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Baseball Knocks Off Missouri in Season Opener, 6-2

FT. MYERS, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team got the 2017 season started on the right foot with a 6-2 victory over the University of Missouri, Friday, Feb. 17, at City of Palms Park. The Eagles were down 2-1 after one, but shut down the Tigers for eight scoreless innings to finish the game.

The bats for EMU (1-0) collected 10 hits spread amongst eight of the nine players in the starting lineup. Senior John Montgomery (Anaheim Hills, Calif.-JSerra) had three RBIs in a 2-for-3 game. Junior Brennan Williams (Commerce Township, Mich.