BASEBALL

5/6/2013, 7:07pm

What's on Tap?

By Al Willman

The spring/summer semester is in full swing, but don’t worry; there is a way for the students staying on campus or commuting for their summer classes to get a break from their busy schedule, as the baseball team as well as the men’s and women’s track teams are still competing.

4/22/2013, 6:45pm

Baseball defeats WMU, 7-1, Friday

By Al Willman

Friday was a special day for redshirt senior Brian Hill and the Eastern Michigan University baseball team in its 7-1 win over Western Michigan University. Hill (W, 5-1) took a no-hitter into the ninth inning for the Eagles (16-18), but with one out in the top of the ninth, he surrendered a single to Andrew Sohn, ending the no-no bid.

The Eagles beat the Broncos 9-5 Saturday at Oestrike Stadium. EMU’s next game is Tuesday.

4/21/2013, 10:38pm

Baseball wins against WMU

By Al Willman

Coming off a near no-hitter for the Eastern Michigan University baseball team Friday, the team continued its successes Saturday with a 9-5 win against the Western Michigan University Broncos at Oestrike Stadium.

4/10/2013, 9:49pm

Designated hitter debacle

By Alex Alvarado

April 6, 1973 was opening day of Major League Baseball and the Boston Red Sox hosted the New York Yankees at Fenway Park; this was the first game designated hitters were used in the starting lineups for American League teams.

Freshman Nick Rotola runs to make a catch. The Eagles had 21 players see action in Tuesday’s game, when a two-out rally in the fifth inning gave the team enough runs to defeat the Cardinals.

3/27/2013, 8:32pm

EMU beats Concordia in first home game

By Alex Alvarado

The Eastern Michigan University baseball team hosted its first home game of the year against the Concordia University Cardinals on Tuesday. A two-out rally in the fifth inning gave EMU (10-13) just enough runs to edge Concordia for their first Oestrike victory of the year, 4-3.

The Tigers will start the season April 1 against the Minnesota Twins and play at home April 5.

3/27/2013, 8:02pm

Detroit Tigers baseball season preview

By Alex Alvarado

It’s finally here: The Detroit Tigers baseball season. After suffering through the long, cold, stormy fall and winter seasons, being surrounded by all the noise of basketball, hockey and playoff football, we’ve survived. After being teased with the drumroll of spring training and the World Baseball Classic, we can finally have what we really want: No, not graduation (although that would be nice), but Tigers baseball.

3/10/2013, 10:19pm

Cincinnati falls to EMU in game two

By Alex Alvarado

The Eastern Michigan University baseball team picked up its fifth win of the year in game two of its weekend set against the University of Cincinnati Bearcats Saturday. A combination of good pitching and a last-minute rally did just the trick for the Eagles.

EMU defeated Cincinnati in games one and two this past weekend.

3/10/2013, 10:18pm

Baseball defeats Cincinnati in game one

By Josh Dye

All nine batters for the Eastern Michigan University baseball team (4-9) scored in the fourth inning, which propelled the Eagles to a 10-4 victory over the University of Cincinnati Bearcats (4-6) at Marge Schott Stadium Friday night.

3/2/2013, 9:19pm

Eagles baseball drops two of three to KU

By Alex Alvarado

With snow forcing the relocation of the Jayhawk Classic, Eastern Michigan University and the Kansas University Jayhawks traveled to a neutral site in Grand Prairie, Texas for a four-game series.

2/27/2013, 9:51pm

Cougars sweep EMU baseball

By Alex Alvarado

Part two of the four-game series at Washington State University ended with a sweep by the WSU Cougars as Eastern Michigan University’s baseball team lost both games in Sunday’s double-header.

The Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera, having a laugh during Spring Training on February 24, 2012, is the American League's first Triple Crown winner in 45 years and he captured the league's MVP trophy on Thursday, November 15, 2012. (Julian H. Gonzalez/Detroit Free Press/MCT)

2/27/2013, 9:42pm

Fantasy baseball: Top draft picks ‘13

By Alex Alvarado

It’s that time of year again: Spring training. All the experts and analysts can finally end their discussions of what the projected stats of Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels), David Price (Tampa Bay Rays), Buster Posey (San Francisco Giants) and everybody else will be like for the upcoming season.

2/24/2013, 10:07pm

Eagles lose doubleheader

By Alex Alvarado

The Eastern Michigan University baseball team headed out west to Pullman, Wash., to take on the Washington State University Cougars in a four-game series, where the Cougars would begin their 8-game homestand.