Northeastern Illinois: The baseball team won one game of a three-game series at Southern Illinois last weekend. After falling 13-6 on Saturday, the Golden Eagles (5-9) took the first game of Sunday’s double-header 6-5. The team dropped the nightcap 6-4.
Senior pitcher Kevin O’Sullivan has struck out 23 batters en route to a staff-leading 3-0 record. Sophomore first baseman Bob Klemme leads the team with a .327 batting average.
The Golden Eagles travel to Illinois to make up a double-header Tuesday. Wednesday’s scheduled home opener against Illinois-Chicago has been canceled because of poor field conditions.
The softball team (2-8) split a double-header at Valparaiso on Sunday, losing 7-2 and then winning 9-0. Junior infielder Bonnie Busching leads the Northeastern starters with a .375 batting average. The team plays its home opener Tuesday against Northern Illinois.