Tag: softball
The Northern Illinois University softball team busted out the big bats Saturday as it posted a 10-1 victory over Western Michigan in five innings at Mary M. Bell Field. “Our kids did a good job offensively of not letting the umpire’s strike zone get into their heads,” said NIU head coach Christina Sutcliffe. “They stayed...
The Northern Illinois University softball team got back on the winning track Wednesday by sweeping its doubleheader with North Dakota at Mary M. Bell Field. The Huskies (13-16, 1-3) posted an 8-5 victory in the first game, while scoring a 10-2 win in five innings in game two. NIU got back on track pounding out...
The Northern Illinois University softball team added a pair of doubleheaders to two midweek games of its 2014 schedule. NIU will play host Wednesday to North Dakota at Mary M. Bell Field in a doubleheader. First pitch for game one is set for noon with the second game to follow. Next week, the Huskies will...
The Northern Illinois University softball team dropped a doubleheader to Toledos Sunday in the final two games of the opening weekend of Mid-American Conference play at Mary M. Bell Field. The Huskies (11-16, 1-3) rallied in the first game, but came up short, 10-9, before falling 9-0 in five innings to Toledo in the nightcap....
The Northern Illinois University softball team posted its first Mid-American Conference victory of the season Saturday with a 10-3 victory over Bowling Green at Mary M. Bell Field. The Huskies (11-14, 1-1) pounded out 14 hits, including two home runs and a double as NIU picked up where it left off in yesterday’s affair with...
The Northern Illinois University softball team rallied for three runs in the top of the seventh, but fell to Bowling Green, 6-4, in the conference opener at Mary M. Bell Field Friday. “We haven’t done that a ton this year, so it was nice to see in the first game in the MAC that they...
It will be a mini Mid-American Conference Tournament of sorts at Mary M. Bell Field this weekend as Northern Illinois University, Bowling Green, Toledo and Western Michigan will play eight MAC softball games in DeKalb starting Friday. NIU and Western Michigan, travel partners in the MAC for softball, were originally slated to open MAC play...
The Northern Illinois University softball team suffered a 13-2 setback to Northwestern at The Ballpark at Rosemont Wednesday. “I talked to the team a little bit after the game about allowing their pitcher to get in our heads mentally and dictate what they were going to do in that at bat,” said NIU head coach...
For the third straight week, a Northern Illinois University softball player was named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week as Shelby Miller took home this week’s honor, the league announced today. Miller didn’t let sub-zero temperatures keep her from performing red-hot at the plate Sunday in a doubleheader against Iowa State. The senior...
The Northern Illinois University softball team split its Sunday doubleheader with Iowa State at the Cyclone Sports Complex. NIU (10-12) posted a 15-6 victory in five innings in Game One before falling 6-5 in extra innings in the nightcap. With the first pitch temperatures below freezing at 24 degrees, the Huskie bats were white hot....
Because of the extended winter in the Midwest, the Northern Illinois University softball team’s home opener versus Northwestern scheduled for Wednesday, March 26, has been moved to The Ballpark at Rosemont. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. Fans will be able to follow all the action live via Gametracker or watch the game on...
Northern Illinois University softball player Kayti Grable became the second Huskie in as many weeks to be named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week, the league announced today. Grable had an impressive week at the plate as the Huskie freshman first baseman went 10-for-18 in 19 plate appearances. Her .556 batting average last...
