After seeing success at every level of baseball, NIU baseball head coach Ryan Copeland has helped bring success back to NIU’s program, while continuing to rebuild a team that won just 10 games in 2023.
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Holding a 42-66 record...
DeKALB – NIU baseball’s (16-27, 5-16) pitching staff dazzled as the Huskies earned a close 4-2 victory over Western Michigan University (12-27, 8-13 MAC).
“That’s just how the game is supposed to be played,” said NIU baseball head coach...
DeKALB – NIU baseball (15-26, 4-15 MAC) lost a high scoring battle to Western Michigan University (11-26, 7-12 MAC) on Friday, dropping the series opener by a score of 16-15.
Home runs by four different Huskies, three of them coming in the ninth...
NIU baseball (15-24, 4-14 MAC) picked up its fourth midweek victory of the season with an 8-6 comeback victory over Valparaiso University (8-27, 3-12 MVC).
“We found a way to win a game when it felt pretty dire for most of it,” said NIU baseball...
By Kalin Schaefer, Assistant Sports Editor
| April 19, 2025
NIU baseball's (14-24, 4-14 MAC) seventh inning struggles against the University of Akron Zips (12-26, 6-15) were enough to concede the series in a 7-3 loss on Saturday.
“Extremely disappointing,” said NIU baseball head coach Ryan Copeland. “It’s...
DeKALB – NIU baseball (14-23, 4-13 MAC) split its Friday doubleheader with the University of Akron (11-26, 5-15 MAC) as junior infielder Will Couchman walked off Game 1 win for the Huskies with a homerun.
“Even though we did split today, I thought...
By Kalin Schaefer, Assistant Sports Editor
| April 16, 2025
Breaking the NIU record for runs scored in a single game, NIU baseball (13-22, 3-12 MAC) scored 27 runs to defeat Northwestern University (16-18, 7-8 B1G) by 16 runs in seven innings.
"We had a tough weekend at Ball State and sometimes all you need...
NIU baseball (12-22, 3-12 MAC) was blown out 14-4 by the Ball State University Cardinals (26-11, 13-2 MAC) on Sunday.
“We have to play better baseball and then find a way to play better defense,” said head coach Ryan Copeland. “We got to figure...
By Kalin Schaefer, Assistant Sports Editor
| April 13, 2025
Sparking a three-game losing streak, NIU baseball (12-21, 3-11 MAC) were unable to stage a comeback against the Ball State University Cardinals (25-11, 12-2 MAC) in an 8-3 loss Saturday.
“The same thing that happened yesterday (Friday) is what...
NIU baseball (12-20, 3-10 MAC) lost a close battle with the MAC’s top team, the Ball State Cardinals, in a 7-5 loss on Friday.
“I really liked how we played, I liked how we competed,” said NIU baseball head coach Ryan Copeland. “Adam (Brouwer)...
DeKALB – NIU baseball (12-19, 3-9 MAC) allowed 13 unanswered runs and dropped its Tuesday matchup with Eastern Illinois University (14-15, 5-3 OVC) 18-10.
“It’s just not good enough,” said NIU baseball head coach Ryan Copeland. “Our defense...
DeKALB – NIU baseball (12-18, 3-9 MAC) earned its first Mid-American Conference series win of the year with a 17-7 mercy rule victory over Ohio University (8-22, 4-11 MAC).
“We bounced back in a big way,” said NIU baseball head coach Ryan Copeland....
