KENT STATE SOFTBALL [ Softball Contact: Jacob Pavilack | [email protected] | 304-559-7959 ]
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KENT STATE SOFTBALL [ Softball Contact: Jacob Pavilack | [email protected] | 304-559-7959 ] Schedule/Results Tournament Information: Friday, Feb. 22 11:00 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. FEBRUARY Saturday, Feb. 23 1:30 p.m. & TBD 8 vs. LIU Brooklyn# W, 7-1 Sunday, Feb. 24 TBD 8 at RV FGCU# L, 2-0 9 vs. LIU Brooklyn# L, 3-1 Venue: Getterman Stadium 9 vs. Penn State# W, 11-0 (5) 10 vs. Penn State# W, 9-2 Capacity: 1,230 22 vs. NorthTexas$ 11:00 AM Kent State Dimensions: 22 vs. #10 Louisiana$ 1:30 PM Golden Flashes LF: 200 CF: 225 RF: 200 23 at #21 Baylor$ 1:30 PM 23 vs. TBD$ 4:00 or 6:30 PM Record: 3-2 24 vs. TBD$ 11:00 AM or 1:30 PM Head coach: Eric Oakley 26 at LSU 7:00 PM 27 at Se. Louisiana 4:00 PM FLASHES AT A GLANCE MARCH » Kent State opened play last weekend at the FGCU Kickoff Classic and closed out the weekend with back- 1 vs. Minnesota! 4:15 PM to-back wins over Penn State. 1 at Arizona! 9:15 PM » Fourth-year Head Coach Eric Oakley became the fastest Kent State head coach to earn their 100th 2 vs. James Madison! 4:30 PM victory at KSU as Oakley accomplished the feat in 173 games with a 7-1 season-opening win over LIU 2 at Arizona! 9:15 PM 3 vs. Drake! 12:00PM Brooklyn. During his three complete seasons as the skipper, the Golden Flashes have finished each season 16 at Michigan 2:00 PM with a .540 or better winning percentage and have won nine postseason games. 16 at Michigan 4:00 PM » Redshirt freshman pitcher Andrea Scali was sensational in her first collegiate weekend. In her debut 17 at Michigan 1:00 PM 20 at Youngstown State 3:00 PM against LIU Brooklyn, she turned in a one-hitter with 12 strikeouts and did not allow an earned run. Scali, 20 at Youngstown State 5:00 PM who missed all of last season due to injury, finished with weekend with 16 innings of work, a 0.00 ERA 22 at Toledo* 3:00 PM and struck out 27 hitters with just three hits allowed. She was named MAC Pitcher of the Week. 23 at Toledo* 1:00 PM 23 at Toledo* 3:00 PM » The Golden Flashes return six starters from a team that finished fourth in the Mid-American Conference 26 at Monmouth 2:00 PM last season. Senior Bailey Brownfield and sophomore Kennadie Goth highlight the returners amongst 26 at Monmouth 4:00 PM 27 at Lehigh 2:30 PM position players. Brownfield hit .351 last season, clubbed 13 doubles and drove in 41 runs; the latter two 27 at Lehigh 4:30 PM both rank ninth in a single season in program history. Goth compiled one of the most impressive fresh- 29 vs. Ball State* 3:00 PM man seasons in program history, registering a .403 batting average which ranks sixth in school history 30 vs. Ball State* 1:00 PM 30 vs. Ball State* 3:00 PM and was eigth nationally among freshman. » Junior Madi Huck returns inside the circle after a breakout sophomore campaign when she was named APRIL to the All-MAC Second Team. She threw a conference-high 96.1 innings in MAC games and fired four shut- 2 vs. Ohio* 1:00 PM outs while compiling a 2.76 ERA and a league-high nine victories. 2 vs. Ohio* 3:00 PM » Six Flashes were named All-MAC last year which led the league. Senior Bailey Brownfield, juniors Maria 5 at Western Michigan* 3:00 PM Cegledy and Madi Huck, and freshmen Kennadie Goth and Brenna Brownfield. 6 at Western Michigan* 1:00 PM 6 at Western Michigan* 3:00 PM » Last season, Holly Speers became the school’s first ever NFCA First Team All-American and led the 10 at Ohio* 2:00 PM country in batting average (.483), slugging percentage (1.033), on-base percentage (.656), walks (60)and 12 vs. Miami (Ohio)* 3:00 PM 13 vs. Miami (Ohio)* 1:00 PM walks per game (1.20) and set MAC single-season records for batting average, slugging percentage, walks 13 vs. Miami (Ohio)* 3:00 PM and on-base percentage. 16 at Pitt 5:00 PM » The Golden Flashes hit .308 as a team last season which ranked 22nd in the country. The mark is the 17 vs. Robert Morris 2:00 PM 17 vs. Robert Morris 4:00 PM third highest in program history and surpased the .295 average the 1990 Flashes recorded en route to an 20 at Akron* 1:00 PM NCAA Women’s College World Series appearance. 20 at Akron* 2:00 PM » The Golden Flashes have appeared in 15 consectuve MAC Tournaments, the longest streak in the league. 24 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) 4:00 PM 24 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) 3:00 PM Defensive Alignment 26 at Buffalo* 3:00 PM C #18 Carlee Selle / Second on the team this year with five hits 27 at Buffalo* 1:00 PM 27 at Buffalo* 3:00 PM 1B #21 Kaitlyn Miller / Leads team with six hits, MAC All-Freshman last year 2B #12 Kellie Abeska / Returned to action after missing 2018 due to injury Cegledy 3B #7 Bailey Brownfield / All-MAC First Team, on five-game hitting streak MAY Goth Cader SS #9 Alexis Taube / This year leads team with six runs scored 4 vs. Bowling Green* 1:00 PM 4 vs. Bowling Green* 3:00 PM Taube Abeska LF #4 Kennadie Goth / Hit .403 last year and was All-MAC Second Team 8-11 MAC Tournament TBD CF #11 Maria Cegledy / Named All-MAC Second Team and hit .327 last year RF #22 Jen Cader / Drove in nine runs last year, missed time due to injury * MAC Game DP #13 Brenna Brownfield / Last year named to the All-MAC Second Team Brownfield Miller #FGCU Kickoff Classic Pitching Staff $ Baylor Invitational ! Arizona Wildcat Invitational RHP #10 Anilese Kelly / First Team All-State in New York as a junior & senior RHP #14 Grace Saupe / Honorable Mention All-State in MIchigan as a junior - All times Eastern Selle RHP #25 Madi Huck / Last year named to the All-MAC Second Team - USA Today/NFCA Poll Used RHP #26 Andrea Scali / Missed last year with injury SERIES HISTORY Quick Facts This will be the first meeting on the softball diamond between the Golden Flashes and Mean Green. North Texas’ inaugural season of softball was 2004, while KSU’s was 1976. Kent State is 0-1 all-time against Loui- UNIVERSITY INFO. siana, but have not met in 37 years. The Golden Flashes fell to the Ragin’ Cajuns 4-0 in Kent State’s season Location ......................Kent, Ohio opener in 1982 at a neutral site tournament hosted by LSU in Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana was known as South- Founded .............................. 1910 western Lousiana until 1999. Kent State is 0-4 all-time against the host Lady Bears, and fell 1-0 in the 2017 Enrollment ....................... 23,000 NCAA Tournament opening round. Pitcher Ronnie Ladines kept the Baylor bats off balance all evening and Nickname .............Golden Flashes only allowed two hits, but the hosts scored their lone run of the game on an error. Mascot ...............................Flash Colors.............Navy Blue and Gold BAILEY BROWNFIELD BACK FOR SENIOR SEASON Conference .............Mid-American Home venue ..........Diamond at Dix Senior Bailey Brownfield is back for her fourth tour of duty with the Golden Flashes and has been one of the Year Built .............................1999 most consistent hitters in the MAC over the last two seasons, earning First Team All-MAC recognition. In her Capacity ...............................500 junior season, she was also named to the NFCA All-Mideast Region Second Team and hit .351 last season with President ......... Dr. Beverly Warren 13 doubles, two triples and a home run while driving in 41 runs. She coninued her hot hitting during league Athletic Director ........ Joel Nielson play with the MAC’s sixth best average in conference-only games (.413) and led the league in doubles (9) while driving in the third most runs (24). For the second straight season, she saw her average increase by at COACHING STAFF least .025 percentage points. As a freshman she hit .271, then .324 as a sophomore, before her career-best Head Coach .................Eric Oakley .351 mark last season. The Thornville, Ohio native was clutch in late-inning situations last year and collected Alma Mater .... Eastern Michigan, ‘01 three game-winning or go-ahead hits. She hit a go-ahead double in the ninth inning to beat Rider and record- Record at KSU ............. 102-75 ed walk-off singles against Oakland and Toledo. Brownfield also made a successful transition from the outfield MAC Record ..................45-25 to third base last year and registered a .966 fielding percentage in her first collegiate season at the hot cor- MAC Tournament Record ...8-5 ner. She is currently riding a five-game hitting streak to begin her senior campaign and has two doubles. Assistant Coach ...Meaggan Pettipiece Alma Mater California (Pa.), ‘98 SCALI’S STRONG SHOWING Assistant Coach .....Emma Johnson Alma Mater ...... Kent State, ‘15 Redshirt freshman pitcher Andrea Scali was named the first MAC Pitcher of the Week this season for her Volunteer Assistant Coach ..Arika Roush impressive debut at the FGCU Kickoff Classic, tossing 16 innings while not allowing an earned run and striking Athletic Trainer . Eddie Dobrowolski out 27 batters. The Parma, Ohio native went a perfect 3-0 inside the circle and compiled an impressive WHIP of 0.38.