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Chicago Cubs' Anthony Rizzo hita two run home rum against the Cleveland Indians during the ninth inning of Game 6 of the Major League Baseball World Series Tuesday Nov. 1 in Cleveland.

Chicago Cubs force game seven for title

By Northern Star staff | November 1, 2016

Chicago Cubs' Anthony Rizzo hita two run home rum against the Cleveland Indians during the ninth inning of Game 6 of the Major League Baseball World Series Tuesday Nov. 1 in Cleveland.

The Chicago Cubs celebrate after Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Cleveland Indians Wednesday in Cleveland. The Cubs won 5-1 to tie the series 1-1.

Cubs tie series in game two

By Northern Star staff | October 26, 2016

The Chicago Cubs celebrate after Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Cleveland Indians Wednesday in Cleveland. The Cubs won 5-1 to tie the series 1-1.

Baseball ends winning streak

By Scott Nicol | May 9, 2016

After winning seven in a row, NIU baseball was swept over the weekend in a three-game series against the University of Toledo after losing 11-2 on Sunday.The Huskies were outscored 25-10 in the series, and only scored a total of two runs in the contests...

NIU baseball: Huskies have 9-game losing streak after meeting with Zips

By Steve Shonder | April 13, 2015

Baseball (13-21, 4-8 MAC) extended its losing streak to nine games when it was swept by the Akron Zips (16-16, 8-4 MAC) over the weekend.The Huskies continued to struggle at the plate during their losing streak. They hit .162 over the series, totaling...

NIU Baseball: Huskies improved ahead of Saturday Bulls game

By Steve Shonder | March 19, 2015

Baseball’s (9-10) matchup Saturday against Buffalo marks the team entering the conference play portion of its season.The Huskies are much improved from where they were at this point last season, when they only had two wins. But, they are still trying...

NIU baseball: Texas Tech routs Huskies in sweep

By Northern Star staff | February 23, 2015

Baseball was no match for the No. 5 Texas Tech Red Raiders.The Huskies (3-4) were swept in a four-game series at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, being outscored by a combined 25-4.NIU lost Friday’s doubleheader by scores of 8-0 and 5-0 and was swept...

Kunigonis, NIU’s new baseball coach, all set up

By Northern Star staff | January 9, 2015

Mike Kunigonis, NIU's newly hired baseball coach, is all set up at NIU.On Jan. 7, Kunigonis tweeted, "Set up office.... Check #prideinthepack" along with two photos of his new office space at NIU.Students tweeted back congratulating the coach on his position....

NIU baseball tabs Kunigonis as head coach

By Frank Gogola | January 5, 2015

Baseball has tabbed Mike Kunigonis (KOON-uh-GOHN-iss) as the Huskies’ fifth head coach since the program was reintroduced in 1991, according to a news release. This is Kunigonis’ first head coaching job at the Division I level.Kunigonis, 34, comes...

NIU baseball coach Ed Mathey resigns

By Northern Star Staff | November 20, 2014

Ed Mathey is hanging up his cleats as baseball’s head coach, he announced today.Mathey had been with the Huskies for the past 12 seasons after coming to NIU from North Central College in Naperville in 2003. He also played at and graduated from North...

Baseball falls to UIC Flames in road match

By Brian Earle | April 30, 2014

In a high-scoring affair, baseball found itself on the short end of the stick, falling to UIC 10-9 Tuesday night on the road.Both teams got the bats out as the Huskies recorded 12 hits while the Flames came away with 11 hits.The Huskies jumped out to...

Senior pitcher Alex Klonowski winds up to pitch against Ohio on April 7, 2012. Klonowski is ranked as the No. 5 pitching prospect in the MAC.

Stop pretending the cold is OK and move baseball’s start back

By Steve Shonder | March 3, 2014

It’s exactly 1 degree out as I write this, but don’t worry: Baseball season is right around the corner. Right?You can worry. I’m worried, too. NIU baseball and softball have already kicked off, going to far-flung places like Arizona and Florida,...

NIU's Jeff Zimmerman, playing for Hannibal, drives a single to
the outfield Sunday night.

Zimmerman set to chase dream

By Brian Earle | June 19, 2013

After all the success baseball had this season with its first-ever MAC West title, former first basemen Jeff Zimmerman followed that up with a major accomplishment of his own. On June 8, the third day of the major league baseball draft, Zimmerman was...