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The Northern Illinois University softball team dropped its midweek doubleheader with Valparaiso at the VU Softball Field Tuesday afternoon. NIU (15-18) dropped an 8-6 decision to the Crusaders in game one before falling 4-3 in extra innings to Valparaiso in the nightcap. A six-run fourth inning by Valparaiso (13-23) proved to be too much for...

The Northern Illinois University softball team completed its sweep of Western Michigan Sunday with a 6-1 victory over the Broncos at Mary M. Bell Field. NIU (15-16, 3-3) scored its runs late, notching a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth, another in the fifth and three more in the sixth. The Huskies...

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 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...

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...

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....

The Northern Illinois University softball team split its final doubleheader at the Jayhawk Invitational shutting out Jackson State and falling to Nebraska at Arrocha Ballpark Saturday. The Huskies (9-11) posted an 8-0 win over Jackson State and suffered a 10-2 loss to Nebraska in the tournament finale. NIU pounded out 10 hits and scored in...

The NIU softball team suffered a 2-1 setback to Tulsa on the final day at the FAU “Kickoff Classic” Sunday. With the score tied 1-1 in the bottom of the seventh, the first two Tulsa batters reached via a pair of Huskie (2-3) errors. A sacrifice bunt moved the two runners to second and third,...

The Northern Illinois University softball team continued its run at Mid-American Conference title when it posted a 3-1 victory over top-seeded Ball State in the Game 7 of the 2013 MAC Softball Tournament at Firestone Stadium Thursday. The Huskies had some clutch hits and capitalized on the Ball State defense to win and advance. “It’s...

The Northern Illinois University softball team opened play in the 2013 Mid-American Conference Softball Tournament with a 2-1 victory over No. 5 seed Miami at Firestone Stadium Wednesday evening. “We showed a lot of patience throughout that game,” said NIU head coach Christina Sutcliffe. “We’ve been a comeback team all year. Being able to score...

The Northern Illinois softball team rallied to win its sixth straight Sunday, posting a 5-4 victory over Bowling Green at Mary M. Bell Field on Senior Day. “I’m kind of glad today was a tight game to put a little pressure on us to show we can play under it,” said NIU head coach Christina...

The Northern Illinois University softball team swept its third doubleheader of the season when the Huskies took two from Toledo on a cold and rainy Friday at Mary M. Bell Field. The Huskies (22-29, 12-8) opened the day in style with a walk-off victory in Game One before posting an 11-2 five inning win over...