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Baseball to play at Akron

By Brian Earle | March 27, 2013

Baseball will continue its conference play this weekend when it travels to Ohio for a three-game series against Akron. In the Huskies’ (5-17, 1-2 MAC) previous series against Kent State, they lost two out of three games. The Huskies won game two in...

Junior pitcher looks to bring heat to the team

By Brian Earle | March 26, 2013

Over the course of his career at NIU, junior Alex Klonowski has been used primarily as a position player in the everyday lineup. While being a position player, Klonowski has also pitched in relief for the Huskies out of the bullpen. He would even come...

NIU baseball’s pitching roster brings heat to the team

By Brian Earle | March 25, 2013

Going into the season, I was unsure what baseball’s strength was going to be. It has been made clear to me over the last couple of weeks the depth of the Huskies’ starting pitching is its most valuable asset. The Huskies have three very reliable options...

Kent State bests NIU baseball in weekend series

By Brian Earle | March 24, 2013

In its first series of conference play, baseball lost two out of three games at the hands of Kent State. The Huskies (5-17, 1-2 MAC) gave the Golden Flashes (8-12, 2-1 MAC) all they could handle in game one on Friday, as they fell 3-2. Freshman pitcher...

Sophomore Ben Neumann pitches at a baseball game last season.

Baseball meets Kent State at UIC

By Brian Earle | March 21, 2013

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...

RS Junior Antone Christian drives into the lane in the game on March 2 against Central Michigan University.

Men’s basketball season recap

By Brian Earle | March 19, 2013

Men’s basketball did not have the kind of season it would have liked to. The Huskies (5-25, 3-13 MAC) won the same number of games they did last season overall and in conference play. After managing to advance to the second round of the MAC tournament...

Men’s basketball puts an end to a tough season

By Brian Earle | March 18, 2013

Year one of the Mark Montgomery era as NIU men’s basketball’s head coach didn’t get off to a good start, and year two was no different. The Huskies (5-25, 3-13 MAC) suffered their seventh consecutive 20-loss season. This is their second 20-loss...

Sophomore pitcher Ben Neumann pitches the ball in a game against Illinois State University during the 2012 season.

Men’s baseball has tough spring break

By Brian Earle | March 18, 2013

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....

Men’s basketball fall to Eastern Michigan in season close

By Brian Earle | March 18, 2013

Men’s basketball’s season came to an end March 11 when it was defeated 45-44 by Eastern Michigan in the first round of the MAC Conference tournament. With the Huskies (5-25, 3-13 MAC) trailing by 11 points with eight minutes left to play in the second...

Baseball meets eight games over break

By Brian Earle | March 6, 2013

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’...

Junior Aksel Bolin shoots the ball in the game against Central Michigan University on Saturday.

Men’s basketball falls toToledo

By Brian Earle | March 5, 2013

Men’s basketball dropped its ninth consecutive game Tuesday night, falling 70-46 to Toledo. The Huskies (5-23, 3-12 MAC) fell behind early, 18-5, after a 13-0 run by the Rockets (14-13, 9-6 MAC). NIU was never able to overcome that deficit. “I think...

Freshman Mike Davis dribbles the ball in the game against Central Michigan University on Saturday.

Men’s basketball freshmen shows progress

By Brian Earle | March 4, 2013

Men’s basketball’s freshmen have shown great signs of improvement as the season has gone on. The Huskies’ six freshmen have played big minutes this season and have begun to find their roles. In the middle of the season, forward Darrell Bowie was...