Eastern Michigan Eagles baseball

Eastern Michigan Eagles
2024 Eastern Michigan Eagles baseball team
Founded	1901; 123 years ago (1901)
University	Eastern Michigan University
Head coach	Robbie Britt (1st season)
Conference	Mid–American
Location	Ypsilanti, Michigan
Home stadium	Oestrike Stadium (Capacity: 2,500)
Nickname	Eagles
Colors	Green and white[1]
College World Series runner-up
1976
College World Series appearances
1975, 1976
NCAA regional champions
1975, 1976
NCAA Tournament appearances
1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 2003, 2008
Conference tournament champions
1981, 1982, 2003, 2008

The Eastern Michigan Eagles baseball team (formerly the Eastern Michigan Hurons) is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference West division, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Eastern Michigan's first baseball team was fielded in 1901. The team plays its home games at Oestrike Stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The 1976 team finished as runner-up at the 1976 College World Series, making the then-Hurons the last northern school to play for a CWS title until Michigan in 2019.

An Eagles batter (left) and pitcher (right) during a game in 2023

Postseason

Year	Region	Round	Opponent	Result
1975	Mideast College World Series	First Round Semi-Finals & Finals CWS First Round CWS Second Round	Clemson Michigan Florida State South Carolina Oklahoma	W 5–3 W 3–2 L 4–2 W 2–1 W 2–1 (10) L 5–1 (6) L 7-0
1976	Mideast	First Round Semi-Finals Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2 CWS First Round CWS Second Round CWS Third Round CWS Semifinals Final	Michigan Illinois State Michigan Michigan Maine Clemson Arizona State Arizona	W 6–0 W 3–0 L 5–3 W 6–0 W 3–2 W 3–2 (10) W 2–1 L 7–6 L 7–1
1981	Mideast	First Round Second Round Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2	UNLV New Orleans Michigan	W 15–3 W 18–11 L 10–0 L 4–0
1982	Central	Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Loser's Bracket Final	Florida State Hardin-Simmons Texas Oklahoma Texas	W 7–2 W 10–2 L 7–2 W 9–2 L 9–1
2003	Columbus Super Regional	First Round Second Round	Nebraska Coastal Carolina Nebraska	L 16–11 W 9–8 L 18–2
2008	Coral Gables Super Regional	First Round	Arizona Kentucky	L 13–7 L 3–2

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

References

1. "Colors - Division of Communications". Retrieved September 11, 2022.
2. "Eastern Michigan Eagles". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2013-01-16.

External links

• Official website