Softball | April 19

KENT, Ohio—The Northern Illinois University Huskies softball team (15-22, 9-8 MAC) and the Kent State University Golden Flashes (8-32, 1-15 MAC) are battling a third opponent in the opening game of their series, rain.
 
After a rain delay pushed the first pitch back by 30 minutes, lightning was spotted in the area alongside rain during the top of the seventh. The game will resume at 10 a.m. CT on April 20. As it stands, NIU trails Kent State by a score of 8-7.
 
Madison Mathews (Yuma, Ariz./Cibola) hit her sixth home run of the season in the first, a two-run ball that went to left field for the first two runs of the game for NIU. Danielle Stewart (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) marked her third home run of the game, a three-run home run in the fourth inning for the Huskies.
 
The final two games of the series following the conclusion of game one on April 20. First pitch is tentatively scheduled for 11 a.m. CT.