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Ed Mathey
Northern Illinois baseball coach Ed Mathey announced the addition four student athletes to the program’s Class of 2012, now up to 15 total signees Wednesday morning. The new editions include two juniors and two freshman, one of whom was drafted in the 33rd round by the Chicago White Sox. “We’re excited to add these guys...
Alex Jones
Only three days removed from his Northern Illinois baseball career, former Huskie Alex Jones has been named one of 25 finalists for the Brooks Wallace Award. The award, sponsored by Mizuno, recognizes the nation’s top shortstop. It will be presented June 30 in Lubbock, Texas, as part of the College Baseball Hall of Fame’s Night...
Brett Frantini
On an immaculate sunny and breezy day at Ralph McKinzie Field, the Huskies closed the 2012 season against Ball State. Though NIU rallied back to within one run in the bottom of the fourth, 3-2, the Cardinals took the game 6-2. “We had a couple opportunities but we like to talk about momentum in games...
Ben Neumann
Northern Illinois and Ball State went into extra innings Thursday afternoon with Mid-American Conference Tournament implications on the line. BSU scored one run in the top of the tenth to defeat the Huskies, 11-10 in 10 innings. Freshman Ben Neumann (Verona, Wis.) pitched 5.1 relief innings on the mound, surrendering three hits, zero walks and...
Brett Frantini
Northern Illinois closed its road season Tuesday night with a 10-run, 12-hit outing against UW-Milwaukee at Henry Aaron Field. Despite a 94-minute rain delay, the Huskies were able to keep their foot on the throttle and defeated the Panthers, 10-4. Brett Frantini (Minooka, Ill.) finished 2-for-4 at the plate with a homerun and four RBI....
Connor Schomig
Northern Illinois surged back in the top of the ninth inning from a four run deficit and attempted to tie the contest, but a play at home plate from right field prevented the Huskies from tying and the Broncos won the contest, 5-4. “Their pitcher was throwing pretty good today and only allowed two hits...
Jeff Zimmerman
Northern Illinois and Western Michigan combined for 30 hits and 22 runs at historic Robert J. Bobb Stadium at Hyames Field, and though both were at a premium, the Huskies fell to Broncos, 13-9. Alex Klonowski (Kearney, Mo.) and Jeff Zimmerman (Tinley Park, Ill./Victor J. Andrew) were each 4-for-5 at the plate with three RBI....
Jake Hermsen
Pitcher Jake Hermsen (New London, Wis.) went the distance for Northern Illinois, pitching a career-high nine innings and 11 strikeouts against Central Michigan but the Huskies fell to the Chippewas, 3-1. “Jake was dealing out there on the mound today. He ran into a little bit of trouble in the first inning and that was...
Taylor Nawrocki
The Northern Illinois baseball team amassed 10 hits against Central Michigan Friday afternoon at Ralph McKinzie Field, but left eight runners on base and fell 11-2. Alex Jones (Kansas City, Kan./Piper) went 3-for-4 at the plate with a double, a triple, a run and an RBI. “We got some hits today but we weren’t able...
Alex Jones
For a second-straight season Northern Illinois senior Alex Jones was named to the Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year watch list, awarded to the country’s top player at that position. Of the 17 conferences represented on the list, Jones is the only one from the Mid-American Conference. Sponsored by Mizuno, the yearly award is presented...
Jeff Zimmerman
Sophomore Jeff Zimmerman (Tinley Park, Ill./Victor J. Andrew) hammered two homeruns and drove in six RBI as Northern Illinois clobbered Illinois-Chicago, 11-9. The Huskie pitching staff combined for 13 strikeouts in the game and Kyle Glancy (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) notched his 11th save of the season. “The guys battled hard out there and...
Alex Jones
Delayed by rain for a half hour and in frigid weather, Northern Illinois baseball fell to Eastern Michigan, 7-5, to even the series at 1-1. Huskie Alex Jones finished the game 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBI, a double and a run. “We played great defensively again today and again we made some really...
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