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KENT STATE BASEBALL BASEBALL CONTACT: Dan Griffin | [email protected] | (Office) 330-672-8468 2021 Record Friday -Sunday 3pm |1pm (DH)|1pm 6-5 Kent State Golden Flashes | Mid-American Conference 2021 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Overall Record 2020: 7-7 | 2021: 6-5 FEBRUARY MAC Record (2019): 17-8 19 @ Virginia Tech PPD MAC Finish (2019): L Mac Tournament (0-2) 20 @ Virginia Tech PPD Head Coach: Jeff Duncan (7th) (231-131 at Kent State) 21 @ Virginia Tech (DH) L, 3-1 @ Virginia Tech (DH) L, 9-2 27 vs Tennessee Tech (DH) W, 6-1, 17-5 28 vs Tennessee Tech W, 8-1 Northern Illinois Huskies |Mid-American Conference MARCH 5 @West Virginia PPD Overall Record :1-10 |2020: 7-10| 2019: 20-36 6 @West Virginia PPD 7 @West Virginia PPD Conference Records (2019): 14-12 5 @ #2 Mississippi St L, 8-3 Post Season Finish: 2-2 in MAC Tournament 6 @ #2 Mississippi St W, 9-5 Head Coach: Mark Kunigonis 7 @ #2 Mississippi St L, 13-0 Probable Starters 12 Salem University Canceled Friday 13 Grand Valley State Canceled Follow Along Luke Albright (R):27 strikeouts in 22.2 IP, owns a 1.99 ERA 12 Seton Hall W, 10-7 Saturday-1 13 Seton Hall W, 12-4 Box Cast | @KentSt Collin Romel (L)- 7.2 innings pitched, 2ER at home this year 14 Seton Hall L, 7-4 Baseball GFTV Saturday-2 19 vs Northern Illinois* 3 p.m. Ryan Lane (R)- Batters hitting .193 off Lane in 16.1 innings 20 vs Northern Illinois* (DH) 1 p.m. Sunday 21 vs Northern Illinois* 1 p.m. Max Rippl: Averaging over a strike out per inning (15k in 13 IP) 27 @Dayton (DH) TBA Series History: Kent State (31-21-1) 28 Dayton (DH) 1 p.m. APRIL 2 at Bowling Green* 3:05 p.m. 3 at Bowling Green (DH) 12:05 p.m. 4 at Bowling Green* 1:05 p.m. 9 Toledo* 5 p.m. 10 Toledo*(DH) 1 p.m. FLASH FACTS 11 Toledo* 1 p.m. 16 at Central Michigan* 3 p.m. 17 at Central Michigan* (DH) 1 p.m. • Kent State finished 27th in RPI in 2020, finishing the abbreviated season at 7-7 18 at Central Michigan* 1 p.m. • The Golden Flashes debuted at #61 in D1 Baseball’s pre-season ranking 23 at Miami (OH)* 5 p.m. • Kent State was picked second in the MAC pre-season poll, but led the Mid-American Conference with 5/11 first-place 24 at Miami (OH)* (DH) 1 p.m. votes to take home the regular season title and berth in the NCAA tournament 25 at Miami (OH)* 1 p.m. • The Golden Flashes took a game from the #2 ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs over the weekend, the highest 28 at Akron TBA seeded team Kent State has knocked off since defeating #1 Florida in the College World Series 30 vs Ohio * 5 p.m. • Luke Albright pitched into the seventh and allowed just one earned run against Miss State MAY • He backed that up again vs Seton Hall, retiring the first 15 batters he faced and allowing one run in six innings 1 Ohio*(DH) 1 p.m. • Jack Zimmerman closed the door on the comeback win on Friday, earning his second save of the season on Friday 2 Ohio* 1 p.m. • Kent State improved to 5-1 at home this season after taking two of three from Seton Hall 7 vs Akron*& 5 p.m. • Justin Miknis led the offense, hitting 500 over the weekend and driving in seven runs and earned MAC Player of the 8 vs Akron* (DH)& 1 p.m. Week Honors 9 vs Akron*& 1 p.m. 14 @Ball State* 3:00 pm • Cam Touchette recorded the first four-hit game of the season for the Flashes, going 4-4 on Saturday 15 @Ball State* (DH) Noon 16 @Ball State* 1:00 pm 21 vs Western Michigan* 5 p.m. 22 vs Western Michigan* (DH) 1 p.m. 23 vs Western Michigan * 1 p.m. 28 at Eastern Michigan * TBA POSSIBLE LINEUP 29 at Eastern Michigan*(DH) TBA # Player Pos. Yr. Notables 30 at Eastern Michigan * TBA 21 Cam Touchette RF Gr. First four hit game for Flashes last Saturday 37 multi hit games since 2019 (All times listed in Eastern Standard Time) 12 Ben Carew CF R-Sr. * MAC Opponent 6 Justin Miknis C R-Fr. Reigning MAC Player of the Week & Crystal Clinic Wagon Wheel Game 28 Michael Turner 1B Sr. Leads the team with a .447 on base percentage 14 Justin Kirby DH Jr. College Baseball News Freshman All-American in 2019 13 Collin Mathews CF Jr. Tied for team lead with three homers 9 Kevin Dobos 3b R-Sr Led team in homers and RBI in 2020 17 Mack Timbrook SS So. Led the team in 2020 in stolen bases 38 Michael McNamara 2b Fr. Leads team in RBI (12), three multi RBI games 1 Grant Vera INF Jr. Versatile infielder that can play three positions 23 Nick Elsen 1B R-Sr. Team-high 5 rbi in opening weekend Getting to Know Kent State QUICK FACTS • Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio, about 50 miles southwest of Cleveland. • The school and community are both named after Marvin Kent, who was influential in making UNIVERSITY INFO. the area a hub for the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad. Location.................................Kent, Ohio • The university, which had a fall 2017 enrollment of 39,367, is the third-largest in the state of Ohio behind Ohio State and Cincinnati. • 54 miles SW of Cleveland • KSU boasts notable alumni in the fields of sports and entertainment, including Nick Saban, • 140 miles NE of Columbus Julian Edelman, Lou Holtz, James Harrison, Antonio Gates, Drew Carey, Arsenio Hall and • 100 miles NW of Pittsburgh Michael Keaton. Founded..........................................1810 • In baseball, Thurman Munson and Steve Stone are famous alumni. Current major leaguers Enrollment....................................23,178 are headlined by Eric Lauer (Brewers) and Travis Shaw (Brewers). Nickname.........................Golden Flashes Pride in the Program Mascot..........................................Flash Kent State’s baseball tradition dates back more than 100 years. Originally called the “Normal Colors........................Navy Blue and Gold Nine,” it first tasted post-season success in 1964. In 1993, the Golden Flashes came within one Affiliation..........................NCAA Divsion I win of winning the regional title, knocking off eventual national champion LSU in the process. Conference........................Mid-American Kent State re-emerged onto the national stage in 2011 with a stunning 7-5 win at Texas in the Home Venue.............Schoonover Stadium NCAA Regional tournaments, then compiled a 21-game winning streak in 2012 en route to the Year Built........................................2005 school’s first ever regional title and appearance in the Super Regionals. There, in a decisive third • Lights added 2013 game in Oregon, all-time hits leader Jimmy Rider floated a single into left field in the bottom of • Indoor facility added 2014 the ninth to send Kent State to the College World Series. • Shaw sports turf added 2015 The Golden Flashes have spun 11 no-hitters -- including Eric Lauer’s 2016 gem which also clinched University President...... Todd Diacon the regular season conference crown. Director of Athletics...............Joel Nielsen Decade of Dominance Kent State has been one of the preeminent college baseball teams, none more so than in the COACHING STAFF 2010s. From 2010-2019, Kent State totaled 386 wins and a .655 winning percentage. Over the Head Coach...........................Jeff Duncan last 10 seasons, the Flashes won six Mid-American Conference titles and five MAC tournament Alma Mater..........Arizona State championships. The five trips to the NCAA Regionals was highlighted in the program’s Pro Career......NY Mets (03-04) appearance in the 2012 College World Series. 247 Sports tagged the Golden Flashes as #29 in their “teams of the decade” rankings, one of just five “non-power 5” schools to rank inside the Record at KSU.............231-131 top-30. MAC Record.................108-46 Associate Head Coach.........Mike Birkbeck Developing Pros Assistant Coach................Barrett Serrato Kent State has seen 112 players selected in the MLB Draft and 25 reach the Major League level. Of Volunteer Assistant................Alex Miklos the 45 players drafted under head coach Jeff Duncan’s watch, 15 have come in the top 10 rounds. Four former Flashes are currently playing in the MLB: Andrew Chafin (P, Diamondbacks), Eric Sports Medicine.......................Drew Fillis Lauer (P, Brewers), Travis Shaw (3B, Blue Jays), Taylor Williams (P, Brewers). LHP Eric Lauer was selected in the first round of the 2016 Draft following a standout year with the Flashes (named TEAM INFO. Collegiate Baseball’s National Player of the Year) and made his Big League debut in April 2018. 2019 Record..................................30-24 The Padres announced Lauer to be the 2019 Opening Day starter on Sunday, March 24. Lauer was 2020 Record...................................7-7 traded in the offseason from San Diego to Milwaukee as part of a four-player deal. 2019 MAC Record/Finish............17-8/Third Carew-sin’ 2020 MAC Record/Finish....................N/A Ben Carew has been a hit machine in his Kent State career. In 2019, Carew hit .406 and was Newcomers........................................10 first-team All-MAC and Academic All-District. In the shortened 2020 season, Carew again was Academic All-District and finished 10th in the Nation with eight doubles. Carew has hit safely in all five games this season, including four-straight multi-hit games. That gives Carew 37 multi-hit PROGRAM HISTORY games since the start of the 2019 season.