13   Kevin Sweeney
Kevin Sweeney

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Chicago, IL

High School:
Fenwick

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 180

Position:
IF/P

B/T:
R/R


05/18/2012

Northern Illinois Falls to Ball State in Game Two of Series

Huskies scatter eight hits but fall to Cardinals, 11-2

05/17/2012

Huskies Rally Back Down From Seven, Fall to Ball State in Extra Innings

NIU comes back from 7-0 deficit

04/25/2012

Anderson Shines in 4-3 Loss at Bradley

The sophomore pitcher strikesout seven, while only walking one

04/24/2012

Huskies Fall to Panthers in Midweek Tilt

UWM outscores NIU 13-2

04/08/2012

Huskies Rack Up 12 Hits and 10 Runs but Fall to the Bobcats

NIU falls to OU, 19-10 and forces six Bobcat errors in the field

05/02/2012

Rain causes restlessness

The 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 Mathey

NIUHuskies.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.

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