"We showed 10 games yesterday of so many people beating someone else," Fleck said Monday. His staff compiles video clips of upsets around the country, and they're shown to the players to drive home the fact that the shockers can happen. In the 18 seasons before Creighton's arrival, EMU had no winning seasons.įleck will guard against overconfidence Saturday, but not just because the opponent is a MAC team. In Creighton's 10 years in Ypsilanti, the Eagles have had four winning seasons and five bowl appearances. Under coach Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan went 9-4 last year, won a share of the MAC's West Division and beat San Jose State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. It's the only nonconference loss in 19 games, including bowls, in the Fleck era at Minnesota. While the Gophers would go on to a 9-4 season, the loss to a Bowling Green team that would finish 4-8 was a considerable blemish and sparked ridicule. "I apologize to our fans and apologize for everyone's Homecoming." "This is my responsibility and my fault," he said. They left as 14-10 losers after passing for only 59 yards, committing three turnovers and having a decision to go for it on fourth-and-1 from their own 29-yard line backfire, leading to a Falcons touchdown.Īfterward, Fleck pointed the blame at himself. 25, 2021, the Gophers were riding high after a 30-0 thrashing of Colorado a week earlier and entered their home game against Bowling Green as 31-point favorites. The Gophers got their noses bloodied in their last meeting against a MAC team. Sign up for our Gophers Update newsletterįleck has another reason to be wary of the Eagles. "It's one of the best-coached teams in college football that doesn't get talked about enough." "We've got a heck of an opponent coming in here that won nine games last year and won their bowl game," said Fleck, who lost his first WMU vs. Fleck, whose first head coaching job was at MAC member Western Michigan. They have the attention of Gophers coach P.J. On Saturday night at Huntington Bank Stadium, the Gophers will try to make sure they're not the ones getting their nose bloodied by an Eastern Michigan football team that's recently shown a wicked left jab.įour times in the past five full seasons, the Eagles have upset a Big Ten team ( Rutgers, Purdue and Illinois) or a squad from Power Five conference (Arizona State). And every once in a while, little brother will rise up and bloody big brother's nose. As a team, Arcadia has the lowest team ERA in the conference with a 4.39.The Big Ten and Mid-American Conference have a big brother/little brother relationship. He came back in game three and pitched 2.1 innings, earning the pivotal win for the Knights. ![]() He only allowed one hit in 4.2 innings in Arcadia's game two win, picking up the save. Margolis played a major role for the Knights in their semifinal series with DeSales as he pitched seven shutout innings across two appearances. He also has nine saves, which leads the conference as well. On the mound, the Knights are led by right-handed reliever Owen Margolis who enters this weekend with a 9-0 record and a 1.57 ERA, both of which lead the conference. As a team, Arcadia leads the conference in batting average with a. ![]() Connor Cheeseman leads the Knights in RBI's with 43 and was the hero for Arcadia in the conference semifinal series as he had a walk off single in the bottom of the ninth in game three against DeSales to advance the Knights to the championship series. He has stole a program-record 34 bases in 2022, and has scored 54 runs for the Knights. ![]() The Knights defeated fourth-seeded DeSales last weekend in the MAC Freedom Semifinal Series last weekend to make their second conference championship appearance in the last four years.Īrcadia is led at the plate by junior shortstop Alex Madera, who is hitting. To view the MAC Freedom Championship portal, click here. Ticket Prices are set by the conference and are as follows (NOTE: CASH ONLY, NO COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION):Ĭhampionship apparel is available through SquadLocker with no apparel sold on site. 7/10 Arcadia University baseball team is set to host second-seeded Misericordia in the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) Championship Series at Skip Wilson Field on May 13-14.įor those unable to attend, live links are provided below:
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