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Baseball concludes fall practices

By Tony Osborne | October 24, 2011

NIU men's baseball finished its fall practices with a five-game series Friday with its annual red vs. black inter-squad scrimmage."It's great to see the new guys against Division I players," said Ed Mathey, NIU head baseball coach. "We've got a couple...

Baseball still in race for first place

By Andrew Singer | May 8, 2011

A pair of one-run wins at Eastern Michigan over the weekend kept the NIU baseball team in the thick of a tight race for first place in the MAC West. The Huskies (24-22 overall, 12-9 MAC) took two of three in Ypsilanti, Mich., against a team that had won...

Baseball fans the flames in Chicago

By Andrew Singer | May 5, 2011

A night underneath the lights in Chicago ended well for the NIU baseball team, as the Huskies took down UIC 9-7 on Wednesday.An early onslaught of offense gave NIU (22-21 overall, 11-8 MAC) an 8-1 lead through three innings.UIC (22-19) loaded the bases...

Top 10 Huskies of 2010-11: #7 Alex Jones

By Andrew Singer | May 2, 2011

There aren't many shortstops around the MAC that can do what Alex Jones does for the NIU baseball team. With nearly a fourth of the 2011 season left to be played, Jones is No. 7 on the list for his role on a Huskie team (20-21 overall, 10-8 MAC) that...

Zimmerman making impact as freshman

By Andrew Singer | May 2, 2011

Jeff Zimmerman is just glad someone is paying attention to him. While playing for Victor J. Andrew High School in Tinley Park, pitchers would constantly pitch around the young slugger. That isn't the case anymore, playing on the Division I level with...

NIU pitcher Tom Barry delivers a pitch during a game earlier in the season

Baseball suffers sweep over the weekend

By Andrew Singer | May 1, 2011

First place in the MAC West slipped from the grip of the NIU baseball team over the weekend, when Central Michigan swept the Huskies in Mount Pleasant, Mich. NIU (20-21 overall, 10-8 MAC) was on the losing side of two close games to start the series,...

NIU baseball’s Glancy garners Stopper of the Year nomination

By Andrew Singer | April 27, 2011

Thanks to a team-leading 2.05 ERA and eight saves as NIU's closer this season, Kyle Glancy was named to the mid-season Stopper of the Year watch list by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America (NCBWA) late last week. The junior is the first...

NIU baseball players Tom Kotis, left, congratulates teammate Troy White during a game earlier in the season. The NIU baseball team just beat Bradley, 14-1.

Huskies finish off Bradley with 14-1 win

By Andrew Singer | April 26, 2011

A coach knows his team is clicking when his fourth starter goes seven innings and strikes out nine. NIU head coach Ed Mathey joyfully watched on Tuesday night as his Huskies rolled over Bradley 14-1 in a game called after seven innings in Peoria. Both...

NIU’s Alex Jones rounds third base last weekend against Toledo.

Baseball moves into first place in MAC West

By Andrew Singer | April 25, 2011

DeKALB | Zero and 10 seemed like such a long time ago on Sunday. The NIU baseball team won a weekend a series with Toledo at Ralph McKinzie Field, giving the Huskies first place in the MAC West. Winless in its first 10 games of 2011, NIU (19-18 overall,...

Napientek: The man behind the curtain

By Andrew Singer | April 20, 2011

Pitching coach is Ray Napientek's only official title, but the fifth-year coach has a multitude of other jobs on the NIU baseball team. Napientek is the man behind the scenes responsible for coddling, scolding and joking with NIU's pitchers. Each pitcher...

Baseball takes 2 of 3 games

By Andrew Singer | April 17, 2011

A broken-down bus and a rained out game on Saturday weren't enough to stop the NIU baseball team from taking two of three games from Ohio over the weekend. The Huskies (17-17 overall, 8-4 MAC) came from behind on Friday for a 5-4 win, and dropped the...

NIU infielder Jamison Wells and the Huskies will travel to Ohio this weekend.

Huskies baseball heads to Ohio

By Andrew Singer | April 14, 2011

Jeremy Gonzales will ride a 25.2 scoreless inning streak into Ohio for a Sunday start in the NIU baseball team's three-game set with the Bobcats. Gonzales earned National Pitcher of the Week honors earlier this week from the National Collegiate Baseball...