A 3-year-old walked up to the plate for the first time in his little league career wearing his father’s cleats, which were three sizes too big, and smacked a double on the first pitch he saw.Maribel Reyes, mother of senior baseball infielder Samuel...

Name: Samuel VegaPosition: InfieldHometown: Vega Baja, Puerto RicoFavorite sports team: St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians“Growing up, [my team] was the St. Louis Cardinals,” Vega said. “It’s changed though because I have a friend who plays...

DeKALB — The baseball team (8-18, 2-4 Mid-American Conference) dropped two of three games in its weekend series against the Ohio University Bobcats.Saturday featured a double header split by the two teams with Ohio taking Sunday’s rubber match by...

DeKALB — The baseball team decided to heat up the bats in Sunday’s series finale against the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers to avoid the sweep after being outscored 20-7 in the first three matches.The Huskies (3-4) lost the first game by...

DeKALB — After losing the opening ball game of the year by a score of 3-2, the baseball team took two out of three games against the University of Central Arkansas Bears and took the series win.NIU combined for 15 runs in the final two games, giving...

The baseball team went 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position in its midweek loss, 8-2, against the Valparaiso University Crusaders in Valparaiso, Indiana to end a two-game streak.The Huskies (14-29, 8-7 MAC) scored the first run of the game after...

DeKALB — Baseball began Mid-American Conference play with a three-game sweep against the University of Toledo Rockets.NIU (7-16, 3-0 MAC) came into the game losing eight of its last 10 games played, but its offense came alive in the series as they scored...

DeKALB — The baseball team scored the first run of the game Tuesday against the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish, but that was the only run it would score in a 12-1 loss in South Bend, Indiana.The Huskies (4-16) walked 12 Irish batters in their...