BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team won its first Mid-American Conference series of the season after a 4-3 victory over Bowling Green State University Sunday afternoon, April 1, at Steller Field. The series win was EMU's (8-17, 3-3 MAC) ninth-straight series win over the Falcons.
The Eagles bullpen was lights out for EMU, as three pitchers combined to allow just one run in 5.2 innings. Getting the win was junior Mitchell Sparks (Willis, Texas-Carmel (Ind.) (Iowa Lakes C.C.)) after going 2.1 without yielding a hit. In the series, he finished with 4.