992

When the Huskie baseball team falls behind early, it's time to play catch up, and that's something the team does not enjoy. Bradley University (15-10-1) jumped all over NIU (8-18) early in both games of their doubleheader Wednesday, only to see the Huskies...

McFarland looking for two solid outings

By John Dietz | April 8, 1992

Joe "Spanky" McFarland is not a happy coach after his team split two doubleheaders against Valparaiso University and Chicago State University this past weekend. If you look at the Huskie's record of 8-16, you would figure a split would be adequate for...

Huskies can’t beat the numbers

By Brian Wiencek | April 6, 1992

Statistically, most doubleheaders end up being split. Predictably, the NIU baseball team fell into that numbers trap two times over the weekend. The Huskies split a twin bill with Valparaiso Saturday and Chicago State Sunday. Saturday's match-up with...

NIU baseball team on the road again

By Todd McMahon | April 2, 1992

Once again, the NIU baseball team will be playing in familiar territory today. For the 19th and 20th times in this young season, the Huskies will be away from McKinzie Field. NIU travels to Milwaukee for a 2 p.m. doubleheader with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee...