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Baseball to start Friday; team hopes for turnaround

By Alex Alvarado · Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013

The Eastern Michigan University baseball team is looking to make a big turnaround after finishing their 2012 campaign with a 25-31 overall record and 14-13 against Mid-American Conference opponents.

Team USA roster: Outfield is biggest strength

By Alex Alvarado · Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013

As the World Baseball Classic is approaching its start in early March, Team USA announced their roster Thursday. Managed by Joe Torre, this is a team of great depth, good bats and some questionable pitching.

Detroit Tigers: Position predictions for 2013 season

By Andrew Mascharka · Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012

After a strong postseason but a lackluster World Series, general manager for the Detroit Tigers, Dave Dombrowski, has a few holes to fill for the 2013 team. Here are my predictions of what positions they need to fill.

Tigers’ Cabrera clear choice for MVP award

By Alex Alvarado · Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012

As if winning the American League Triple Crown wasn’t enough, Detroit Tigers’ third baseman Miguel Cabrera was voted the AL’s Most Valuable Player Nov. 15. Cabrera is the first Tigers position player to win the MVP since Hank Greenberg in 1940.

Tigers look forward to upcoming season

By Alex Alvarado · Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012

As the MLB season comes to a close, the Detroit Tigers finished the year by getting swept by the San Francisco Giants, who won their seventh World Series championship.

Tigers will give Ilitch first World Series win in 6 games

By Al Willman · Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012

The Detroit Tigers earned a trip to their second World Series in seven years on Oct. 18 when they completed a four-game sweep of the New York Yankees by a score of 8-1.

MLB playoffs improves television ratings

By Josh Zucal · Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012

A giant has reawakened. The Major League Baseball’s self-imposed label of being America’s pastime may very well be regaining legitimacy as the television ratings for the MLB Playoffs have increased.

Tigers beat Yankees, NY loses injured Jeter

By Al Willman · Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012

The Detroit Tigers took on the New York Yankees in game one of the American League Championship Series Oct. 13. This is their third ALCS in the last seven years. Earlier in the season, many were calling for manager Jim Leyland to lose his job, based on questionable decision making with his lineups.

Baseball teams compete for World Series

By Ramone Williams · Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012

With an extra set of Wild Card teams playing for a spot in each division series, it is important for each Major League Baseball team to take advantage of every game in the MLB 2012 playoffs.

October marks start of MLB Playoff games

By Al Willman · Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012

For some people, October is the month associated with cider mills and Halloween. To others, this writer included, it is associated with the Major League Baseball playoffs.

Cabrera 1st to win award in 45 years

By Al Willman · Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012

Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera made history Oct. 4, by earning the Triple Crown award. He is the first player in 45 years to win the award, which is given to the player who leads his league in the following three categories: batting average, home runs and runs batted in.

Tigers take 1st in ALC, but bullpen weak

By Al Willman · Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012

The Detroit Tigers took first place in the American League Central earlier this week and as of press date, their magic number (the total number of team wins/losses by the Chicago White Sox) is three.

Playoff hopes alive as Tigers players rebound

By Al Willman · Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012

The Detroit Tigers are still in the playoff hunt. Two weeks ago, it appeared as if they had all but given up on the playoffs, but in the last seven days, it looks like an entirely different team has taken over.

Tigers: Struggling to win

By Al Willman · Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012

The Detroit Tigers have been struggling on the road lately, and their chances of making the playoffs are in serious jeopardy if they can’t win crucial away games.

EMU baseball team ends road trip with series win over Kansas

By Nick Shlain · Sunday, March 13, 2011

The Eastern Michigan University baseball team took two of three games from the Kansas Jayhawks this weekend.

Robert Wendzicki, above, allowed no runs in four straight innings during a game Saturday against Clemson.

Baseball team falls in series to No. 4 Clemson

By Nick Shlain · Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011

The Eastern Michigan University baseball team lost two of three games in a season-opening series against fourth-ranked Clemson.

Eagles lose to Kent, then do wind sprints

By Ryan Remstad · Sunday, April 11, 2010

After a 5-0 loss to Kent State on Sunday, the Eastern Michigan Eagles lined up on the far corner of Oestrike Stadium and began sprinting back-and-forth, a clear indicator the defeat wasn’t exactly an ordinary loss.

Baseball wins two

By Sports Staff · Sunday, April 4, 2010

The Eastern Michigan University Eagles hoped for a sweep over Bowling Green State University over the weekend in their three-game set but had to settle for two after a 4-3 loss Sunday. EMU (12-16, 4-2) scored in the fourth when Wally Gerbus hit a sacrifice bunt to drive in Ken Battison.

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

The Eastern Michigan University baseball team traveled to Morgantown, W.Va., over the weekend to compete against the Mountaineers in a four-game set. The first game Friday afternoon saw WVU win 4-0 at Hawley Field.

Commentary: Many poor decisions, calls during Tigers loss in AL tiebreaker

By Nick Shlain · Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009

On Sept. 20, the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 to take a three-game lead in the American League Central.