DeKALB — NIU baseball’s skid continued into a non-conference weekend of games, losing a one-off to Bellarmine University Friday and a pair of games to Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Saturday and Sunday. The Huskies losing streak is now...

DeKALB — NIU baseball came away winless in its first home series in nearly two years, dropping all four weekend games to the Central Michigan University Chippewas. The Huskies pitching and defense struggled throughout the homestand, giving up double-digit...

DeKALB — The baseball team fell victim to a pair of walk-off losses to start a series with the University of Miami of Ohio RedHawks before splitting the final two games in Oxford, Ohio. In the Friday opener, NIU blew a 3-0 lead entering the bottom...

DeKALB — After only one win in non-conference play, the baseball team nearly swept the Kent State University Golden Flashes in its Mid-American Conference-opening four-game series in Kent, Ohio. The Huskies took Friday’s game 6-3 and both ends...

DeKALB — The baseball team’s losing streak extends to eight after a pair of losses to the Rice University Owls and the Kansas State University Wildcats in a round-robin meeting in Houston, Texas. The Huskies’ offense struggled to get runs all...

DeKALB — At the southernmost tip of the continental U.S., just about everything went south for the NIU baseball team that dropped four games to the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Huskies gave up a...

DeKALB — The baseball team had mixed results in its first series of the season, dropping two games against the University of Evansville Purple Aces before picking up their first win of 2021 Sunday. The Huskies blew a ninth inning lead on Friday on...

DeKALB — After the COVID-19 pandemic cut the NIU baseball team’s season short last year, Head Coach Mike Kunigonis said sending the Huskies out to play ball will make it all worth the wait. “I’m going to have a smile ear-to-ear when I get to...

DeKALB — After weeks of negotiation, the MLB team owners and the players are nowhere close to a deal for a 2020 season. This comes after MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark's meeting on Wednesday.   The...

As we sit and wait for baseball season to start up, the MLB hosted its annual June Amateur Draft on ESPN 2 Thursday and Friday. This draft was different from those of previous years due to the financial impact from COVID-19. In a regular year, the...

DeKALB — The NIU baseball players continue training physically and mentally, as their focus has shifted to next season with extended eligibility for seniors and other disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Senior first baseman Jordan Larson...

DeKALB — Despite the negativity surrounding the NIU baseball team’s season being canceled, the players learned a lesson that will help them down the road. When the NCAA officially announced spring athletes would receive an extra year of eligibility,...