Today signals the beginning of a new era in college baseball, as new NCAA-mandated bats will be used in games for the first time. The bats are designed to resemble wood in their performance and will most likely lead to a significant decrease in the number...

DeKALB | Opening day for the NIU baseball team is two days away, but the Huskies’ pitching rotation is still far from set. Before jotting down the 2011 rotation in pen, ninth-year head coach Ed Mathey wants to see how his pitchers throw in the first...

NAPERVILLE | Renovations to Ralph McKinzie Field and talk of an indoor-practice facility highlighted the NIU baseball team's leadoff banquet Sunday evening.NIU Athletic Director Jeff Compher and NIU baseball head coach Ed Mathey discussed the state of...

  Recruitment, enrollment and student retainment are all concerns of any university, especially when the economy is taken into consideration. Beginning with the Feb. 14 shootings, there has been a rise in the number of violent crimes on campus and in...

Come this spring, there will be one question racing through the minds of college baseball fans everywhere: Why aren’t the bats making that discernible ping sound?With an eye toward player safety and lower scoring, the NCAA has mandated that all teams...

While the baseball world's attention is squarely on the 2010 MLB season's dying days, the NIU baseball team has already begun preparation for its 2011 campaign.Wednesday marked the conclusion of the Red/Black series for NIU. The annual intrasquad set...