Coming off winning three of its last four games, NIU baseball will host MAC opponent Ohio for a weekend-series starting Friday. The Huskies (8-20, 2-4 MAC) are looking to win their second MAC series in-a-row after taking two of three from Akron last weekend....
There has been a long-standing debate about the value and importance of having a leadoff hitter in baseball. On one hand, the leadoff hitter will only start an inning three to four times in a typical game, so that value is not always present. There is,...
In its home weekend series, NIU baseball won two of three games over Akron. The Huskies (8-20, 2-4 MAC) bounced back after being swept last weekend by Kent State and won its first MAC series of the season. “That is our goal,” said NIU coach Ed Mathey....
In its second MAC series of the season, NIU will play host to Akron for a three-game series from Friday to Sunday. NIU (6-19, 0-3 MAC) is coming off a win at home against UW-Milwaukee, and will come in on two day’s rest. Akron (9-15, 2-1 MAC) will come...
A solid start from Jake Hermsen and timely offense helped NIU men’s baseball defeat UW-Milwaukee 5-4 at Ralph McKinzie Field Tuesday. The Huskies (6-19, 0-3 MAC) were in a hole to begin the game, the Panthers scored (6-15) a run in the top of the first...
After being swept by MAC opponent Kent State in its weekend-series, NIU baseball will take a one-game break from conference play and host Milwaukee Tuesday. “Just like any team, they’re not satisfied with going on the road and not winning a game all...
In the first its first series against a MAC opponent, NIU men’s baseball was unable to overcome Kent State, getting swept in three games. The first game of the series featured a 12-6 victory by Kent State (11-10, 3-0 MAC), in which NIU (5-19, 0-3 MAC)...
After winning its last three games, NIU baseball will hit the road for a three-game series starting Friday against MAC opponent Kent State. This will be the Huskies (5-16) first test against the MAC this season. “Getting off to a good start would be...
In a game that saw a combined 21 men left on base, NIU baseball was able to outlast the UIC Flames Tuesday afternoon. While the Huskies had a crooked number frame in the second - posting six runs - UIC was unable to push across enough men to overtake...
In its first home game of the season, NIU baseball earned a win over the UIC Flames, 8-6. This is the Huskies (5-16) third consecutive win. NIU’s lineup scored six of its eight runs in the second inning. “That one inning literally cost us the game,”...
NIU baseball has endured the long haul and will play its first home game today against the UIC Flames. The Huskies will hope to carry some momentum from their last two victories of their road trip into this game. The most notable of that momentum coming...
NIU baseball’s Kyle Glancy and women’s golf’s Allie Parthie were named the NIU Scholar Athletes of the Week for March 12 through March 18, according to a press release. Glancy, a senior, got two saves last week for the Huskies in their wins versus...
