Softball’s offense couldn’t be cooled down after it took a few innings to heat up in its final non-conference game.The Huskies’ (21-27) bats carried the team while the relief pitching sealed the deal in a 12-4 beatdown of the Illinois-Chicago Flames...
Senior third baseman Ashley Kopp wasn’t her usual self during the 2013 regular season: She was launching home runs left and right and didn’t solidify her defensive prowess at third base until late in the year.Now, she’s found her comfort zone of...
Freshman pitcher Rebecca Rupard has thrown 79.1 innings this season — exactly 79.1 innings more than she expected to toss in her first season with softball.The Huskies lost junior pitcher Emily Norton, their No. 1 starter from 2013, to a medical hardship...
Softball stretched its winning streak to a season-long four games with a sweep of Western Michigan over the weekend.The Huskies (15-16, 3-3 MAC) defeated the Western Michigan Broncos (11-23, 2-4 MAC), 10-1, in five innings via the run rule Saturday at...
Softball avoided its third three-game losing streak of the season, instead putting together back-to-back wins for the third time.The Huskies (13-16) beat North Dakota (3-20), 8-5, in comeback fashion in the first game of the doubleheader. In the second...
Softball split its Sunday doubleheader against Iowa State in two high-scoring games.The Huskies (10-12) defeated the Iowa State Cyclones (17-11), 15-6, in five innings, in the first game of the doubleheader Sunday at the Cyclone Sports Complex in Ames,...
Softball split a pair of games Saturday at the Evansville Tournament, as it had a hard time finding the all-around consistency it has looked for this season.The Huskies (6-5) beat the Northern Kentucky Norse (1-10), 4-3, Saturday in Evansville, Ind. They...
Softball (5-4) took three out of four games this weekend after inclement weather forced scheduling changes.The Huskies swept Friday’s games against the Fairfield Stags and the Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex...
Softball is getting back in the swing of things following a successful season with a deep run in the Mid-American Conference tournament.Under the guidance of first-year head coach Christina Sutcliffe, the Huskies (27-31, 14-8 MAC) advanced to the MAC...
