BASEBALL

7/15/2014, 6:45pm

Van Ameyde named baseball coach

By Al Willman

Eastern Michigan University named Mark Van Ameyde its baseball coach Tuesday. Van Ameyde is switching one green and white jersey for another, as he spent the last six years as the assistant coach for former EMU assistant Jake Boss at Michigan State University.

5/19/2014, 2:56pm

EMU Baseball Roundup Week of May 12

By Drew Dood

The Eastern Michigan University baseball team concluded its season on a positive note on Saturday with a 5-2 victory over the University of Toledo in 10 innings.

Sunday’s 15-1 loss dropped the Eagles to 17-33 overall and 4-20 in conference play.

5/12/2014, 1:54pm

EMU suffers 15-1 blowout vs. CMU

By Jillian Seach

On May 11, in the final game of Mid-American Conference play at Oestrike Stadium for the 2014 campaign, the Eastern Michigan University men’s baseball team suffered a 15-1 loss to Central Michigan University. The Eagles (17-33, 4-20 MAC) took an early 1-0 lead before the Chippewas (32-20, 17-7) rattled off 15 consecutive runs.

4/23/2014, 7:08pm

EMU baseball team loses three games to University of Miami

By Drew Dood

The Eastern Michigan University baseball team (14-24, 2-13 Mid-American Conference) had a rough week at Oestrike Stadium, playing the University of Miami (18-20) in a three-game series and losing all three games, before picking up a win against Hillsdale University (13-27).

Eastern Michigan head coach Rob Murphy calls out the play in the Eagles 61-59 double overtime loss to Northern Illinois Thursday in Dekalb.

4/23/2014, 1:36pm

Managing Editor, host of Eastern Echo Sports Podcast, names 2013-14 Eagles of the Year

By Al Willman

The school year is quickly winding down and with it ends an eventful year for Eastern Michigan University’s athletic teams. As part of my weekly appearances on E-TV’s Eagles Sports Update, I share my “Eagle of the Week” – a player or coach who stands out to me for their performances in the week leading up to the show. For this, the final issue of the school year (not counting the summer semester), I have compiled a list of my Eagles of the Year for all of EMU’s sports, as well as for some specialized categories.

Eastern Michigan first baseman Lee Longo delivers one of his two hits in the Eagles 4-3 10th inning win over Michigan Wednesday afternoon in Ann Arbor.

4/17/2014, 5:27pm

EMU baseball round-up for week of April 14

By Drew Dood

The Eastern Michigan University (13-21 overall, 2-10 Mid-American Conference) baseball team wrapped up a five-game stretch with a 4-3 win in 10 innings over the University of Michigan on Wednesday. Their week started with a four-game home stand before going for a home-and-home set with Michigan that had the first of two cancelled due to snow Tuesday.

Eastern Michigan pitching coach Eric Peterson chats with Paul Schaak in the Eagles 5-3 loss to the Michigan State Spartans Tuesday night.

4/9/2014, 5:12pm

EMU baseball goes winless in its 5-game trip

By Drew Dood

The Eagles (10-19 overall, 1-8 Mid-American Conference) started the week on Wednesday with a loss to the University of Dayton (10-16) that was called off due to darkness after the seventh inning. EMU mounted a series rally, scoring all six of their runs in the last two innings, before falling 7-6.

3/2/2014, 5:48pm

Winter break baseball round-up

By Brandon Karsten

The Eastern Michigan University baseball team lost its series opener at the University of Kentucky 8-2, Friday. With the threat of inclement weather for Sunday, Saturday’s game was rescheduled as a doubleheader between the Eagles and Wildcats. Kentucky swept the twin-bill with a 9-5 win in game one and routed the Eagles in the nightcap 13-2.

2/12/2014, 6:02pm

EMU baseball looks to bounce back from 26-28 finish in 2013

By Brandon Karsten

For the Eastern Michigan University baseball team, the 2013 season saw the Eagles miss out on the Mid-American Conference Tournament after losing to the University of Toledo on the last day of the season. A new year is around the corner and the goal is to get back into the conference tournament and do better than a 26-28 record and 12-15 in the MAC.

Eastern Michigan University’s 32 student-athletes who earned 4.0 GPA’s this past fall, some of whom are pictured above, prove that brains and brawn can go together well.

1/29/2014, 7:47pm

Student-Athletes demonstrate balance

By Eugene Evans

It is no easy task to balance playing sports and academics, but 32 Eastern Michigan University student-athletes achieved both and then some by finishing the Fall 2013 semester with a 4.0 grade point average.