Eastern Michigan Eagles
2023 Eastern Michigan Eagles baseball team
Founded1901 (1901)
UniversityEastern Michigan University
Head coachRobbie Britt (1st season)
ConferenceMid–American
West Division
LocationYpsilanti, Michigan
Home stadiumOestrike Stadium
(Capacity: 2,500)
NicknameEagles
ColorsGreen 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
1975Mideast
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
1976MideastFirst 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
1981MideastFirst 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
1982CentralRound 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
2003Columbus Super RegionalFirst Round
Second Round		Nebraska
Coastal Carolina
Nebraska		L 16–11
W 9–8
L 18–2
2008Coral Gables Super RegionalFirst RoundArizona
Kentucky		L 13–7
L 3–2

See also

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.


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