![[Thumbnail Edition] Eastern Illinois University baseball's hitting coach and recruiting coordinator Mike Pugliese urges players on the team to increase their effort after a slow start to its pregame routine at the team's first intrasquad scrimmage of the season at O'Brien Field on Jan. 31, 2025.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/BB_02_O-1-e1741909628540-1200x702.jpg)
![[Thumbnail Edition] Senior tennis player Luisa Renovales Salazar hits the tennis ball with her racket at the Darling Courts at the Eastern Illinois University campus in Charleston, ILL.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tennis_01_O-1-e1741807434552-1200x670.jpg)
![[Thumbnail Edition] Senior right-handed pitcher Tyler Conklin pitching in the Eastern Illinois University baseball team's intrasquad scrimmage at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois on Jan. 31.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/TC_01_O-e1741567955534-1200x669.jpg)
![[Thumbnail Edition] Senior, forward Macy McGlone finds an open teammate to pass the ball too during the game against the Tennessee State Tigers 69-49, in Groniger Arena on the Eastern Illinois University campus, Charleston Ill.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WBB_02_O-1-e1741228987440-1200x692.jpg)
![E[Thumbnail Edition] Eastern Illinois softball freshman utility player Abbi Hatton deciding to throw the softball to home plate in a fielding drill during softball practice at the field house in Groniger arena on Tuesday Feb. 11.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SB_03_O-e1741208880750-1-e1741209739187-1200x815.jpg)
![The Weeklings lead guitarist John Merjave [Left] and guitarist Bob Burger [Right] perform "I Am the Walrus" at The Weeklings Beatles Bash concert in the Dvorak Concert Hall on Saturday.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WL_01_O-1200x900.jpg)
![The team listens as its captain Patience Cox [Number 25] lectures to them about what's appropriate to talk about through practice during "The Wolves" on Thursday, March 6, in the Black Box Theatre in the Doudna Fine Arts Center in Charleston, Ill.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WolvesPre-12-1200x800.jpg)
The male Panther of the Week is going to Tyler Conklin from the baseball team.
The senior pitcher from Maple Park recorded his second win of the season over Northern Kentucky Friday afternoon.
Eastern defeated Northern Kentucky 8-5 in Highland Heights, Kentucky.
Throughout the 5.2 innings Conklin played, he recorded seven strikeouts.
The female Panther of the Week is going to McKenzie Oslanzi from the softball team.
The sophomore pitcher from Marseilles threw two shutouts against Lindenwood on Saturday and Sunday in St. Charles, Missouri.
In the Panthers’ first game against the Lions, Oslanzi allowed only five hits as none of the Lions were able to score. Eastern defeated Lindenwood 11-0 in five innings.
On Sunday, Oslanzi threw a one-hitter against Lindenwood. Eastern defeated Lindenwood 5-0 in seven innings. With this win, Oslanzi recorded her seventh win of the season.
Zaria Flippin can be reached at 581-2812 or at zhflippin@eiu.edu
