Baseball

Eagles mount comeback on MSU

By Leveander Bradshaw · Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Trailing by one going into the sixth inning, the Eastern Michigan Eagles mounted a comeback, scoring three runs in the last four innings to knock off Michigan State University, 4-2.

Feldman’s pitching powers EMU over Bowling Green

By Leveander Bradshaw · Saturday, March 26, 2016

The Eastern Michigan University baseball team won its home opener against Bowling Green State University, 5-4, behind a power performance from freshman pitcher Davis Feldman Friday afternoon in Ypsilanti.

After season ending injury, Gill hasn't missed a beat in 2016

By Andrew Mascharka · Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Injuries are a concern in every college athlete’s life. Most do what they can to avoid them but injuries still happen. For Eastern Michigan baseball shortstop Marquise Gill that nightmare became a reality last season when he broke his wrist and only saw action in four games.

Eagles kick off season with three wins

By Evan Hensley · Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016

The Eastern Michigan baseball team kicked off its season over the weekend in Georgia against the University of Nebraska in Omaha and the New Jersey Institute of Technology at the Perfect Game Spring Swing tournament.

A game at Comerica Park highlights 2016 EMU baseball schedule

By Andrew Mascharka · Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University baseball team’s 2016 schedule was released today. Among the notable games are road series with University of Florida and Arizona State University, three games against the University of Michigan and a matchup with Michigan State University at Comerica Park.

Former Eagle Shoemaker shines in homecoming against Tigers

By Andrew Mascharka · Friday, Aug. 28, 2015

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Matt Shoemaker, currently the only former Eastern Michigan baseball player playing in Major League Baseball, pitched 7.1 innings of shutout baseball Thursday afternoon in his home state against his favorite team growing up, the Detroit Tigers.

Eagle’s season ends on a winning note

By Robert Sherman · Saturday, May 16, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University men’s baseball team ended its season with a three game home stint against Mid-American Conference foes, the University of Toledo, winning one of its last three games on Saturday afternoon in Ypsilanti.

Eagles lose season series in loss to Wolverines

By Robert Sherman · Wednesday, May 13, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University men’s baseball team were defeated on Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Mich., by the University of Michigan by a score of 17-2, which means that the Eagles have lost the season series to their Washtenaw County rivals, having lost two of three games.

Extra-innings thriller leads to Eagles Victory

By Robert Sherman · Tuesday, May 12, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University men’s baseball team beat the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies on Monday afternoon by a score of 11-10 in a game that went to 13 innings after a rain delay.

Rubino Breaks Record, Eagles Lose Series

By Robert Sherman · Monday, May 11, 2015

In a weekend that saw Eastern Michigan University second baseman John Rubino break the school’s record for stolen bases, it also saw the Eagles drop another weekend series with losses on Saturday and Sunday, with scores of 10-3 and 10-2 respectively.

Kyle's father, Ken Huckaby, is currently the manger of Single A minor league team the Lansing Lugnuts.

Baseball a family business for EMU player, ex-major league father

By Robert Sherman · Saturday, May 9, 2015

When your father plays professional baseball as a catcher for various teams around Major League Baseball you grow up throwing a baseball into a catcher’s mitt, and it’s only a matter of time until that friendly game of catch with your father becomes a passion that leads to playing division one baseball at the collegiate level. Kyle Huckaby, freshman pitcher for the Eastern Michigan University men’s baseball and son of Major League Baseball journeyman Ken Huckaby, grew up with a baseball in his hands.

Eagles Shut-out in Friday Showdown

By Robert Sherman · Saturday, May 9, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University baseball have lost the last six out of the last seven of its games, with the teams last win coming on April 24, 2015, and the misfortune continued Friday night with a 5-0 loss to Ohio University at Oestrike Stadium.

Eagles drop weekend series to Miami-Ohio

By Robert Sherman · Monday, May 4, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University (18-29, 8-13 MAC) baseball team lost its second straight weekend series when it dropped two of three games to Miami-Ohio University (11-34, 9-12 MAC) in Oxford, Ohio.

Eagles give up 14 in loss to MSU

By Robert Sherman · Thursday, April 30, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University (17-27, 7-11 MAC) baseball team traveled to East Lansing on Wednesday afternoon, and left East Lansing with a loss, falling to the Michigan State Spartans (27-17, 9-6 BIGTEN) by a score of 13-4.

Eagles drop weekend series to Northern Illinois

By Robert Sherman · Monday, April 27, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University (17-26, 7-11 MAC) baseball team lost a weekend series against the Northern Illinois University Huskies (17-25, 7-10 MAC) having secured a shutout victory on Friday, the Eagles dropped both games of a doubleheader on Sunday in Dekalb, Ill.

Eagles Come Back to Win Weekend Series

By Robert Sherman · Sunday, April 19, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University (16-24, 6-9 MAC) baseball team won a weekend series against MAC conference foes Ball State University Cardinals (24-14, 9-6 MAC), taking the weekend series 2-1 after dropping the game on Friday and winning two straight on Saturday in a double header.

Eagles bounce back with win over Michigan

By Robert Sherman · Wednesday, April 15, 2015

The bat of senior second baseman John Rubino fueled the Eastern Michigan University Eagles baseball team's (14-23, 4-8 MAC) victory over Washtenaw County rival the University of Michigan Wolverines (21-16, 6-6 BIGTEN) by a score of 4-2 on Wednesday afternoon in Ann Arbor.

Eagles lose fourth straight in 4-2 loss

By Robert Sherman · Tuesday, April 14, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University baseball team (13-23, 4-8 MAC) lost their fourth straight game on Tuesday when the Eagles visited the Bowling Green State University Falcons (12-19, 5-7 MAC) by a score of 4-2.

Central Michigan Sweep Eagles in Weekend Series

By Robert Sherman · Monday, April 13, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University Eagles baseball team (13-22, 4-8 MAC) was defeated on Sunday by conference foe Central Michigan University (24-12, 10-2 MAC) for the third straight time this weekend by a score of 3-1 completing the sweep in Mt. Pleasant.

Eagles Battered at Central Michigan

By Robert Sherman · Saturday, April 11, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University (13-21, 4-7 MAC) men’s baseball team were beaten in the first two games of a weekend series by the Central Michigan University Chippewa’s (23-12, 9-2 MAC) by scores of 16-6 and 18-3.

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