When NIU softball coach Lindsay Chouinard recruited Kristyn and Kaitlyn Barrett, it was safe to say that she might have been seeing double. Kaitlyn, the oldest, and Kristyn, are identical freshmen twins on the NIU softball team. Both said they came to...
NIU softball will travel to Texas to play in the Fairfield Inn and Suites Classic hosted by North Texas.After the Huskies won three-out-of-five at the Southeastern Louisiana tournament last weekend, they will look for another successful series this weekend...
Two NIU softball's players garnered MAC Weekly award honors for this week. Huskies pitcher Megan Dortch landed MAC West Pitcher of the Week, while teammate Stephanie Tofft earned Player of the Week honors, according to a press release. After an outstanding...
NIU softball won three out of its five games at the Southeastern Louisiana Tournament. Behind solid run production and hot bats, the Huskies (3-2) beat Southern University 8-4 and Nicholls State 9-8 in back-to-back games Friday. In the first game NIU...
NIU softball will get its 2012 season under way in Hammond, La. Friday.The Huskies will play five games this weekend in the Southern Louisiana Tournament against Southern University and Nicholls State. NIU will play Tennessee-Martin and Troy Saturday...
Brian Belford: It's cold outside Tony, and with football completely over, the only sports that may be on people's minds are basketball and hockey. However, NIU baseball and softball are getting into gear. In fact, they've already been practicing outside....
After suffering a loss to DePaul on Wednesday, the NIU softball team bounced back this weekend to go 3-1 against MAC rivals Miami (OH) and Ball State to close out the regular season. The Huskies (26-25 overall, 13-7 MAC) split a double-header with Miami...
Stephanie Tofft ended her school record-breaking hitting streak at 36 games as NIU softball fell at DePaul Wednesday afternoon, 9-1 in five innings.Tofft was 0-for-3 at the plate, ending a historic streak that began March 4 in the first game of the Colorado...
"I can't say enough about what Stephanie has meant to the team this year," said softball head coach Lindsay Chouinard. "She has done a great job for us all year, and been very impressive." Freshman Stephanie Tofft has clearly exceeded expectations and...
After winning its last three games in a row, NIU's softball team was beat by Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, Mich. on two walk-off home runs. The Huskies (23-23 overall, 10-6 MAC) dropped back to .500 on the year, as well as in the MAC standings, falling...
Mary M. Bell Field played host for the NIU softball team's senior night on Thursday against Loyola. It was a great night for the Huskies (23-21 overall, 10-4 MAC) as they swept Loyola (22-21 overall, 12-5 Horizon) in two games. The Huskies won game one...
DeKALB | The Huskies maintained a .500 record after splitting a doubleheader against non-conference rival Western Illinois Tuesday afternoon at McKee Stadium. NIU (21-21, 10-4 MAC) began the day with a run in the opening inning, but quickly fell behind...
