New London's Corey Chaffins moved to third all-time in strikeouts on Eastern Michigan's strikeout list after a seven strikeout performance in a 14-7 loss to Akron last week.

Chaffins pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed six runs. He is now 4-3 in 11 appearances, which include six starts. He also has 48 strikeouts for the season.

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New London’s Corey Chaffins faced a familiar opponent in Perkins’ Kyle Hallock as the Kent State-Eastern Michigan featured a pitcher’s duel at Schoonover Stadium on Saturday.

Chaffins pitched 7 2/3 innings, allowing just one run and eight hits, but was the hard-luck loser in a 1-0 Kent State win.

Hallock pitched seven innings, allowing just five hits, while striking out four to pick up his fourth win of the season.

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New London graduate Corey Chaffins picked up his first win of the season as Eastern Michigan’s baseball team defeated the No. 4-ranked Clemson Tigers, 7-6, in the second game of a three-game set on Saturday.

Chaffins pitched 3 1/3 innings in relief. He was brought in as Tim Combs seemed a bit rattled as he walked the only two batters he faced to bring in the fifth run for the Tigers. Chaffins then entered the game and got out of a bases loaded jam by striking out the clean-up hitter, Shaffer, to end the inning.

Chaffins then shut down the Tigers in the final two frames, taking just seven batters to get the final six outs to preserve the Eagles first win of the season and first win over a ranked opponent since opening day last season when they defeated No. 25 Kansas.
The Eagles improve to 1-1 on the season with the win while Clemson falls to 1-1 with the loss.

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For the second time this season and the fourth time in his career, New London’s Corey Chaffins, a junior, has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week, while pitching for Eastern Michigan University.

Chaffins, who improved to 2-0, was stellar on the mound for the Eagles against Jacksonville State University on Friday, earning his second victory of the season after going 6 2/3 innings and giving up five runs on six hits.

He also tied a season-high in strikeouts with eight, to help the Eagles claim the 10-8 win.

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New London's Corey Chaffins was named the Mid-American Conference (West Division) Pitcher of the Week last week for his pitching performance for Eastern Michigan University.

Chaffins was also named to the CollegeBaseball360.com "Primetime Performer Weekly Honor Roll".

In the Eagles' 3-1 victory over the No. 25 ranked Kansas University, Chaffins struck out eight batters in seven innings. He allowed just one run on three hits and a walk to lead EMU to its second-straight season opening victory. In his second start, Chaffins picked up a no-decision against the University of South Alabama, after going seven innings, giving up four earned runs and striking out three.

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New London’s Corey Chaffins came back from an off-season injury last year, to come back and make 14 appearances, including 11 starts at Eastern Michigan. He finished with a 5-3 record with 69 strikeouts in 66 2/3 innings pitched, which earned him Mid-American Conference second team honors.

He earned the MAC Pitcher of the Week in the first week of May after striking out 14 in a 6-5 win over Ball State. He also earned Pitcher of the Week honors in April, after he pitched seven solid innings, allowing just four hits, one run, while striking out five in a 7-1 win over Ohio University.

Two seasons ago, Chaffins had a 2-2 record in 14 appearances, including five starts. He struck out 42 batters in 40 1/3 innings pitched.

At New London, Chaffins was the Firelands Conference Player of the Year, the District 9 Player of the Year and he was named to the All-Ohio First Team.

Eastern Michigan bowed out to Toledo in the MAC Tournament, losing 9-6, and finished the season at 25-35.

Corey's brother Derek Chaffins, a freshman, just finished a fine year pitching for Siena Height University in Michigan.

The Saints finished the regular season with 19 wins and lost to Aquinas, 7-2 and Madonna, 11-1 in the WHAC Tournament.

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