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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’s Michael YaSenka fires a pitch in the Panthers’s 10-9 loss to Southeast Missouri on Sunday. Eastern beat the Redhawks 9-6 on Monday.

Panthers top Redhawks 9-6 in series finale

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor April 1, 2019

Eastern’s baseball team had to wait until Monday for the last two games of its series with Southeast Missouri, but the Panthers finished the series with two wins. The Panthers (14-13, 7-5) bounced back...

Eastern’s Christian Pena celebrates after hitting a home run in Eastern’s 10-9 loss to Southeast Missouri Sunday at Coaches Field. Eastern is now 5-5 in conference play.

Eastern baseball loses in extra innings in OVC home opener

Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Baseball Reporter March 31, 2019

The Panthers fell to Southeast Missouri 10-9 in the 10th inning during Eastern’s OVC home opener Sunday. Sophomore Tyler Wilber hit the go-ahead home run for the Redhawks (14-12, 4-6 OVC) in the top...

Eastern pitcher Tyler Jones fires a pitch in the Panthers’ 5-2 win over Lindenwood Wednesday at Coaches Field. Eastern hosts Southeast Missouri Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Inconsistent pitching meets new challenge at weekend games

Dillan Schorfhedie, Assistant Sports Editor March 28, 2019

Twenty-four games into the season, the Eastern baseball team is getting closer to a place it needs to be at: Specifically, its pitching. One minute looking at the team’s results online and it is clear...

Eastern second baseman Jimmy Govern sends a ball into the field Wednesay at Coaches Field.

Eastern moves back to .500 with 5-2 win

Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Baseball Reporter March 27, 2019

The Eastern baseball team must not have been satisfied with the loss in their home opener on Tuesday because the Panthers came out hot and secured a 5-2 win over Lindenwood-Belleville at Coaches Stadium...

Eastern’s Christian Pena loads at the plate befor sending a ball to the warning track in Eastern’s 14-10 loss to Robert Morris-Illinois Tuesday at Coaches Field. Eastern fell to 11-12 with the loss.

Eastern baseball team drops home opener 14-10

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor March 26, 2019

Robert Morris-Illinois came to Coaches Stadium and spoiled the Eastern baseball team’s home opener with a 14-10 victory over the Panthers. Despite only losing by four runs, Eastern (11-12) was beat...

Eastern senior Jimmy Govern hits a ball in a game last spring against Belmont at Coaches Field. Eastern swept Tennessee Tech this past weekend and plays Robert Morris at home on Tuesday.

Baseball team comes home for 1st time

Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Baseball Reporter March 25, 2019

After weeks on the road, the Eastern baseball team finally gets a stretch of home play starting Tuesday with a game against Robert Morris-Illinois and then a Wednesday turnaround with Lindenwood-Belleville...

Panther offense explodes in weekend sweep

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor March 24, 2019

Scoring runs was not a problem for the Eastern baseball team over the weekend, as the Panthers swept a conference series on the road against Tennessee Tech. The series sweep is the first for the Panthers...

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Eastern senior Tyler Jones fires a pitch in an Eastern game last spring. Eastern travels to play Tennessee Tech for three games this weekend.

Baseball continues conference play against Tennessee Tech Friday

Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Baseball Reporter March 21, 2019

The Eastern baseball team hits the road this weekend for a three-game series with OVC foe Tennessee Tech. The Panthers (8-11, 2-4 OVC) got the day off on Wednesday after their matchup with Evansville...

Morehead State, Austin Peay baseball teams flaunt big wins early on

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor March 20, 2019

Eastern’s baseball team has a lot of ground to make up early on in the conference standings. The Panthers currently are tied for seventh place with a 2-4 OVC record, but the last place team (Eastern...

Tyler Jones throws a pitch during his start against Morehead State in a 9-8 Eastern, extra-innings win in April 2018 at Coaches Stadium. Eastern’s pitching staff entered Tuesday’s game with a 5.58 era, but earned its first shutout against Butler Tuesday.

Panthers getting better at run prevention

Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Baseball Reporter March 19, 2019

After a sluggish start to the 2019 campaign, Eastern’s baseball team has rebounded in a big way on the diamond, nabbing eight of its last 15 contests including a win Tuesday over Butler, and there’s...

Jimmy Govern swings at a pitch during Eastern’s 9-8 extra-inning win over Morehead State in April 2018 at Coaches Stadium. Govern brought in his team-leading 17th RBI against Butler Tuesday.

Eastern baseball team picks up 2-0 road win over Butler

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor March 19, 2019

Eastern’s game may have been moved to Butler’s field Monday, just before Tuesday’s matchup, but the baseball team came away with a 2-0 win. The win signifies important marks for both the Panthers’...

Eastern’s Jimmy Govern throws out a runner in a game last spring for Eastern. Eastern travels to face Belmont on Tuesday.

Baseball team will face Butler on road Tuesday

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor March 18, 2019

The Eastern baseball team was supposed to host its first home game of the season Tuesday, but the Coaches Stadium field was not in good-enough shape to host Butler. So, instead, Eastern will have to wait...

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