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The Salem Sox shot out to an 8-0 lead on Sunday, hanging on for an 8-3 victory to sweep their three-game series over the Carolina Mudcats. Keith Couch became the fifth Salem starter to earn a victory in the last five games, delivering another sterling performance to perpetuate the consistency of the starting rotation. Salem’s…
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Thursday’s Senior Recognition was perfect on many levels, all except for the final outcome. After getting rained out on Wednesday, Eastern Mennonite’s baseball men honored their five seniors under beautiful skies, but then visiting Washington and Lee stole the show by handing the Royals a 9-3 loss. Senior starter Andy Richter (Perkasie, PA/Christopher Dock) was…
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Johnny Monell’s fourth-inning home run was the difference as the Richmond Flying Squirrels (5-5) turned the tables on the Altoona Curve (4-4), posting a 1-0 shutout in front of 7,759 at The Diamond on Saturday night. Left-hander Mike Kickham for Richmond and right-hander Brandon Cumpton engaged in a spirited pitchers duel in the early portion…
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EMU can score runs this year. But stopping the other team has proven difficult at times. Monday night the Royals were at Shenandoah, ranked No. 12 and No. 18 in the two national polls, and the men led 11-7 before dropping a 19-11 decision. The two teams have been developing a rivalry recently. In 2011,…
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The Richmond Flying Squirrels (0-1) ninth-inning rally was turned back, as the New Britain Rock Cats (1-0) claimed a, 3-2, season-opening victory in front of 4,653 at New Britain Stadium on Thursday night. The Rock Cats struck first against Squirrels’ starter Justin Fitzgerald in the bottom of the first inning. Darin Mastroianni opened the night…
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Two days after breaking a seven-game losing skid, Eastern Mennonite’s baseball team got a pair of key ODAC wins. EMU grabbed a walk-off, extra inning win in the opener and then clubbed their way to a high-scoring win in the nightcap.
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How do you break a losing skid during which you averaged a respectable five runs per game? Scoring 17 times should do the trick. Eastern Mennonite did that Thursday, taking over with an eight-run sixth inning en route to a 17-13 victory over Southern Virginia. The Royals committed three errors in the top of the…
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Taking on a team that has already beaten many of your conference rivals is no easy task, and the Royals ran into that predicament Friday afternoon when they hosted Greensboro College. Eastern Mennonite played well, but an eight-run fifth inning cost the men in a 12-6 loss at home. Although the Pride were not getting…
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The Royals snapped a three-game losing skid Saturday, taking a walk-off win from Emory & Henry in the first game of an ODAC doubleheader in Harrisonburg. The men had to settle for a split, however, as EHC stole the decision in the nightcap. EMU 5, Emory & Henry 4 Game one was all about…
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The Eastern Mennonite baseball team wrapped up their play at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational Wednesday against Pitt-Greensburg. Despite out-hitting their opponents on the day, the Royals also made seven errors in the twinbill, dropping both games. EMU displayed plenty of offense over their five games at the RussMatt, and came home with a 2-3…
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