Softball | May 4

DeKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University softball team plays host to Bowling Green State University this weekend for its final homestand of the season. After tomorrow's single game against the Falcons, the program will pay homage to its graduating seniors with a special ceremony. Fans are encouraged to stick around and help the team celebrate!

WHEN AND WHERE
The Huskies and Falcons will play three games this weekend at Mary M. Bell Field. Action will start tomorrow (May 5) with a single game at 3 p.m. CT. On Saturday (May 6), a doubleheader with start times of 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. will cease the action.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Each game will be shown on NIUTube on NIUHuskies.com, the Huskie all-access channel. Subscriptions are available for purchase on a daily ($6.95), monthly ($10.95) or annual basis and provides access to all home NIU Athletics events streamed on the website for the purchase period.

Come game time, live stats will be available for the contests as well.

THE HISTORY
In a series that dates to 1985, the Huskies have an opportunity to knot the all-time series as NIU trails 28-31.

Last season, NIU won two-of-three games against BGSU on the road. The Huskies utilized 13 hits combined and engineered the lone run in game one on a sacrifice bunt while collecting two extra base hits to produce two of their five runs in the second game to sweep the opening doubleheader.

LAST TIME OUT
NIU (24-24, 13-12 MAC) is fresh off a road series win over Buffalo last weekend. On Saturday, NIU beat the Bulls 3-2 in the series opener behind nine strikeouts from freshman pitcher Danielle Stewart, a career-high, but fell 4-2 in game two. On Sunday, NIU rebounded for a series-winning 6-2 triumph after Stewart rang up another nine Bulls. Additionally, senior Kelly Walinski's seventh-inning two RBI homer helped propel NIU to the four-run win.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
BGSU (8-39, 1-26 MAC) is on a 24-game skid as it ends its season this weekend in DeKalb. Most recently, the Falcons dropped their final home series of 2023 to Kent State last weekend. Sophie Weber leads the team in the batter's box batting .305. She also paces the team in hits (40), doubles (10), home runs (three), RBI (18), total bases (61) and slugging percentage (.466).

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