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Senior infielder Aaron Harper throws a baseball to a teammate before NIU baseballs matchup with Louisiana State University. Harper recorded three hits in Game 2 of the Huskies doubleheader against Ohio University Friday. (Courtesy of Jonathan Mailhes)

Baseball splits doubleheader with Ohio, wins first MAC game of 2024

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | March 9, 2024

NIU baseball split a doubleheader against the University of Ohio Friday to open MAC play. With the win, the Huskies earned their first conference win of the 2024 season.  GAME 1  The Huskies’ offense provided early support for freshman pitcher...

Huskie junior catcher and outfielder Colin Summerhill dives to third base as Rockets’s sophomore catcher Brayden White (18) catches the ball thrown to him by freshman third baseman Troy Sudbrook (10), completing a double play to get both Summerhill and Demetral. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

Rockets rout Huskies on senior day

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | May 7, 2023

DeKALB – NIU baseball (8-38, 4-19 MAC) dropped a senior day slugfest as it closed out its final home series against the University of Toledo (23-24, 11-13 MAC) by a final score of 18-12. NIU honored seven seniors for the finale of baseball’s last...

NIU junior shortstop Andre Demetral (1) rounds to third base after stealing second base in the bottom of the first inning. Demetral scored off of a hit by junior first baseman Colin Summerhill, earning the Huskies their first run of the game and setting the score 3-1. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)

Summerhill’s home run helps Huskies snap skid

By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter | May 3, 2023

DeKALB – NIU baseball (8-35, 4-16 MAC) snapped its 11-game losing streak Wednesday with a 3-2 win over the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin Panthers (20-22, 9-11 Horizon). Powered by a go-ahead home run from junior catcher and outfielder Colin Summerhill,...

Junior infielder Andre Demetral (1) puts the tag down on a Central Michigan University player as he attempts to steal second base while junior infielder Aaron Harper (22) looks on. The Huskies were defeated by the Chippewas 17-7 on April 8. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

Zips slug their way to win over Huskies

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | April 28, 2023

DeKALB – NIU baseball’s (7-32, 4-13 MAC) losing streak stretched to nine games in a 19-7 slugfest loss to the University of Akron Zips (14-27, 6-15 MAC).  A rough start for junior pitcher Dominic Hann put the Huskies in an early six run hole after...

NIU junior second baseman Aaron Harper (22) retrieves the ball from his glove as a CMU runner lifts himself up from the base. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)

Peltier mashes Cardinals to sweep over Huskies

By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor | April 23, 2023

DeKALB – Defensive miscues in the first two innings, sloppy pitching and three home runs from Cardinal graduate infielder Ryan Peltier helped the Ball State University Cardinals complete the three-game series sweep over NIU baseball Sunday in a run...

Junior infielder Aaron Harpers walk-off single highlighted a four hit, three RBI weekend to earn his first Huskie of the Week honor. (Eddie Miller | Northern Star)

Walk-off win earns Harper Huskie of the Week

By Northern Star Sports Staff | April 10, 2023

DeKALB – After his heroics in NIU baseball’s Easter Sunday win over Central Michigan University, junior infielder Aaron Harper nabbed his first Huskie of the Week honor.  With the Huskies trailing 5-4 and on the verge of being swept, Harper knocked...

Junior infielder Andre Demetral (1) puts the tag down on a Central Michigan University player as he attempts to steal second base while junior infielder Aaron Harper (22) looks on. The Huskies were defeated by the Chippewas 17-7 on April 8. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

Aaron Harper walks it off against Central Michigan

By Ethan Gonzales, Sports Editor | April 9, 2023

DeKALB – Junior infielder Aaron Harper sent Huskie fans home happy after hitting a walk-off two-RBI single to defeat Central Michigan University Easter Sunday. The Huskies trailed for the entire game, only taking the lead in the ninth inning to win...

Western Kentucky topples Huskies in doubleheader

By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor | March 5, 2023

DeKALB – Two late-inning comebacks weren’t enough for NIU baseball in its doubleheader loss to the Western Kentucky University (WKU) Hilltoppers (9-2) by final scores of 9-8 and 7-5.  Junior infielder Aaron Harper led the way for NIU (1-8) on...