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The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Eastern third baseman Dalton Doyle dives to his right to make a play on a ground ball, which he would then throw to first base for an out against Tennessee-Martin on April 22 at Coaches Stadium. The Panthers lost the game 5-1.

Home run ball bites Panthers in 5-1 loss

Adam Tumino, Editor-in-Chief April 22, 2021

There were plenty of solo home runs hits between the Eastern baseball team and Tennessee-Martin Thursday afternoon. All six runs in the game came from solo shots, five of which belonged to the Skyhawks...

Panthers in 8th place with 13 OVC games left

Adam Tumino, Editor-in-Chief April 20, 2021

There is a month left in the regular season for the Eastern baseball team, and after losing a three-game series to Morehead State last weekend, the Panthers are now in eighth place in the OVC. There...

Panthers beat Maryville 10-3 Tuesday

Ryan Meyer, Baseball Reporter April 13, 2021

The Eastern baseball team beat Maryville University 10-3 on Tuesday afternoon. Ryan Ignoffo got the win in a relief opportunity after coming in for Jalen Cardinal in the fifth inning and striking out...

Baseball team takes weekend series from Colonels

Ryan Meyer, Baseball Reporter April 11, 2021

The Eastern baseball team won two of three in their conference series over the weekend against Eastern Kentucky. The Panthers won both games in Friday’s doubleheader, winning 9-7 and 11-2, respectively. Eastern...

Baseball team falls to Redbirds in rain-shortened game

Ryan Meyer, Baseball Reporter March 30, 2021

The Eastern baseball team lost 4-3 Tuesday afternoon to Illinois State in a game that was shortened to seven innings by rain. The Panthers rallied off a hit by second baseman Lucas DiLuca and RBI walks...

Panthers get 1st conference series win

Adam Tumino, Editor-in-Chief March 28, 2021

After a 3-2 loss to Southeast Missouri Friday, the Eastern baseball team needed to sweep a Saturday doubleheader if they wanted to win their first conference series win of the season. The Panthers did...

Baseball team beats Redbirds

Staff Report March 25, 2021

The top of the order came through for the Eastern baseball team in its 9-7 win over Illinois State Wednesday night. The first four hitters for the Panthers, Lucas DiLuca, Logan Eickhoff, Trey Sweeney...

Panthers in 8th after 2 conference series

Adam Tumino, Editor-in-Chief March 22, 2021

The first two series in conference play are in the books for the Eastern baseball team. The Panthers gone 1-2 in both series, first against Murray State at home and then against Tennessee Tech on the...

Baseball team drops weekend set to slugging Racers

Ryan Meyer, Baseball Reporter March 14, 2021

The Eastern baseball team lost a three-game series against Murray State this weekend in the first conference series of the season, making their conference record 1-2 with an overall record of 9-7. Eastern...

OVC baseball update as conference play nears

Adam Tumino, Editor-in-Chief March 11, 2021

The conference season is scheduled to begin March 12 for most of the baseball teams of the OVC. The conference season was cut short, very short, last season when teams were only able to play three conference...

Eastern pitcher Kyle Lang winds up for a pitch against Bellarmine Tuesday at Coaches Field. Lang pitched a season-high 7 innings, allowing 6 hits and 1 run in a 8-1 Eastern win.

Panthers win 8-1 in home opener Tuesday

Ryan Meyer, Baseball Reporter March 10, 2021

The Eastern baseball team won their home opener Tuesday against Bellarmine by a score of 8-1. The Panthers are off to a solid 8-5 start going into their first conference game on Friday against Murray...

Baseball team to host Bellarmine for home opener

Adam Tumino, Editor-in-Chief March 9, 2021

After a long road stint to open the season, the Eastern baseball team will play its first home game of the season Tuesday when they host Bellarmine at 2:30 p.m. The Panthers come home with a 7-5 record...

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