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05/23/2013 Northern Illinois Baseball Ends Season MAC Tournament Loss Versus BuffaloBulls pitcher Mike Burke tossed 15th complete shutout in tournament history 05/21/2013 Huskies Begin Quest For MAC Tournament Championship WednesdayNorthern Illinois will open against Bowling Green Wednesday 05/10/2013 NIU Clinches Postseason Berth; Anderson Ties Win Record in 2-1 Win Over EMUEli Anderson wins his eighth-staight game to tie single-season mark at nine wins 05/09/2013 Huskies Host Eastern Michigan in Final Home Contests of 2013NIU will also host Senior Day and Alumni Day Sunday 05/03/2013 Anderson and Sweeney Combine for 4-0 Shutout Win at ToledoAnderson improved to 7-0 in MAC play in his first Friday start 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 2012: Appeared in seven games during the season, four as a pitcher and three as a pinch-runner ... Hurled 3.2 innings and a 7.36 ERA ... Did not record a decision ... Fanned two batters during the year ... Made collegiate debut versus Ohio, pitching one inning (April 8) ... Pitched 0.2 scoreless innings at Milwaukee (May 15) and another scoreless inning versus Ball State (May 18) ... Recorded his first career strikeout versus the Panthers (April 24) ... Made first appearance as a baserunner at Bradley, scoring the go-ahead run in the seventh inning (April 25) ... Notched another run versus Ball State (May 17). High School: The Fenwick High School captain closed his prep career by hitting .432 with 38 hits, 30 runs, six triples, 24 RBI, and 10 steals in 10 attempts in 31 games as a senior... Led the Friars to a regional runner-up finish in 2010... Garnered first team all-conference recognition as an infielder and right-handed pitcher... Earned invitation to the 2010 Chicago Catholic League all-star game ... In 32 games as a junior, hit .308 with 24 hits, 17 runs, three doubles, one triple, 12 RBI and four steals ... On the mound in 2009, went 3-3 with a 1.80 ERA in 46.6 innings with 42 strikeouts over 10 appearances ... As a sophomore, hit .417 in 25 games with 33 hits, 25 runs, eight doubles, one triple, 21 RBI and 22 steals ... Posted a perfect 4-0 record in 33 innings and six games with a 1.91 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 2008 ... Played four years of football for the Friars, earning varisty letters in each of his last two years. Personal: Born December 31, 1991 ... Son of Jim and Marilyn Sweeney ... Made the honor roll every semester as a Friar... Intends on majoring in biomedical engineering ... Brother, Joe, was a pitcher for 2010 Division III National Champion Illinois Wesleyan ... While at Fenwick, helped coach grade school football ... Enjoys fishing and attending sports events ... Admires Mark Buehrle for being cut from his high school baseball team twice and making it to MLB.
CAREER HIGHS ENTERING 2013: |
05/21/2013 - Baseball Huskies Begin Quest For MAC Tournament Championship Wednesday05/19/2013 - 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, 12-7
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