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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

Royals break All-Academic record with 100 athletes honored

July 24, 2015Last updated August 25, 2015 by James DeBoer

EMU’s student-athletes continue to out-do themselves. The Royals set a new high for student-athletes named to the annual Old Dominion Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, putting 104 on the team, showing

Making Royals baseball history: trio named to All-State team

June 25, 2015Last updated July 13, 2015 by John Galle

Three’s company, and when it comes to Eastern Mennonite University’s all-state baseball selections, it’s also historic. A scrappy sophomore with a reliable bat was a key piece of that puzzle.

Senior day sweep jumps EMU into fifth in ODAC

April 13, 2015Last updated April 20, 2015 by James De Boer

Showing they could play two very different games, EMU’s baseball team picked up a clutch ODAC sweep of Roanoke on Senior Day. On the backs of defense and pitching, the

Safe at home: Royals baseball coach Ben Spotts makes local recruiting a key contributor to success

March 27, 2015Last updated April 10, 2015 by Chris Yoder and Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University head baseball coach Ben Spotts has a simple recruiting philosophy: Do not lose local athletes to other Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) schools. That’s a tough goal,

Former Royals pitcher Kirk King found a ticket to the Major Leagues with the New York Mets

February 17, 2015Last updated March 3, 2015 by David Driver

When Kirk King graduated from Eastern Mennonite University in 1997, the longtime baseball player stepped off the pitcher’s mound for good and headed into an Oregon classroom as a middle

Former EMU baseball star Erik Kratz heads to World Series

October 22, 2014Last updated October 31, 2014 by Tim Huber, Mennonite World Review

This article excerpt appears courtesy of Mennonite World Review. On July 28, Erik Kratz was scratched from the lineup of the Buffalo Bisons AAA minor-league baseball team. The Toronto Blue Jays

Royals named to ODAC sportsmanship teams

August 5, 2014Last updated August 29, 2014 by James De Boer

Eastern Mennonite University is pleased to announce its members on the 2013-14 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Teams. The Royals had a student-athlete honored in each of their sports which

Kratz a Royal once again after trade to Kansas City

August 1, 2014Last updated August 20, 2014 by James De Boer

For the second time in less than eight months Erik Kratz has been traded, this time to the Kansas City Royals. The former Eastern Mennonite University baseball player figures to be the

EMU breaks record for all-academic honorees

July 9, 2014Last updated July 28, 2014 by James De Boer

Eastern Mennonite University once again set a new high for student-athletes named to the annual Old Dominion Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, as 96 Royals were honored. Last year a total

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