Northern Illinois Huskies
softball
Founded1959
UniversityNorthern Illinois University
Head coachChristina Sutcliffe (7th season)
ConferenceMAC
LocationDeKalb, IL
Home stadiumMary M. Bell Field (Capacity: 600)
NicknameHuskies
ColorsCardinal and black[1]
   
NCAA WCWS appearances
1988
NCAA Tournament appearances
1988, 1996
Conference Tournament championships
1996 (MCC)
Regular Season Conference championships
1988, 1989, 1990 (NSC)
1996 (MCC)
1999, 2000 (MAC)

The Northern Illinois Huskies softball (officially NIU Huskies softball[2]) team is the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I college softball team that represents Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). NIU softball started playing in 1959 and has two NCAA Tournament appearances (1988, 1996) and one appearance in the Women's College World Series (1988). The Huskies are coached by Christina Sutcliffe.

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Mary M. Bell (Independent) (1959–1974)
1959 Mary M. Bell 1–1
1960 Mary M. Bell 1–0
1961 Mary M. Bell 3–1
1962 Mary M. Bell 5–0
1963 Mary M. Bell 4–1
1964 Mary M. Bell 9–0
1965 Mary M. Bell 4–2
1966 Mary M. Bell 3–2
1967 Mary M. Bell 3–3
1968 Mary M. Bell 5–3
1969 Mary M. Bell 8–2
1970 Mary M. Bell 10–1
1971 Mary M. Bell 8–4
1972 Mary M. Bell 7–4
1973 Mary M. Bell 7–7
1974 Mary M. Bell 6–6
Mary M. Bell: 84–37
L. Anne Payne (Independent) (1975–1976)
1975 L. Anne Payne 6–2
1976 L. Anne Payne 4–5
L. Anne Payne: 10–7
Anne Johnston (Independent) (1977–1979)
1977 Anne Johnston 6–4
1978 Anne Johnston 16–9
1979 Anne Johnston 10–18
Anne Johnston: 32–31
Dee Abrahamson (MAC) (1980–1986)
1980 Dee Abrahamson 18–19
1981 Dee Abrahamson 24–24
1982 Dee Abrahamson 39–18–1
1983 Dee Abrahamson 15–172–64th
1984 Dee Abrahamson 19–158–73rd
1985 Dee Abrahamson 30–2110–84th
1986 Dee Abrahamson 23–1910–85th
Dee Abrahamson (Independent) (1987–1987)
1987 Dee Abrahamson 24–25
Dee Abrahamson (NSC) (1988–1992)
1988 Dee Abrahamson 35–113–01stWomen's College World Series
1989 Dee Abrahamson 38–76–01st
1990 Dee Abrahamson 23–19–24–11st
1991 Dee Abrahamson 31–2112–62nd
1992 Dee Abrahamson 33–25–28–2
Dee Abrahamson (Mid-Con) (1993–1994)
1993 Dee Abrahamson 40–1812–42nd
1994 Dee Abrahamson 24–289–93rd
Dee Abrahamson: 416–287–584–51
Donna Martin (MCC) (1995–1997)
1995 Donna Martin 32–2611–7
1996 Donna Martin 35–1713–11stNCAA Regional
1997 Donna Martin 35–2711–32nd
Donna Martin (MAC) (1998–2007)
1998 Donna Martin 33–16–121–6–12nd
1999 Donna Martin 35–1922–41st
2000 Donna Martin 33–2219–31st
2001 Donna Martin 20–3512–123rd
2002 Donna Martin 21–2913–83rd
2003 Donna Martin 23–21–113–73rd
2004 Donna Martin 14–416–186th
2005 Donna Martin 24–259–115th
2006 Donna Martin 23–2810–124th
2007 Donna Martin 22–2810–124th
Donna Martin: 350–334–2170–104–1
Lindsay Chouinard (MAC) (2008–2012)
2008 Lindsay Chouinard 13–307–134th
2009 Lindsay Chouinard 20–3712–103rd
2010 Lindsay Chouinard 25–3410–103rd
2011 Lindsay Chouinard 26–2713–77th
2012 Lindsay Chouinard 19–347–159th
Lindsay Chouinard: 103–16249–55
Christina Sutcliffe (MAC) (2013–present)
2013 Christina Sutcliffe 27–3114–82nd
2014 Christina Sutcliffe 26–3110–122nd
2015 Christina Sutcliffe 28–2511–94th
2016 Christina Sutcliffe 35–2013–101st (West)
2017 Christina Sutcliffe 33–2115–92nd (West)
2018 Christina Sutcliffe 24–3211–11
2019 Christina Sutcliffe 27–2511–9
Christina Sutcliffe: 200–18585–68
Total:1195–1053–7

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Coaching staff

NIU softball head coach Christina Sutcliffe is the seventh head coach in NIU softball program history and took over the program starting with the 2013 season.[4][5]

  • Christina Sutcliffe – Head Coach
  • Ashley Wade – Assistant Coach
  • Mickey Bell – Assistant Coach

Honors

All-Americans

NIU softball has had seven players named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America teams, including three First-Team All-American selections.[3][6]

Year Player Team
1987Jill JustinFirst-Team
1988Jill JustinFirst-Team
1989Jill JustinFirst-Team
1991Julie SextonThird-Team
1993Niki VanHoorewegheThird-Team
1997Tammy PytelThird-Team
2016Emily NaegeleThird-Team

Academic All-Americans

NIU women's SOFTBALL has had 18 players named to CoSIDA Academic All-America teams, including eight First-Team Academic All-American selections.[3][7]

Year Player Team
1986Sue KauseFirst-Team
1986Amy VeldThird-Team
1987Sue KauseFirst-Team
1987Amy VeldFirst-Team
1987Beth SchraderThird-Team
1988Sue KauseFirst-Team
1988Beth SchraderFirst-Team
1988Laura PetersonSecond-Team
1988Amy VeldSecond-Team
1989Beth SchraderThird-Team
1990Julie SextonFirst-Team
1993Niki VanHoorewegheSecond-Team
1994Niki VanHoorewegheSecond-Team
1995Amy ScharlauFirst-Team
1995Niki VanHoorewegheThird-Team
1998Tammy PytelThird-Team
2006Lindsey LaChianaSecond-Team
2016Emily NaegeleFirst-Team
2021Katie the god KellerFirst-Team

Players of the Year

NIU softball has had two players named Player of the Year by the conference.[3]

Year Player Conference
1996Kerri KerberMCC
1999Christy DaltonMAC

Pitchers of the Year

NIU softball has had two players named Pitcher of the Year by the conference.[3]

Year Player Conference
1996Angie ZuspannMCC
2000Courtney WitvlietMAC

Coaches of the Year

NIU softball has had five head coaches named Coach of the Year by the conference.[3]

Year Head Coach Conference
1989Dee AbrahamsonNSC
1993Dee AbrahamsonMid-Con
1996Donna MartinMCC
1999Donna MartinMAC
2000Donna MartinMAC

NCAA Statistical Champions

  • Division-I: Batting Average
  • Division-I: Most Doubles
    • 1988: Jill Justin, 18
  • Division-I: Slugging Percentage
    • 1988: Jill Justin, .833
  • Division-I: Most Triples
    • 1989: Jill Justin, 8

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NIU Athletic Marks Standards Guide" (PDF). July 12, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ NIU Licensing Style Guide pg. 8
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NIU Softball Record Book" (PDF).
  4. ↑ Christina Sutcliffe Coaching Profile
  5. ↑ NIU Softball Coaching Staff
  6. ↑ NFCA 2016 All-American Team
  7. ↑ 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America Team
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