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EMU Wins Series Over NIU With Tight 4-2 Victory

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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team prevailed in another down-to-the-wire finish in a 4-2 win over Northern Illinois University Friday evening, May 18, at Oestrike Stadium. EMU (22-31, 14-12 MAC) once again danced around heavy NIU (19-36, 8-18) base traffic, using key pitching, and hitting to sneak away with another win.

The Eagles were again out-hit by a significant margin, this time 12-5, but NIU left 11 men on base. Meanwhile, EMU made the most of its five hits, as well as five walks, led by a two-hit performance from junior John Rensel Jr.