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05/18/2012 Northern Illinois Falls to Ball State in Game Two of SeriesHuskies scatter eight hits but fall to Cardinals, 11-2 05/17/2012 Huskies Rally Back Down From Seven, Fall to Ball State in Extra InningsNIU comes back from 7-0 deficit 04/25/2012 Anderson Shines in 4-3 Loss at BradleyThe sophomore pitcher strikesout seven, while only walking one 04/24/2012 Huskies Fall to Panthers in Midweek TiltUWM outscores NIU 13-2 04/08/2012 Huskies Rack Up 12 Hits and 10 Runs but Fall to the BobcatsNIU falls to OU, 19-10 and forces six Bobcat errors in the field 05/02/2012 Rain causes restlessnessThe Northern Illinois baseball team was in a rain delay versus Northwestern May 1 and got a little anxious in the dugout. 02/15/2012 NIU Baseball Preview with coach Ed MatheyNIUHuskies.com presents the 2012 baseball season preview with Head Baseball Coach Ed Mathey, now in his 10th season at Northern Illinois. The Huskies return seven starters and two starting pitchers in 2012, along with four All-MAC picks, two all-region and a freshman All-American. To boast, NIU also has a pitcher on the preseason stopper of the year watchlist. 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, is a junior pitcher for 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. |
05/15/2012 - Baseball Huskies Triumph Through the Rain in Milwaukee, 10-405/14/2012 - Baseball Huskies Hit the Road for Final Away Contest05/14/2012 - Baseball Sixty-Six Northern Illinois Student-Athletes Earn Degrees in 2011-1205/14/2012 - Baseball FOLLOW THE HUSKIES: Week of May 14-2005/13/2012 - Baseball NIU Closes Series at WMU With 6-1 Loss05/12/2012 - Baseball Last Play at the Plate Prevents Tie; Huskies Fall, 5-405/11/2012 - Baseball Huskies Fall to Broncos in Slugfest, 13-905/10/2012 - Baseball Huskies Meet Broncos In Final MAC Road Series05/08/2012 - Baseball FOLLOW THE HUSKIES: Week of May 7-1305/06/2012 - Baseball Huskies Fall to Chippewas in Series Finale
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