Eastern Michigan Athletics
Softball Kicks Off 2014 at USC Upstate Tournament
1/29/2014 10:19:00 AM | Softball
The 2014 softball season will start in 9 days when the Eagles head to Spartanburg, S.C.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University softball team is set to kick off the 2014 campaign as it travels to Spartanburg, S.C. to participate in the USC Upstate Tournament, Friday, Feb. 7 – Saturday, Feb. 8.
The Eagles will first take on Virginia at 1 p.m. before taking on host USC Upstate at 3 p.m., Friday, Feb. 7. Virginia returns nine letterwinners and five starters from last year's squad that went 21-28, while USC Upstate is the reigning A-Sun Tournament Champions as well as a 2013 NCAA Division I Tournament qualifier, going 42-12 in 2013.
The Green and White will conclude its first tournament, Saturday, Feb. 8 when it plays Towson at 10:30 a.m. and North Carolina Central at 4:30 p.m. Towson posted a 30-28 record a year ago, including going 2-1 against Mid-American Conference competition, while North Carolina Central was 5-44 on the season and returns 11 letterwinners from the 2013 campaign.
EMU holds a 5-5 overall record against Virginia, with the Eagles clinching a 6-3 victory in the two team's last meeting, Mar. 5, 1999. The USC Upstate Tournament will mark the first time Eastern has faced its other three opponents in regular season play.
The Eagles will first take on Virginia at 1 p.m. before taking on host USC Upstate at 3 p.m., Friday, Feb. 7. Virginia returns nine letterwinners and five starters from last year's squad that went 21-28, while USC Upstate is the reigning A-Sun Tournament Champions as well as a 2013 NCAA Division I Tournament qualifier, going 42-12 in 2013.
The Green and White will conclude its first tournament, Saturday, Feb. 8 when it plays Towson at 10:30 a.m. and North Carolina Central at 4:30 p.m. Towson posted a 30-28 record a year ago, including going 2-1 against Mid-American Conference competition, while North Carolina Central was 5-44 on the season and returns 11 letterwinners from the 2013 campaign.
EMU holds a 5-5 overall record against Virginia, with the Eagles clinching a 6-3 victory in the two team's last meeting, Mar. 5, 1999. The USC Upstate Tournament will mark the first time Eastern has faced its other three opponents in regular season play.
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