13 N C A A R E G I O N A L A P P E A R A N C E S 1964 – 1992 – 1993 – 1994 – 2001 – 2002 – 2004 – 2007 – 2009 – 2010 – 2011 – 2012 – 2014 2018 SCHEDULE Kent State’s 2018 Record 29-13 At a NEUTRAL site 0-0 Date Opponent Time/Result February 4-2 At HOME 9-4 Against the MAC 13-5 F16 @ Sam Houston State W, 7-4 On the ROAD 20-9 Current Streak W1 F17 @ Sam Houston State L, 5-1 F18 @ Sam Houston State L, 12-6 F23 @ Belmont W, 17-3 GAME F24 @ Lipscomb W, 3-1 F25 @ Middle Tennessee W, 14-5 March 10-7 M2 @ Winthrop L, 8-2 M3 @ Winthrop W, 9-1 M4 @ Winthrop W, 7-5 43 M9 @ 7 Arkansas L, 7-2 M9 @ 7 Arkansas W, 10-4 Kent State Golden Flashes Bowling Green Falcons M11 @ 7 Arkansas L, 11-4 25-12; 10-5 10-29; 5-11 BY THE NUMBERS M14 Malone PPD KSU BGF Head Coach: Jeff Duncan Head Coach: Danny Schmitz M16 @ Western Carolina W, 7-4 OVERALL 29-13 10-29 5th Season 27th Season M17 @ Western Carolina W, 6-4 (10) CURRENT W1 L6 CONF 13-5 5-11 M18 @ Western Carolina L, 9-2 NON-CONF 16-8 5-18 Friday, May 4 – Sunday, May 6 2018 M20 Youngstown State W, 7-2 HOME 9-4 5-6 M23 Ball State L, 5-1 AWAY 20-9 4-22 Schoonover Stadium (1,327) – Kent, Ohio NEUTRAL 0-0 1-1 M24 Ball State W, 11-0 LAST FIVE 4-1 0-5 TV: None RADIO: KSU Radio Network – Ty Linder, Jacob Pavilack M25 Ball State L, 7-2 LAST TEN 7-3 1-9 M27 @ Notre Dame W, 4-1 M28 @ Notre Dame L, 2-1 M30 @ Western Michigan W, 8-3 DIAMOND DIALOGUE M30 @ Western Michigan W, 6-2 • Kent State returns to league play after splitting two mid-week games – the Golden April 14-3 Flashes fell at Wright State, 8-6 on Tuesday and beat Walsh 12-3 Wednesday. A1 @ Western Michigan W, 12-6 A3 Bowling Green PPD • KSU went 14-3 in the month of April, sweeping three MAC series to move into first A4 @ Ohio State PPD place. A7 @ Central Michigan W, 11-3 • Kent State’s magic number to clinch the regular season league title, No. 1 seed and A8 @ Central Michigan L, 5-1 first round bye is EIGHT. The number is reduced by any combination of KSU wins A8 @ Central Michigan W, 19-3 A10 @ Pittsburgh W, 4-1 and/or losses by the second place club(s). A11 Canisius W, 13-11 • With 4-1 and 2-0 wins over Pitt, Kent State now boasts four wins (three on the road) A13 Northern Illinois W, 7-1 over Power Five conference teams – Arkansas (10-4) and Notre Dame (4-1). A13 Northern Illinois W, 7-2 • KSU is jumping on teams early and late in 2018. The Flashes have outscored the A15 Northern Illinois W, 14-0 A17 @ Bowling Green PPD opposition 43-13 in the first inning and 32-20 in the ninth inning or later so far in the A18 Pittsburgh W, 2-0 2018 season. A20 Ohio W, 5-3 • The Golden Flashes have won either the Mid-American Conference regular season A21 Ohio L, 5-3 (12) or tournament championship in 10 of the last 11 seasons. A22 Ohio L, 6-4 A24 @ Canisius W, 10-1 • KSU has been tabbed the pre-season league favorite in both the regular and post- A27 @ Toledo W, 3-1 season. A28 @ Toledo W, 4-2 • The Golden Flashes are one win away from their 20th consecutive season with at A29 @ Toledo W, 13-3 least 30 victories. KSU has had one sub-.500 season since 1981. May 1-1 M1 @ Wright State L, 8-6 M2 vs. Walsh W, 12-3 POSSIBLE POSITION STARTERS (Based on previous game/week-end) M4 Bowling Green 6:00 # Player Pos Yr. Notable M5 Bowling Green 4:00 2 Tim Dalporto C Sr. Has hit two home runs in his last five games M6 Bowling Green 1:00 25 Brad Hamilton 1B Sr. Team leader in home runs with 9 – has 2 multi-homer gms M11 Eastern Michigan 6:00 5 Greg Lewandoski 2B Fr. Rookie from Fla. is hitting .291 over 32 starts M12 Eastern Michigan 4:00 14 Josh Hollander SS Jr. Hit go-ahead grand slam in 9th inning of season opener M13 Eastern Michigan 1:00 26 Pavin Parks 3B Jr. Newcomer has hit .280 with 39 RBIs in 37 games M15 @ Youngstown State 12:00 7 Reilly Hawkins LF Sr. Has two lead-off homers in each of the last two seasons M17 @ Miami 5:00 11 Mason Mamarella CF Sr. Team leader in stolen bases with 29 – ranks 4th in NCAA M18 @ Miami 4:00 13 Nick Kanavas RF rSr. KSU’s leading hitter with a .363 average M19 @ Miami 1:00 17 Pete Schuler DH Jr. In first two seasons, has 9 homers and 53 RBIs M23 MAC Tournaments – Avon, OH 21 Jared Skolnicki P Sr. Has worked 41 innings this year with an ERA of 3.89 30 Joey Murray P Jr. 2017 MAC Pitcher of the Year is 7-1 with a 1.12 ERA All times EAST 21 Eli Kraus P Sr. 5th on KSU all-time wins list with 23; 4-0 in MAC starts 13 N C A A R E G I O N A L A P P E A R A N C E S 1964 – 1992 – 1993 – 1994 – 2001 – 2002 – 2004 – 2007 – 2009 – 2010 – 2011 – 2012 – 2014 QUICK FACTS SERIES HISTORY This weekend will mark meetings 183-185 between KSU and BG. The Golden Institution Information Location – Kent, OH 44240 Flashes and Falcons split two non-conference mid-week games last year and • 54 miles SW of Cleveland did not meet in MAC play. Kent State leads the all-time series, 117-65. • 140 miles NE of Columbus • 100 miles NW of Pittsburgh GETTING TO KNOW KENT STATE Founded – 1910 • Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio, about 50 miles southwest of Enrollment – 23,178 Nickname – Golden Flashes Cleveland. Colors – Navy Blue and Gold • The school and community are both named after Marvin Kent, who Affiliation – NCAA Division I was influential in making the area a hub for the Atlantic and Great Conference – Mid American Conference Western Railroad. Home venue – Schoonover Stadium • The university, which had a fall 2017 enrollment of 39,367, is the third- Year Built – 2005 largest in the state of Ohio behind Ohio State and Cincinnati. • Lights added 2013 • Indoor facility added 2014 • KSU boasts several notable alumni in the fields of sports and • Shaw sports turf added 2015 entertainment, including Nick Saban, Julian Edelman, Lou Holtz, University President – Dr. Beverly Warren James Harrison, Antonio Gates, Drew Carey, Arsenio Hall and Director of Athletics – Joel Nielsen Michael Keaton. Coaching Staff Head Coach – Jeff Duncan (Arizona State) PRIDE IN THE PROGRAM Years/Record – 4/148-75 Kent State’s baseball tradition dates back more than 100 years. Originally Associate Head Coach – Mike Birkbeck called the “Normal Nine,” it first tasted post-season success in 1964. In 1993, Assistant Coach – Derek Simmons the Golden Flashes came within one win of winning a regional title, knocking Assistant Coach – Tony Caldwell Sports Medicine – Drew Fillis off eventual national champion LSU in the process. Team Information Kent State re-emerged onto the national stage in 2011 with a stunning 7-5 win 2017 Record – 37-18 at Texas in the NCAA Regional tournaments, then compiled a 21-game 2017 MAC Record/Finish – 18-6/First (+2) winning streak in 2012 en route to the school’s first ever regional title and 2016 Record – 44-14 2016 MAC Record/Finish – 20-4/First (+5) appearance in the Super Regionals. There, in a decisive third game in Oregon, Position Players Returning/Lost - 7/3 all-time hits leader Jimmy Rider floated a single into left field in the bottom of Newcomers - 10 the ninth to send KSU to the College World Series. Program History The Golden Flashes have spun 11 no-hitters – including Eric Lauer’s 2016 First Season – 1915 All-Time Record – 1,818 wins 1,292 losses gem which also clinched the regular season conference crown. All-Time MAC – 774 wins 567 losses MAC Regular Season Pennants – 14 BACK-TO-BACK REGULAR SEASON TITLES MAC Tournament Pennants – 11 Kent State dominated Mid-American Conference regular season play in 2016 NCAA Regional Appearances – 13 and 2017. The 2016 Flashes finished 20-4 – just slightly off the insane pace Regional Record – 15-27 NCAA Super Regional Appearances – 1 and school record of 24-3 set by the 2012 squad. Kent State’s nearest threat in Super Regional Record – 2-1 2016 was Ball State, which finished five games off the pace. Last year, Kent NCAA CWS Appearances – 1 State posted an 18-6 league mark, two games better than second place College World Series Record – 1-2 Central Michigan. In the 2016 and 2017 seasons, KSU was not been swept in a MAC series and lost two out of three only once. Communications Baseball Contact – Ty Linder Office Phone – 330.672.8416 LIFE BEGINS AT 30 E-mail – [email protected] 2017 marked the 19th consecutive season in which Kent State won at least 30 Mail – MAC Center, 1025 Risman Drive games. During that near two-decade stretch, KSU has eclipsed the 40-win Twitter – @KentStBaseball mark five times.