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Royals baseball now playing on a field near you

February 10, 2017Last updated February 13, 2017 by James De Boer

A head coach always has the multi-dimensional mindset of looking at the short term as well as the long term. Now entering his fifth season at Eastern Mennonite University, it’s

Staying sharp for fall, EMU’s ‘boys of summer’ join the Rockingham County Baseball League

August 1, 2016Last updated August 1, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

When most collegiate baseball players head home, they resign themselves to summers of solo workouts. But for 14 Eastern Mennonite University athletes who have spent their summer playing in the

Daryl Lambert, EMU’s star center fielder, earns induction into the Rockingham County Baseball League Hall of Fame

June 23, 2016Last updated July 21, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Two elite baseball players have played for the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) Royals.* One is catcher Erik Kratz, in his 15th season in the MLB and currently with the Pittsburgh

Baseball ends year on a high note, as five seniors recognized

April 25, 2016Last updated July 8, 2016 by James DeBoer

The Royals wrapped up their baseball season at home on Saturday, splitting a doubleheader with playoff-bound Virginia Wesleyan College. EMU finishes with a record of 16-21 overall, including 8-12 for

Royals baseball sweeps Guilford

April 11, 2016Last updated July 8, 2016 by James DeBoer

The Royals earned a much-needed ODAC sweep Saturday afternoon at Guilford, both times using late-inning heroics to improve to 6-9 in the conference. Eastern Mennonite sits just behind Randolph-Macon and

Royals baseball team plays games, takes in the Los Angeles sights over spring break trip to California

April 1, 2016Last updated July 8, 2016 by Walt Wiltschek

The Eastern Mennonite University baseball team didn’t have to settle for California dreaming over this year’s mid-March spring break. They boarded a plane to Los Angeles and experienced the real

Outfielder Griffin Stanley earns Royal of the Week honors, helping baseball off to a hot start

March 3, 2016Last updated March 3, 2016 by Nora Osei

Griffin Stanley (Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring) is helping his team make a statement. It’s over. The rebuilding period for the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) Royals baseball team has been completed. Now

Royals baseball team, picked eighth in preseason ODAC poll, hosts Penn State-Altoona for this week’s opener

February 10, 2016Last updated February 12, 2016 by James De Boer and EMU communications staff

Opening Day is Saturday for the Eastern Mennonite University baseball team, which made history last spring with their first Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Tournament appearance since 2002. [Editor’s note

Catcher Erik Kratz, now with the San Diego Padres, reflects on the blessings of a baseball life

January 27, 2016Last updated February 11, 2016 by Rich Preheim/MWR and EMU communications staff

Inside Goshen College’s athletics building, metallic “pings” pricked the air as bat-wielding kids hit — and missed — balls thrown by Goshen baseball players. Murmurs of conversation gurgled in the

Not quite the ‘Green Monster’ but close: new irrigation on baseball field improves playing surface, water usage

August 26, 2015Last updated January 6, 2016 by Andrew Goodstein

This fall, the Eastern Mennonite University baseball field should be a little greener — and in more than one sense of the word. A new irrigation system uses sustainable technology

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