NIU baseball will face a strong test this weekend as it will do battle against Kent State in a three-game series at UIC. The Huskies (4-15) are coming off an 8-2 win over Belmont and will look to continue their strong play against Kent State. The Golden...
As spring training hits the halfway point, the Cubs have seen their share of storylines this past off-season. We have seen a complete overhaul of the rotation as the Cubs made a big splash in free agency by adding Edwin Jackson, Scott Feldman, Carlos...
Baseball had a rough week in which it played eight games, losing six of the contests. The Huskies (4-15) were swept by Southern Illinois in a three-game series earlier in the week. They lost 8-3 in game one, 3-2 in game two and 4-2 in the series finale....
Baseball will look to carry over its momentum from its most recent win as it goes into spring break. Junior Alex Klonowski threw a gem for the Huskies (2-9), as he threw a complete game against Minnesota, allowing just one run on two hits. The Huskies’...
Baseball played three games in the Dairy Queen Classic over the weekend at the Metrodome. On Friday, the Huskies (2-9) suffered a 6-1 loss at the hands of Utah. The Utes (5-5) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a solo home run...
Baseball played a four-game series against Nevada over the weekend. The Huskies (1-7) went 1-3 over the weekend, dropping their first two games of the series, losing 7-3 on Friday and 13-0 in game one of a doubleheader on Saturday. NIU was able to bounce...
Coming into NIU, redshirt junior Jamison Wells’ plan was to play baseball on a scholarship. But halfway through Wells’ freshman year, he realized one sport was not enough. “For me, I knew there was something I could do to help the football team...
Baseball’s season got off to a rocky start at the Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic in Lubbock, Texas, this weekend as it lost its first four games. The Huskies (0-4) were shut out in their game against Texas Tech, 8-0, on Friday and lost to BYU, 5-3,...
In the midst of oppressive heat, twelve NIU baseball players are braving the elements across the nation in summer league baseball. Huskies are represented from the local level in Illinois to other locations such as North Carolina, Texas and California....
Matt Hopkinson: Well, Sean, baseball season is around the corner. Opening day hope springs eternal for Cubs fan, and mistrust and skepticism from White Sox fans. While I watch both teams, to avoid a Capulet/Montagues situation, we’ll go with I’m a...
The MLB Draft came finished last week without an NIU player getting a call to the big leagues. Just up the road at Kishwaukee Community College, however, Jake Lueneburg got the nod from the Atlanta Braves in the 43rd round of the draft. "It felt great....
DeKALB | Two former NIU baseball players are continuing their baseball careers with a local team.Former Huskie pitchers Brian Smith and Chuck Lukanen found their way to play for the Joliet Slammers of the Independent Frontier League.Smith, who plays as...
