A pair of one-run wins at Eastern Michigan over the weekend kept the NIU baseball team in the thick of a tight race for first place in the MAC West. The Huskies (24-22 overall, 12-9 MAC) took two of three in Ypsilanti, Mich., against a team that had won...

Pitching coach is Ray Napientek's only official title, but the fifth-year coach has a multitude of other jobs on the NIU baseball team. Napientek is the man behind the scenes responsible for coddling, scolding and joking with NIU's pitchers. Each pitcher...

Jeremy Gonzales pitched a three-hit complete game shutout in a 2-0 win over Miami (OH) on Sunday afternoon, as the NIU baseball team took two of three from the RedHawks over the weekend at Ralph McKinzie Field. The right-hander didn’t allow a batter...

Winners of 11 of their last 16 games, the NIU baseball Huskies will take on Miami (OH) in a three-game set over the weekend. Starting at 3:05 p.m. this afternoon at Ralph McKinzie Field, this weekend's series represents the last three games of a five-game...

Led by a potent offense on Saturday and a dominant pitching performance on Sunday, the NIU baseball team swept three games from Buffalo over the weekend. The Huskies took both games of a Saturday doubleheader, 9-4 and 12-4 respectively. Then, in the series...

Temperatures this weekend may not be conducive to baseball, but the NIU baseball team will do its best to get three games in against Bowling Green. Weather.com's forecast calls for temperatures in the 30s all weekend. As long as there isn't a threat of...

Deain, Smith signed by Slammers Former NIU pitchers Andy Deain and Brian Smith have been signed by the Joliet Slammers of the Frontier League. Deain had 23 career saves with the Huskies, which ranks him second in program history and eighth all-time in...