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Eli Anderson
The Northern Illinois baseball team took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on four hits, but faltered late in the game against Ohio, surrendering nine runs in the final two innings and falling, 13-2. “We had a really disappointing game. We took a good, Friday MAC baseball game through six innings...
Jordan Huffman
Northern Illinois closed its series against Kent State Sunday afternoon, coming back from 3-0 deficit to tie the Golden Flashes 3-3 in the top of the seventh. But Kent State scored two runs in the bottom half of the inning to defeat the Huskies, 5-3. Junior Jordan Huffman was 3-for-4 at the plate with a...
Taylor Nawrocki
Northern Illinois and Kent State met Saturday afternoon in a pitchers dual at Schoonover Field as both teams surrendered a mere six hits apiece. The Golden Flashes would have the advantage after nine however and defeated the Huskies, 6-1. Taylor Nawrocki had a career-high seven strikeouts in the contest in seven innings pitched. “Taylor Nawrocki...
Brett Frantini
Northern Illinois out-hit Saint Louis, 10-9, at Busch Sports Center Wednesday afternoon but the Huskies were unable to hit with runners on base and fell, 4-1. Eight different Huskies tallied hits against the Billikens. “It was very similar to yesterday’s game, starting pitching did well for us, we got hits but we couldn’t get them...
Northern Illinois accounted for 13 hits and nine runs against Dayton in the team’s final game of the Riverview Inn Challenge, but the Flyers would take the contest, 13-9. Sophomore Jeff Zimmerman (Tinley Park, Ill./Victor J Andrew) hit two home runs and three RBI for the Huskies. “We hit the ball well today, like we...
Tony Manville
Northern Illinois baseball tallied 11 hits against No. 24 Oregon State at the Kansas City Royals Practice Field Three Sunday afternoon and scored three runs in the top of the fifth. However, the Huskies left 12 runners on base and fell to the Beavers, 11-3. “Tony Manville worked hard on the mound today,” said skipper...
Alex Klonowski
After carrying a 5-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning against Saint Mary’s (Calif.), the Northern Illinois baseball team surrendered 10-unanswered runs to the Gaels and fell, 10-5. “After yesterday’s performance against Arizona State, we’re disappointed with how we played today,” said head coach Ed Mathey. “We played uncharacteristic of ourselves. Tommy (Barry)...
Brett Frantini
The Northern Illinois baseball team combined for 10 hits and four stolen bases against Winthrop, but the Huskies efforts were not enough as they fell to the Eagles, 14-7. Senior Brett Frantini (Minooka, Ill.) went 2-for-4 at the plate with three RBI with one double. “I talked to the guys after the game and I...
Zach Badgley
Northern Illinois closed day one of the Brooks Wallace Memorial Tournament 0-2, falling to No. 18 St. John’s 11-9 in 10 innings and 8-5 against Texas Tech. The Huskies were without several key players who fell ill earlier in the trip. “Today we battled hard with a lineup that we never envisioned or imagined, but...
Alex Klonowski
Postseason college baseball was at its finest on Friday morning at VA Memorial Stadium. Unfortunately for No. 4 Northern Illinois, it was on the wrong end of a 10-inning, 12-11 game against No. 5 Eastern Michigan in a Mid-American Conference Tournament elimination contest. In all, the best game of the tournament thus far took three-hours...
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No. 4 seed Northern Illinois defeated No. 8 seed Bowling Green 4-2 on Thursday afternoon in a Mid-American Conference Tournament elimination game at VA Memorial Stadium. The win for the Huskies (30-26) gives NIU its first win in the MAC Tournament since 2008, which was its last postseason appearance. The win also gives NIU its...
Tony Manville
With plenty of offensive support Saturday afternoon, Northern Illinois starter Tony Manville earned his ninth win of the season to tie the NIU single season wins record. Manville’s accomplishment came as the Huskies beat Western Michigan 9-4 in the rubber match of a three-game Mid-American Conference series to end the regular season. In his first season...
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