More than any other 2009 opponent, Eastern Michigan might be super-difficult to preview. This is due to a variety of reasons: a new coaching staff, poor resources about the Eagles, various position switches in the past couple years. As always, this super-early preview is to give a first glimpse of Eastern, but also for readers to help me get the correct information for more in-depth previews later this year. If you know anything about EMU’s team this upcoming year, please comment and help me out! Highlighted players return in ’09.

Eastern Michigan Offense

Quarterbacks

Andy Schmitt seems like he’s been around forever, probably because he’ll be entering his 4th year as a starter for the Eagles (he split with Tyler Jones his first couple years, though Jones was a wideout last year). Kyle McMahon will be Schmitt’s main backup. Williams was granted a medical redshirt last year, though he played in 3 games.

Eastern Michigan QBs Passing 2008
Name	Comp	Att	%	Yds	TD	Int	Yds/Att
Andy Schmitt	261	417	62.59	2644	15	8	6.34
Kyle McMahon	45	73	61.64	574	2	4	7.86
Jason Williams	1	3	33.33	4	0	1	1.33

Eastern Michigan QBs Rushing 2008
Name	Rush	Yds	TD	Yds/Rush
Andy Schmitt	57	171	5	3.00
Kyle McMahon	32	138	0	4.31
Jason Williams	4	23	1	5.75

Analysis

Despite his vast experience, Schmitt isn’t particularly successful at the QB position. He’ll probably retain his position by virtue of that experience, but it seems that, as McMahon and Williams gain some experience, they might be better QBs in the future for the Eagles. Early in 2009, however, it’ll probably be Schmitt once more.

Running Backs

Terrence Blevins returns to Eastern Michigan for his senior season, and he brings all of his backups from last year with him. Priest and Welch will probably get slightly fewer carries than they did last year, as Dominique Sherer, who missed all but the first game last year with an injury, returns to the crowded EMU backfield.

Eastern Michigan RBs 2008
Name	Rush	Yds	TD	Yds/Rush
Terrence Blevins	133	575	12	4.32
Dwayne Priest	99	474	5	4.79
Corey Welch	25	154	0	6.16
Dominique Sherer	3	6	0	2.00

Eastern Michigan RBs Receiving 2008
Name	Rec	Yds	TD	Yds/Rec
Dwayne Priest	14	125	1	8.93
Terrence Blevins	13	76	0	5.85
Corey Welch	2	3	0	1.50

Analysis

Blevins is something of a bruiser, running 6-1+ and more than 240 pounds. Priest and Welch are more of scatback-types, around 5-9 and 180 pounds each. The coaching staff will probably figure out ways to utilize their differing talents, and Blevins will get the majority of the up-the-middle beating. Of course, Michigan’s DL amnd LBs are somewhat raw, so there may be yards available in the middle of the field.

Receivers

Finally, we find a position at which the Eagles lost seom talent from 2008. Jacory Stone, the team’s leading receiver, is back, but the next two receiving options, converted QB Tyler Jones and TE Jeff DeLuc, are both gone. Marvon Sanders will continue to play a slot role for the Eagles, and Dontayo Gage will man the other outside starting position in his senior year.

Eastern Michigan Receiving 2008
Name	Rec	Yds	TD	Yds/Rec
Jacory Stone	88	943	3	10.72
Tyler Jones	75	760	6	10.13
Jeff DeLuc (TE)	32	446	4	13.94
Marvon Sanders	28	253	1	9.04
Dontayo Gage	22	211	1	9.59
DeAnthony White (DB)	15	156	1	10.40
Ben Thayer (TE)	6	113	0	18.83
John Bonner (TE)	7	109	0	15.57
Tyrone Burke	4	31	0	7.75
Reggie Brown	1	6	0	6.00
Spenser Smith (DB)	1	4	0	4.00

Eastern Michigan Receivers Rushing 2008
Name	Rec	Yds	TD	YPC
Tyler Jones	34	145	0	4.26
Marvon Sanders	10	80	0	8.00
DeAnthony White (DB)	4	53	0	13.25
Tyrone Burke	1	5	0	5.00
Ryan Downard (DB)	1	3	0	3.00
Donatyo Gage	4	0	0	0.00
John Bonner (TE)	1	-3	0	-3.00

Analysis

The Eagles aren’t particularly deep at the wide receiver position, as they lost 2 of their top 3 performers from last year. However, there is plenty of room for new contributors to step up. Lots of players got at least a bit of playing time last year, and they’ll play bigger roles in ’09. The Eagles don’t have prototypical size on the outside (Stone and Gage are under 6-0), and so they probably will focus more on getting players in space than trying to go deep.

Offensive Line

Lineup

TJ Lang was the only important starter to graduate, though fellow seniors Chris Larkins and Ross Peterson also got a bit of playing time. Peterson will be back for his 5th year, and hopes to move into a more prominent role after playing in only one game last year. Sophomores Bridger Bouche and Derek Gotham are returning starters as juniors, and now-senior Eric Davis will be a returning starter as well. Darrell Davis-Budanauro and Dan DeMaster will also try to move into the starting rotation.

Analysis

The Eagles lose only one important contributor in TJ Lang, though he was a 4th-round pick (something that is very rare for a program like Eastern). The rest of the linemen return, except for spot contributor Larkins and another player who didn’t get any playing time. The Eagles had middle-of-the-pack rushing offense and sacks allowed last year, though each of those might take a small step back without the rare NFL draftee on the line in Ypsilanti.

Offensive Analysis

The Eagles are pretty experienced on offense, returning the entire backfield from last year, and some important contributors on the line and in the receiving corps. Considering that Eastern was actually in the top-25 in the nation in total offense last year, they should be able to continue improving this year. Of course, that ranking last year was achieved playing a MAC schedule, along with nearly 650 yards against 1-AA Indiana State. Still, the Eagle offense is nothing to sleep on, especially with most offensive linemen returning.

Eastern Michigan Defense

Defensive Line

Brad Ohrman was the star of the Eastern Michigan defensive line last year as a redshirt freshman, and will look to continue rushing the passer in his sophomore season. Javon Reese, the other defensive end for Eastern,  had some success last year and will likely keep his starting job. Redshirt Sophomore Brandon Slater will continue his starting role as a defensive tackle, and Ryan Kuhlman may step into the other starting spot, if Tyler Palsrok can’t do it.

Eastern Michigan Defensive Line 2008
Name	Tack	TFL	Sack
Brad Ohrman	42	11	6
Josh Hunt	33	5	1
Javon Reese	14	1.5	1
Brandon Slater	11	2	0
Ryan Kuhlman	10	0	0
Tyler Palsrok	4	1	1
Drew Serruto	3	0	0
Riley	2	2	0

Analysis

The Eagles have a decent amount of experience on defensive line, despite losing starter Josh Hunt. The one thing that they don’t have is size. If you’re starting a 6-5, 265-pound defensive tackle, and defensive ends who are probably better suited to be linebackers, you might have trouble stopping the run. Fortunately for the Wolverines, with an experienced offensive line and Brandon Minor, there is reason to expect to good power running game . The lighter D-Ends may be better at chasing down Tate Forcier on the QB keepers that he’s likely to run, but pounding up the middle with Minor should be a fairly effective gameplan.

Linebackers

4-year-starter and star Daniel Holtzclaw, who was the heart of the EMU defense for what seem like forever, is gone. Fortunately for Eastern, they return just about everyone else of note, and will have players slide over to cover the gap he leaves. Senior Andre Hatchett will be the anchor of the unit, and he’ll be joined by fellow senior Brandon Downs (unless his spring move to defensive end is permanent) and one of Tim Fort and Herb Waits. If Downs is now a defensive lineman, expect both of those two to start.

Eastern Michigan Linebackers 2008
Name	Tack	TFL	Sack	Int	Fum
Daniel Holtzclaw	107	4.5	1	1	0
Andre Hatchett	51	2.5	0	0	1
Brandon Downs	30	2.5	0	0	0
Tim Fort	22	0.5	0	0	0
Herb Waits	18	0	0	0	0
Steve Brown	3	0	0	0	0
Marcus English	3	0.5	0	0	0
Josh Williams	1	0	0	0	0

Analysis

The loss of Holtzclaw is big, but the fact that the Eagles return everyone of note, and perhaps are strong enough at linebacker to be moving players down to the defensive line, means that this unit shouldn’t be hurting too badly. Fort is a little-ish linebacker, with more of safety size. Of course, that means Waits, at 5-10 and 180 pounds, is more like corner-sized. Like DL, this unit should be susceptible to Michigan’s power run game.

Defensive Backs

The Eagles lose 3 of their top 4 defensive backs, so they’ll be filling some major needs here with unproven players. Taking into account that the lone returning starter, Jermaine Jenkins, may be moving to linebacker, and Eastern is likely looking at a pretty tough year in the defensive secondary. Ryan Downard will man one safety spot, and Kevin Long will probably be the other. Nate Wilson will probably be a starting corner, along with senior Chris May.

Eastern Michigan Defensive Backs 2008
Name	Tack	TFL	Sack	Int
Jacob Wyatt	88	2	0	0
Jermaine Jenkins	64	7	2	2
Dwayne Harrison	57	1	0	1
Spenser Smith	31	8	2	0
Ryan Downard	28	0	0	2
Nate Wilson	26	0	0	0
Kevin Long	25	0	0	1
Chris May	25	3	0	0
Arrington Hicks	17	0	0	1
Lyle Garrison	16	1	0	0
Brandon Pratt	5	0	0	0
Mark Mitchell	2	0	0	0
Keith Dixon	2	0	0	0
Tyrone Burke (WR)	1	0	0	0
Sonny Paluch (TE)	1	0	0	0

Analysis

As Mentioned above, the Eagles have few proven players, and should struggle in the secondary this year. The one thing they have going is that most of their interceptions from last year came from returning players. Of course, interceptions are somewhat random, but there is a playmaking aspect to the secondary.

Defensive Analysis

The EMU defense wasn’t good last year (this should be obvious, considering the top-25 offense and 3-9 season). They were bad against the rush and awful against the pass. Considering the personnel uncertainties at this point in the year, they should be in for another tough year. Michigan should mostly grind this one out on the ground, but take advantage of opportunities through the air and in the short passing game.

Special Teams

Placekicker Joe Carithers, a JuCo transfer last year, will return to kick in ’09. Zach Johnson and Patrick Treppa split punting duties last year. Johnson will be back for his 5th year, and Treppa will be a junior this fall. Lots of kicking options for the Eagles.

Eastern Michigan Kicking 2008
Name	XPM	XPA	%	FGM	FGA	Long	%
Joe Carithers	38	38	100.00	10	14	48	71.43
Zach Johnson	1	1	100.00	0	0	–	–

Eastern Michigan Punting 2008
Name	Punt	Yds	Yds/Punt
Zach Johnson	24	868	36.17
Patrick Treppa	23	774	33.65
Joe Carithers	7	260	37.14

Analysis

The kicking game and punting game were both around average last year, with the punts not being quite as good. Returning all three kicking specialists, the Eagles should be able to improve in all respects this year.

Overall Analysis

Eastern was pretty good on offense last year, and awful on defense. That trend should continue this year, as they return most key offensive contributors, and lose some important pieces on defense. Eastern should be one of the weaker oponents all around that Michigan plays this fall.

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With the 2009 football season looming a mere 4+ months away, it’s as good a time as any to take a first look at Michigan’s upcoming schedule, and determine whether the teams the Wolverines will face this year should get better or worse (or remain the same) from last year to this. I also reserve the right to be completely wrong.

Western Michigan
2008 Record: 9-4 (6-2 MAC)
Key losses: S Louis Delmas, LB Austin Pritchard, WR Jamarko Simmons
Key returning players: QB Tim Hiller, RB Brandon West
Projection: Same. Sure, teams lose players to the NFL every year, but it’s not fair to the Broncos (nor would it be to basically any MAC team) to assume they’ll be able to replace a second-round pick in the secondary. However, the offense should really continue trucking behind the QB play of Tim Hiller. The Broncos should be about the same as they were last year, though they’ll rely even more heavily on a high-flying offense to make up for a much weaker defense.

Notre Dame
2008 Record: 7-6 (0-1 Syracuse)
Key losses: WR David Grimes, S David Bruton
Key returning players: QB Jimmy Clausen, RB Armando Allen, WR Golden Tate
Projection: Up. Based on roster composition alone, the Irish should be pretty rockin’ this year. One impoortant caveat: you could say that about the last two years as well, and they were somewhere between terrible and mediocre over each of the previous two seasons. Is Charlie Weis just one big, fat FAIL, or will he start to get the talent he has assembled to perform? There’s no excuse (lol book title/disingenuous motto) for the Irish to not beat up on most of their schedule this year.

Eastern Michigan
2008 Record: 3-9 (2-6 MAC)
Key losses: RB Terrence Blevins, WR Tyler Jones, LB Daniel Holtzclaw, S Jacob Wyatt
Key returning players: QB Andy Schmitt, WR Jacory Stone, LB Andre Hatchett
Projection: Up. The Eagles return some key pieces, though they also lose some important ones, the upgrade at the head coaching position appears to be a substantial one. Eastern was terrible last year, save the upset of Central Michigan in their final game of the year, and even anything approaching competency would be a leap in the right direction.

Indiana
2008 Record: 3-9 (1-7 Big Ten)
Key losses: RB Marcus Thigpen
Key returning players: QB Ben Chappell, QB/WR/? Kellen Lewis, WR/CB Ray Fisher
Projection: Same. You can tell the Indiana coaching staff is really grasping at straws in an effort to not get fired at the end of this year. They’re moving key players around (2nd-leading receiver Ray Fisher to corner, best offensive weapon Kellen Lewis all over the field, etc.), and completely revamping their schemes (reports say they’ve almost exclusively worked out of the pistol this spring). If it doesn’t work, Bill Lynch and co. are probably going to get the axe.

Michigan State
2008 Record: 9-4 (6-2 Big Ten)
Key losses: QB Brian Hoyer, RB Javon Ringer, S Otis Wiley
Key returning players: LB Greg Jones, WR Mark Dell
Projection: Down. The Spartans were beneficiaries of a bad Big Ten and some good luck last year. They were more like a 7-6 team than the 9-4 that they actually went. Take away 3 of their 4 most important players (the fourth is Jones), and they should be worse. Take away that luck, and they’re just a team. Adam Rittenberg will still predict that they win the National Championship.

Iowa
2008 Record: 9-4 (5-3 Big Ten)
Key losses: RB Shonn Greene, DTs Mitch King and Matt Kroul,
Key returning players: WR Andy Brodell, LBs Pat Angerer and Jeremiha Hunter, QB Ricky Stanzi
Projection: Same. The Hawkeyes lose arguably their three most important players in Greene (no, Rittenberg, you can’t just baselessly say “I think Jewel Hampton will be at least as good as they guy who won the Doak Walker Award”) and the defensive tackles. However, they upgrade slightly at almost every other position, and assuming they can stay healthier than they have in the past couple years, they should be about as good as they were in ’08. Of course last year, they were something of an anti-MSU, and lost a couple games they shouldn’t have. The Hawkeyes will be about the same quality of team, but the record may improve.

Delaware State
2008 Record: 5-6 (5-3 MEAC)
Key losses: QB Vashon Winton, RBs Chris Strother and Kareem Jones, LB Kevin Conner
Key returning players: DB Avery Grant, WR Laronne Moore
Projection: Down, down down. For a team that wasn’t even good to begin with, losing 3 of your top 5 tacklers, your 4-year starter at QB, and your top 3 running backs can be little other than a recipe for disaster. Delaware State is a true 1-AA cupcake, and will be even worse this year than they were in 2008.

Penn State
2008 Record: 11-2 (7-1 Big Ten)
Key losses: WRs Derrick Williams, Deon Butler, and Jordan Norwood, 3 offensive linemen
Key returning players: QB Daryll Clark, RBs Evan Royster and Stephfon Green, LB Sean Lee
Projection: Down. The Spread HD worked in 2008 because Clark was on-point all year, and the Lions had the skill position talent on the outside to force defenses to spread the whole field. With Clark tailing off in the last few games (albeit due to injury, perhaps), and the OL and wideouts gone, PSU won’t be the offensive force that they were last year. Defensively, the return of Sean Lee should help in the middle. However, the top 3 defensive ends left, and #4 is out for the season with a torn ACL.

Illinois
2008 Record: 5-7 (3-5 Big Ten)
Key losses: LB Brit Miller, CB Vontae Davis, WR Will Judson
Key returning players: QB Juice Williams, WR Arrelious Benn, LB Martez Wilson
Projection: Same. Like Iowa, the record might improve, but the team will be about as good in 2009. The offense should really click with a senior Juice Williams and junior Arrelious Benn, though you could have said the same last year (and the Illini were awesome at times, just horrifically inconsistent). The defense should take major steps back with its best two players, LB Brit Miller and Vontae Davis, gone and the third best player, LB Martez Wilson, doing things like getting stabbed in a bar during the offseason.

Purdue
2008 Record: 4-8 (2-6 Big Ten)
Key losses: QBs Curtis Painter and Justin Siller, RB Kory Sheets, WRs Greg Orton and Desmond Tardy, LB Anthony Heygood, S Torri Williams
Key returning players: S Joe Holland, QB Joey Elliott
Projection: Down. Purdue sucked last year, and nearly all of their best players are leaving town because their eligibility has expired (everyone but Siller) or because they cheat on exams (Siller). Couple all that with a transition to a new offensive scheme and a plan to rely on several true freshmen despite their lack of guru approval, and Danny Hope’s first year in West Lafayette may be a difficult one. There could be a coaching upgrade as Wilford Brimley had been mailing it in the past couple years, but there is basically no talent for the Boilers to work with.

Wisconsin
2008 Record: 7-6 (3-5 Big Ten)
Key losses: RB PJ Hill, TEs Garrett Graham and Travis Beckum, LB DeAndre Levy, LB Jonathan Casillas
Key returning players: QB Dustin Sherer, WRs David Gilreath and Nick Toon, LB Jaevery McFadden
Projection: Up. The Badgers were a team that lost plenty of games they shouldn’t have, and the important question for tham is whether that was bad luck or the horrifically bad coaching ability of Bret Bielema. The early appearances are a bit of both, so the Badgers should be a bit better, but not by leaps and bounds. Hill wasn’t even Wisconsin’s best RB for much of the year, and Sherer was the better QB, despite Allan Evridge starting the year under center. Simply getting the right pieces the ball more often should help. I think Bielema has a definite ceiling, especially with players he has recruited and coached for four year.

Ohio State
2008 Record: 10-3 (7-1 Big Ten)
Key losses: RB Beanie Wells, LBs James Laurinaitis and Marcus Freeman, CB Malcolm Jenkins, WRs Brian Robiskie and Brian Hartline
Key returning players: QB Terrelle Pryor, RB Dan Herron, CB Chimdi Chekwa
Projection: Down. The Buckeyes really should have been awesome last year, and might have been if Terrelle Pryor had started the whole year, and not been a true freshman. Alas, this was the case, and OSU’s last best chance at a national title for the next couple years leaves town with Beanie Wells and James Laurinaitis. Regardless, the Buckeyes are never going to fall completely off the map as long as Jim Tressel is the coach, so there’s a definite floor for their team. either way, they’ll take a significant step back in 2009.

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Quick note first,  the EMU game is at 3pm TUESDAY (bumped up a day to get the better weather) at the Fish. No preview for EMU as one has already been done here. You can check out the recap of the last game against EMU here.

Poll Watch

Poll	Current	LW
RPI (3/23/09)	112	134
NCBWA	NR*	NR*
Collegiate Baseball	NR	NR
BaseballAmerica	NR	NR
Ping!Baseball	NR	NR
Rivals	NR	NR
USA Today/ESPN	42*	42*

Yeah, we’re not in the polls anywhere other than in the receiving votes section. RPI took a slight upswing with the 4 game winnings streak over some meh-rated opponents. The next 4 games (EMU, Iowa, Akron, & Oakland) won’t really offer a chance to pick up big ground in RPI that quickly. Iowa is technically the highest ranking in that group at an RPI of 238. The others range from 258 to 266. The good news is these should all be a good tune up for Penn State and Illinois. I don’t see us returning into any polls until after the Illinois series. Hopefully their RPI won’t have fallen too far by then.

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Saturday’s game against Vanderbilt was canceled, so the Wolverines only partook in one contest this weekend. They squared off against fellow Washtenaw-ites (Washtenaw-ians?) Eastern Michigan on Friday night.

So, before this game I was told to listen for a few new names, because a lot of bench players would be scoring for the Wolverines. The obvious implication here was that Eastern isn’t exactly a lacrosse powerhouse. Understatement of the year. The Wolverines were up 6-0 before you could blink an eye, and ended up winning the game by 25 goals. Senior Peter Vasher returned from a hamstring injury to score his first 4 goals of the year, Trevor Yealy scored 8, Wes McGowan notched 6, and 5 other Wolverines got on board multiple times.

Once again, Sophomores Andrew Fowler and Mark Stone split time in net, with Fowler getting the start. Fowler allowed 5 goals on 8 shots in the first half, and Stone allowed 3 goals on 7 shots in the second. The men in net for Eastern also played really well (though the final score wouldn’t seem to indicate it). Michigan probably could have gotten as high as 40 considering the quality of defense, but the Eastern goalies made a couple ridiculous saves.

The only times Eastern put up any resistance were a couple stretches where the Wolverines had mental lapses, allowing the Eagles 2 goals in a 37-second stretch in the first quarter, and 3 goals in a minute and a half during the second quarter. Other than that, the Michigan depth in the second half gave up a couple.

This weekend, Michigan will face off against Central Michigan on Friday night at 7PM. However, the headline game of the home schedule is the following night, with the #4 BYU Cougars attempting to come into Oosterbaan fieldhouse and steal a win from their rivals.

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Abbreviated edition due to short notice.  Make it out to the game if you can.  Michigan should take this one.  Directions from Union to their field via bus can be found here.  Now you have no excuse other than not wanting to be in Ypsilanti at night to keep you from the game.

Eastern Michigan
March 17, 2009 – 6pm
Oestrike Stadium
Ypsilanti, MI
Media: Live Stats*
Probable Starters: Michigan TBA vs Jordan Glover (1-1)
Michigan Record vs Opponent: 108-54-2
Last Series/Game: April 2008, Michigan sweeps 2 midweek games 20-5 and 5-3

*stats are through EMU, not CSTV

Overview

Eastern Michigan comes into this game doing rather poorly. Eastern Michigan is currently on an 7 game losing streak, and is 3-13 overall. Boyd’s currently has them at 259 in RPI, but that doesn’t mean we should hold them too lightly–just ask Indiana.

Offense

The EMU hitting attack is lead by junior shortstop Jim Gulliver. Gulliver is currently hitting .361 with 15 runs scored, 6 doubles, and 2 triples, all team highs. He will be seen batting in the 3 hole for the Eagles.

Third baseman Zach Leonard will bat behind Gulliver in the clean up spot. The sophomore is batting .349 on the year with 10 RBIs. He is one of only two Eagles in double digit RBIs this season (as compared to Michigan’s 6). The other is catcher Andrew Marshall, who has been hitting in the 6 hole. Marshall is the team leader in RBIs with 11.

On the base paths, keep an eye on #2 Kyle Rhoad. The center fielder leads off for Eastern and is 7 for 7 for stolen bases this season. Rhoads is a meh hitter, only batting .286, but he does work counts well. He’s earned 11 walks and struck out 15 times.

Pitching

Pitching for the Eagles is Canadian Jordan Glover. The freshman righty has the second lowest ERA for any pitcher throwing at least 10 innings this season. In his 4 appearances (2 starts), he has gone 11 innings, allowing 9 runs (7 earned) on 16 hits, 8 walks, and 5 strikeouts.

Glover’s last appearance was one inning in relief walking one and striking out three at Dayton, so that sounds pretty solid. His last start was the win against Indiana where he threw 6 innings, allowing 7 runs, only three of which were earned. He walked 5 and struck out one in his first career win. I’d classify that as a solid start for a freshman.

His other start, his only other of the season came against then #12 Florida. He only lasted 3 innings giving up 6 earned runs on 8 hits, 2 walks, and 2 strikeouts.

No one stands out as really good in the EMU bullpen currently. None of their numbers any dominating strikeout performers. The best ERA of any bullpen member is 4.05 by Kevin Wammes over 6 innings.

Outlook

I have to imagine Michigan will be looking to show some might after the last few days. I’ve got my reserves about how good Glover may or may not be. I’m hoping we can knock him out of the game early, but you never know with freshmen, much less home openers or mid-week match-ups. Anything can happen.

I’ll update this if I find out who is pitching for Michigan, but as of now its unannounced. I expect Sinnery just because Matt Miller threw a few more innings than he did this weekend. We’ll see.

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Updated:  Not our home opener, actually in Ypsi.  Sorry for the mistake.  I had the venues backwards between Tuesday and Wednesday.

Apparently Coach Maloney wanted to get the bad taste of Arizona out of his mouth early.  With the unseasonably “warm” weather in Ann Arbor this week, Michigan and Eastern have moved up next Tuesday’s game to be played tomorrow at the Fish Eastern.

No radio broadcast will be available for the new EMU home opener, so it’s just live stats.  I’ll try to have a preview up by tonight, but no promises as this took me by surprise.

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