Eastern extended its win streak to six games with a 11-1 win over Division 3 opponent Illinois Wesleyan University that ended in seven innings due to the run rule.  “I just think they’re playing...

Eastern baseball and softball both swept their weekend series, with the baseball team beating Tennessee Tech and the softball team doing the same at Tennessee State. The sweeps strengthened both team’s...

The Eastern baseball team used a three-run third inning to complete their series sweep over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles with a 6-1 win at Coaches Stadium Friday afternoon. The Panthers (19-17,...

The Eastern baseball team used a five run second inning to pick up a big 13-3 win over St. Xavier at Coaches Stadium Tuesday afternoon in a game that ended after eight innings. The Panthers (16-17,...

Eastern baseball split its weather-affected series against UT Martin, with the Skyhawks winning game one 8-5 and the Panthers winning game two 9-4 in six innings at Coaches Stadium.  Due to the weather...

Eastern Illinois took the lead over Butler with a four-run second inning, paving the way for its 14-8 win on Tuesday at Coaches Stadium.  After the second, they added three insurance runs two innings...

With his team down 5-0 in the first inning, EIU’s redshirt sophomore utility player Eli Hill walked up to the plate with the bases loaded.  He would get a hold of the fourth pitch he saw and send...

Eastern baseball played a dramatic three-game series against Lindenwood, winning 5-4 in 11 innings thanks to a walk-off error on Friday and splitting a doubleheader on Saturday.  The Panthers (9-12,...

After graduation from Carthage College 2014, Mike Pugliese prepared to intertwine baseball, the game he loved playing, into the rest of his life.  Seven years before he joined the Eastern baseball...

Editor's Note: Tuesday's game against U of I has been rained out and cancelled.    This season offensively, Eastern has a team batting average of .224 and has accumulated 88 total bases,...

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...

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...