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05/22/2013 Huskies Unable to Overcome Falcons in 11 Inning MAC Tournament OpenerNIU led 4-0 through four innings; will return tomorrow at 8 a.m. Central 05/21/2013 Huskies Begin Quest For MAC Tournament Championship WednesdayNorthern Illinois will open against Bowling Green Wednesday 05/17/2013 Baseball Falls to Ball State in Game Two of SeriesZach Badgley and Jon Savarise limited the Cardinals to one run in 6.1 innings 05/16/2013 Huskies Fall to Cardinals in Pitchers Duel, 3-2Anderson tosses his sixth complete game of the year and surpassed 100 innnings pitched this season 05/12/2013 Huskies Drop Game Three of Eastern Michigan Series, 12-7Five NIU players record multiple hits 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 2013: Started 44 of the 47 games he played in at catcher ... Picked off five runners over the course of the season ... Connected on his first collegiate hit, a single, versus BYU (Feb. 16) ... Scored twice at Nevada (Feb. 23) ... Went two-for-three for his first multi-hit game at Minnesota (March 3) ... Drew a pair of walks at Southern Illinois (March 8) ... Belted his first round-tripper, a solo shot, at Belmont (March 15) ... Collected a pair of hits at Lipscomb (March 16) ... Reach base on two singles and scored both times at Akron (March 30) ... Tallied a season-best three hits and scored two runs at Akron (March 31) ... Went two-for-four with his second double in as many games at Central Michigan (April 5) ... Drove in a career-best four runs on two hits versus Western Michigan (April 14) ... Singled and walked twice at Ohio (April 20) ... Singled twice and drove in two versus Eastern Michigan (May 12) ... Went two-for-three with an RBI in back-to-back games at Ball State (May 16-17) ... Had two hits, including a double, in his MAC Tournament debut versus Bowling Green (May 22). SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE/JOLIET CATHOLIC ACADEMY Played one season at South Suburban College ... Bulldogs won the NJCAA Region IV Championship in 2011 ... Won the IHSAA 3A State Baseball Championship in 2009 with Joliet Catholic ... Team finished fourth at state in 2010 and third in 2008 ... Twice named first team all-conference for the Hillmen ... Named team captain senior season ... First team all-area in 2010. PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS Born April 13, 1992 ... Son of Steve and Patti Ruzich ... Father, Steve, is the head baseball coach at South Suburban College ... Given the Algebra Award after junior year, as one of the top ten students in grade class ... Admires Josh Hamilton because of the adversity he's overcome to be a great baseball player ... Plans to major in business and minor in graphic design.
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05/23/2013 - Baseball Northern Illinois Baseball Ends Season MAC Tournament Loss Versus Buffalo05/22/2013 - Baseball Huskies Unable to Overcome Falcons in 11 Inning MAC Tournament Opener05/21/2013 - Baseball Anderson and Klonowski Earn First Team All-MAC Honors; Zimmerman Second Team05/21/2013 - Baseball Nate Ruzich Secures Final MAC West Player of the Week Award05/21/2013 - 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 Championship
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