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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,

Royals grab three wins in one day in Florida

March 10, 2014Last updated March 18, 2014 by James De Boer

The Royals baseball team finished their play at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational with a bang on Friday, winning three games in less than the span of 12 hours. Eastern

Royals Take Two From Hampden-Sydney On The Road

March 25, 2013Last updated April 8, 2013 by James De Boer

The Eastern Mennonite baseball team earned an impressive sweep on the road Saturday, taking down Hampden-Sydney College (HSC) by a combined total score of 15-3. The Royals used just two

Royals Earn Sweep, Move to 11-8

March 11, 2013Last updated March 18, 2013 by James De Boer

The Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) baseball men are now riding a three-game winning streak after taking a sweep from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Friday to wrap up play

Baseball Sweeps Mount Saint Vincent, Improve to 7-5

February 25, 2013Last updated March 4, 2013 by James De Boer

EMU’s baseball men are now 7-5 after a pair of doubleheader sweeps over the weekend in Harrisonburg. The Royals powered past Mount Saint Vincent on Sunday, plating 25 runs in

Baseball Working Hard to Build a Championship Program

February 1, 2013Last updated February 11, 2013 by James De Boer

As what usually happens with a coaching change, EMU’s first-year skipper, Ben Spotts, is starting at the ground floor. Spotts is taking a Royals program which hasn’t had a winning

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