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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...
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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...
Northern Illinois’ bid at a Mid-American Conference Tournament berth fell short Saturday afternoon as the MAC Champion Ball State Cardinals (38-16, 22-4 MAC) defeated the Huskies, 10-2. Junior Micah McCulloch (Rochelle, Illinois/Rochelle Township) finished the game one triple shy of the cycle, going 3-for-3 with a home run, a double and two RBI. Kevin Sweeney...
The NIU Huskies (17-34-1, 11-14 MAC) scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to cut their deficit to one run, 4-3, but Ball State (36-16, 20-4 MAC) hung on to its lead to win its first Mid-American Conference regular season championship since 2001. Joe Battaglia (Westchester, Illinois/St. Joseph) finished 2-for-3 with two...
Alex Klonowski
Senior Alex Klonowski (Kearney, Missouri/Kearney) set the NIU baseball (16-33-1, 11-13 MAC) single-season record for complete game shutouts in a season Sunday to clinch the series over Akron in a 2-0 victory. Klonowski scattered two hits, striking out seven with two walks on Senior Day. The shutout by Klonowski also tied the career record for...
Eli Anderson
Senior Eli Anderson (Glenview, Illinois/New Trier) tossed his second-straight complete game and his third of the season as he struck out seven and walked only one to pick up his 200th career strikeout in a 4-1 victory over Akron (24-24, 11-12 MAC). The win was Anderson’s fourth of the season as the NIU Huskies improved...
Eli Anderson
Following his 11 strikeout complete game performance that helped the NIU Huskies to a 6-5 victory at Kent State May 3, senior Eli Anderson (Glenview, Illinois/New Trier) earned Mid-American Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week honors. It is his first award of the season and the fourth in the last two seasons. Anderson improved...
Brian Sisler
The NIU Huskies (15-32-1, 9-12 MAC) had its opportunities to take the series at Kent State (30-17, 14-7 MAC) but the Golden Flashes plated five runs in the bottom of the second to take the series with an 8-2 victory. Brian Sisler (DeKalb, Illinois/DeKalb) finished 2-for-4 at the plate while Justin Fletcher (Pekin, Illinois/Illinois Central)...
Jordan Ruckman
Sophomore Jordan Ruckman (Kankakee, Illinois/Herscher) tossed the first complete game shutout of his career Wednesday night versus Northwestern (12-29) as Northern Illinois (14-30-1) defeated the Wildcats, 4-0. Ruckman fanned eight batters and only allowed three hits while walking four. “Jordan was outstanding and a lot of credit goes to him. He was throwing strikes and...
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