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The Northern Illinois University softball team suffered a 4-3 setback to Eastern Michigan in eight innings Sunday at Varsity Field. Playing in its third straight extra inning game, Eastern Michigan (10-30, 1-11) entered the bottom of the seventh trailing the Huskies, 3-2. With two outs and runners at the corners, the Eagles scored on RBI...

The Northern Illinois University softball team rallied to defeat Eastern Michigan, 8-6, in 11 innings Saturday at Varsity Field. Trailing 4-2 in the top of the seventh with two on and two outs, NIU’s (19-21, 7-6) Emily Naegele (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) singled to left field to drive in pinch runner Erika Oswald (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook...

The Northern Illinois University softball team wrapped up a weekend of Mid-American Conference action Saturday, splitting a pair of game with Miami University at Mary M. Bell Field. NIU (17-20, 5-5) used an offensive barrage in game one to win the series opener, 6-1, before falling to the RedHawks (17-20, 5-5), 8-5, in extra innings....

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 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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...