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The Northern Illinois University softball team split its doubleheader with Eastern Michigan in Mid-American Conference play at Varsity Field Friday afternoon. After dropping Game One, 2-0, the Huskies (14-20, 2-4) responded with a 4-0 victory over EMU (15-19, 4-2) in Game Two. Freshman Megan Dortch (Reno, Nev./Bishop Manogue) improved to 10-11 on the season, turning...
The Northern Illinois University softball team suffered an 11-10 setback to Ball State at Mary M. Bell Field Sunday. In a game befitting April Fools’ Day, the two teams combined for 21 runs on 23 hits and five errors. Of the 21 runs scored, 14 were earned. With the Huskies’ (13-19, 1-3) trailing 6-1 in...
The Northern Illinois University softball team battled, but came up short Friday in both games of its Mid-American Conference opener against Miami The Huskies (12-18, 0-2) suffered an 8-5 loss to the RedHawks (19-10, 2-0) in the first game and dropped a 7-6 affair in extra innings in the nightcap. Northern Illinois fell behind early...
The Northern Illinois University softball team suffered a 5-0 loss to Illinois State in the Huskies’ home opener at Mary M. Bell Field Tuesday. The Northern Illinois (12-14) offense pounded out eight hits, but lacked the timely hit, as it stranded eight runners. After falling behind 1-0 on a leadoff homer by Jhavon Hamilton in...
The Northern Illinois University softball team returns from its 27-game road trip Tuesday afternoon to face Illinois State at Mary M. Bell Field. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. Fans can follow all the action live via Gametracker at NIUHuskies.com. “Being able to play at home, before we host Miami and Ball State this...
The Northern Illinois University softball team swept its first two games of the USF Tournament, defeating Towson University and Bryant University at Eddie C. Moore Field Friday. Northern Illinois (12-10) posted a shutout victory over Towson, 7-0, in the opening game of the tournament and held on to defeat Bryant University, 7-6, in the nightcap....
The Northern Illinois University softball team split a pair of games, defeating Iona, 3-2, and falling to Central Florida, 3-2, at the UCF Softball Complex Wednesday. Once again it was the top of the line up providing the pop in the Huskie (10-9) offense. Stephanie Tofft (Lincoln, Calif./Lincoln) went 3-for-3 in the game with a...
The Northern Illinois University softball team scored a pair of victories Tuesday, defeating Canisius and Florida Gulf Coast, at the FGCU Softball Complex. Trailing 3-2 heading into the top of the seventh, the Huskies (9-9) rallied to score a pair of runs to post a 4-3 victory over the host Eagles (14-14). Amanda Sheppard’s (Oak...
The Northern Illinois University softball team came out swinging Saturday in their first two games of the DeMarini Invitational at University Field. NIU (7-7) posted an 11-3 victory over Alcorn State in five innings and a 5-1 win over Boise State in the nightcap. “The offense got off to a good start in both games,...
The Northern Illinois University softball team split a pair of games against in-state rivals Western Illinois and Southern Illinois in the final two games of the Coach B Classic hosted by Southern Illinois. NIU (5-7) opened the day with a 5-0 victory over Western Illinois and it was the top of the order doing the...
The Northern Illinois University softball team split its first two games of the Coach B Classic hosted by Southern Illinois, defeating Wright State in the opening game Saturday before dropping an extra inning affair with SIU-Edwardsville. Shelby Miller (Ottawa, Kan./Ottawa) led the way in NIU’s (4-6) 5-1 victory over the Raiders of Wright State. Miller,...
The NIU softball team fell to Creighton, 5-1, in a drop-dead time game in its final contest at the Fairfield Inn and Suites Classic hosted by North Texas Sunday. After inclement weather cancelled both of Northern Illinois’ (3-5) games Saturday, the start time of Sunday’s contest was pushed back an hour due to field conditions....
