Preview: Northern Illinois at Ohio, Sunday, March 8, 2026

ATHENS, Ohio (Interstat) — The Northern Illinois Huskies will look to secure a series victory over the struggling Ohio Bobcats in a Mid-American Conference matchup Sunday at Bob Wren Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for the afternoon, though forecasts call for rain and a temperature of 74 degrees.

The teams have split the first two games of the series. Ohio (3-12) won 14-7 on Friday before Northern Illinois (8-5) responded with a dominant 13-1 win Saturday.

A player to watch for the Huskies is designated hitter Caden Robertson, who is in the midst of a power surge. In Saturday’s win, he went 4 for 6 with two home runs and four RBIs. In the series opener, he drove in four more runs. Over his last three games, Robertson has five home runs and 12 RBIs.

For the Bobcats, reliever Colton Landtiser will aim to provide stability to a pitching staff that allowed 13 runs on 15 hits Saturday. Landtiser recorded two outs without allowing a hit in that loss.

Northern Illinois’ Danny Cihocki delivered a standout pitching performance Saturday, throwing eight innings and allowing just one earned run on four hits with eight strikeouts.

The Bobcats have lost 10 of their last 11 games overall. Following this contest, Ohio travels to Austin Peay for a two-game midweek set. Northern Illinois continues its road swing with a conference series at Toledo next weekend.

According to Interstat’s game simulator, the projected final score is Northern Illinois 6, Ohio 2.