Northern Illinois Huskies baseball
Northern Illinois Huskies | |
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2022 Northern Illinois Huskies baseball team | |
Founded | 1900 |
University | Northern Illinois University |
Head coach | Mike Kunigonis (8th season) |
Conference | Mid–American West Division |
Location | DeKalb, Illinois |
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) | |
Regular season conference champions | |
1924, 1925, 1936, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1964 (IIAC) 1972 (Midwestern) |
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 NCAA 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
As of 2021[update], Northern Illinois and Akron are the only current or former MAC schools not to have a player named the MAC Baseball Player of the Year or MAC Baseball Pitcher of the Year since those awards were first given in 1986 and 1988 respectively.
Conference membership
- 1900–22: Independent
- 1923–66: Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- 1967: Independent
- 1968–70: NCAA Division I Independent
- 1971–73: Midwestern Conference
- 1974–82: Mid-American Conference
- 1983–90: Program disbanded
- 1991: NCAA Division I Independent
- 1992–94: Mid-Continent Conference
- 1995–97: Midwestern Collegiate Conference
- 1998 to present: Mid-American Conference (West Division)
Year-by-year results
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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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 | Chick Evans | 5–7 | |||||||
1931 | Chick Evans | 3–5 | |||||||
1932 | Chick Evans | 3–4 | |||||||
1933 | Chick Evans | 7–4–1 | |||||||
1934 | Chick Evans | 6–4 | |||||||
1935 | C. Nordly | 8–1 | |||||||
1936 | Chick Evans | 5–6 | N/A | 1st | |||||
1937 | Chick Evans | 17–8 | |||||||
1938 | Chick Evans | 10–12 | |||||||
1939 | Chick Evans | 10–14 | |||||||
1940 | Chick Evans | 14–12 | |||||||
1941 | Chick Evans | 4–14 | |||||||
1942 | Chick Evans | 8–9 | |||||||
1943 | Chick Evans | 5–9 | |||||||
1944 | Chick Evans | 1–9 | |||||||
1945 | Ralph McKinzie | 8–1 | N/A | 1st | |||||
1946 | Chick Evans | 15–3 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
1947 | Chick 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 (2003–2014) | |||||||||
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) | |||||
Mike Kunigonis (2015–present) | |||||||||
2015 | Mike Kunigonis | 22–33 | 10–17 | 5th (West) | |||||
2016 | Mike Kunigonis | 24–32 | 14–10 | 2nd (West) | |||||
2017 | Mike Kunigonis | 17–38 | 11–13 | 5th (West) | |||||
2018 | Mike Kunigonis | 20–36 | 9–18 | 10th | |||||
2019 | Mike Kunigonis | 20–36 | 14–12 | 5th | |||||
2020 | Mike Kunigonis | 7–10 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
Total: | 1426-1685-26 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Coaching staff
On January 5, 2015, NIU announced Mike Kunigonis as the next baseball head coach.[3][4]
- Mike Kunigonis – Head Coach
- Andrew Maki – Assistant Coach
- Luke Stewart – Assistant Coach
- Josh Pethoud – Volunteer Assistant
See also
References
- ^ "NIU Athletic Marks Standards Guide" (PDF). July 12, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ Foley, Brian (January 5, 2015). "NIU Names Mike Kunigonis as Head Coach". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ NIU Baseball Coaching Staff