It is an irrefutable fact that pitching is the most important aspect of a baseball team.

Eastern will travel down to challenge the University of Tennessee at Martin Friday in a three-game series.

Sure baseball and softball are great.

Eastern's track team came out of winter hibernation with the opening of the "Big Blue Classic" track meet ,Thursday, which marks the Panthers only home meet of the outdoor season.

Eastern football head coach Bob Spoo filled the last major hole in his coaching staff Wednesday.

The Eastern men's and women's tennis teams are currently ranked No.1 in the Ohio Valley Conference as they go into their conference openers against the Murray State Racers.

Eastern manager Lloydene Searle watched as her team was able to hang with Illinois throughout the entire second game of a doubleheader against Illinois Wednesday. She also watched as her team managed to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh. But, ultimately, she watched another game slip away to the Fighting Illini.

Seven teams from the Midwest, representing five conferences, will be in Charleston for the Big Blue Classic track and field meet Thursday through Saturday.

Maybe it's because they're overpaid crybabies who sit out for months at a time, or maybe it's because they play the least intense and least physically demanding of all major American sports, but for whatever reason, baseball players sure do enjoy a good fight.

Eastern took care of Chicago State (2-15) in Wednesday's doubleheader with the Cougars, winning 9-6 and 11-6.

Most people probably didn't know that Eastern has a men's club volleyball team. One thing is for sure: the Midwest now does.

The Eastern softball team will look to regroup after a rough weekend Wednesday as they play host to the University of Illinois.