EASTERN MICHIGAN BASEBALL 2018 GAME NOTES 1970 NAIA National Champions • 1975 NCAA Regional Champions • 1976 College World Series Runner Up 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions: 1975 • 1976 • 1978 • 1982 • 2007 Date Opponent Time Mid-American Conference Tournament Champions: 1981 • 1982 • 2003 • 2008 Feb. 16 Florida Gulf Coast (DH) 2 p.m. Feb. 17 Florida Gulf Coast 1 p.m. Feb. 18 Florida Gulf Coast 1 p.m. Feb. 20 Lynn University 2:30 p.m. EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES Feb. 23 Jackson State 7 p.m. Feb. 24 Jackson State (DH) 2 p.m. (0-0, 0-0 MAC) Feb. 25 Jackson State 1 p.m. March 2 Southern Miss@ 6 p.m. March 3 Nicholls State@ 11 a.m. Games 1-4 • Feb. 16-18 • Ft. Myers, Fla. • Swanson Stadium March 4 Ohio State@ 10 a.m. March 6 Dayton 3 p.m. March 9 Oklahoma State 5 p.m. March 10 Oklahoma State 3 p.m. March 11 Oklahoma State 2 p.m. March 16 UT Rio Grande Valley 8 p.m. Florida Gulf Coast MEDIA CENTER March 17 UT Rio Grande Valley (DH) 2 p.m. All-Time vs FGCU:.................................... FGCU leads 1-0 March 21 Ohio State 5:05 p.m. EAGLES Last Meeting:.......................................... FGCU 12, EMU 5 March 23 MIAMI* 6 p.m. Live Stats: ...........................................FGCUAthletics.com March 24 MIAMI* 3 p.m. March 25 MIAMI* 1 p.m. (0-0, 0-0 A-Sun) March 27 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 6 p.m. March 30 Bowling Green* 3:05 p.m. March 31 Bowling Green* 1:05 p.m. April 1 Bowling Green* 1:05 p.m. April 4 Michigan State 3:05 p.m. April 6 BALL STATE* 6 p.m. HOW THE EAGLES LINE UP... April 7 BALL STATE* 3 p.m. Pos. No. Name AVG. H RBI April 8 BALL STATE* 1 p.m. Cruz April 10 OAKLAND 6 p.m. C 14 Nick Jones .274 51 30 Na. Jones April 13 Ohio* 6 p.m. 1B 24 Zachary Owings .273 47 19 Timko April 14 Ohio* 3 p.m. 2B 5 Drake Peggs .200 27 14 April 15 Ohio* 1 p.m. 3B 23 Devin Hager .186 18 10 April 20 Toledo* 3:05 p.m. SS 17 Max Schuemann .246 34 27 Schuemann Peggs April 21 Toledo* 1:05 p.m. LF 7 Jeff Timko .000 0 0 April 22 Toledo* 1:05 p.m. CF 9 Cameron Cruz .000 0 0 April 24 Michigan State# 6:35 p.m. RF 28 Nate Jones .000 0 0 Hager Owings April 27 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 6 p.m. DH 30 Kolton Schenker .000 0 0 April 28 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 3 p.m. April 29 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 1 p.m. Pos. No. Name W-L ERA APP GS May 1 Michigan 6 p.m. RHP 3 Davis Feldman 2-5 4.79 19 3 May 2 MICHIGAN 6 p.m. RHP 21 Brad Allen 2-7 4.03 16 16 Schenker May 4 Central Michigan* 3:05 p.m. RHP 26 Jackson Shaver 0-0 0.00 0 0 May 5 Central Michigan* 2:05 p.m. Ni. Jones May 6 Central Michigan* 1:05 p.m. RHP 2 Luke DeVenney 0-2 10.40 15 5 May 8 Oakland 3 p.m. May 9 DAYTON 6 p.m. May 11 Kent State* 6 p.m. May 12 Kent State* 4 p.m. EMU QUICK HITS... May 13 Kent State* 1 p.m. May 15 BUTLER 6 p.m. FT. MYERS, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University baseball team May 17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 6 p.m. opens its 2018 season with a four-game series against Florida Gulf Coast University May 18 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 6 p.m. May 19 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 1 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Feb. 16-18 at Swanson Stadium in Ft. Myers, Fla. The season begins at May 23-27 MAC Tournament$ TBA 2 p.m. Friday for the first end of a doubleheader. Games three and four will both start *Mid-American Conference game at 1 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST) The action can be followed live on Twitter by following @EMU_Baseball. Live stats Home games in BOLD CAPS @ Oestrike Stadium can also be tracked on FGCUAthletics.com. Links can be found on the schedule page Italic- Neutral Site @ at Cox Diamond Invite, Blue Wahoos Stadium, Pensacola, Fla. of EMUEagles.com. # at Comerica Park, Detroit, Mich. $ at Sprenger Stadium, Avon, Ohio EMU IN SEASON OPENERS Eastern Michigan is entering its 70th season as a varsity program since its first season in 1949. In those 69 previous seasons, Eastern is 34-35 in season openers. The Eagles FOLLOW THE EAGLES have won their last two opening games, defeating Nebraska-Omaha in 2016, and knocking off Missouri last season. /EMUAthletics @EMU_Baseball @EMU_Baseball Primary Baseball Media Contact: Dan Whitaker • O: 734.487.0317 • C: 734.478.8114 • [email protected] • @DanWhitaker_SID Games 1-4 • Eastern Michigan at FGCU • Ft. Myers, Fla. • Feb. 16-18 2018 Eastern Michigan University Baseball Roster NO. PLAYER POS. B/T HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN-HIGH SCHOOL (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Shane Easter IF/OF R/R 6-1 195 Fr. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Comstock 2 Luke DeVenney OF/RHP R/R 6-0 185 Sr. Des Moines, Iowa-Dowling Catholic 3 Davis Feldman RHP R/R 6-0 195 Jr. Warren, Mich.-Brother Rice 4 Justin McMurtrey RHP R/R 6-3 215 Sr. Redding, Calif.-Shasta (Butte C.C.) 5 Drake Peggs IF L/R 5-8 170 So. Knightstown, Ind.-Knightstown Community 6 Joey Sweigart OF L/R 5-9 160 R-So. Saline, Mich.-Saline 7 Jeff Timko OF R/R 6-1 210 R-Fr. Rochester Hills, Mich.-Brother Rice 8 Eli Gora C R/R 6-3 200 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio-Anderson 9 Cameron Cruz OF R/R 5-10 180 Jr. Chandler, Ariz.-Hamilton (Mesa C.C.) 10 Luke McGuire RHP R/R 6-2 210 Fr. Shelby Township, Mich.-Stevenson 14 Nick Jones C/IF R/R 6-0 190 So. Battle Creek, Mich.-Lakeview 15 Jared Kauffman IF R/R 5-10 170 Fr. Springboro, Ohio-Bishop Fenwick 16 Mike Monahan C L/R 6-3 210 R-Fr. Saline, Mich.-Saline 17 Max Schuemann IF R/R 6-1 186 Jr. Portage, Mich.-Portage Northern 18 John Holt RHP R/R 6-4 190 So. Saline, Mich.-Saline 20 Jacob Bolton IF/RHP R/R 6-0 180 Jr. Lewis Center, Ohio-Bishop Watterson (Sinclair C.C.) 21 Brad Allen RHP R/R 5-11 190 Sr. Manchester, Mich.-Manchester (Jackson College) 23 Devin Hager IF R/R 5-11 180 So. Commerce Township, Mich.-Walled Lake Northern 24 Zachary Owings IF L/R 6-1 195 So. Saline, Mich.-Saline 25 Scott Granzotto LHP R/L 6-0 160 Fr. Northville, Mich.-Gabriel Richard 26 Jackson Shaver RHP R/R 6-7 210 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich.-Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids C.C.) 27 Dillon Schroeder RHP R/R 6-0 195 Fr. Temperance, Mich.-Bedford Senior 28 Nate Jones OF L/R 6-3 190 Fr. Battle Creek, Mich.-Lakeview 30 Kolton Schenker IF L/L 6-0 185 Jr. Augusta, Kan.-Augusta (Labette C.C.) 31 Caleb Hester LHP L/L 5-11 185 Jr. Coloma, Mich.-Coloma 33 Thomas House RHP R/R 6-2 165 Fr. Okeana, Ohio-Ross 34 John Rensel Jr. IF L/R 6-4 230 Jr. Tallmadge, Ohio-Tallmadge 35 Mitchell Sparks LHP L/L 6-2 196 Jr. Willis, Texas-Carmel (Ind.) (Iowa Lakes C.C.) 39 Alex Wolanski C R/R 5-11 210 R-Jr. Naperville, Ill.-Neuqua Valley 44 Nick Porretto RHP R/R 6-4 210 Jr. Geneva, Ill.-Geneva (McHenry C.C.) 49 Brett Stenger RHP R/R 6-3 215 So. Kingsville, Ontario-Kingsville District (Indian Hills C.C.) 29 Eric Roof, Interim Head Coach -- Fourth Season (Michigan State, ‘09) 22 Spencer Schmitz, Assistant Coach -- Fourth Season (Bowling Green, ‘04) 19 A.J. Achter, Assistant Coach – First Season (Michigan State ’10) 36 Matt Rembielak, Volunteer Assistant Coach – First Season (Akron, ’15) Pronunciation Guide: Achter .................... OCK-ter INTERVIEW PROCEDURES DeVenney ............. Duh-VENN-ee Postgame interviews following home contests Schuemann ......... SHOO-min Sweigart ................ swEYE-gert are conducted on the field or outside the stadium. All media members should go through a member of the EMU Athletic Media Relations office for interviews with Eric Roof and/or players. Media requesting interviews with visiting coaches and/or players should go through the visiting SID. If one is not available, contact the EMU Athletic Media Relations office. EMUEagles.com • @EMUAthletics 2 @EMU_Baseball • #EMUBats Games 1-4 • Eastern Michigan at FGCU • Ft. Myers, Fla. • Feb. 16-18 ALL-TIME VS. FGCU EMU and FGCU met for the first time in their respective histories last season for a one-game midweek contest. The Eagles of Florida Gulf Coast took the game, 12- UNIVERSITY Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan 5, Feb. 22. FGCU has only fielded a team since 2003, and just became a full-time Founded: 1849 Division-I program in 2010. Enrollment: 21,105 President: Dr. James M. Smith ALL-TIME VS. THE A-SUN Nickname: Eagles Eastern Michigan is 4-5 all-time against the Atlantic Sun Conference. Eastern Colors: Green (349) and White Conference: Mid-American Conference (MAC) faced a pair of teams from the Macon, Ga. based conference in 2016, winning a Home Facility: Oestrike Stadium single game against NJIT, and going 1-2 in a weekend series against Lipscomb.