The NCAA softball transfer portal opened May 18 and will remain open until June 16. Four players have entered the portal to leave the 2025 Ohio Valley Conference champions as of Saturday, May 31:
McKenzie...
Freshman outfielder Morgan Hance is in her first year with the Panthers. Hance started playing softball at 6 years old but soon started playing volleyball after.
Hance, from Clay City, played...
Freshman catcher Kira Manganello’s journey to Eastern Illinois University is one of self-discovery, ambition and resilience.
A native of New Orleans, Manganello chose to pursue her education and...
Freshman utility Abbi Hatton was born into a family of former Division I athletes. Hatton’s mother Amy Walk Hatton played volleyball at Austin Peay State University from 2002-2003, and her father...
The 2025 softball season has kicked off for Eastern as the team just completed its first tournament of the year.
Eastern traveled to San Antonio, Texas, to compete in the Incarnate Word Tournament...
The male Panther of the Week is going to Joe Stoddard from the track and field team.
The sophomore distance runner from Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin, posted a first place finish in the DePaul Blue Demon...
![E[Thumbnail Edition] Eastern Illinois softball freshman utility player Abbi Hatton deciding to throw the softball to home plate in a fielding drill during softball practice at the field house in Groniger arena on Tuesday Feb. 11.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SB_03_O-e1741208880750-1-e1741209739187-1200x815.jpg)
