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The Chicago White Sox and Northern Illinois University have again partnered to host NIU Day at U.S. Cellular Field on Sunday, Aug. 28, when the Sox take on the Seattle Mariners (1:10 p.m. first pitch). NIU Day features specially priced tickets and a free giveaway item for Huskie students, faculty/staff, alumni, family members and friends....
Alex Elias, Emily Naegele and Andrew Frankenreider
Three Northern Illinois University student-athletes were among a select group of 200 NCAA student-athletes chosen to attend the 2016 NCAA Career in Sports Forum held the first weekend of June in Indianapolis. Participants at the annual educational forum learn about and explore potential careers in sports. Among nearly 1,000 applicants from every level of collegiate...
Take a closer look, and America’s favorite summer sport becomes a field of intriguing physics questions. Can a rising fastball really rise? How much do curveballs actually curve? And do knuckleballs really flutter as they make their way toward the batter’s box? Particle physicist, baseball fan and knuckleball enthusiast Jahred Adelman will explore these questions...
Huskie Marching Band members enjoy NIU Night 2014 at U.S. Cellular Field.
The Chicago White Sox and NIU have partnered to host NIU Night at U.S. Cellular Field on Wednesday, June 17, when the White Sox host the Pittsburgh Pirates (7:10 p.m. start). NIU Night includes specially priced tickets and a giveaway item for the university’s students, alumni and fans. The first 1,500 fans who purchase their...
The annual NIU Baseball Leadoff Banquet begins at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at Acquaviva Winery in nearby Maple Park. The event will be an opportunity to meet and greet with Huskie players, as well as new head coach Mike Kunigonis, who will preview the 2015 season. Kunigonis, this year’s special guest speaker, was hired...
Photo of Cubs Park in Arizona
Root for your favorite Chicago baseball team Friday, March 27, at the Crosstown Classic in Mesa, Ariz. NIU invites alumni and friends to its annual Cubs Park event, which includes the Cubs vs. White Sox game, a lunch buffet and unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks. The spring training event, which begins at noon with...
Doug Baker
The final two White Sox “College & University” games are at 7:10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, and 6:10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Post-game fireworks are planned both nights at U.S. Cellular Field, 333 W. 35th St. Specially priced tickets are available to all NIU students, alumni, faculty and staff and their families and friends. Lower-level...
Ned Colletti
Northern Illinois University alumni and friends have the opportunity to meet Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti, a 1976 NIU graduate. Colletti will talk on the art of negotiation at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, before the Chicago Cubs take on the Dodgers at Wrigley Field. He will speak at the Brixen Ivy Rooftop,...
Photo of an NIU Huskie baseball batting helmet
Head coach Ed Mathey and the NIU Baseball program added two fresh faces to the program Tuesday as he announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Joe Ceja (Ottawa, Illinois/Heartland CC/Louisville) and lefty Chris DeRue (Lake Villa, Illinois/Lakes/College of Lake County). Both pitchers will join the program this fall and be eligible to play in spring...
Eli Anderson
Following an NIU career which saw him reach Top 10 career honors in wins and strikeouts, along with First Team All-Mid American Conference honors, 2014 graduate Eli Anderson (Glenview, Illinois/New Trier) signed a professional contract Tuesday with the Frontier League’s Windy City Thunderbolts. Anderson’s signing comes only days after the Arizona Diamondbacks signed two Thunderbolts...
Fans of the Northern Illinois University baseball program can follow 22 current NIU Huskies and three future Huskies across eight different states, stretching the East and West coasts throughout the summer, as they play collegiate summer baseball. “The best way to get better at baseball is to keep playing baseball. It’s important that our guys...
For the second-straight season, NIU senior Alex Klonowski (Kearney, Missouri/Kearney) was named to the All-Mid American Conference baseball team. After earning first team honors at second base in 2013, Klonowski was voted to the second team as a starting pitcher this season. Klonowski is the first NIU baseball player since Joe Plaskas in 1960-61 to...
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