The Eastern baseball team will spend its break in sunny Jacksonville, Fla., for the Kennel Club Classic hosted by North Florida.

The Panthers (1-4) will have a tough group of Division I competition, and North Florida (No. 12 in the Division II poll).

Eastern begins play Saturday against Central Michigan Saturday. The Chippewas (2-3) have hit the ball well this season, but their pitching staff owns a 10.26 earned run average.

Eastern matches up Sunday against Big Ten foe Michigan State. The Spartans (3-5) have lost four games in a row coming into the tournament.

The Eastern softball team will be busy as most students head home for a one-week break.

The Panthers will have 11 chances to obtain their first win as they are scheduled to play in the Western Kentucky Tournament from March 8-9. Their tournament will include doubleheaders at Jacksonville State and Troy State, and then the Samford Tournament on March 15-16.

Eastern will have plenty of rest for its games after taking three weeks off since its last contest.

The Austin Peay Tournament was canceled last weekend due to poor field conditions, and the Panthers have not played since going 0-5 at the New Mexico Tournament.