Game 24-26
Eastern Michigan Eagles (5-19-1, 0-3 MAC) at Miami RedHawks (18-5, 2-1 MAC)
Friday, March 29 – 3 p.m.(Note Time Change)
Saturday, March 30 – 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 31 – 1 p.m. 
McKie Field at Hayden Park – Oxford, Ohio

ON TAP
The Miami University baseball team returns to Mid-American Conference play this weekend as it hosts Eastern Michigan for a 3-game series. Due to potential for inclement weather, Friday's game will now begin at 3 p.m., Saturday's will start at 4 p.m. and Sunday's first pitch is at 1 p.m. All three contests will be available to stream on RedHawks All-Access for those who have a subscription. Check with MiamiRedHawks.com and @MiamiOHBaseball on Twitter for any further schedule changes.

REDHAWKS ALL-ACCESS HOW-TO
A majority of Miami's remaining home games will be available to view on the RedHawks' All-Access subscription service. Visit this site HERE and click on the sign up button in the upper right corner. You will then need to either log in under your CBS Sports Digital account, or if you do not have one you will need to register with CBS Sports. While there you can choose either a monthly subscription (recommended) for $9.95, or yearly for $99.95. Both subscriptions auto-renew at end of term unless you cancel. Once you are signed up visit the Miami baseball schedule page HERE and click on the watch link for the game you want to see.

ABOUT EASTERN MICHIGAN
The Eagles are 5-19-1 overall and 0-3 in the MAC. While they have struggled at times this season, they got a pair of wins in midweek games this past week, defeating Northwestern Ohio 13-7 on Tuesday and Concordia 11-6 on Wednesday. They were swept in a three-game series at Northern Illinois to open MAC play last weekend. Eastern Michigan's top hitter has been junior infielder Zachary Owings. He is batting .343 with three home runs and 19 RBIs. Its top pitcher will be its Friday starter, sophomore lefty Scott Granzotto. He is 2-4 with a 4.13 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 28.1 innings in 2019.

SERIES WITH EASTERN MICHIGAN
Eastern Michigan holds a slim, 60-57, lead in the all-time series with Miami. Last year in Ypsilanti, the RedHawks took two out of three against the Eagles. It started on Friday when the Red and White turned a 3-1 ninth inning deficit into a 4-3, 11-inning victory. Miami then took a 3-1 win on Saturday. The Eagles salvaged the final game, defeating the RedHawks 4-0 on Sunday.

NOTABLE – MIAMI INDIVIDUALS IN NATIONAL STATISTICAL RANKINGS
In the last preview, Miami's national rank in several team categories was looked at. In addition several RedHawks individuals also rank highly in several national statistical categories. Here is a sample of those rankings.
Category                                  Name                                         Rank (Player's total)
Doubles                                    Cristian Tejada                           27th (10)
                                                 Landon Stephens                       27th (10)
Triples                                      Will Vogelgesang                       28th (3)
                                                 Mackay Williams                       28th (3)
Stolen Bases                           Cristian Tejada                           69th (10)
Sacrifice Flies                          Charlie Harrigan                         19th (4)
Earned Run Average               Jack Corbell                               26th (1.11)
Victories                                   Sam Bachman                            31st (4)
                                                Jack Corbell                                 31st (4)
                                                 Bailey Martin                             31st (4)

For all of Miami's rankings (as of March 28) visit HERE.

UP AHEAD
The RedHawks host Northern Kentucky for their midweek game on Wednesday. First pitch is at 5 p.m. Miami then travels to Toledo next weekend for its next MAC series. On Friday, April 5 the game will begin at 3:05 p.m. It will start at 1:05 pm. On both Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7.