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Baseball walks 12 in loss

By Scott A. Nicol | March 22, 2017

DeKALB — The baseball team scored the first run of the game Tuesday against the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish, but that was the only run it would score in a 12-1 loss in South Bend, Indiana.The Huskies (4-16) walked 12 Irish batters in their...

Baseball’s hot start not enough

By Ryan Ostry | March 9, 2017

DeKALB — The baseball team dropped its fifth consecutive game Tuesday as the University of Iowa Hawkeyes beat the Huskies, 12-8.“We didn’t get a quality start, we were chasing [pitches] all game,” said Head Coach Mike Kunigonis. “The game’s...

Junior pitcher Donovan Sims hurls a pitch towards home plate over the weekend against Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. NIU lost all four games it played this weekend. 

Baseball gets swept in Edwardsville

By Ryan Ostry | March 5, 2017

Junior pitcher Donovan Sims hurls a pitch towards home plate over the weekend against Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. NIU lost all four games it played this weekend. 

Baseball ends winning streak

By Scott Nicol | May 9, 2016

After winning seven in a row, NIU baseball was swept over the weekend in a three-game series against the University of Toledo after losing 11-2 on Sunday.The Huskies were outscored 25-10 in the series, and only scored a total of two runs in the contests...

Late run helps baseball fight off CMU for seventh straight win

By Christopher Loggins | May 5, 2016

Baseball (19-25, 12-6 MAC) overcame a late six-run deficit to complete a 11-10 comeback win over Valparaiso University on Tuesday, pushing the team’s winning streak to seven games.The Huskies trailed 7-1 after five innings and were getting virtually...

Baseball on best streak since 2001

By Scott Nicol | May 2, 2016

Baseball pushed its winning streak to six games, its longest since 2001, sweeping conference opponent Bowling Green State University in a three-game series over the weekend.This was NIU’s first conference sweep since April 2013 and first back-to-back...

Baseball sets season highs over weekend against Buffalo

By Christopher Loggins | April 25, 2016

Baseball went 2-1 over the weekend, defeating the University at Buffalo in a three-game series to move to 14-25 on the season and 9-6 in the MAC.The Huskies got the weekend off to a bad start Friday, losing 7-2 after the Bears took over the game late....

Starting junior pitcher Joe Hawks delivers to the plate. Hawks pitched 3 innings, giving up three earned runs and a walk against Milwaukee on Tuesday.

Baseball steps up with third conference win

By Thomas Hiley III | April 21, 2016

Starting junior pitcher Joe Hawks delivers to the plate. Hawks pitched 3 innings, giving up three earned runs and a walk against Milwaukee on Tuesday.

Junior outfielder Jason Gasser dives back to first base in an April 8 game against Central Michigan University. The Huskies have gone 6-5 since starting MAC play.

Baseball successful in another MAC series

By Thomas Hiley III | April 19, 2016

Baseball (12-23, 6-5 MAC) won its third conference series of the season over the weekend against Western Michigan University (9-23, 2-7 MAC), taking the first two games and losing the final one.The Broncos struck first in the bottom of the fifth, getting...

Baseball ready for Western Michigan matchup

By Thomas Hiley III | April 15, 2016

Baseball (10-22, 5-4 MAC) will have a chance to embark on a 5-2 win against the University of Illinois at Chicago on Tuesday when it takes on Western Michigan University (8-21, MAC 1-5 MAC) in a three-game series starting today.The Huskies didn’t wait...

Baseball continues solid start to MAC play

By Thomas Hiley III | April 11, 2016

Baseball (9-21, 5-4 MAC) went 2-1 in a three-game series against Central Michigan University (7-26, 2-4 MAC) over the weekend, winning the final game with a walk-off hit in extra innings.Game 1The Huskies won the first matchup of the series Friday by...

Baseball continues conference with matchup against Central Michigan

By Thomas Hiley | April 7, 2016

Baseball (7-20, 3-3 MAC) will be back home again this week, facing off in another conference matchup as they start a three-game series against Central Michigan University (6-23, 1-2 MAC) on Friday.The Huskies are coming off a 6-1 win against Miami University...