ROCK HILL, S.C. (EMUEagles.com) --The Eastern Michigan University baseball team put together a spirited comeback, scoring five runs over the eighth and ninth innings, but the late-game rally came up short and fell to Winthrop University, 11-9, Friday afternoon inside The Winthrop Ballpark.
Junior Frankie Volkers (Maple Grove Minn.-Maple Grove) (0-1) came out of the bullpen for Eastern Michigan (0-1, 0-0) and took the decision. Senior Zach Fruit (Dundee, Mich.-Dundee) was a bright spot for the Eagles, starting the ballgame and throwing four innings, giving up three runs, two earned, on three hits, with one walk and three strikeouts.