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NIU baseball player joins Orioles

By Matt Hopkinson | August 27, 2012

DeKalb | For some students, getting their degree handed to them is their dream, while others must walk away from their degree in order to chase their dream. Former NIU baseball player Brett Frantini has now fallen into the latter category, as he was recently...

Jamison Wells connects on a single in the first inning Tuesday night.

Zimmerman’s 2 home runs lead Huskies past UIC

By Brian Thomas | May 2, 2012

After falling to Northwestern yesterday in a pitching duel, NIU baseball got the bats out against UIC in Chicago taking down the Flames 11-9. The Huskies (14-31) wasted no time offensively in this game, jumping on the Flames in the first inning with a...

Baseball players turn passion into profession

By Matt Hopkinson | March 5, 2012

Being able to perform something does not guarantee you can successfully explain to someone how to do it. For four of NIU baseball’s seniors, Jake Hermsen, Alex Jones, Alex Beckmann and Brett Frantini are all majoring in physical education. While Frantini...

NIU pitcher Tom Barry delivers a pitch during a game earlier in the season

Baseball suffers sweep over the weekend

By Andrew Singer | May 1, 2011

First place in the MAC West slipped from the grip of the NIU baseball team over the weekend, when Central Michigan swept the Huskies in Mount Pleasant, Mich. NIU (20-21 overall, 10-8 MAC) was on the losing side of two close games to start the series,...