Eastern Michigan Eagles | |
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2024 Eastern Michigan Eagles baseball team | |
Founded | 1901 |
University | Eastern Michigan University |
Head coach | Robbie Britt (1st season) |
Conference | Mid–American |
Location | Ypsilanti, Michigan |
Home stadium | Oestrike Stadium (Capacity: 2,500) |
Nickname | Eagles |
Colors | Green 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.