DeKALB — The softball team earned its first two wins of the young season in the College of Charleston Tournament.“There is a lot of room for improvement, but we are in a better spot this week than last week,” said Head Coach Christina Sutcliffe.Friday...

Softball began its 2016 season over the weekend, going 2-3 at the Florida Atlantic University Tournament in games against Florida A&M University, Florida Atlantic University and the University of Connecticut.Florida A&M Game 1NIU controlled most...

The softball MAC Tournament looks to be an interesting one as usual, as several teams have promising chances of making some noise.The Huskies have remained one of the top teams in the MAC throughout the season, finishing 28-23 overall and 11-9 in the...

Softball went 3-1 on the weekend, hosting series against the Eastern Michigan Eagles and the Central Michigan Chippewas.The Huskies (26-20, 10-6 MAC) swept the series against Eastern Michigan (15-29, 4-11 MAC) and went 1-1 in their series against Central...

Softball split a pair of series over the weekend for a 2-2 record.The Huskies (23-19, 7-5 MAC) got things started against the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks (24-19, 8-6 MAC), defeating them 2-1 in game one of the series before the RedHawks took game two by a score...

Freshman softball infielder Alaynie Woollard has been a workhorse, starting and playing in 37 of 38 games for NIU this season.In 101 at-bats, Woollard has hit for an average of .228 with three doubles, a triple, seven stolen bases, 21 runs batted in and...