Baseball

Eagles men's baseball wins season opener versus Austin Peay

By Charles Post · Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020

The Eastern Michigan men’s baseball team began their season with a victory over Austin Peay on Saturday, Feb. 15 at Raymond C. Hand Park in Clarksville, Tenn. The Eagles were led by Taylor Hopkins, who totaled three hits and four runs in five plate appearances, and Luke McGuire, who earned the win after pitching six innings.

EMU club baseball team hosts Autism Acceptance Game

By Charles Post and Isabella Wykowski · Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019

Eastern Michigan's club baseball team played more than just a game on Tuesday, Sept. 24 as they were playing an Autism Acceptance Game against the University of Michigan. During the game, they sold Autism Awareness ribbons and were able to raise over $500 to donate to the Autism Alliance of Michigan. It was a very close game until Michigan scored twice in the sixth inning, putting them up 4-0 as they won behind a no-hitter from Raj Sharma.

Former EMU head coach Ron Oestrike inducted into hall of fame

By Tiauna Allen · Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019

Ron Oestrike, who was once a longtime head coach for Eastern Michigan University’s baseball program, will be inducted into the Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame this Saturday. The ceremony will take place Aug. 17 during the Lansing Lugnuts v. Dayton Dragons game at Cooley Law Stadium in Lansing.

Justin Meis' freshman season in review

By Zach Sturgill · Monday, June 24, 2019

Eastern Michigan baseball is one month removed from the last time they played, finishing out the 2019 season against Kent State. The Eagles had a 6-21 conference record in a season that featured the young talent that this Eagles team had on the field. Here is a look at the freshman season of Eastern Michigan pitcher Justin Meis.

Eagles 2019 baseball season in review

By Charles Post and Zach Sturgill · Saturday, May 25, 2019

The 55-game schedule wrapped up for Eagles' baseball last week when they were swept by Kent State at home. EMU finished with a record of 11-43-1 and 6-21 in conference, which put them at ninth place out of 10 teams in the MAC. There were some young and bright spots on the roster, though, who were producing more and more as the season went on.

EMU baseball falls to Kent State on Senior Day

By Charles Post · Thursday, May 23, 2019

The Eastern Michigan baseball team was swept by Kent State in the final series of its season. The Eagles finished with a 6-21 record in the MAC and a 7-12 record on their home field. Eastern Michigan celebrated Senior Day on Saturday, May 18 at Oestrike Stadium in Ypsilanti.

2019 MLB recap so far

By Zach Sturgill · Friday, May 17, 2019

For the first six weeks of the 2019 MLB season, some things have gone unexpected. Other players and teams around the league are living up to the hype which was surrounding them in the early months of preseason. Here is a recap of what has happened in the MLB so far this year.

EMU baseball team swept by Central Michigan at home

By Charles Post · Friday, May 17, 2019

The Eastern Michigan baseball team was swept in a three-game series by rival Central Michigan at Oestrike Stadium over the weekend. The Eagles have now lost eight straight games and are 7-9 at home on the year. In the three games, the Chippewas outscored EMU 22-9 including an 11-1 victory in the series opener.

Eastern Michigan Swept by Ohio in Easter Weekend Series

By Zach Sturgill · Monday, April 22, 2019

The Eastern Michigan baseball team lost both doubleheader games to Ohio on Sunday, April 21 at Oestrike Stadium, by score of 8-2 in the first game and 6-3 in the second game. Saturday’s game was rained out and pushed to the following day on Easter to finish the series between the MAC opponents. Ohio won Friday’s game 6-1 over Eastern.

Spring Sports Recap

By Tiauna Allen , Hayden Vassar and Zach Sturgill · Monday, April 22, 2019

The Eastern Michigan women’s golf team tied Ball State for fourth place in the MAC Championships this weekend at Purgatory Golf Club in Noblesville, Ind. The men’s team finished in a tie with Nebraska for 10th place out of 13 teams in the Hawkeye Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City. The women’s track team competed in the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif. from April 18-19.

EMU Baseball Loses Late To Dayton

By Charles Post · Monday, April 22, 2019

The Eastern Michigan baseball team lost to Dayton, 4-1 on Tuesday, April 16 at Oestrike Stadium in Ypsilanti. The Eagles have lost four of their last five games and are just 3-7 in their last 10 outings. Tyler Henry took the win for Dayton as he gave up no runs in four innings pitched.

Eagles Lose On Walk-Off Single

By Charles Post · Wednesday, April 17, 2019

The Eastern Michigan baseball team fell to Oakland, 10-9, at the Oakland Baseball Field in Rochester, MI on Wednesday, April 10. After falling down 5-0, the Eagles came back to take a lead on two separate occasions before allowing a walk-off single. Eastern Michigan is just 4-6 in their last 10 games.

EMU Baseball Wins One Versus Ball State

By Tiauna Allen and Charles Post · Wednesday, April 17, 2019

The Eastern Michigan baseball team finished a three-game weekend series on the road against Ball State with a record of 1-2 after winning the final game of the series on Saturday, April 13 in Muncie, Indiana. The Eagles lost the first two games before upsetting Ball State 7-5 in Game 3.

Eastern Michigan Wins Weekend Series Against Bowling Green

By Zach Sturgill · Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Eastern Michigan baseball defeated Bowling Green 4-0 on Sunday, April 7 at Oestrike Stadium, its first shutout of 2019 and first series win against the Mid-American Conference this season. The Eagles lost to BGSU on Saturday 7-4, and won on Friday 3-1.

Eagles Baseball on Wrong End of Comeback

By Hayden Vassar · Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Eastern Michigan baseball gave up an early lead to lose 14-8 against Oakland on April 3 in Oestrike Stadium in Ypsilanti. The Eagles held an 8-2 lead heading into the top of the eighth inning, but a nine-run inning by Oakland gave them a 11-8 lead and eventually the victory.

Eagles Host Concordia at Oestrike Stadium.

EMU Baseball Takes Down Concordia

By Charles Post · Wednesday, April 3, 2019

The Eastern Michigan baseball team hosted Concordia on Wednesday, March 27, at Oestrike Stadium. It was the second home game of the season for the Eagles and they have won both. EMU defeated Concordia 11-6, a day after a win over Northwestern Ohio.

Spring Sports Recap

By Charles Post and Hayden Vassar · Wednesday, April 3, 2019

The baseball team got the week started for Eastern Michigan athletics as they hosted Northwestern Ohio on Tuesday, March 26. They faced Concordia the following day while the track and field teams participated in four separate events which began on March 28 and ended two days later.

EMU Baseball Swept Over the Weekend

By Hayden Vassar · Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Eastern Michigan Baseball opened Mid-American Conference play with a three-game series sweep versus rival Northern Illinois on March 22-24 at Ralph McKinzie Stadium in Dekalb, Ill. This marks the fifth time that the Eagles have been swept this season, leaving them with a MAC worst record of 3-19-1. The Huskies on the other hand now have a slightly better record of 7-16.

EMU Baseball Explodes For 10-2 Win Over Dayton

By Charles Post · Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Eastern Michigan baseball defeated Dayton 10-2 on the road on March 12, 2019 in Dayton, Ohio. The Eagles had their most explosive offensive performance of the year, and were led by two hits, two runs and one RBI from Zachary Owings.

EMU Baseball Swept by Marshall

By Hayden Vassar · Thursday, March 14, 2019

The Eastern Michigan baseball team was swept by Marshall in a four-game series in Huntington, W. Va. The Eagles jumped out to an early lead in multiple games, but Marshall would come back and win. Eastern also suffered the worst loss in two years, a 25-3 loss in game three of the series.

Latest Podcast

Welcome back to Winging It, the Eastern Echo's arts and entertainment podcast.

This episode, Caroline Buxton sits down with Tessa Hanrath to talk about "June on the Moon," EMU Theatre's upcoming interactive sensory production.

For more information on performance dates and ticketing, check out EMU Theatre's website at: https://emich.ludus.com/index....

Host: Caroline Buxton

Director: Anthony Thatxton

Editor: Gray Connor

Featured Media

Big Love