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Pitching struggles again in blowout loss to Purdue

By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor | March 16, 2023

DeKALB – Seven different pitchers struggled in the Purdue University Boilermakers’ 14-5 thrashing of NIU baseball Tuesday in West Lafayette.  Purdue senior outfielder Jake Jarvis’ seventh-inning grand slam helped the Boilermakers (8-7, 0-0 Big...

Bats go cold in baseball’s loss to Kent State

By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor | March 13, 2023

DeKALB – After scoring 10 runs in the first five innings, NIU baseball’s offense disappeared during the late innings of its 16-10 loss to the Kent State University Golden Flashes Sunday. The Huskies (3-12, 0-3 MAC) dropped their third straight...

Then-sophomore infielder Eric Erato swings his bat during a game against Ball State University on April 23, 2022 in DeKalb.

McNamara’s home run leads Flashes past Huskies

By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter | March 11, 2023

DeKALB – NIU baseball (3-11, 0-2 MAC) was defeated by Kent State University (10-4, 2-0 MAC) in a back-and-forth game Saturday by a final score of 12-7.  A five-run eighth inning – highlighted by a three-run home run from junior shortstop Michael...

Dominant pitching pushes Kent State past Huskies

By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter | March 10, 2023

DeKALB – NIU (3-10, 0-1 MAC) was defeated by Kent State University (9-4, 1-0 MAC) in its first Mid-American Conference game of the season by a score of 12-1.  Redshirt senior pitcher Ben Cruikshank dominated for the Golden Flashes, giving up just...

Baseball falls to winless Minnesota

By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter | March 8, 2023

DeKALB – The Huskies (3-9) were defeated by the University of Minnesota (1-11) 5-3 Tuesday at U.S. Bank Stadium – home of the Minnesota Vikings – highlighted by a go-ahead home-run from redshirt senior catcher Riley Swenson in the bottom of the...

Western Kentucky topples Huskies in doubleheader

By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor | March 5, 2023

DeKALB – Two late-inning comebacks weren’t enough for NIU baseball in its doubleheader loss to the Western Kentucky University (WKU) Hilltoppers (9-2) by final scores of 9-8 and 7-5.  Junior infielder Aaron Harper led the way for NIU (1-8) on...

Then-sophomore infielder Mason Kelley (25) plays first base during a game against Kent State on March 28, 2022 in DeKalb.

Baseball wins first game of season over Maine

By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor | February 26, 2023

DeKALB – A solid pitching performance and home runs from junior infielder Mason Kelley and junior infielder/outfielder Parker Shupe helped NIU baseball earn its first win of the season against the University of Maine by a final score of 6-3.  The...

Offense sputters as Huskies drop two to Penn State

By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter | February 25, 2023

DeKALB – The Huskies dropped to 0-6 after a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Penn State University. Game one saw Penn State take an early lead and never look back, winning the game 7-3. Game two was a low-scoring affair, with Penn State pulling...

Huskies drop final game of weekend series

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter | February 19, 2023

DeKALB – NIU baseball’s cold bats persisted as they could only muster one run in the final game of the opening season series against the Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles.  The Huskies could not find their first win in the weekend series against...

Sophomore pitcher Connor Langreder throws a pitch during a game against Sacramento State Feb. 21 in Sacramento, California.

Baseball splits four games in weekend series at Akron

By Noah Silver, DeOndre Saunders, and Jordan Radloff | March 20, 2022

DeKALB — The Huskies faced the University of Akron Zips in a four game series over the weekend, winning two games in their second Mid-American Conference series of the season. Day one: NIU 9, Akron 5 A season high 17-hit performance propelled the...

Baseball scores 40 run in four games, wins series over Southeast Missouri

By Matt Boecker | February 23, 2020

DeKALB — The offense was clicking all weekend long in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the baseball team hung 40 runs on the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks over four games.NIU earned its first series win of the season, taking three of four games from...

Sophomore outfielder Nick Drobushevich makes a sliding catch during NIUs Feb. 15 game against Boston College University in Winter Haven, Florida.

Experienced baseball team ready to compete for MAC Championship

By Matt Boecker | February 19, 2020

Sophomore outfielder Nick Drobushevich makes a sliding catch during NIU's Feb. 15 game against Boston College University in Winter Haven, Florida.