Tag: Brian Riegler
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...
In a pitching duel, No. 4 seed Northern Illinois was unable to muster enough runs against Rob Wendzicki this morning as No. 5 seed Eastern Michigan won 4-2 in the first round of the 2011 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament at VA Memorial Stadium. NIU (29-26) starter Zach Oates and Wendzicki (6-5) faced each other in...
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...
The Northern Illinois baseball team outslugged Illinois 15-14 on Friday to capture its fourth straight win. The Huskies (4-10) scored early and often against a quintet of Illini pitchers, pounding out 18 hits at Southern Illinois’ Abe Martin Field. Junior Alex Beckmann started the barrage in the first when he laced a John Anderson offering...
After an unscheduled 10-day layoff from competition, Northern Illinois baseball used the break to find its groove as the Huskies returned to action Wednesday to win a pair of games over North Dakota and St. Louis at Billiken Sports Center. The triumphs marked the first two of the season for NIU in the midst of...
