Northern Illinois Huskies baseball

Northern Illinois Huskies
Founded 1900 (1900)
University Northern Illinois University
Head coach Mike Kunigonis (2nd season)
Conference MAC
West Division
Location DeKalb, IL
Home stadium Ralph McKinzie Field
(Capacity: 1,500)
Nickname Huskies
Colors Cardinal and Black[1]
         
NCAA Tournament appearances
1972, 1996
Conference tournament champions
1996 (MCC)
Conference champions
1924, 1925, 1936, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1964 (IIAC)
1972 (Midwestern)
For information on all Northern Illinois University sports, see Northern Illinois Huskies

The Northern Illinois Huskies baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West division, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. NIU's first baseball team was fielded in 1900. The team plays its home games at Ralph McKinzie Field in DeKalb, Illinois. The Huskies are coached by Mike Kunigonis.

History

Year-by-year results

Records taken from the 2010 Northern Illinois baseball media guide.

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
1900 Fred Charles 3–3
1901 Fred Charles 3–5–1
1902 Fred Charles 2–2
1903 A.F. Johnson 4–0
1904 Henry Stiness 7–4
1905 A.C. Kinsbury 5–1
1907 Nelson A. Kellogg 4–5
1908 Nelson A. Kellogg 5–6
1909 Nelson A. Kellogg 7–4
1910 Nelson A. Kellogg 10–2
1912 William Wirtz 5–3
1913 William Wirtz 3–4–1
1914 William Wirtz 5–4
1915 William Wirtz 3–2
1916 William Wirtz 8–1
1917 William Wirtz 5–1
1920 Robert G. Buzzard 10–3
1921 Paul Harrison 3–3–1
1922 Paul Harrison 4–7
1923 Paul Harrison 4–3
1924 William Muir 7–3 N/A 1st
1925 William Muir 11–0 N/A 1st
1926 William Muir 6–3
1927 Roland Cowell 2–3
1928 Roland Cowell 7–2
1929 Roland Cowell 3–3
1930 George Evans 5–7
1931 George Evans 3–5
1932 George Evans 3–4
1933 George Evans 7–4–1
1934 George Evans 6–4
1935 C. Nordly 8–1
1936 George Evans 5–6 N/A 1st
1937 George Evans 17–8
1938 George Evans 10–12
1939 George Evans 10–14
1940 George Evans 14–12
1941 George Evans 4–14
1942 George Evans 8–9
1943 George Evans 5–9
1944 George Evans 1–9
1945 Ralph McKinzie 8–1 N/A 1st
1946 George Evans 15–3 7–0 1st
1947 George Evans 13–5–2 N/A
1948 John Pace 11–11 4–3 3rd
1949 Ralph McKinzie 10–6 3–4
1950 Ralph McKinzie 16–8 N/A 1st
1951 Ralph McKinzie 11–6 N/A 1st
1952 Ralph McKinzie 5–12 3–7 4th
1953 Ralph McKinzie 6–12 2–6 5th
1954 Ralph McKinzie 5–15 4–8
1955 Ralph McKinzie 5–17 2–8
1956 Ralph McKinzie 4–13 3–9 6th
1957 Darrel Black 7–10–1 5–5 4th
1958 Darrel Black 8–18–1 7–10
1959 Darrel Black 13–14 9–8
1960 Darrel Black 12–15 5–6 6th
1961 Darrel Black 20–13–1 7–8 4th
1962 Darrel Black 13–21 5–7 4th
1963 Darrel Black 17–17 6–6 4th
1964 Thomas L. Meyer 23–5 10–2 1st
1965 Thomas L. Meyer 15–17–1 6–6 2nd
1966 Thomas L. Meyer 13–6–1 6–2 2nd
1967 Thomas L. Meyer 20–14–1
1968 Thomas L. Meyer 13–14–1
1969 Thomas L. Meyer 16–19
Dave Mason (1970–1971)
1970 Dave Mason 18–15–1
1971 Dave Mason 24–15 5–6
Wayne Franke (1972–1972)
1972 Wayne Franke 24–8 7–2 1st NCAA Regional Tournament
Dave Mason (1973–1975)
1973 Dave Mason 14–15
1974 Dave Mason 18–21 7–7 6th
1975 Dave Mason 20–17 8–8 6th
Walt Owens (1976–1982)
1976 Walt Owens 15–22 4–10 10th
1977 Walt Owens 26–13–2 8–5–1 4th
1978 Walt Owens 14–27 2–11 10th
1979 Walt Owens 21–24–1 2–13 9th
1980 Walt Owens 19–20–2 6–10 7th
1981 Walt Owens 19–26–2 6–10–2 6th
1982 Walt Owens 19–24–1 4–9–1 4th
Spanky McFarland (1991–1997)
1991 Spanky McFarland 11–25
1992 Spanky McFarland 18–36 6–16 5th
1993 Spanky McFarland 16–34–1 6–13 7th
1994 Spanky McFarland 23–30 10–14 7th
1995 Spanky McFarland 27–29 9–7 2nd(West)
1996 Spanky McFarland 27–30 12–10 4th NCAA Play-in Series
1997 Spanky McFarland 19–29 12–12 4th
Frank Del Medico (1998–1999)
1998 Frank Del Medico 10–39–1 8–23 6th(west)
1999 Frank Del Medico 4–51–1 1–31 6th(west)
Dave Schrage (2000–2002)
2000 Dave Schrage 24–33 11–15 6th(west)
2001 Dave Schrage 28–27 10–17 5th(west)
2002 Dave Schrage 23–32 11–14 5th(west)
Ed Mathey (2003–present)
2003 Ed Mathey 34–24 15–11 3rd(west)
2004 Ed Mathey 31–28 14–10 2nd(west)
2005 Ed Mathey 16–36 8–16 6th(west)
2006 Ed Mathey 24–31 8–18 6th(west)
2007 Ed Mathey 34–24 16–11 3rd(west)
2008 Ed Mathey 28–26 16–10 2nd(west)
2009 Ed Mathey 19–34 10–16
2010 Ed Mathey 24–31 12–15 5th(west)
2011 Ed Mathey 30–27 16–11
2012 Ed Mathey 15–40 7–20
2013 Ed Mathey 22–34 16–11 1st(west)
2014 Ed Mathey 17–36–1 11–16 5th(west)
2015 Mike Kunigonis 22–33 10–17
Total: 1340-1530-26

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Coaching staff

On January 5, 2015, NIU announced Mike Kunigonis as the next baseball head coach.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NIU Athletic Marks Standards Guide" (PDF). July 12, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Northern Illinois Huskies". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  3. ↑ Foley, Brian (January 5, 2015). "NIU Names Mike Kunigonis as Head Coach". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ NIU Baseball Coaching Staff
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