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Sam Colangelo, drafted in 2020 by the Anaheim Ducks, on ice at the 2022 Beanpot Semifinals against Boston College.

Inside the draft: how athletes launch their professional sports careers

Amelia Ballingall, news staff October 6, 2022

Each year, the major sports leagues in North America get their choice of the best eligible young players of their sport. Both the National Hockey League, NHL, and Major League Baseball, MLB, carried out their drafts July 2022, with multiple teams picking up Northeastern athletes.  Although...

Sebastian Keane throwing a pitch

10 Northeastern athletes make the 2022 professional league draft

Amelia Ballingall, news correspondent September 12, 2022

Each year, North America’s major sports leagues take their pick of the best young athletes in the world. With these drafts, the teams gain the rights to potential future players, and the players get their shot at being a professional athlete. In July, both the NHL and MLB,...

Eric Yost, sophomore right hand pitcher, pitches in a game at Friedman Diamond. Northeastern University baseball’s record continues to split the rail with an even 17-15-1.

Baseball’s homestand against William & Mary ends in triumph

Lauren Thomas, news staff April 16, 2022

After the 32nd game of the season, Northeastern University baseball’s record continues to split the rail with an even 17-15-1.  In the three-game series against William & Mary College (16-12) April 1 through 3, Northeastern went 1-2, squeaking out a win in the final...

The Northeastern University baseball team approaches mid-season with an even record.

Northeastern baseball approaches mid-season with even record

Lauren Thomas, news staff April 4, 2022

After alternating between wins and losses through the first part of its season, the Northeastern University baseball team hit a hot streak, racking up six consecutive wins, before pumping the breaks and entering a four-game losing streak. The Huskies began its longest winning...

Northeastern University baseball team tied 1-1 with University of Massachusetts Amherst  in the first home opener of the season.

Northeastern men’s baseball ties with UMass in home opener

Annah Chaya, sports editor March 16, 2022

The Northeastern University baseball team (7-7-1) tied 1-1 with University of Massachusetts Amherst (2-4-1) in the first home opener of the season March 8. After playing in the Penn State Tournament, the Snowbird Baseball Classic and a three game series against North Carolina...

The Northeastern University men's baseball team begins their spring 2022 season.

Stepping up to the plate

Lauren Thomas, news staff March 8, 2022

Coming back from a modified season affected by COVID-19, the Northeastern University baseball team will now play the entire conference, including games in Charleston, South Carolina, Fort Myers, Florida and other cities along the East Coast.  When classes started in September,...

Northeastern Huskies face UMass Lowell over the weekend, taking home two of three.

Huskies beat River Hawks in tightly-contested series

Jack Sinclair, news staff March 16, 2021

Northeastern baseball’s CAA preparations continued this weekend as they took on the UMass Lowell River Hawks (1-8) in a three-game series in Boston. Northeastern (6-5) has been sharpening their teeth on a number of local opponents as of late, playing out of conference opponents...

The Northeastern Huskies dominated the University of Albany Great Danes Tuesday afternoon, coming off 10-1.

Huskies win Dogfight, pound Great Danes

Jack Sinclair, news staff March 11, 2021

When it rains, it pours. The University of Albany baseball team felt the true meaning of this, as they were on the receiving end of a 10-1 thumping at the hands of the Northeastern Huskies Tuesday afternoon.  Their takedown of the Great Danes came fresh on the heels of a...

The Northeastern baseball team fell in this weekend's series against  Old Dominion University, with a record of 3-4.

Northeastern comes close but falls short at ODU

Jack Sinclair, news staff March 9, 2021

Tight games are a baseball postseason staple. Two teams in midseason form going deep into extra innings is a common sight at the end of the season, but in the second weekend of action? That is less common. The Northeastern Huskies (2-2) made the trip down to Norfolk, Virginia...

In a last minute midweek match up, the Huskies dominate against UMass Amherst Minutemen, winning 11-2.

Huskies Home Opener, Minutemen Minced

Jack Sinclair, news staff March 4, 2021

Late cancellations. Even later additions. This is the plight of the Northeastern baseball team’s 2021 campaign. After their opening series at Wake Forest, the Huskies have had two subsequent opponents cancel on them. First it was Villanova, then the Maine Blackbears pulled...

The Huskies opened their season against Wake Forest, completing the weekend series with a 1-2 record.

Men’s baseball returns to the diamond for first series against Wake Forest

Jack Sinclair, news correspondent February 22, 2021

347 days after the last game of their 2020 season, the Northeastern baseball team finally took to the diamond to begin their 2021 campaign. The Huskies made the trip down to Winston-Salem, N.C., to face off against the no. 17 ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons for a three-game...

The men's baseball team is projected to finish atop the CAA North Division in 2021

Men’s baseball holds high hopes for 2021 season

Jack Sinclair, news correspondent February 14, 2021

As the snow melts, and the trees begin to turn green again, one thing dominates the minds of Americans everywhere: baseball. After a season cut short and an offseason made longer than anyone could imagine, the Northeastern men’s baseball team will finally begin their 2021...