Gabe Newman, Assistant Sports Editor
• February 12, 2025
With opening day set for Friday, the theme of the Eastern baseball’s 2025 season is health.
In a 2024 season where the Panthers lost many of their key pitchers to injury, including senior right...
With winter sports kicking in full swing and spring sports being on the verge of starting their respective seasons, here are nine athletes to keep an eye on during the spring semester:
NaKyel...
On June 6, former EIU pitcher Hayden Birdsong stepped out on Wrigley Field to the pitching mound.
Wearing his San Francisco Giants jersey with “Birdsong” in big letters on the back above...
Eastern split a doubleheader against the University of Southern Indiana on Thursday at Coaches Stadium, winning game one 4-2 and losing game two 8-1.
Junior right-hander Casey Perrenoud went...
Eastern lost their final game of the homestand to the Saint Xavier University Cougars on Wednesday at Coaches Stadium by a score of 4-2.
The loss marks the first time Eastern lost to a non-Division...
Eastern fought the elements to get a rain-shortened 14-9 win over the Bradley Braves on Tuesday at Coaches Stadium.
The game went back and forth until the bottom of the third inning when the Panthers...
Eastern lost their first game of Ohio Valley Conference play on Friday, dropping game one of a three game series against the Southeast Missouri State (SEMO) Redhawks 20-13 Friday afternoon at Coaches Stadium.
The...
Eastern scored 20 runs on 17 hits in a 20-9 non-conference win over the Lindenwood University Lions Tuesday afternoon at Coaches Stadium.
The Lions threw poor pitches to the Panther hitters as Eastern...
The male Panther of the Week is going to Dylan Drumke from the baseball team.
The redshirt junior outfielder from Libertyville recorded a grand slam home run against the University of Dayton on Saturday...
The Panthers dropped game one of a three game series against the University of Dayton Flyers, 9-6 on Friday afternoon at Coaches Stadium.
Going into the eighth inning, the Panthers had a 6-3 lead thanks...
The Panthers scored early and often to win their home opener against Bellarmine University 9-4 on Tuesday afternoon at Coaches Stadium.
Eastern, who started the season with 13 straight road games, finally...
