2008 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

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1 2008 SCHEDULE/RESULTS FEBRUARY 22 (Fri.) at Texas Tech Cancelled 23 (Sat.) at Texas Tech Cancelled at Texas Tech Cancelled 24 (Sun.) at Texas Tech Cancelled 28 (Thu.) vs. Portland (% Surprise, Ariz.) L 9-6 (16) vs. Hawai i (% Surprise, Ariz.) L 7-3 MARCH 1 (Sat.) at Southern Illinois (! Marion, Ill.) W 3-1 at Southern Illinois (! Marion, Ill.) W (Sun.) at Southern Illinois L (Fri.) at Texas State L (Sat.) vs. Texas Tech (San Marcos, Texas) L (Sun.) vs. Texas Tech (San Marcos, Texas) L 8-5 at Texas State L (Tue.) at Texas-San Antonio 2 p.m. at Texas-San Antonio G2/DH 12 (Wed.) vs. Oklahoma (^ Frisco, Texas) 3 p.m. 13 (Thu.) at Dallas Baptist 6:30 p.m. 14 (Fri.) at Dallas Baptist 6:30 p.m. 15 (Sat.) at Dallas Baptist 1 p.m. 18 (Tue.) at Chicago State 2 p.m. 21 (Fri.) at Buffalo 1 p.m. 22 (Sat.) at Buffalo Noon 23 (Sun.) at Buffalo Noon #25 (TUE.) BRADLEY 1 P.M. BRADLEY G2/DH # 26 (Wed.) at Iowa 2:30/6 p.m. 28 (Fri.) at Bowling Green 2 p.m. 29 (Sat.) at Bowling Green Noon 30 (Sun.) at Bowling Green Noon APRIL # 1 (TUE.) ILLINOIS STATE 2:30 P.M. # 2 (WED.) MILWAUKEE 2:30 P.M. # 4 (FRI.) KENT STATE 3 P.M. # 5 (SAT.) KENT STATE 1 P.M. # 6 (SUN.) KENT STATE 1 P.M. 8 (Tue.) at Illinois State 6 p.m. 9 (Wed.) at Valparaiso 3 p.m. #11 (FRI.) AKRON 3 P.M. #12 (SAT.) AKRON 1 P.M. # 13 (SUN.) AKRON 1 P.M. 16 (WED.) CHICAGO STATE 3 P.M. 18 (Fri.) at Toledo 2 p.m. 19 (Sat.) at Toledo Noon 20 (Sun.) at Toledo Noon # 22 (TUE.) UIC (*Geneva, Ill.) 6:15 P.M. 25 (FRI.) EASTERN MICHIGAN 3 P.M. 26 (SAT.) EASTERN MICHIGAN 1 P.M. 27 (SUN.) EASTERN MICHIGAN 1 P.M. 29 (Tue.) at Milwaukee 3 p.m. MAY 2 (FRI.) CENTRAL MICHIGAN 3 P.M. 3 (SAT.) CENTRAL MICHIGAN 1 P.M. 4 (SUN.) CENTRAL MICHIGAN 1 P.M. # 9 (Fri.) at Ball State 2 p.m. # 10 (Sat.) at Ball State Noon # 11 (Sun.) at Ball State Noon 12 (MON.) NORTHERN IOWA 2 P.M. # 15 (THU.) WESTERN MICHIGAN 3 P.M. # 16 (FRI.) WESTERN MICHIGAN 3 P.M. # 17 (SAT.) WESTERN MICHIGAN 1 P.M. # 21 (Wed.) MAC Tournament (at #1 Seed) TBD # 22 (Thu.) MAC Tournament (at #1 Seed) TBD # 23 (Fri.) MAC Tournament (at #1 Seed) TBD # 24 (Sat.) MAC Tournament (at #1 Seed) TBD All times listed as central. Dates and times subject to change. HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS. # scheduled for broadcast on WLBK (1360-AM) and niuhuskies.com! Rent One Park (Marion, Ill.) % Coca-Cola Classic at Surprise Stadium (Surprise, Ariz.) ^ Dr. Pepper Ballpark (Frisco, Texas) * Elfstrom Stadium (Kane County Cougars/Geneva, Ill.) Huskie baseball David Brauer, Baseball SID/Associate Media Relations Director dbrauer@niu.edu; (O): ; (C): Games 10-11: March 11 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (2-7) at TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO (9-4) Monday: 2 p.m. (DH) Location: Roadrunner Field, San Antonio, Texas Live Coverage: UTSA Live Stats via UTSA Radio on Series History: First Meeting Game 12: March 12 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (2-7) vs. OKLAHOMA (12-2) Wednesday: 3 p.m. Location: Dr. Pepper Ballpark, Firsco, Texas Live Coverage: CSTV GameTracker via ; Oklahoma Radio on Series History: First Meeting Games 13-15: March NORTHERN ILLINOIS (2-7) at DALLAS BAPTIST (8-3) Thursday: 6:30 p.m. / Friday: 6:30 p.m. / Saturday: 1 p.m. Location: Patriot Field, Dallas, Texas Live Coverage: DBU Webcast via and linked through Series History: First Meeting THE LINEUP CARD Probable Position Starters Pos. Name (Stats) Note(s) C Justin Behm (.267, 0 HR, 3 RBI)... Started seven of nine games behind the plate this season; 2nd on team in walks 1B Dave Reynolds (.375, 0 HR, 4 RBI)... Hit safely in season s first six games; Leads team in walks, 2nd in batting average 2B Joe Buonavolanto (.158, 0 HR, 1 RBI)... Started six games at second base and is hitting.333 against lefties -or- Tim Kamin (.300, 0 HR, 1 RBI)... Hitting.422 (19-for-45) with 3 HR, 15 RBI in his last 15 games (dating back to 2007) -or- Marvin Sanchez (.100, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB)... Scored two runs and is one of five Huskies with a stolen base this season SS Bobby Stevens (.244, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 SB)... Tied for team lead with six runs and is one of two players with five-plus extra base hits 3B Jordin Hood (.231, 2 HR, 5 RBI,1 2B)... Belted two home runs and had three runs and three RBI vs. Texas State (3/9) LF Jeff Thomas (.471, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 3 SB)... Team s leading hitter batted.588 (10-for-17) over the weekend and owns 9-gm hit streak CF Pat Minogue (.156, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 2B)... Enters weekend hitting.571 (4-for-7) when leading off an inning RF Danny Reed (.333, 0 HR, 10 RBI, 5 2B)... Team RBI and doubles leader is hitting.714 against lefties and.412 with RISP THE ARMS RACE Probable Pitchers Pos. Name (Stats) Note(s) SP R-Zach Oates (0-1, 4.91, 3.2 IP, 0 K)...Made first collegiate start at Southern Illinois (3/2), 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 0 K (L) SP TBA SP R-Trevor Feeney (0-1, 1.88, 14.1 IP, 6 K)...Yielded just one earned run in 7.0 innings at Texas State (3/7) but took first loss SP L-Matt Jernstad (0-2, 9.28, 10.2 IP, 11 K)...Leads NIU starters with 11 strikeouts and is averaging 9.3 per nine innings SP L-Adam Holdenrid (1-1, 3.48, 10.1 IP, 9 K)...MAC West Pitcher of the Week (3/4) after win at Southern Illinois on March 1 SP L-Brandon Copp (1-1, 13.06, 10.1 IP, 4 K)...Is 9-1 in his last 10 non-conference decisions, 6-1 as a starter during that stretch CL R-Andy Deain (0-0, 2.84, 1 SV, 6.1 IP, 8 K)...Posted a 0.71 ERA over his last 25.1 non-conference IP and 20 appearances SHORT HOPS 2008 Game Notes Release Date: March 10, 2008 Head coach Ed Mathey ranks second on the Northern Illinois career victories list with 141 and will take over first place with three more wins. The three winningest seasons in Huskie history have come under Mathey and he was the fastest coach in school history to reach 100 wins. The Huskies feature two players on three national award watch lists: C Matt Behren (Johnny Bench Award) and P Andy Deain (Brooks Wallace Award and Roger Clemens Award). This season marks the second consecutive season that NIU has had multiple players on national watch lists. Adam Holdenrid earned the MAC West Pitcher of the Week award on March 4 after notching a 3-1 victory over Southern Illinois. Two years removed from Tommy John Surgery, Holdenrid posted his highest strikeout total (six) since the 2005 season, his freshman campaign. Senior Jeff Thomas enters the week riding a career-best nine-game hitting streak. He batted.588 with 10 hits in four games against Texas State and Texas Tech during the weekend. Trevor Feeney allowed just one earned run in 7.0 innings in his last start at Texas State (3/7). He lowered his ERA to a team-best 1.88.

2 2008 AWARDS AND HONORS Matt Behren, C Johnny Bench Award (Catcher of the Year) Watch List Andy Deain, P Roger Clemens Award (Pitcher of the Year) Watch List Wallace Award (National POY) Preseason Watch List Trevor Feeney, P Adam Holdenrid, P MAC West Pitcher of the Week (March 4) Jordin Hood, 3B Preseason All-MAC selection by Rivals.com Bobby Stevens, SS BY THE NUMBERS.641 Northern Illinois winning percentage at Ralph McKinzie Field since The Huskies winning percentage against intrastate opponents since 2003 (44-20)..786 Northern Illinois winning percentage against Division I state opposition over the past three seasons (22-6). 3 Number of national award watch lists featuring a Northern Illinois player. 4 Consecutive seasons in which a Northern Illinois player has earned first-team All-MAC honors The Huskies team ERA in 2007, their lowest mark in three decades. 6 Total number of Huskies to earn MAC Player/Pitcher of the Week honors in 2007 (school-record). 16 NIU letterwinners returning from Northern Illinois players who have signed pro contracts under Ed Mathey. 34 Division I victories in 2007 (school-record). 83 Percent of NIU s roster from Chicagoland, the highest concentration of any Division I school in the state. 141 Ed Mathey s NIU victory total, three away from becoming the school s winningest coach. IN MEMORIUM As a tribute to the victims of the Feb. 14 campus tragedy, Northern Illinois is wearing ribbon logo decals on the back of its batting helmets along with patches on its jerseys that feature the ribbon logo and the words Forward, Together Forward. WHITE SOX, ROYALS REACH OUT As part of the Huskies season-opening trip to Arizona, the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals each honored the team prior to their Feb. 27 Cactus League openers. Head coach Ed Mathey and pitcher Trevor Feeney threw out the first pitch prior to the White Sox-Rockies game in Tucson as the Sox wore NIU baseball hats that each player will autograph for an auction to benefit the university s February 14th Student Scholarship Fund. In Surprise, senior outfielders Jeff Thomas and Danny Reed threw out the first pitch prior to the Royals-Rangers game and afterwards Kansas City manager Trey Hillman and former standout Frank White spoke to the team. LONE STAR LIVES The Huskies do not have any Texas natives on their roster, but four players were born in the Lone Star State: Justin Behm (Houston), Andy Deain (Fort Worth), Jordin Hood (Carrollton) and Matt Jernstad (Belle County). TEXAS AS A SECOND HOME Northern Illinois will play 10 days over eight days on its spring trip to Texas that includes games in four different cities (San Marcos, San Antonio, Frisco and Dallas). With 22 home games scheduled this season (21 at Ralph McKinzie Field) and 15 contests at The Ralph a year ago, the Huskies can claim the Lone Star State as their second home. ARE YOU BEING WATCHED? Junior reliever Andy Deain and junior catcher Matt Behren have earned spots on three national award watch lists this season. Deain is one of 36 players and the lone MAC representative on the Roger Clemens Award (Pitcher of the Year) list after entering the year with his name on the Brooks Wallace Award (National Player of the Year) list. Behren s name is one of 36 to appear on the Coleman Company- Johnny Bench Award (Catcher of the Year) watch list. The Wallace Award Watch List has included a Huskie player in each of the past three seasons after Scott Simon was listed in both 2006 and HOMEGROWN TALENT Northern Illinois has 24 Chicagoland natives on its 2008 roster, the highest concentration of Chicago-area players (83 percent) of any Division I school in Illinois. The Huskies have 26 players (90 percent) who hail from the Land of Lincoln and three non-illinois natives who all originate from different states, including Minnesota and representation from the sunshine states of California and Florida. SURPRISE MARATHON Northern Illinois dropped its opening game Feb. 28 vs. Portland 9-6 in 16 innings at Surprise, Ariz. The marathon contest was the longest on record for NIU, ON THE AIRWAVES A total of 17 Northern Illinois regular season baseball games and all of the Huskies postseason contests are scheduled for broadcast on WLBK-AM (1360) in DeKalb and world wide via All-Access on niuhuskies.com. Last season, 11 NIU games were aired, including all four MAC Tournament games. Bill Baker, who is in his 29th year as the play-by-play voice of Northern Illinois football and basketball, returns to call the action on the diamond. Baker doubles as the marketing director of the Kane County Cougars, the Class A Midwest League affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. He will be joined on the air by NIU Baseball SID David Brauer, who will provide game analysis for the second consecutive season. Immediately following each broadcast, Baker is joined in the booth by head coach Ed Mathey for the post-game. TENTATIVE RADIO BROADCAST SCHEDULE Date(s) Opponent Time (CT) March 25 vs. Bradley 1 p.m. (G2 of DH) March 26 at Iowa 2:30 p.m. April 1 vs. Illinois State 2:30 p.m. April 2 vs. Milwaukee 2:30 p.m. April 4-6 vs. Kent State 3 p.m./1 p.m./1 p.m. April vs. Akron 3 p.m./1 p.m./1 p.m. April 22 vs. UIC (at Geneva) 6:15 p.m. May 9-11 at Ball State 2 p.m./noon/noon May vs. Western Michigan 3 p.m./1 p.m./1 p.m. TBA Postseason Games Dates and times subject to change both in innings (16) and duration (4:22). The Huskies came right back to face Hawai i 30 minutes later in the nitecap of the day s schedule. LAND OF LINCOLN LEADERS Northern Illinois is one of just three Division I Illinois schools to post three 30-plus win seasons in the past five years (with Southern Illinois and Illinois-Chicago). Along the way, the Huskies have made a habit of winning their games against intrastate opposition under Ed Mathey, compiling a sparkling (.688) record since 2003 for the highest victory total of any Illinois team versus in-state opponents during that span. Over the past two seasons, NIU has a 22-6 (.786) record against Division I intrastate foes, including an 11-2 mark in 2006 when they notched wins over all seven Land of Lincoln opponents to claim the Illinois state championship. GETTING TO KNOW YOU Including the season opening games against Portland and Hawai i, Northern Illinois has a total of six first-time opponents on its 2008 schedule. The Huskies have their initial meetings with Texas State, Texas-San Antonio, Oklahoma and Dallas Baptist in March. BATTLE TESTED Northern Illinois has been anything but shy when it comes to scheduling the top programs in college baseball. During Ed Mathey s tenure, the Huskies have made trips to take on nationally-ranked foes Arizona State, Nebraska, Texas Tech and Florida Atlantic. NIU has been close in its bid for a major upset, ending two games with the go-ahead run at the plate or on base at eventual College World Series participant and 12th-ranked Arizona State in One year earlier, the Huskies dropped a one-run game at No. 5 Nebraska. Future NIU opponents include

3 HEAD COACH ED MATHEY Highlights of the Ed Mathey Era at Northern Illinois... On the verge of becoming NIU s career victory leader and was the fastest to reach 100 wins. Posted the Huskies three highest single-season victory totals. Is (.688) against Illinois foes, the most intrastate wins of any state school since Compiled a 22-6 (.786) mark against Division I intrastate opposition over the past three seasons. Established school records for Division I wins, MAC victories and league series wins in Achieved NIU s best MAC Tournament finish (3rd) in 2007, one win from playing for the title. Totaled a school-best two-year victory total (65) over the 2003 and 2004 seasons. Coached three 30-win seasons, making NIU one of three Illinois schools to achieve that feat since Reached three MAC Tournaments with at least one victory in each postseason appearance. PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 17 players have signed pro contracts, including an active streak of five years with at least one Major League affiliate signee. Coached the first Huskie to play in the prestigious Cape Cod League in two decades in 2006 and sent two players in Produced school s first Division I All-American and national award finalist (Matt German in 2007). Totaled a school-record six MAC Player/Pitcher of the Week awards in 2007 and 23 since All-MAC selections since 2003, including five first-teamers and a four-year active streak with a first team honoree. Three Freshman All-Americans since 2003 and an active streak of three seasons with a Wallace Award Watch List nominee. Coached the MAC Career Hit King (Scott Simon) and the league s No. 2 career saves leader (Matt German). Had a school-record four players chosen in the 2004 MLB Amateur Draft. RECRUITING Inked consecutive nationally-ranked recruiting classes by Collegiate Baseball in 2005 and Signed four all-state selections and three nationally-ranked players during the 2007 fall signing period. SCHEDULE Played at Nebraska, Arizona State and Texas Tech and has Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Oregon State and USC on future schedules. Rated as having the MAC s toughest schedule in 2006, according to Boyd s World strength of schedule formula. ACADEMICS Totaled 32 NIU Huskie Scholars, nine NIU Victory Scholars, and four Academic All-MAC selections in the past five seasons. more college baseball powers with games against Mississippi State, Arizona State, Oregon State, Missouri, Notre Dame and USC in the next two seasons. ROAD WARRIORS As with most northern schools, the Huskies are forced to hit the road for warmer weather to play the early portion of their schedule. This season, that stretch is further exaggerated with the first two Mid-American Conference series on the road. Northern Illinois is slated to play its first 17 games on the road before hosting Bradley in a March 25 doubleheader for its only March home date at Ralph McKinzie Field. A total of 21 of the Huskies first 23 games will be away from home. NIU s previous high number of games away from home to start a season under Ed Mathey came in 2006 when the Huskies played 20 contests games before hosting their first game in DeKalb. ALL IN THE FAMILY The surname Badgley is synonymous with Northern Illinois baseball as outfielder/pitcher Nick becomes the third member of the family to don the Cardinal and Black. The latest Badgley was a junior college All-American last season and succeeds brothers Dan ( ) and Mark ( ), who both pitched for the Huskies. Younger brother Zach signed a National Letter of Intent with Northern Illinois in November and will be a freshman on the 2009 team. All told, NIU has had a Badgley on the roster every season except one (2002) since 1997, a trend that could eventually span 16 seasons when the youngster brother, Zach, is scheduled to be a senior on the 2012 squad. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Ed Mathey has had 17 players sign professional contracts during his five seasons at Northern Illinois, including an active streak of five years with at least Major League affiliate signee. Most recently, pitchers Mark Badgley and Matt German signed with Florida Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies following the completion of their eligibility in Both hurlers pitched for their respective organization s Class A affiliates last season with German earning a promotion to the South Atlantic League. Also signing professionally after his senior season a year ago was Scott Simon, who inked a contract with the Southern Illinois Miners of the independent Frontier League. The trio of Badgley, German and Simon are currently active in professional baseball. GENTLEMEN AND SCHOLARS Northern Illinois baseball continued its success in the classroom with a total of 13 players posting cumulative grade point averages of 3.0 or better through the fall. Pat Minogue and freshman Zach Oates and Tom Zelasko comprised the trio of players who earned Victory Scholar ( GPA) recognition. Huskie Scholar ( ) accolades went to 10 players: Brad Allen, Dan Atkenson, Nick Badgley, Cody Beck, Matt Behren, Joe Buonavolanto, Joe Etcheverry, Tim Kamin, Marvin Sanchez and Bobby Stevens. OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN Northern Illinois selected four captains for the 2008 season, all of whom are juniors. Catcher Matt Behren, outfielder Pat Minogue and pitcher Brian Smith are the elder statesmen, having used redshirt seasons during their college career, and are joined by shortstop Bobby Stevens. WINNINGEST NIU COACHES Career Victories Spanky McFarland 7 seasons Ed Mathey 5+ seasons George Evans 16 seasons Thomas L. Meyer 6 seasons Dave Mason 5 seasons NIU S WINNINGEST SEASONS By Victories Wins Year Head Coach Ed Mathey Ed Mathey Ed Mathey Spanky McFarland Dave Schrage MATHEY YEAR-BY-YEAR AT NIU Year W L T Pct NIU Totals (5+ years) Career (14+ years) HALL OF FAME MATERIAL The National College Baseball Hall of Fame requested a bat from former NIU standout Scott Simon ( ) to add to its memorabilia. Simon is the Mid-American Conference s all-time hit king with 318 and owns 10 Huskie career and season records. STREAKERS Jeff Thomas own the team s longest current hitting streak at nine, his career-high. Danny Reed also owns an active hitting streak of seven games. ETC. A collection of random facts about Huskie personnel... Head coach Ed Mathey is a member of the 2008 College Baseball Hall of Fame Voting Committee as the Midwest s active coaches regional representative... Joe Buonavolanto s parents own the popular Buona Beef restaurants in the Chicagoland area Brandon Copp, whose mother is a police officer (but does not have the last name Copp), wears the number five-oh Joe Etcheverry is the first Californian to play for the Huskies At 6 7 Zach Oates is the tallest Huskie player to take the field since Jeff Thomas is writing a blog titled Out in Left Field throughout the season on NIUHuskies.com.

4 2008 MAC STANDINGS through March 3 WEST DIVISION Team MAC Overall Western Michigan Ball State Northern Illinois Toledo Central Michigan Eastern Michigan EAST DIVISION Team MAC Overall Ohio Akron Kent State Bowling Green Miami Buffalo PRESEASON COACHES POLL West Division 1. Central Michigan 2. Northern Illinois 3. Western Michigan 4. Toledo 5. Eastern Michigan 6. Ball State 2008 MAC STATISTICAL LEADERS HITTING Batting Average t5. Dave Reynolds.429 t11. Tim Kamin.385 t19. Jeff Thomas.353 Hits/Game t4. Dave Reynolds Bobby Stevens 1.60 Doubles/Game t4. Bobby Stevens 0.6 Danny Reed 0.6 Triples/Game t2. Jordin Hood 0.2 Bobby Stevens 0.2 Stolen Bases/Game t5. Bobby Stevens 0.40 Total Bases/Game 4. Bobby Stevens 3.20 On Base Percentage 10. Dave Reynolds.478 Slugging Percentage t9. Bobby Stevens.667 East Division 1. Kent State 2. Miami 3. Ohio 4. Akron 5. Buffalo 6. Bowling Green Tournament Champion: Kent State (10 votes), Miami (1), Western Michigan (1). INDIVIDUAL (ALL GAMES) PITCHING Earned Run Average t1. Andy Deain 0.00 t6. Dave Nykiel Adam Holdenrid Dan Atkenson 3.00 Innings Pitched/Game 1. Trevor Feeney 7.33 t7. Adam Holdenrid 6.00 Strikeouts/9 Innings 1. Dan Atkenson Andy Deain Adam Holdenrid 9.00 Saves t1. Dave Nykiel 1 Andy Deain 1 Opponent Batting Average 5. Dan Atkenson Andy Deain Dave Nykiel.217 TEAM RANKINGS Category All Rank Conf. Rank Batting Average.276 6th - - ERA nd - - Fielding.973 1st - - THE LAST TIME A HUSKIE... HITTING Player hit for the cycle... John Vanden Berg, 3/18/00 vs. Fordham Player had two hits in one inning... Justin Behm (HR and single in 3rd Inning), 5/15/07 vs. Chicago State Player hit a grand slam... Justin Behm, 5/24/07 (3rd Inning) vs. Toledo (MAC Tournament) Player had a 10+ game hit streak... 12, Scott Simon, 5/5/07-5/24/07 Player hit a leadoff home run...bobby Stevens, 3/1/08 (G1) at Southern Illinois Players hit back-to-back home runs... Danny Reed/Jordin Hood (7th Inning), 4/3/07 vs. Illinois State Player homered in consecutive ABs...Jordin Hood (1st and 3rd Innings), 3/9/08 at Texas State Player had 3+ hits in a game... Jeff Thomas (4) and Brian Smith (3), 3/9/08 vs. Texas Tech Player had 4+ hits in a game...4, Jeff Thomas, 3/9/08 vs. Texas Tech Player had 5+ hits in a game...5, Marc Besteman, 3/17/06 at Nevada Player had 2+ HRs in a game... 2, Jordin Hood, 3/9/08 at Texas State Player had 3+ HRs in a game...3, Rob Marconi, 4/18/04 at Bowling Green Player had 4+ RBI in a game...5, Justin Behm, 5/24/07 vs. Toledo (MAC Tournament) Player had 5+ RBI in a game...5, Justin Behm, 5/24/07 vs. Toledo (MAC Tournament) Player had 6+ RBI in a game...6, Jake Blair, 4/29/05, at Akron Player had 7+ RBI in a game... 7, Scott Simon, 3/12/04, vs. St. Bonaventure Player had 3+ runs in a game... 3, Jordin Hood, 3/9/08 at Texas State Player had 4+ runs in a game...4, Matt Behren, 5/19/07 at Toledo Player had 3+ SBs in a game...3, Daniel Jewett, 4/10/07 at Illinois State Player had 4+ SBs in a game...4, Mark Mershon, 3/28/92 at Western Illinois Player had 2+ triples in a game... 2, Jordin Hood, 4/7/07 at Kent State Player had 3+ doubles in a game...3, Scott Simon, 5/14/04, vs. Miami Team hit 3+ HRs in a game...3, 5/19/07 at Toledo Team hit 4+ HRs in a game... 4, 4/25/06 vs. UIC Team hit 5+ HRs in a game... 5, 5/5/02 at Toledo Team did not strikeout in a game...5/13/03 vs. Buffalo Team scored 10+ runs in an inning...12 (7th inning), 5/15/07 vs. Chicago State (W, 20-6) Team scored 10+ runs in a game... 11, 5/24/07 vs. Toledo (MAC Tournament) (W, 11-10) Team scored 15+ runs in a game...20, 5/15/07 vs. Chicago State (W, 20-6) Team scored 20+ runs in a game...20, 5/15/07 vs. Chicago State (W, 20-6) Team had 15+ hits in a game... 15, 2/28/08 vs. Portland (L, 9-6) Team had 20+ hits in a game... 21, 5/21/05 at Toledo (W, 19-11) Team stole 5+ bases in a game... 5, 4/10/07 at Illinois State Team stole 6+ bases in a game... 8, 5/16/06 at Valparaiso Team stole 7+ bases in a game... 8, 5/16/06 at Valparaiso Team stole 8+ bases in a game... 8, 5/16/06 at Valparaiso Team hit 6+ doubles in a game... 6, 5/15/07 vs. Chicago State Team hit 2+ triples in a game...3, 4/7/07 at Kent State Team was issued 10+ walks in a game... 13, 5/15/07 vs. Chicago State Team was no-hit... 5/3/98 at Central Michigan PITCHING Threw a no-hitter vs. Chicago State (W, 16-0) by Bob Mestek, Joe Fontanini and Mark Voreis Threw a complete game no-hitter...4/13/68 vs. Wisconsin (W, 2-0) by Wade Johnson Team recorded a shutout... 4/6/07 at Kent State (W, 2-0) by Trevor Feeney and Matt German Team allowed 2 or fewer hits in a game...2, 2/25/06 at Evansville (W, 4-2) Team allowed 1 hit in a game...4/1/97 (G1) vs. Valparaiso (W, 5-0) Team totaled 10+ strikeouts in a game... 13, 2/28/08 vs. Portland Team totaled 12+ strikeouts in a game... 13, 2/28/08 vs. Portland Team did not issue a walk in a game... 5/23/07 vs. Kent State (MAC Tournament) Team had consecutive complete games... 5/18/05 (Nick Hall at Nebraska) and 5/20/05 (Adam Holdenrid at Toledo) Pitcher had a complete game 2-hitter...Joe Piekarz, 3/22/03 (7 Innings) vs. Calumet College Pitcher had 10+ strikeouts in a game... 10, Mark Badgley, 4/29/07 vs. Eastern Michigan Pitcher had 12+ strikeouts in a game...12, Trevor Feeney, 4/6/07 at Kent State Pitcher recorded a complete game... Trevor Feeney, 3/30/07 at Akron Pitcher completed consecutive starts...trevor Feeney, 3/23/07 (Ohio) and 3/30/07 (at Akron) Pitcher recorded a shutout... Nick Hall, 3/4/06 at Southern Illinois MISCELLANEOUS Team recorded a walk-off win... 5/5/07 vs. Western Michigan (W, 6-5 on 9th-inning bases loaded walk) Team played a rain-shortened game...8 innings, 4/24/07 at UIC (W, 4-3) Team played a 10+ inning game... 16, 2/28/08 vs. Portland (L, 9-6) Team played a 11+ inning game... 16, 2/28/08 vs. Portland (L, 9-6) Team played a 12+ inning game... 16, 2/28/08 vs. Portland (L, 9-6) Team swept a doubleheader...3/1/08 at Southern Illinois (W, 3-1 and 9-4) Team swept a road doubleheader...3/1/08 at Southern Illinois (W, 3-1 and 9-4) Team was swept in a doubleheader...4/23/05 at Central Michigan (L, 14-6 and 12-6) Team was shutout... 3/31/07 at Akron (L, 5-0) Team played to a tie... 4/26/05 vs. Purdue-North Central (8-8 after 12 innings) Team had consecutive errorless games... 3/10/07 (vs. Maine) and 3/11/07 (vs. Long Island) Team had an errorless 3-game series...3/31/06-4/2/06 vs. Akron Team recorded 4+ double plays... 4, 3/1/08 (G2) at Southern Illinois Team recorded 5+ double plays...5, 3/6/04 at New Orleans

5 2008 NORTHERN ILLINOIS BASEBALL ROSTER NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr/Exp. Hometown (Last School) 1 Danny Reed OF R/R Sr./1L Lindstrom, Minn. (North Iowa Area CC) 2 Marvin Sanchez IF S/R Fr./HS Chicago, Ill. (Clemente Academy) 3 Joe Buonavolanto IF R/R So./Sq Willowbrook, Ill. (Hinsdale South) 4 Jeff Thomas OF L/L Sr./2L Loves Park, Ill. (Harlem) 5 Joe Etcheverry 1B L/L Fr./HS Bakersfield, Calif. (Centennial) 6 Brian Smith P/OF L/R Jr./2L Chicago Ridge, Ill. (Richards) 7 Brandon House OF R/R Fr./HS Richton Park, Ill. (Marian Catholic) 10 Sam Kapacinskas C R/R So./Sq DeBary, Fla. (St Johns River CC) 11 Bobby Stevens SS R/R Jr./2L Chicago, Ill. (Guerin Prep) 13 Dave Reynolds 1B/P L/L So./1L Orland Park, Ill. (Sandburg) 14 Jordin Hood 3B R/R So./1L Hawthorn Woods, Ill. (Lake Zurich) 15 Pat Minogue OF R/R Jr./2L Crystal Lake, Ill. (Central) 17 Kevin Smith C R/R Fr./HS Wheaton, Ill. (North) 18 Dan Atkenson P R/R Sr./3Sq Orland Park, Ill. (Sandburg) 20 Andy Deain P R/R Jr./2L Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge) 21 Dave Nykiel P R/R Sr./3L Tinley Park, Ill. (Andrew) 22 Adam Holdenrid P L/L Sr./2L Mendota, Ill. (Mendota) 23 Nick Badgley P/OF R/R Jr./Tr McHenry, Ill. (McHenry CC) 24 Matt Behren C L/R Jr./2L Elmwood Park, Ill. (Holy Cross) 25 Matt Jernstad P L/L Sr./3L Oswego, Ill. (Oswego) 26 Tom Zelasko P R/L Fr./HS Lansing, Ill. (Mt. Carmel) 28 Brad Allen P/IF L/R Fr./HS Geneva, Ill. (Geneva) 29 Zach Oates P R/R Fr./HS Wheaton, Ill. (North) 30 Justin Behm C R/R Jr./2L Downers Grove, Ill. (North) 31 Tim Kamin IF L/R Sr./3L Oak Lawn, Ill. (Richards) 32 Trevor Feeney P R/R Sr./3L Channahon, Ill. (Joliet Catholic) 33 Cody Beck P L/L So./Sq Bartlett, Ill. (Bartlett) 34 Anthony Maziur OF L/L So./1L Oak Forest, Ill. (Oak Forest) 50 Brandon Copp P L/L Jr./2L Aurora, Ill. (West) Coaching Staff #45 Ed Mathey, 6th Season, Head Coach #8 Steve Joslyn, 6th Season, Assistant Coach #16 Tom Carcione, 1st Season, Assistant Coach #9 Ray Napientek, 2nd Season, Assistant Coach ALPHABETICAL Name No. Pos. Allen, Brad 28 RHP/IF Atkenson, Dan 18 RHP Badgley, Nick 23 RHP/OF Beck, Cody 33 LHP Behm, Justin 30 C Behren, Matt 24 C Buonavolanto, Joe 3 IF Carcione, Tom 16 AC Copp, Brandon 50 LHP Deain, Andy 20 RHP Etcheverry, Joe 5 1B Feeney, Trevor 32 RHP Holdenrid, Adam 22 LHP Hood, Jordin 14 3B House, Brandon 7 OF Jernstad, Matt 25 LHP Joslyn, Steve 8 AC Kamin, Tim 31 IF Kapacinskas, Sam 10 C Mathey, Ed 45 HC Maziur, Anthony 34 OF Minogue, Pat 15 OF Napientek, Ray 9 AC Nykiel, Dave 21 RHP Oates, Zach 29 RHP Reed, Danny 1 OF Reynolds, Dave 13 1B/LHP Sanchez, Marvin 2 IF Smith, Brian 6 RHP/OF Smith, Kevin 17 C Stevens, Bobby 11 SS Thomas, Jeff 4 OF Zelasko, Tom 26 LHP PRONUNCIATIONS Names Badgley... BADGE-lee Behm... BAME Behren... BEAR-in Buonavolanto...BONE-uh-vo-lon-to Carcione... Car-SEE-own Deain... DEAN Etcheverry... ETCH-uh-very Kamin... KAY-min Kapacinskas...CAP-uh-sin-skus Mathey... MATH-ee Maziur... MAY-zur Minogue...Mih-NOGUE Napientek...NAP-ee-en-teck Nykiel... NYE-kul Zelasko... Zuh-LAS-ko Locations Channahon...SHAN-uh-hawn DeKalb... Duh-KALB Mendota... MEN-do-tah Oswego...Os-WEE-go Richton Park...RICH-ton Park The 2008 Huskie roster includes 26 Illinois natives, meaning that 90 percent of NIU players hail from the Land of Lincoln. Below is breakdown by hometown (high school): Aurora: Brandon Copp (West) Bartlett: Cody Beck (Bartlett) Channahon: Trevor Feeney (Joliet Catholic) Chicago: Marvin Sanchez (Clemente Academy), Bobby Stevens (Guerin Prep) Chicago Ridge: Brian Smith (Richards) Crystal Lake: Andy Deain (Prairie Ridge), Pat Minogue (Central) Downers Grove: Justin Behm (North) Elmwood Park: Matt Behren (Holy Cross) Geneva: Brad Allen (Geneva) Hawthorn Woods: Jordin Hood (Lake Zurich) Lansing: Tom Zelasko (Mt. Carmel) Loves Park: Jeff Thomas (Harlem) McHenry: Nick Badgley (McHenry) Mendota: Adam Holdenrid (Mendota) Oak Forest: Anthony Maziur (Oak Forest) Oak Lawn: Tim Kamin (Richards) Orland Park: Dan Atkenson (Sandburg), Dave Reynolds (Sandburg) Oswego: Matt Jernstad (Oswego) Richton Park: Brandon House (Marian Catholic) Tinley Park: Dave Nykiel (Andrew) Wheaton: Zach Oates (North), Kevin Smith (North) Willowbrook: Joe Buonavolanto (Hinsdale South) ROSTER BREAKDOWNS By Class Seniors... 8 Juniors... 8 Sophomores... 6 Freshmen... 7 By State Illinois...26 California... 1 Florida... 1 Minnesota... 1 Pitchers Righthanded... 8 Lefthanded... 6 Hitters Right...10 Left... 8 Switch... 1

6 2008 GAME SCORES Date Game Result Score r-h-e r-h-e Inn Overall MAC Pitcher of record Time Feb 28 vs Portland L (16) 0-1 Badgley (L 0-1) 4:22 Feb 28 vs Hawaii L Jernstad (L 0-1) 2:53 Mar 1 at Southern Illinois W Holdenrid (W 1-0) 2:30 Mar 1 at Southern Illinois W Copp (W 1-0) 2:55 Mar 2 at Southern Illinois L Oates (L 0-1) 3:05 Mar 7 at Texas State L Feeney (L 0-1) 2:56 Mar 8 vs Texas Tech L Jernstad (L 0-2) 2:03 Mar 9 vs Texas Tech L Holdenrid (L 1-1) 3:07 Mar 9 at Texas State L Copp (L 1-1) 2:58 () denotes extra inning game RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall Conference Non-Conf Home Away Neutral Day Night vs Left vs Right Run games Run games Run games Extra inns Shutouts Scoring 0-2 runs Scoring 3-5 runs Scoring 6-9 runs Scoring 10+ runs Opponent 0-2 runs Opponent 3-5 runs Opponent 6-9 runs Opponent 10+ runs Scored in 1st inning Scores first Opp. scores first After 6 leading After 6 trailing After 6 tied After 7 leading After 7 trailing After 7 tied After 8 leading After 8 trailing After 8 tied Hit 0 home runs Hit 1 home run Hit 2+ home runs Opponent 0 home runs Opponent 1 home run Opponent 2+ HRs Made 0 errors Made 1 error Made 2+ errors Opp. made 0 errors Opp. made 1 error Opp. made 2+ errors Out-hit opponent Out-hit by opponent Hits are tied BY MONTH February March April May BY DAY Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays Longest winning streak... 2 Longest losing streak... 5

7 2008 STATISTICS (ALL GAMES) Record: 2-3 Home: 0-0 Away: 2-1 Neutral: 0-2 MAC: 0-0 HITTING Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% THOMAS, Jeff REYNOLDS, Dave REED, Danny KAMIN, Tim BEHM, Justin STEVENS, Bobby HOOD, Jordin BUONAVOLANTO, Joe MINOGUE, Pat SMITH, Brian ETCHEVERRY, Joe BEHREN, Matt SANCHEZ, Marvin MAZIUR, Anthony BADGLEY, Nick KAPACINSKAS, Sam ALLEN, Brad SMITH, Kevin Totals Opponents LOB - Team (84), Opp (86). DPs turned - Team (8), Opp (8). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). PITCHING Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA FEENEY, Trevor ATKENSON, Dan DEAIN, Andy HOLDENRID, Adam NYKIEL, Dave OATES, Zach JERNSTAD, Matt COPP, Brandon BECK, Cody REYNOLDS, Dave ALLEN, Brad ZELASKO, Tom BADGLEY, Nick Totals Opponents PB - Team (5), BEHM 3, KAPACINSKAS 1, BEHREN 1, Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (1), NYKIEL 1, Opp (2). MULTIPLE HIT GAMES Total THOMAS, Jeff REYNOLDS, Dave REED, Danny HOOD, Jordin STEVENS, Bobby BEHM, Justin KAMIN, Tim SMITH, Brian MINOGUE, Pat TEAM MULTIPLE RBI GAMES Total REED, Danny HOOD, Jordin REYNOLDS, Dave THOMAS, Jeff TEAM HITTING STREAKS Longest Current THOMAS, Jeff REED, Danny REYNOLDS, Dave KAMIN, Tim STEVENS, Bobby BEHM, Justin MINOGUE, Pat HOOD, Jordin BUONAVOLANTO, Joe MAZIUR, Anthony SANCHEZ, Marvin ETCHEVERRY, Joe BEHREN, Matt SMITH, Brian RECORD BY STARTING PITCHER GS W-L Pct. COPP, Brandon HOLDENRID, Adam FEENEY, Trevor JERNSTAD, Matt OATES, Zach