Kent State University
Bowling Green
Baseball Eyes Final MAC Foe as it Travels to Bowling Green
5/12/2016 9:16:00 PM | Baseball
Kent State (36-11, 17-4) will face its final Mid-American Conference foe of the season when it takes on Bowling Green (16-32, 6-12) on the road this weekend. Game times are set for Friday at 3:05 p.m., Saturday at 1:05 p.m. and Sunday at 1:05 p.m.
COVERAGE
• The game will air live on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio
• Live stats will be available at sidearmstats.com/bgsu/baseball
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Friday, May 13
Kent State: #10 LHP Eric Lauer (8-2, 0.90 ERA, 96 SO, 25 BB, 12 GS, 80.1 IP)
Bowling Green: #18 RHP Tyler Anderson (0-0, 4.63 ERA, 17 SO, 11 BB, 2 GS, 23.1 IP)
Saturday, May 14
Kent State: #35 RHP Andy Ravel (6-4, 4.02 ERA, 64 SO, 16 BB, 12 GS, 71.2 IP)
Bowling Green: #21 RHP Zac Carey (3-8, 6.32 ERA, 36 SO, 17 BB, 12 GS, 62.2 IP)
Sunday, May 15
Kent State: #31 LHP Eli Kraus (8-1, 2.43 ERA, 52 SO, 23 BB, 12 GS, 77.2 IP)
Bowling Green: #28 LHP Andrew Lacinak (2-7, 4.50 ERA, 19 SO, 14 BB, 11 GS, 62.0 IP)
THE MATCHUP
• Kent State is 115-66 all-time against Bowling Green
• Last season the Golden Flashes swept the Falcons at home in the second-to-last regular season series. The Flashes won 3-2, 9-3 and 7-6 before losing 6-3 in the MAC Tournament
• The previous season, Kent State lost the series on the road but then beat Bowling Green 6-2 in the opening game of the MAC Tournament
• In the last 35 meetings dating back to 2004, Kent State is 26-9 against Bowling Green
• The Falcons are batting .234 as a team and have a staff ERA of 4.81
MAC RANKINGS
• Kent State is one win away from an outright regular season title
• The Golden Flashes lead the MAC in wins, batting average, ERA, opposing batting average, batters struck out, saves, hits allowed, earned runs allowed, walks allowed and doubles allowed
• The team ranks in the top five in slugging percentage, on-base percentage, runs scored, hits, RBI, doubles, homeruns, total bases, plate appearances, walks, sacrifices, stolen bases, fielding percentage and putouts
• Luke Burch ranks 2nd in batting average, 3rd in hits, 7th in runs scored, 5th in triples, 2nd in stolen bases and 8th in on-base percentage
• Zarley Zalewski is 6th in batting average, 8th in hits, 2nd in runs scored, 4th in doubles, 3rd in RBI, 8th in total bases and 7th in on-base percentage
• Dylan Rosa is 4th in runs scored, 2nd in homeruns, 4th in doubles, 2nd in RBI, 4th in total bases and 6th in slugging percentage
• Conner Simonetti ranks 10th in the MAC in runs scored, 2nd in homeruns, 5th in RBI, 6th in total bases and 7th in slugging percentage
• Eric Lauer is the conference leader in ERA, wins, innings pitched and opposing batting average and is second in strikeouts
• Eli Kraus is tied for the lead in wins, is 3rd in ERA, 3rd in innings pitched and 5th in opposing batting average
• Andy Ravel ranks 4th in wins, 7th in innings pitched and 5th in strikeouts
• Zach Willeman is the MAC leader in saves
