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(Thumbnail Edition) The Eastern Illinois University baseball hitting coach, Mike Pugliese, taking the team through its pregame routine before the first intrasquad scrimmage of the season at O'Brien Field on Jan. 31. in Charleston, Illinois

Baseball relies on experience ahead of new season

Gabe Newman, Assistant Sports Editor February 12, 2025

With opening day set for Friday, the theme of the Eastern baseball’s 2025 season is health.  In a 2024 season where the Panthers lost many of their key pitchers to injury, including senior right...

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.

Conklin named as opening day starter

Gabe Newman, Assistant Sports Editor February 10, 2025

On a typical day when senior right-handed pitcher Tyler Conklin is scheduled to start for Eastern’s baseball team, his pregame routine gets going long before the first pitch.  He begins his warm-up...

Eastern pitcher Hayden Birdsong releases a pitch against Murray State on April 22 at Laker Baseball Field in Mattoon. Birdsong pitched five innings of relief, allowing just one run while striking out a season-high nine batters. Eastern lost the game 17-10.

Former EIU pitcher reflects on first season in MLB

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor January 22, 2025

On June 6, former EIU pitcher Hayden Birdsong stepped out on Wrigley Field to the pitching mound.   Wearing his San Francisco Giants jersey with “Birdsong” in big letters on the back above...

Anderson reflects on Yankees career during 9/11

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter September 11, 2024

On Sept. 11, 2001, former big leaguer, Big 10 pitcher of the year in 2000 and current Eastern Illinois baseball head coach Jason Anderson was woken up from his mother’s couch to the alarm of the...

Freshman right-handed pitcher Slater Wilcox (32) pitches at Coaches Stadium on Sunday for the EIU baseball game.

EIU Baseball’s path through OVC Tournament

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter May 21, 2024

It’s been almost a year since, then senior closing pitcher, Zane Robbins, earned his seventh save of the season, closing out the Ohio Valley Conference Championship game against Morehead State University...

Men's Baseball team players stand in the dugout at home against Bellarmine at Coaches Stadium on March 12, 2024. Eastern beat Bellarmine 9-4 Tuesday afternoon.

EIU Baseball honors seniors, win over MSU

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter May 12, 2024

Eastern salvaged the series against Morehead State University on Sunday afternoon at Coaches Stadium, winning the series finale 5-1. The Panthers seemed more amped up than usual because it was senior...

Junior Outfield (1) Quade Peters join the team in excitedment after sliding into home base  at the game against Bradley

EIU Baseball drops second game against MSU

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter May 11, 2024

Eastern lost their sixth consecutive game against Morehead State University 18-10 on Saturday afternoon at Coaches Stadium. The Eagles scored nine runs early into the game (four runs in the first...

The baseball team game get suspended due to the weather, the team walked back to the locker room at the game against Bradley University Tuesday

EIU Baseball loses fifth straight game

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter May 10, 2024

Eastern lost a back-and-forth game against Morehead State University 7-6 on Friday afternoon at Coaches Stadium. Morehead State led 6-3 going into the bottom of the seventh inning, when Eastern’s...

Redshirt junior infielder Dylan Drumke prepares to bat at the EIU baseball game in Coaches Stadium on Sunday.

EIU splits doubleheader with USI

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter April 25, 2024

Eastern split a doubleheader against the University of Southern Indiana on Thursday at Coaches Stadium, winning game one 4-2 and losing game two 8-1.   Junior right-hander Casey Perrenoud went...

Freshman right-handed pitcher Slater Wilcox throws the ball at the game against Bradley University Tuesday

Nine-run first inning too much for EIU to overcome

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter April 24, 2024

Eastern couldn’t overcome a nine-run first inning by Butler University, losing 10-6 to the Bulldogs on Wednesday at Coaches Stadium.   Four batters into the ballgame, the Panthers were down...

Redshirt junior outfield Dylan Drumke gets a run to first after hitting outfield at the game against Bradley University Tuesday

EIU baseball loses to non-D1 opponent for first time since 2019

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter April 17, 2024

Eastern lost their final game of the homestand to the Saint Xavier University Cougars on Wednesday at Coaches Stadium by a score of 4-2.   The loss marks the first time Eastern lost to a non-Division...

Junior outfielder Quade Peters swinging and hitting the ball during Eastern's game against Bradley University on Tuesday,

EIU beats Bradley in shortened game

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter April 16, 2024

Eastern fought the elements to get a rain-shortened 14-9 win over the Bradley Braves on Tuesday at Coaches Stadium.  The game went back and forth until the bottom of the third inning when the Panthers...

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