2019 EMU Baseball News
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Baseball's Lee Named All-Region
May 29, 2019Jaylon Lee was selected to the 2019 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team as voted on by the members of the American Baseball Coaches Association. -
Posey Promoted To EMU Baseball Coach
May 17, 2019EMU has announced the hiring of current assistant coach Adam Posey as the new Head Baseball Coach. He has been the lead assistant at EMU under Coach Ben Spotts the past five seasons.
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Spotts Resigns As EMU Baseball Coach
May 13, 2019Eastern Mennonite University has announced the resignation of Head Baseball Coach Ben Spotts, effective May 20. He has accepted a similar position at his alma mater, Bridgewater College, taking over for the retiring Curt Kendall.
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Four Diamond Royals Earn All-ODAC Honors
May 10, 2019The EMU Diamond Royals had four men recognized as All-ODAC this season after the team matched the program record for conference wins and earned a conference tournament berth.
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Top Seeded R-MC Takes Care Of Royals In ODAC Tournament
May 03, 2019The eighth seeded EMU Diamond Royals were eliminated from the first round of the 2019 ODAC Baseball Tournament after losing both games at top-seeded No. 23 Randolph-Macon.
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Royals Athlete Of The Week: Zach Roberts
May 02, 2019Despite injuries and changes and questions about his playing career, senior Zach Roberts continues to be a key piece to the EMU baseball team.
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Baseball Bumps ODAC Tournament Games To Friday
May 02, 2019The forecast for rain on Saturday has forced an adjustment in the 2019 ODAC Baseball Tournament schedule at Randolph-Macon.
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EMU Heads To R-MC In ODAC Baseball Tournament
April 29, 2019EMU’s baseball men will head to Ashland, Va., this weekend to take on top-seeded Randolph-Macon in the 2019 ODAC Baseball Tournament.
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Royals Clinch ODAC Tourney Bid With 12-2 Win At VWU
April 27, 2019The Royals are going back to the ODAC Tournament. EMU’s baseball men controlled the final game of Saturday’s doubleheader at Virginia Wesleyan, using a 12-2 win over the Marlins to clinch a spot in the eight-team postseason field.
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Royals Turn Attention To This Weekend After Loss To BC
April 23, 2019The Diamond Royals scored first against rival Bridgewater College in Tuesday’s home finale, and were back in front after seven innings. But the final two frames made the difference, as the Eagles took over in an 18-9 decision.
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Royals Earn Impressive Split On Senior Day
April 20, 2019The EMU Diamond Royals were able to hang on to the lead in game two of their doubleheader against Roanoke to come away with the split on Senior Recognition Day.
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Royals Sweep Shenandoah For First Time Ever In ODAC Play
April 17, 2019Another come from behind victory for the Diamond Royals results in the first ODAC season sweep of Shenandoah since the Hornets joined the ODAC back in 2012.
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Royals Split DH At Emory & Henry
April 13, 2019The EMU Diamond Royals won the second game of their doubleheader at Emory & Henry on Saturday afternoon.
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Royals Drop Non-Conference Meeting To Hood
April 10, 2019The EMU Diamond Royals lost at home to Hood on Wednesday afternoon by a score of 18-5.
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Knights Charge Past EMU Baseball Men
April 09, 2019EMU put together six runs in Tuesday’s non-conference hosting of Southern Virginia, but they couldn’t slow down the Knights, who pounded out 20 hits. The result was a 10-6 loss for the Eastern Mennonite baseball men.
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Tricarico Named ODAC Player Of The Week
April 08, 2019Ray Tricarico has been named the ODAC Player of the Week after batting .615 last week, adding the walk-off single in EMU's 12-inning win over No. 8 Randolph-Macon.
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Royals Walk It Off In Game Two Against No. 8 R-MC
April 06, 2019Ray Tricarico hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 12th inning to send the Royals home with a victory over No. 8 Randolph-Macon in game two of Saturday’s doubleheader.
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Royals Athlete Of The Week: Ryan Brewer
April 04, 2019Ryan Brewer’s fifth metacarpal is broken. Luckily, however, Ryan only broke his bone and not his spirit.
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Diamond Royals Win Battle Of Bats At Bridgewater
April 03, 2019With runs being scored in all but two innings, the EMU Diamond Royals were able to edge out Bridgewater in a slugfest on the road to come out on top to win by a score of 13-10.
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Royals Walk-Off In Extras, Fall In Game Two For ODAC Split
March 30, 2019The EMU Diamond Royals came back from a 10 run deficit to win in extras in game one and earn a split against Guilford Saturday afternoon.
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Pitching Pushes Royals Past Hornets For First Time Since 2011
March 26, 2019For the first time since upsetting a then-No. 1 ranked Hornets team in 2011, the EMU Diamond Royals beat Shenandoah by a score of 8-4 on Tuesday afternoon.
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Late Inning Runs Too Much For Baseball Men
March 23, 2019The EMU Diamond Royals lost both games of a doubleheader on the road at Hampden-Sydney on Saturday.
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Royals Explode For Seven Runs Eighth To Edge Past W&L
March 20, 2019Brett Lindsay stepped in to bat with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning and hit a bases clearing double to left center field to highlight a seven-run eighth inning as the EMU Diamond Royals beat Washington and Lee 7-5 Wednesday afternoon.
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Royals Lose By Three In Each At Lynchburg
March 16, 2019The EMU Diamond Royals lost both games of a conference doubleheader on the road at University of Lynchburg today by three runs in each game.
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EMU Escapes W&L With Win
March 13, 2019The EMU Diamond Royals won a close conference game on the road at Washington and Lee by a score of 6-5 on Wednesday afternoon.
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Defensive Woes Plague Royals In Conference Losses
March 10, 2019Four home runs between two games was not enough for the Diamond Royals as they dropped both games against Ferrum in their first conference doubleheader Sunday afternoon.
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EMU Baseball Games With Ferrum Moved To Sunday
March 08, 2019The EMU baseball team has postponed their ODAC opening doubleheader against Ferrum to Sunday, with first pitch set for 12:00pm.
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Messiah Pulls Away From Royals Late
March 07, 2019The EMU Diamond Royals lost at home to Messiah Thursday afternoon by a score of 13-7.
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Royals Capitalize On Early Lead At Averett
March 06, 2019The EMU Diamond Royals won on the road at Averett today by a score of 13-7.
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EMU Baseball Adds Game Against Messiah On Thursday
March 05, 2019With weather already cancelling three games from the EMU baseball schedule, the Royals have added a home game against Messiah College for this Thursday. Game time in Harrisonburg will be at 2:30pm.
