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EMU Alum Erik Kratz Is Catching a Dream

March 27, 2013Last updated September 10, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

Erik Kratz, a 2002 Eastern Mennonite University graduate, went from taking pictures for fans to being the subject of their pictures during a roller-coaster 2012 Major League Baseball season with

Students Reflect Changing Face of Church

March 25, 2013Last updated April 16, 2013 by Stephen Kriss

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been dispatched to diverse contexts in relationship to Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). This included Spanish conversations in Sarasota, Fla., gathering around a ping-pong table

Kratz Living the Big League Dream

August 8, 2012Last updated September 10, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

Erik Kratz, a 2002 Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) graduate, has stepped up when the Philadelphia Phillies have needed him most. Kratz has filled in for starting catcher Carlos Ruiz and

‘Simple Way’ Ministry Destroyed by Fire

June 29, 2007 by

EMU has supported the ministry of Shane Claiborne and The Simple Way community in Philadelphia for several years through spring break service trips and exchanges of visits and ideas. On

Phillies Skipper Back Home, Sort Of

January 16, 2007 by Matthew Stoss, DNR special correspondent

By Matthew Stoss, Special Correspondent for Daily News-Record For the first time in recent memory, EMU held a fundraiser for its baseball program

Major League Baseball Manager to speak at EMU

December 22, 2006 by Jim Bishop

Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies (MLB), will be guest speaker 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at Eastern Mennonite University for a benefit dinner for the EMU baseball team.

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