Tag: softball
The NIU softball team returns from its preseason tournaments when the Huskies travel to South Bend, Ind. to take on Notre Dame at 5 p.m. today. “Notre Dame is a great team, a top 30 team,” NIU head coach Lindsay Chouinard said of her team’s performance last weekend. “It’s going to be a challenge, but it’s...
The Northern Illinois softball team split its Thursday doubleheader with Sacramento State at Sacramento State’s Shea Stadium in Sacramento, Calif. The Huskies (9-10), who are averaging almost six runs a game this season, posted an 8-0 shutout over Sacramento State in Game One, before falling to the Hornets, 11-3, in the nightcap. “Adriana (Sanchez) was...
The Northern Illinois University softball team rallied to post a 10-6 victory over Pacific in the second game of a doubleheader Tuesday evening at Pacific’s Bill Simoni Field in Stockton, Calif. Trailing 6-4 in the top of the sixth, the Huskies (8-9) scored six runs on four hits and three Tiger errors to take a...
The NIU softball team looks to stay hot as the Huskies open its spring break week with four games in two days in California before traveling to Nevada for the Silver and Blue Classic, scheduled from Friday, March 18, through Sunday, March 20. “We’d love to see the offense stay consistent,” NIU head coach Lindsay Chouinard said....
NIU softball utility player Stephanie Tofft was named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week for her performance at the Colorado State Classic. Tofft was an offensive machine as the Huskies won the tournament, taking four of five games. The freshman from Lincoln, Calif., started all five games at catcher for the Huskies and hit...
The Northern Illinois University softball team won the Colorado State Classic, going 4-1 in the weekend tournament, including a doubleheader sweep Sunday. The Huskies (6-8) held on to defeat Sacred Heart, 6-5 in the first game, then posted a 16-5 rout of Colorado State in their second game of the day. “The offense carried the...
The Northern Illinois University softball team looks to build on the success of last weekend’s 3-2 performance at Texas Tech when the Huskies travel to Colorado State for the Colorado State Classic from Friday, March 4, through Sunday, March 6. “We improved from the plate quite a bit,” NIU head coach Lindsay Chouinard said of...
The Northern Illinois University softball team returns to the diamond this weekend when the Huskies travel to Lubbock, Texas, to compete in the Jeannie McHaney Memorial Classic hosted by Texas Tech. The Huskies open the tournament, with a doubleheader this afternoon at Texas Tech’s Rocky Johnson Field. NIU faces Wichita State and Texas Tech. The Huskies...
Northern Illinois University center fielder Dani Parrish was named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week for her performance at the Texas Classic this past weekend. Parrish, a native of Plainfield, Ind., was the offensive catalyst for the Huskies (0-5) in the Texas Classic in Austin, Texas over the weekend, going 6-for-18 with three...
