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Bryanna Phelan
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...
Jessica Sturm
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....
Nicole Gremillion
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...
Shelby Miller
The Northern Illinois University softball team split its doubleheader Friday at the Jayhawk Invitational defeating Jackson State and falling to host Kansas. The Huskie (8-10) offense pounded out 14 hits in their 8-4 win over Jackson State in the first game of the Jayhawk Invitational. However, NIU’s bats were silenced in Game Two as the...
Kayti Grable
The Northern Illinois University softball team dropped its doubleheader to UMKC at Missouri 3&2 Complex Tuesday. The Huskies (7-9) suffered a 5-2 setback in Game One on a three-run walk-off home run, and were edged out 2-1 in the nightcap. “We just didn’t execute the game of softball offensively or defensively and that was the...
Ally Hecht
The Northern Illinois University softball team split its doubleheader Sunday on the final day of the Shocker Softball Classic at Wilkins Stadium. The NIU (7-7) offense picked up where it left off yesterday in the first game of the day as it pounded out 13 hits and scored 10 runs in a 10-3 victory over...
Shelby Miller
The Northern Illinois University softball team split its doubleheader in the Evansville Invitational Saturday. The Huskies (6-5) rallied to knock of Northern Kentucky, 4-3, in the first game of the tournament before falling to the host Purple Aces of Evansville, 12-7, in the nightcap. With the score tied, 3-3, in the bottom of the seventh...
Nicole Gremillion
The Northern Illinois softball team split its final two games of the 2014 Citrus Classic at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Sunday. NIU (5-4) suffered a 3-1 setback to Albany in the first game of the day before knocking off Delaware, 2-1 in the final game of the tournament. The Huskies’ contest with...
Bryanna Phelan
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,...
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The Northern Illinois baseball and softball teams have announced their recruits for the early fall signing period. Baseball collected nine letters of intent from players scattered throughout Illinois, Indiana and Iowa. Of the nine players that signed, eight will be incoming freshman, while the other is a junior college transfer. “I’m real excited about this...
Jennifer Barnett
The Northern Illinois University softball team had six players named 2013 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar Athletes, the organization announced. Representing Northern Illinois were Kaitlyn Barrett, Kristyn Barrett, Jennifer Barnett, Ashley Kopp, Shelby Miller and Amanda Sheppard. “These six exemplify what NIU athletics stands for,” NIU head coach Christina Sutcliffe said. “They are...
Amanda Sheppard
The Northern Illinois University softball team fell Saturday to No. 3 seed Central Michigan in the championship game of the 2013 Mid-American Conference Softball Tournament at Firestone Stadium. A walk-off two-run homer by Central Michigan’s Trista Cox in the bottom of the 11th inning broke a 2-2 tie and ended the NIU’s tournament run. The...
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