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NIU softball looks to down the Irish

By Brian Thomas | March 24, 2011

After weather cut the NIU softball team's last weekend short, the Huskies are ready to return to the field against Notre Dame (16-6 overall) in South Bend, Ind. The Huskies (10-11 overall) have been showing signs of improvement lately. One reason attributed...

Softball goes .500 on West Coast

By Katie Leb | March 20, 2011

NIU softball took to California and Nevada for its final games before conference play begins.The Huskies (10-11 overall) came away with three wins and three losses during the break, while three games were cancelled due to snowy conditions in Reno, Nev.Play...

5 minutes with Zoe Sinner

5 minutes with Zoe Sinner

By Jimmy Johnson | March 8, 2011

As one of two seniors on the NIU softball team, Zoe Sinner is taking pleasure in her final year with the team. Sinner and her Huskie teammates had a successful trip to Denver, going 4-1 in the Colorado State Classic. The Downers Grove native took some...

Softball has strong weekend at tourney

By Katie Leb | March 7, 2011

Before heading to the mountains for the Colorado State Classic in Fort Collins, Colo. over the weekend, NIU head coach Lindsay Chouinard stressed the changing nature of the softball game, and the increasing importance of putting up runs often. The team...

Softball wins 3 of 5

By Katie Leb | February 27, 2011

Rocky Johnson Field proved to be just as its name suggests this weekend, as NIU saw ups and downs in the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic in Lubbock, Texas by winning every other game.The Huskies (3-7) began with momentum, going against Wichita State...

Inclement weather, winter conditions force softball to relocate

By Katie Leb | February 24, 2011

DeKALB | When rain turned into ice Monday night, it was easy to use bad weather as an excuse to curl up on the couch and watch the tube. NIU softball, however, was gathering up its gear and driving to the outskirts of town for practice, a ritual the players...

NIU softball center fielder Dani Parrish named MAC West Player of the Week

By Andrew Singer | February 16, 2011

After going 6-for-18 at the Texas Classic over the weekend, NIU softball center fielder Dani Parrish was named MAC West Player of the Week. Parrish knocked in three runs and scored another two over the Huskies' first five games of 2011. The highlight...

Softball drops first five games

By Katie Leb | February 13, 2011

Last weekend Texas was inundated with the Super Bowl, but this weekend NIU's softball team invaded the Lone Star state for the Texas Classic. The Huskies (0-5) began their 2011 campaign at McCombs Field in Austin, Texas, playing five games in a three-day...

Softball set to start the season off

By Katie Leb | February 10, 2011

Playing indoors has come to an end as the NIU softball team gets on the dirt today in Texas to begin its 2011 campaign. The Huskies will participate in two Texas tournaments, as well as playing in Colorado, California and Nevada before taking the field...