Eastern Michigan Athletics
Baseball Announces 2017 Schedule
12/5/2016 2:51:00 PM | Baseball
The Eagles will play 14 games at Oestrike Stadium in 2017
2017 Schedule
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University baseball team announced its 2017 schedule today, Dec. 5. The Eagles will play a full 56 game schedule that includes 14 games at Oestrike Stadium. The third season under Head Coach Mark Van Ameyde will kick off Friday, Feb. 17, in Florida.
With the season beginning in the winter months of the year, the Green and White open the season in the warmer parts of the country, as the first 16 games of the season will be played down south and out west. The opening series will be a four-game set against Missouri in Ft. Myers, Fla., Feb. 17-19. The Eagles and Tigers will square off at the City of Palms Park, the former spring training home of the Boston Red Sox.
Remaining in the Sunshine State, EMU then heads to Port Charlotte, Fla. for a neutral site doubleheader against St. Bonaventure, Feb. 24, followed by a single game against Dartmouth, Feb. 25. Rounding out the Florida trip will be a three game set against UW-Milwaukee in Winter Haven, Fla., Feb. 26-27.
The following week, Eastern will venture down to Kentucky for a weekend series against Louisville, March 3-5. The Cardinals are coming off a 50-14 season, which earned them a No. 2 national seed in the NCAA Tournament, and a runner-up finish at the NCAA Super Regional.
After a week off, the Eagles trek west for another weekend series, this one coming against the Fresno State Bulldogs, March 10-12. Eastern will close out the season-opening road trip with another trek down south for a weekend series against Samford, March 17-19.
The Eagles open home and Mid-American Conference play when they host Bowling Green, March 24-26, on the new turf at Oestrike Stadium. The following Tuesday, March 28, Eastern hosts one of its two home non-conference contests against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies.
Eastern steps away from weekend conference play the following weekend with a trip to the Windy City and a two-game series with both Chicago State and Butler, March 31-April 2 at Cougar Stadium, home of CSU. EMU's second home non-conference game comes that following Tuesday with a contest against Michigan State, April 4.
The first away conference series will take place April 7-9 down in the Miami Valley against the Miami RedHawks. The following week, EMU plays a pair of midweek contests against Big Ten opponents, beginning with the first edition of the Battle for Washtenaw County, April 11, against Michigan. The following day, Eastern heads back down to Ohio for a Wednesday night game against Ohio State, April 12.
EMU's second home MAC weekend series comes against the Ohio Bobcats, April 14-16. Then, EMU has a nine-game road swing, starting with a midweek game up the road against Oakland, April 18. That next weekend, April 21-23, EMU travels to Kalamazoo for a weekend set with in-state rival and defending MAC Tournament Champion Western Michigan. The away games continue the next week with a Wednesday night game against Notre Dame, April 26, followed by a weekend series with Buffalo, April 28-30. EMU completes the road trip Tuesday, May 2, at West Virginia.
May 5-7, Eastern hosts defending MAC Regular Season champions Kent State at Oestrike Stadium. Friday, May 5 will be the Eagles Unite contest for EMU. Eastern remains in-state, but up the road, at Michigan State that following Wednesday, May 10.
Eastern's final MAC road series will be held May 12-14 in DeKalb at Northern Illinois. The last non-conference contest will be the second game on the road against Michigan, May 16. The final series of the season will be May 18-20, as the Eagles host the Rockets of Toledo, with the final game of the regular season serving as Senior Day.
The MAC Tournament will be played over a span of five days at All-Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, Ohio, May 24-28. If the Eagles win the MAC title, they will advance to the NCAA Regional, June 2-4. The College World Series will be held June 17-28 in Omaha, Neb.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University baseball team announced its 2017 schedule today, Dec. 5. The Eagles will play a full 56 game schedule that includes 14 games at Oestrike Stadium. The third season under Head Coach Mark Van Ameyde will kick off Friday, Feb. 17, in Florida.
With the season beginning in the winter months of the year, the Green and White open the season in the warmer parts of the country, as the first 16 games of the season will be played down south and out west. The opening series will be a four-game set against Missouri in Ft. Myers, Fla., Feb. 17-19. The Eagles and Tigers will square off at the City of Palms Park, the former spring training home of the Boston Red Sox.
Remaining in the Sunshine State, EMU then heads to Port Charlotte, Fla. for a neutral site doubleheader against St. Bonaventure, Feb. 24, followed by a single game against Dartmouth, Feb. 25. Rounding out the Florida trip will be a three game set against UW-Milwaukee in Winter Haven, Fla., Feb. 26-27.
The following week, Eastern will venture down to Kentucky for a weekend series against Louisville, March 3-5. The Cardinals are coming off a 50-14 season, which earned them a No. 2 national seed in the NCAA Tournament, and a runner-up finish at the NCAA Super Regional.
After a week off, the Eagles trek west for another weekend series, this one coming against the Fresno State Bulldogs, March 10-12. Eastern will close out the season-opening road trip with another trek down south for a weekend series against Samford, March 17-19.
The Eagles open home and Mid-American Conference play when they host Bowling Green, March 24-26, on the new turf at Oestrike Stadium. The following Tuesday, March 28, Eastern hosts one of its two home non-conference contests against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies.
Eastern steps away from weekend conference play the following weekend with a trip to the Windy City and a two-game series with both Chicago State and Butler, March 31-April 2 at Cougar Stadium, home of CSU. EMU's second home non-conference game comes that following Tuesday with a contest against Michigan State, April 4.
The first away conference series will take place April 7-9 down in the Miami Valley against the Miami RedHawks. The following week, EMU plays a pair of midweek contests against Big Ten opponents, beginning with the first edition of the Battle for Washtenaw County, April 11, against Michigan. The following day, Eastern heads back down to Ohio for a Wednesday night game against Ohio State, April 12.
EMU's second home MAC weekend series comes against the Ohio Bobcats, April 14-16. Then, EMU has a nine-game road swing, starting with a midweek game up the road against Oakland, April 18. That next weekend, April 21-23, EMU travels to Kalamazoo for a weekend set with in-state rival and defending MAC Tournament Champion Western Michigan. The away games continue the next week with a Wednesday night game against Notre Dame, April 26, followed by a weekend series with Buffalo, April 28-30. EMU completes the road trip Tuesday, May 2, at West Virginia.
May 5-7, Eastern hosts defending MAC Regular Season champions Kent State at Oestrike Stadium. Friday, May 5 will be the Eagles Unite contest for EMU. Eastern remains in-state, but up the road, at Michigan State that following Wednesday, May 10.
Eastern's final MAC road series will be held May 12-14 in DeKalb at Northern Illinois. The last non-conference contest will be the second game on the road against Michigan, May 16. The final series of the season will be May 18-20, as the Eagles host the Rockets of Toledo, with the final game of the regular season serving as Senior Day.
The MAC Tournament will be played over a span of five days at All-Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, Ohio, May 24-28. If the Eagles win the MAC title, they will advance to the NCAA Regional, June 2-4. The College World Series will be held June 17-28 in Omaha, Neb.
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