Northern Illinois will face Notre Dame at U.S. Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox, on Wednesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. and proceeds from tickets sales will benefit the NIU February 14 Scholarship Fund. The Huskies and Fighting Irish last met on the diamond in 2005.

"It is an incredible show of support from the Chicago White Sox and from [head coach] Dave Schrage and the University of Notre Dame to be able to do this," said NIU head coach Ed Mathey. "To have the ability to put together an event like this at an amazing facility like U.S. Cellular Field to generate financial support for the scholarship fund is tremendous.

All tickets are $10 lower level reserved seating and will be available starting Monday, March 24 at 10 a.m. at whitesox.com, Ticketmaster phone lines, Chicagoland Ticketmaster outlets, the NIU campus box office and the U.S. Cellular Field box office.

"We look forward to a great contest on the field and hope that all the NIU alumni and fans in the Chicago area will come out to support this endeavor," said Mathey. "Because the proceeds for this event are going to the Feb. 14 scholarship fund, I would certainly like to see this become one of the highest attended college games in the Midwest this season."

Gates to the ballpark will open at 6 p.m. Parking is free in Lots A (bus parking), B and C and concessions stands will be open during the game.

"The White Sox are honored to host Northern Illinois and Notre Dame at U.S. Cellular Field for this special game and important cause," Brooks Boyer, White Sox chief marketing officer and vice president. "Both schools boast a significant fan base in Chicago that will make for a great night of great baseball while serving a much more important cause."

SHORT HOPS

-Northern Illinois will face Notre Dame on April 16 at U.S. Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox. Tickets went on sale March 24 and all proceeds will benefit the NIU February 14 Scholarship Fund. Through Wednesday, ticket sales had topped the 2,200 mark.

Im pretty hammered right now.

I read that wrong for a second - thought it said "ticket sales had topped 22,000." Not a big draw, I guess?

The Huskies are back in action Wednesday night against Notre Dame at U.S. Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox. Ticket sales for that game have reached 4,000 to date...All proceeds go to NIU's Feb. 14 Scholarship Fund The contest can be heard locally on WLBK (1360-AM) and worldwide on NIUHuskies.com.

It appears that basically you are talking to yourself......

I purchased nine tickets. The tickets i got normally cost from $51-65 each.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

You're telling me someone "normally" pays $51-65 for a ticket to an NIU baseball game?

Those are prices for those seats at the venue when the White Sox play.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

Right. Because people will actually pay to see the White Sox. The Huskers? Not so much.

Who are the Huskers? If that is your attempt to talk smack then its pretty lame.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

No, I am not talking smack. I am just amused by your evidently fervent support for an inconsequential athletic program.

NIU has arguably the best college baseball program in the state.

NIU has arguably the best college baseball program in the state.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

Tallest midget.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.