Drawn by the friendly community and small class sizes, three graduates of Catholic high schools in Maryland and Virginia are enjoying their first year at Eastern Mennonite University. The students ... read more about Grads of Catholic high schools find a home at EMU
Eastern Mennonite University alumnus Erik Kratz ’02 ended his Major League Baseball career with an announcement on Twitter Friday (view below). He played 19 seasons of professional baseball, following a ... read more about Erik Kratz ’02 announces retirement from MLB playing career
EMU hosted the first Athletics Fireside Gathering of the year Wednesday evening, giving Royals fans a look into what has been and what will be happening with EMU Athletics. In ... read more about EMU Athletics recaps fall, looks ahead to spring in first ‘Fireside Gathering’
The Oct. 28 show “ODAC Chat,” hosted by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, features Erik Kratz, catcher for the New York Yankees and EMU alumnus. The 24-minute show is hosted ... read more about Yankees catcher Erik Kratz ’02 interviewed on ‘ODAC Chat’
EMU Athletics, with the help of women’s lacrosse coach Katie Russo, has established the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and elected their leadership team. After years of inactivity, the SAAC is once ... read more about Student-Athlete Advisory Committee established for 2020-21
The EMU women’s soccer team has earned the Team Academic Award from the United Soccer Coaches. The award recognizes the team GPA from the 2019-20 academic year. This is the ... read more about Royals earn team academic award
The new incarnation of the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) Royals mascot will make his first appearance Friday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 on Facebook Live during Homecoming weekend. He’s coming to ... read more about The unofficial history of Herm, EMU’s mascot
If you’re a baseball fan and a frequent user of social media, odds are you’ve seen the video. It’s a clip gone viral for all the right reasons. ... read more about Kratz goes viral for all the right reasons from Daily News-Record
Mike Gale, 42, came to Lexington after spending 14 seasons as the boys basketball coach at Stuarts Draft High in neighboring Augusta County. He is a 1996 graduate of Fort Defiance High School and a 2001 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University, where he played baseball. ... read more about Rockbridge AD Mike Gale ’01 is the new boys basketball coach from Roanoke Times
Michael Greene '76, who was been coaching for over 40 years, leaves Park View as its longest tenured coach with 30 years of service at the high school. He is married to Bonnie Showalter Greene '77, whom he met at EMU. ... read more about Park View baseball coach retires after 30 years from Brunswick Times-Gazette