It had to end sooner or later. EMU softball saw the best start in program history reach its peak on Wednesday, as No. 13 Randolph-Macon took a pair of games in Ashland to snap the Royals' 12-game winning streak.
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Eastern Mennonite took an impressive sweep from Mary Washington in Harrisonburg on Sunday, improving on the best start in program history. Now 12-0 on the year, the Royals get into ODAC play this week, starting with a twinbill at Randolph-Macon on Wednesday. The softball women also host Emory & Henry and Guilford next weekend.

EMU’s Foltz named ODAC Player of the Week
Propelling the Eastern Mennonite softball women to the best start in program history, senior Mariah Foltz (Broadway, Va./Broadway) has been named the ODAC Player of the Week. In EMU’s six ... read more about EMU’s Foltz named ODAC Player of the Week
After eight games at the Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic, Eastern Mennonite's softball women have yet to taste defeat. At 8-0, the Royals are off to the best start to a season in the 38-year history of the EMU program.
EMU's softball women are off to one of their best starts in program history. The Royals have won their first four games at the Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. The previous best start Eastern Mennonite has had in the last 20 years has been 3-0.

Season preview: softball looks to better 2016’s runner-up finish
The EMU softball team has big shoes to fill to make another impressive tournament run, following last year’s close loss in the ODAC championship. Coach JD McCurdy calls on the Royals to “finish it” ... read more about Season preview: softball looks to better 2016’s runner-up finish

Golf tournament helps raise funds to memorialize EMU teammate through softball stadium improvements
Suddenly, it was no longer about softball, recruiting or winning games. It was about her. The softball player who was always smiling, always outgoing and always giving the coach recruiting ... read more about Golf tournament helps raise funds to memorialize EMU teammate through softball stadium improvements

Three softball players named to All-State team
EMU’s softball team stuck another stamp on a historic season, putting three players on the All-State Teams, as announced today by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). Junior Mariah Foltz ... read more about Three softball players named to All-State team

Marlins get by EMU for ODAC Championship in extra innings
MU’s run through the 2016 ODAC Softball Tournament ended just short of the goal with a 10-9 loss to top-seeded Virginia Wesleyan in the Championship Game. The extra-inning loss leaves ... read more about Marlins get by EMU for ODAC Championship in extra innings

Sophomore softball player Carli Hill named Royals Athlete of the Week
This has been a year of adjusting to changes for softball player Carli Hill (Staunton, Va./Fort Defiance). But as one of the ODAC’s best hitters with a .473 batting average, ... read more about Sophomore softball player Carli Hill named Royals Athlete of the Week