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Alum of the Year: MLB catcher Erik Kratz ’02

September 22, 2019Last updated October 14, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

EMU’s alumni award winners will be honored during the Oct. 11-13 Homecoming and Family Weekend. Read more about Young Alum Liza Heavener and Distinguished Service awardee Wu Wei. Erik Kratz

Sophomore outfielder Jaylon Lee named All-Region

May 30, 2019Last updated June 3, 2019 by James De Boer

EMU’s Jaylon Lee (Newport News, Va./Denbigh) was selected to the 2019 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team as voted on by the members of the American Baseball Coaches Association. The sophomore earned a spot on

Four Royals earn All-ODAC baseball honors

May 14, 2019Last updated May 17, 2019 by James De Boer

The EMU Royals had four men recognized as All-ODAC this season after the team matched the program record for conference wins and earned a conference tournament berth. Sophomore Ray Tricarico (Culpeper, Va./Eastern

Internships net career starts for EMU business grads

May 7, 2019Last updated May 7, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Two Eastern Mennonite University seniors who interned at Farm Credit of the Virginias last summer will be employed there as generalists, a position that encapsulates a variety of roles that

EMU baseball player, a natural ‘people person,’ finds success in financial sales

March 23, 2019Last updated March 25, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

In the EMU Royals dugout from 2014-16, Aaron Hooven was a talker, remembers baseball coach Ben Spotts. “I had to stay on him sometimes, but to his credit, he always

Jaylon Lee Player of the Week for ODAC, D3 baseball

March 5, 2019Last updated March 7, 2019 by Moderator

Already matching his production from last season, Jaylon Lee (Newport News, Va./Denbigh) has started off his sophomore season red hot earning him Old Dominion Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors. D3baseball.com has

Kratz, Brewers head to National League Championship Series

October 8, 2018Last updated October 8, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Only after thanks and a blessing to umpire Ted Barrett could Milwaukee Brewers catcher Erik Kratz let himself celebrate Sunday night’s Game 3 6-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies that

Tech Impact summer internship preps cyber-security hopeful

September 11, 2018Last updated September 12, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

When Riley Wesp changed his major from accounting to computer science after his sophomore year at Eastern Mennonite University, he wondered, amid enduring 18-credit-hour semesters necessary to graduate on time,

Opportunity knocks: Veteran catcher Erik Kratz looks to help Brewers into the playoffs

September 6, 2018Last updated September 11, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

With a busload of Eastern Mennonite University fans in the Nationals Park centerfield stands Friday night, Milwaukee Brewers catcher Erik Kratz ‘02 did not disappoint in his first at-bat, jumping

EMU’s Damon Frazier named All-State First Team

June 21, 2018 by James De Boer

Damon Frazier (Waynesboro, Va./Wilson Memorial) has been named to the All-State First Team by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). In two years at Eastern Mennonite University, Frazier has been

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