BASEBALL 2020 SCHEDULE QUICK FACTS and HISTORY TOP RETURNERS Date Opponent Time/Result UNIVERSITY INFO. Pos Name Cl. Stats (‘19) FEBRUARY Location...... Kent, Ohio CF Ben Carew R-JR .406/31RBI/24SB RF Cam Touchette SR .345/27RBI/19SB 14 vs Iowa + 4:00 pm • 54 miles SW of Cleveland LF Justin Kirby SO .313/7HR/30RBI 15 vs Indiana State + Noon • 140 miles NE of Columbus 16 vs St. Joes+ 10:00 am 3b Alex Ronnebaum R-JR .258/9 2b/28RBI 19 @ Miami (FL) 6:30 pm • 100 miles NW of Pittsburgh C/1B Michael Turner JR .369/12 2b/42RBI 21 @ Florida Gulf Coast 6:30pm Founded...... 1810 DH Collin Matthews R-SO .298/7 2b/8 SB 22 @ Florida Gulf Coast 2:00 pm Enrollment...... 23,178 23 @ Florida Gulf Coast 1:00pm Nickname...... Golden Flashes 28 @Winthrop 4:00 pm 29 @Winthrop 3:00 pm Mascot...... Flash Colors...... Navy Blue and Gold MARCH Affiliation...... NCAA Divsion I 1 @Winthrop 3:00 pm Conference...... Mid-American TOP RETURNING PITCHERS 6 @ Liberty 4:00 pm Home Venue...... Schoonover Stadium Pos Name Cl. Stats (‘19) 7 @ Liberty 2:00 pm SP/RH Zach Schultz SR 2-4/2.68/54IP/49K 8 @ Liberty 1: 00pm Year Built...... 2005 SP/RH Luke Albright SO 4-1/2.81/51IP/54K 13 @ Northwestern 3:00pm CT/4:00pm ET • Lights added 2013 RP/LH Peyton Deats R-SO 4-1/3.77/11G/19K 14 @ Northwestern (DH) 11:00 am CT/Noon ET • Indoor facility added 2014 RP/RH Tyler Drabick R-JR 1-0/3.73/3SV/29K 18 @Pitt 3:00 pm RP/LH* Collin Romel JR 0-0/1.45/7SV/20K • Shaw sports turf added 2015 20 vs Valparaiso 4:00 pm 21 vs Valparaiso 2:00 pm University President...... Todd Diacon *2018 Stats, missed 2019 season due to injury 22 vs Valparaiso 1:00 pm Director of Athletics...... Joel Nielsen 24 @ Notre Dame 5:00 pm 25 @ Notre Dame 5:00 pm 27 Northern Illinois* 4:00 pm COACHING STAFF 28 Northern Illinois* 2:00 pm Head Coach...... Jeff Duncan 29 Northern Illinois* 1:00 pm Alma Mater...... Arizona State Pro Career...... NY Mets (03-04) TOP NEWCOMERS APRIL Record at KSU...... 218-119 Pos Name City NOTES 1 Vs Akron& 5:00 pm C Justin Miknis Dubois, PA Orioles 35th Rd Pick 3 @ Toledo* 3:05 pm MAC Record...... 108-46 RHP Richie Dell Bridgeville, PA 4 yr varsity starter 4 @ Toledo* 1:05 pm Associate Head Coach...... Mike Birkbeck INF Tyler Bischke Gibsonia, PA All-WPIAL 3 @ Toledo* 1:05 pm Assistant Coach...... Barrett Serrato OF Josh Johnson Gibsonia, PA All-WPIAL INF Ethan Moore Sewickley, PA DNP due to injury 7 Canisius College 4:00 pm Volunteer Assistant...... Tony Caldwell 8 Youngstown State 6:00 pm LHP Blake Smith Hamilton, OH DNP due to injury 10 Ball State* 6:00 pm Sports Medicine...... Drew Fillis RHP Brody Ware N.Canton, OH 67K in 49 IP 11 Ball State* 4:00 pm 12 Ball State* 1:00 pm TEAM INFO. 15 Pitt 7:00 pm 2019 Record...... 30-24 17 @ Central Michigan* 3:00 pm 2018 MAC Record/Finish...... 17-8/Third 18 @ Central Michigan* 1:00 pm 19 @ Central Michigan* 1:00 pm Newcomers...... 15 2019 in Review 21 @ Canisius College 3:00 pm Record: 30-24 | 17-8 MAC 24 @ Miami (OH)* 5:00 pm PROGRAM HISTORY 25 @ Miami (OH)* 4:00 pm Conference Finish: 3rd First Season...... 1915 26 @ Miami (OH)* 1:00 pm Starters Returning: 7 | Pitchers: 3 28 @Akron&$ TBA All-Time Record...... 1,875-1,328-10 29 vs Malone 6:00 pm All-Time MAC...... 808-595-2 Starters Lost: 3 | Pitchers: 2 MAC Regular Season Pennants...... 15 MAY MAC Tournament Pennants...... 12 1 Ohio* 6:00 pm 2 Ohio* 4:00 pm NCAA Regional Appearances...... 14 3 Ohio* 1:00 pm NCAA Super Regional Appearances...... 1 8 @ Western Michigan* 3:05 pm Super Regional Record...... 2-1 9 @ Western Michigan* 1:05 pm NCAA CWS Appearances...... 1 10 @ Western Michigan* 1:05 pm 12 @Youngstown State 5:00 pm College World Series Record...... 1-2 14 Bowling Green* 6:00 pm 15 Bowling Green* 4:00 pm 16 Bowling Green* 1:00 pm 20 MAC TOURNAMENT TBD ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION (All times listed in Eastern Standard Time) * MAC Opponent Contact:Dan Griffin + at Port Charlotte, Florida & Crystal Clinic Wagon Wheel Game $ at Canal Park [email protected] 330-672-8468 @KentStBaseball @KentStAthletics ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS Kent State University Seniors (3) Numerical Roster Patrick Ferguson Zach Schultz Cam Touchette No. Name Pos Yr B/T Hometown/Prev. School Juniors (10) 1 Grant Vera INF So. R/R Tiffin, Ohio Ben Carew* Kevin Dobos* 2 Brant Vanaman OF So. R/R Spring Valley, Ill. Tyler Drabick* Nick Elsen 3 Jack Zimmerman OF/LHP Jr. L/L Akron, Ohio / Green Ryan Lane Collin Romel 6 Justin Miknis C Fr. L/R Dubois, Pa. Alex Ronnebaum* Jarrett Smetana * 7 Devan Nail INF So. R/R Elyria, Ohio Michael Turner Jack Zimmerman 8 Tyler Bischke INF Fr. R/R Hampton Township, Pa. 9 Kevin Dobos C R-Jr. R/R Marvin, N.C. / Ridge Sophomores (12) Luke Albright 10 Eric Wentz OF So. L/L Hudson, Ohio / Indiana Wesleyan Peyton Deats* Justin Kirby 11 Sam Thompson C So. R/R Breman, Ga. Ryan Kircher Collin Mathews 12 Ben Carew OF R-Jr. R/R Appleton, Wis. / Kimberly Devan Nail Trevor Pittman* 13 Collin Mathews OF/RHP So. R/R Lewis Center, Ohio Max Rippl Sam Thompson 14 Justin Kirby OF/RHP So. R/R Alpharetta, Ga. Brant Vanaman Grant Vera 15 *RETIRED FOR THURMAN MUNSON* Eric Wentz 16 Tyler Drabick RHP R-Jr. R/R North Canton, Ohio / Hoover 17 Mack Timbrook INF Fr. L/R Kent, Ohio Freshmen (14) Tyler Bischke 18 Josh Mrozek INF Fr. L/R Frankfort, Ill. Richie Dell Riley Feltner 19 Ryan Kircher LHP So. S/L Pittsburgh, Pa. Josh Johnson 20 Blake Smith LHP Fr. L/L Cincinnati, Ohio Justin Miknis Ethan Moore 21 Cam Touchette OF Sr. L/L Columbia, Ill. / John A. Logan JC Josh Mrozek Kory Patterson 22 Max Rippl OF/RHP So. R/R Fort Myers, Fla. Jake Reifsnyder 23 Nick Elsen OF Jr. R/R Kenosha, WIs. / Indian Trail Blake Smith Asher Soltis 25 Brody Ware RHP Fr. R/R North Canton, Ohio Mack Timbrook Brody Ware 26 Richie Dell RHP Fr. R/R Bridgeville, Pa. Collin Witzke 27 Peyton Deats LHP R-So. L/L Tiffin, Ohio / Tiffin-Calvert *Used redshirt 28 Michael Turner C Jr. L/R Warren, Ohio / Champion BY STATE 29 Collin Romel LHP Jr. L/L Olmsted Falls, Ohio / Olmsted Falls Florida (1) 30 Riley Feltner RHP Fr. R/R Hudson, Ohio Max Rippl 31 Alex Ronnebaum INF R-Jr. L/R Overland Park, Kan. / Howard JC Georgia (2) 32 Josh Johnson OF Fr. R/R Gibsonia, Pa. Sam Thompson Justin Kirby 33 Trevor Pittman RHP R-So. R/R Eaton, Ohio / Eaton 34 Ryan Lane RHP Jr. R/R New London, Ohio / New London Illinois (4) Josh Mrozek 35 Luke Albright RHP So. R/R Fishers, Ind. Brant Vanaman Cam Touchette 36 Zach Schultz RHP/OF Sr. L/R Indiana, Pa. / Indiana HS Collin Witzke 37 Collin Witzke RHP Fr. R/R Aurora, Ill. / Indiana (1) 38 Patrick Ferguson INF Sr. L/R N.Huntingdon, Pa. / Central Catholic Luke Albright 39 Ethan Moore INF Fr. R/R Beaver, Pa. Kansas (1) 40 Jake Reifsnyder INF Fr. R/R Tallmadge, Ohio Alex Ronnebaum 51 Asher Soltis RHP Fr. R/R Berea, Ohio North Carolina (1) Kevin Dobos 61 Kory Patterson RHP Fr. R/R Bethel Park, Pa. 67 Jarrett Smetana OF/1B R-Jr. R/R Chardon, Ohio / Berkshire Ohio (18) Peyton Deats Tyler Drabick Riley Feltner Collin Mathews Devan Nail Baseball Coaching Staff Trevor Pittman Jake Reifsnyder NAME TITLE Collin Romel Ryan Lane Jeff Duncan Head Coach Jarrett Smetana Mike Birkbeck Associate Head Coach Blake Smith Asher Soltis Barrett Serrato Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Mack Timbrook Michael Turner Tony Caldwell Volunteer Assistant Coach Brody Ware Eric Wentz Grant Vera Jack Zimmerman Pennsylvania (8) Tyler Bischke Richie Dell Patrick Ferguson Josh Johnson Ryan Kircher Justin Miknis Ethan Moore Kory Patterson Wisconsin (2) Ben Carew Nick Elsen