Articles tagged:Eastern Michigan sports

Posted: Fri May 25 12:16 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

A complete-game effort by Eastern Michigan pitcher Steve Weber ended in a loss when Miami (Ohio) scored in the tenth inning for a 2-1 win at the Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Thursday in Avon, Ohio. According to EMUEagles.com, Weber tied a MAC record for innings pitched in a single tournament ...

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Posted: Sat May 19 6:45 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

A disappointing Michigan baseball season came to an end Saturday, when visiting Nebraska scored a 7-3 win at Ray Fisher Stadium. Hampered by injuries most of the year, the Wolverines (22-34) finished below .500 for the second straight year after having a winning record during each of coach Rich Maloney’s ...

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Posted: Mon May 7 4:15 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Michigan's Brandon Sinnery, EMU's Steve Weber named conference pitchers of the week

Pitching was hot in Washtenaw County last week. Michigan senior Brandon Sinnery was named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week and Eastern Michigan junior Steve Weber a Mid-American Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week on Monday after strong outings over the weekend.

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Posted: Sun May 6 5:22 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

A Bowling Green baseball player that left Eastern Michigan’s Oestrike Stadium on a stretcher Sunday was released from the hospital and traveled back to Ohio with the team following a 9-3 win over the Eagles. Andrew Kubuski collided with an Eastern Michigan player when he dove head first back to ...

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Posted: Sat May 5 7:54 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Updated 10:31 p.m. Ashley Lane was 0-for-9 with the bases loaded this season. The junior second baseman’s change of fortune led the Michigan softball team to a 5-1 win in the first game of a doubleheader sweep Saturday at Wisconsin. Lane’s grand slam to center field highlighted a five-run third ...

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Posted: Fri May 4 11:37 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

The Michigan baseball team is getting healthy. An 11-0 win at Iowa on Friday night should help them feel better, too. Senior pitcher Brandon Sinnery threw a six-hit shutout and senior catcher Coley Crank hit a pair of home runs for the Wolverines, who had lost eight of their last ...

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Posted: Fri May 4 8:44 a.m. by Rich Rezler Sports Producer & Copy Editor
EMU's Latarrius Thomas heads to rookie minicamp with Indianapolis Colts

The Indianapolis Colts start their rookie minicamp on Friday. Former Eastern Michigan safety Latarrius Thomas will be there. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound undrafted free agent agreed to terms with the Colts on Thursday, according to the Indianapolis Star. Thomas started 12 games for the Eagles in 2011, which was his sixth ...

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Posted: Thu May 3 3:34 p.m. by Rich Rezler Sports Producer & Copy Editor
Eastern Michigan's Jabar Westerman is second overall pick in CFL Draft

Eastern Michigan defensive lineman Jabar Westerman was selected by the British Columbia Lions with the second overall pick of Thursday's Canadian Football League draft.

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Posted: Wed May 2 9:32 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

One night after taking No. 23-ranked Michigan to extra innings, the Eastern Michigan softball team suffered a mercy-rule shortened, 10-0 loss at Notre Dame.

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Posted: Tue May 1 11:12 p.m. by Chris Asadian Photographer
Sara Driesenga homer gives Michigan softball team a 4-2 win over EMU

With two critical Big Ten series on the horizon, the Michigan softball team wrapped up the non-conference portion of its schedule with an extra-inning win against Eastern Michigan. Freshman Sara Driesenga’s two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Wolverines a 4-2 win in front of ...

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Posted: Mon Apr 30 10:01 p.m. by Rich Rezler Sports Producer & Copy Editor
EMU's Tavelyn James heads to training camp with Minnesota Lynx, after graduation

For Tavelyn James, a shot at the WNBA could wait for one day. The all-time leading scorer in Eastern Michigan women's basketball history reported to the Minnesota Lynx training camp Monday. The defending WNBA champions opened camp Sunday, but James remained in Ypsilanti for the school's graduation ceremony, with the ...

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Posted: Sun Apr 29 8:18 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

A season-high 2,455 fans at Ray Fisher Stadium got their money’s worth of offense, but watched the Michigan baseball team drop both games of a doubleheader to Indiana. The Hoosiers had 26 hits in 11-8 and 11-5 wins. Michigan had 14 hits in each game of the doubleheader, but left ...

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Posted: Fri Apr 27 9:06 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

The Indiana baseball team took early control with three runs in the first inning and cruised to an 8-1 win against Michigan Friday night at Ray Fisher Stadium. The Hoosiers (20-23, 7-6 Big Ten) added a pair of runs in the second and third innings while battering Michigan (17-25, 4-9) ...

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Posted: Thu Apr 26 8:35 p.m. by Rich Rezler Sports Producer & Copy Editor
Mike Talley's transfer to Eastern Michigan is official, former Duquesne guard eligible in 2013-14

Eastern Michigan confirmed Thursday what Mike Talley announced more than two weeks ago. The former Duquesne combo guard is transferring to EMU to play his final two years of college basketball as an Eagle. It's a return home for Talley, who was a the Michigan Class C Player of the ...

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Posted: Thu Apr 26 3:46 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Eastern Michigan women's basketball coaching job a 'dream come true' for Tory Verdi

Each time Tory Verdi has taken another step in his basketball coaching career, he's received a phone call from his father. When he left a job with the WNBA's Connecticut Sun to be an assistant at Nebraska, his dad called him crazy. When he left Nebraska for a similar position ...

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