Kent State University
Youngstown State University
Kent State to Play 11AM Matinee Tuesday at Youngstown State
5/16/2016 5:07:00 PM | Baseball
Kent State (39-11) will make the short trip to Youngstown State (13-35) on Tuesday for an 11:00 a.m. game.
COVERAGE
• A live broadcast will air on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio
• Live stats will be available at ysusports.com
THE MATCHUP
• Kent State is 66-19-1 all-time against Youngstown State
• The Golden Flashes beat the Penguins 5-2 at home earlier this season on April 13
• The two teams split last season, with the Flashes winning 12-6 at home and then losing 3-0 on the road
• In 2014 Kent State won the opening matchup 10-2 at home then split a double header on the road with an 11-7 victory and 7-4 loss. They then lost a 4th meeting that season 5-4 at home
• The Penguins are batting .226 as a team and have a team ERA of 6.29
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Kent State was ranked 28th in the nation this week by Collegiate Baseball and received consideration for D1baseball's top 25 for the second straight week
• The team is ranked 5th in the nation in win-loss percentage, 23rd in WHIP, 12th in shutouts, 14th in hits allowed per nine innings, 47th in batting average, 50th in doubles, 8th in earned run average, 57th in hits, 52nd in homeruns, 48th in scoring, 37th in strikeout-to-walk ratio and 35th in strikeouts per nine innings
• Individually, Eric Lauer is 2nd in the nation in ERA, 1st in hits allowed per nine innings, 6th in strikeouts, 2nd in WHIP and 33rd in strikeouts per nine innings
• Luke Burch is 31st in batting average, 19th in hits and 52nd in stolen bases
• Conner Simonetti ranks 23rd in homeruns
• Dylan Rosa is 44th in homeruns and 34th in RBI
REGULAR SEASON COMING TO A CLOSE
• The Golden Flashes will host the final games of the regular season this week at Schoonover Stadium
• The team will begin the series with Western Carolina on Thursday at 6 p.m.
• Before Saturday's 6 p.m. game, a ceremony will be held honoring all student who earned their degree this spring
• Sunday will be Senior Day and the final regular season game of the year, scheduled for a 1 p.m. start
