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Sophomore Emily Norton pitches in an April game against Eastern Michigan University.

The key to pitching in softball is technique

By Matt Hopkinson | April 15, 2013

There are many differences between softball and baseball, including pitching style. The differences do not stop with the style itself, as the usage of pitchers in softball is vastly different than in baseball. NIU softball is in a similar vein to many...

Go Hendry, go Hendry, go

By Jimmy Johnson | March 27, 2011

DeKALB | I didn't think Jim Hendry had it in him. Naturally, I thought the Chicago Cubs general manager would play the sourpuss card and not eat Carlos Silva's $11.5 million contract for 2011. Boy was I wrong. Hendry and Cubs ownership finally took out...

Zach Oates (29) has added a changeup to his 2011 pitching repertoire.

Zach Oates changes it up for NIU baseball

By Andrew Singer | February 28, 2011

Standing at 6-feet-7-inches, Zach Oates is imposing. As of late, though, it’s the right-hander’s pitching that has people feeling small. The senior on the NIU baseball team is fast becoming the ace of the Huskies’ 2011 pitching staff. In 12 innings...