Softball will stay in DeKalb but will take a break from conference play for a midweek, non-conference doubleheader.The Huskies (11-16) will take on North Dakota (3-18) at noon and 2 p.m. today at Mary M. Bell Field.The Huskies, losers of five of their...
Major League Baseball, a league known to be notoriously slow in embracing change, should look to college softball for rule changes that could better the game.Two MLB rules that have always stumped me as to why they can’t be changed are the American...
Senior shortstop Shelby Miller is willing to do whatever her team needs, even if that means moving to a new position in her final season with softball.Miller, of Ottawa, Kan., emerged from a group of three players to become the Huskies’ main starting...
Softball failed to string together wins, dropping three of its first four conference games over the weekend.The Huskies (11-16, 1-3 MAC) split their two-game series vs. the Bowling Green Falcons (11-16-1, 2-2 MAC) Friday and Saturday at Mary M. Bell Field....
Softball surrendered a season-high 13 runs and couldn’t handle Kristen Wood, Northwestern’s sophomore starting pitcher, in a Wednesday loss.The Huskies (10-13) fell to the Northwestern Wildcats (18-6), 13-2, in five innings Wednesday at the Ballpark...
Softball is getting defensive about its play in the field.Head coach Christina Sutcliffe said she was nervous about how the Huskies started their season defensively, but she’s been impressed with the progress the team has made in the field since the...
Softball will host Northwestern today, but it will have to wait to host its first true home game.The Huskies (10-12) will face the Northwestern Wildcats (17-6) 2 p.m. today at the Ballpark at Rosemont. The game was scheduled to be played at NIU, but it...
Kayti Grable, softball freshman first baseman, talked about her first season at NIU and her experiences adjusting to the college game during an interview with the Northern Star.Grable was named MAC West Division Player of the Week March 17 after she batted...
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 opens what head coach Christina Sutcliffe called “the second half of the season” in Big 12 country.The Huskies (9-11) will take on the Iowa State Cyclones (16-9) in a doubleheader at noon and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Cyclone Sports Complex in...
Sophomore catcher Emily Naegele is on the fast track to success in her first season.Naegele took over catching duties at the start of the season and has played in all 20 games. Not only has she become a key cog in the offense and defense, but she’s...
Softball picked up three wins during spring break, but it also dropped six games during that stretch.The Huskies (9-11) posted a 1-2 record at the Shocker Softball Classic March 8 and 9 in Wichita, Kan., dropped a doubleheader Tuesday in Kansas City,...
