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05/13/2013 NIU Baseball Closes Non-Conference Season at UW-MilwaukeeThe Huskies will play two seven-inning games against the Panthers 05/11/2013 Huskies Rally Late but Fall in Slugfest to Eagles, 17-12Both teams combined for 30 hits and four homeruns 05/09/2013 Huskies Host Eastern Michigan in Final Home Contests of 2013NIU will also host Senior Day and Alumni Day Sunday 05/04/2013 NIU Outhits Toledo but Falls, 6-3Micah McCulloch led the way with two doubles and a run 05/01/2013 Five-Run Eighth Caps Huskies Comeback Win at UIC, 7-5Seven different players drove in runs during the game 05/08/2013 NIU Baseball Podcast - Week 12Join Ed Mathey and Matt Scheerer for week 12 of the NIU baseball podcast 04/19/2013 NIU Baseball Podcast - Week 10Week 10 of the NIU baseball podcast 10 04/11/2013 NIU Baseball Week Nine PodcastWeek nine of the NIU Baseball podcast 04/04/2013 NIU Baseball Week Eight PodcastWeek eight of the NIU Baseball Podcast, reviewing the sweep of the Akron series, highlights of the weekend and previewing the upcoming series with Central Michigan. 03/28/2013 NIU Baseball Week Seven PodcastHead Coach Ed Mathey and Assistant Media Relations Director Matt Scheerer talk NIU baseball in the weekly podcast Became a mainstay at catcher late in 2012, splitting duties with Brett Frantini. 2011: Made four starts at catcher and 11 total appearances ... Hit .286 during freshman season, with four hits in 14 at bats, five runs, two doubles, one RBI and eight walks ... Also recorded an on-base percentage of .560 and a slugging percentage of .460 ... Went 2-for-4 against Valparaiso with one double in NIU's 7-6 victory (May 3) ... Recorded three walks versus UW-Milwaukee in first game of doubleheader, scoring two runs in the Huskies 11-7 victory (May 17) ... Drove in lone run of the season against Chicago State on a sacrifice fly (April 13) ... Recorded another sacrifice hit against the Cougars as well (April 13) ... In the Huskies 12-4 triumph against Buffalo, hit a double and scored a run (April 2). High School: Named Westchester Suburban Life all-area team Player of the Year as a senior ... Four-time all-area selection ... Named to East Suburban Catholic Conference all-conference team for senior and his sophomore season ... Four-time varsity letterman at St. Joseph H.S. ... Three times named team MVP and captain (Senior, Junior, Sophomore) ... Batted .420 with 40 RBIs, 17 doubles and 3 home runs as a senior ... Scored 21 runs, hit three home runs and had 24 RBI in 36 games as a junior to help the Chargers to a Regional Championship ... Hit .397 with 29 runs and 31 RBI in 38 games as a sophomore ... Hit .397 with 20 runs and 16 RBI in 35 games as a freshman ... Participated in the 2009 Stevenson Showcase all-star event. Personal: Born November 21, 1991... Business major... Son of Jeff and Donna Battaglia... Aspires to own his own restaurant... Perennial honor roll honoree... Enjoys cooking... Member of Leadership Board, National Honor Society, and is editor in chief of the sports section for his school's yearbook... Admires Alex Rodriguez and Albert Pujols.
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05/19/2013 - Baseball Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament Information05/18/2013 - Baseball Huskies Clinch MAC West Championship at Ball State in Extras, 6-405/17/2013 - Baseball Baseball Falls to Ball State in Game Two of Series05/16/2013 - Baseball Huskies Fall to Cardinals in Pitchers Duel, 3-205/15/2013 - Baseball Northern Illinois and Ball State Square Off for MAC West Championship05/15/2013 - Baseball Fifty Huskie Student-Athletes Earn NIU Degrees05/14/2013 - Baseball Huskies Drop Doubleheader at UW-Milwaukee05/13/2013 - Baseball NIU Baseball Closes Non-Conference Season at UW-Milwaukee05/12/2013 - Baseball Huskies Drop Game Three of Eastern Michigan Series, 12-705/11/2013 - Baseball Huskies Rally Late but Fall in Slugfest to Eagles, 17-12
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