Saturday Slump: Baseball Dropped by NJIT

Photo Gallery: Game 1. Game 2.

HOOVER, Ala. (EMUEagles.com) - For the second consecutive day, the Eastern Michigan University baseball team is leaving Hoover Metropolitan Complex without a victory, as it dropped both games of a doubleheader to NJIT, Saturday, Feb. 16. The two game Saturday set saw the Eagles overpowered 10-4 in game one, before falling in the nightcap via walk-off 10-9.

EMU (0-3) fell behind quickly in both games, making it challenging to complete a comeback in either contest. In the early game, EMU saw itself trailing 5-0 in the fourth inning. Although the Eagles would eventually tally four runs in a 10-4 first game loss, they would never display the offensive firepower to…