Friday, February 28
Murfreesboro, TN
4:00 PM
Kent State University
at
Middle Tennessee State University
Photo by: David Dermer
Kent State Eyes Another Sweep This Weekend at Middle Tennessee State
2/27/2014 1:43:00 PM | Baseball
GAME NOTES
LIVE COVERAGE
Kent State (5-2) heads south for a three-game series at Middle Tennessee State (3-4) this weekend, looking to build on a four-game win streak after sweeping the Coca-Cola Classic a week ago. The two teams will face each other Friday, Saturday and Sunday with first pitches coming at 4:00pm, 2:00pm and 2:00pm EST, respectively.
PROBABLE PITCHING STARTERS
Friday, February 28
Kent State: #30 LHP Brian Clark (1-1, 10.80 ERA, 5 SO, 4 BB, 2 GS, 8.1 IP)
MTSU: #23 LHP Zac Curtis (1-0, 8.18 ERA, 12 SO, 6 BB, 2 GS, 11.0 IP)
Saturday, March 1
Kent State: #10 LHP Eric Lauer (2-0, 1.17 ERA, 4 SO, 2 BB, 1 GS, 7.2 IP)
MTSU: #4 RHP Matt Blackham (0-0, 1.93 ERA, 5 SO, 3 BB, 0 GS, 4.2 IP)
Sunday, March 2
Kent State: #18 RHP John Birkbeck (1-0, 3.00 ERA, 5 SO, 1 BB, 1 GS, 6.0 IP)
MTSU: #31 LHP Jonathan Frebis (0-1, 6.75 ERA, 5 SO, 4 BB, 2 GS, 8.0 IP)
KENT STATE - MTSU HISTORY
• Kent State is 1-4 all-time against Middle Tennessee State.
HIT PARADE
• Through the first seven games of the season, Kent State has 83 hits.
• Dating back to 1986 season, the Golden Flashes have collected 80 or more hits in the opening seven games just two other times in that 29-year span.
Z.Z. ON TOP
• Zarley Zalewski has gone off on both opening weekends of his short Kent State career.
• Last year in his freshman debut, he hit 4-for-5 in his first career game and went on to finish the weekend batting .357 with a double.
• He was named MAC East Player of the Week for his campaign last weekend, where he hit .545, picking up two hits in each game. He finished with a double, triple and five RBI.
• Zalewski is currently hitting an even .500 with a team-high 16 hits while starting all seven games.
PERENNIAL POWERHOUSE
• When it comes to the Mid-American Conference, Kent State has emerged as the forthright frontrunner.
• The Golden Flashes have won either the regular season or tournament championship in 13 of the last 14 seasons.
• They have won three-straight conference titles and the East Division title in seven of the last eight years.
• The program has posted a conference win percentage over .500 in 23 of the last 24 years, putting it in a class of its own.
SWEEPING HONORS
• The Golden Flashes' performances through the first two weekends of play have not gone unnoticed by the conference offices.
• Kent State has swept the MAC East Player and Pitcher of the Week honors through two weeks of the season.
• Zarley Zalewski was Player of the Week while Eric Lauer was Pitcher of the Week after the team's series at Arizona.
• After last weekend's sweep at the Coca-Cola Classic, Alex Miklos was named Player of the Week and Lauer was again lauded by being named Co-Pitcher of the Week.
LIVE COVERAGE
Kent State (5-2) heads south for a three-game series at Middle Tennessee State (3-4) this weekend, looking to build on a four-game win streak after sweeping the Coca-Cola Classic a week ago. The two teams will face each other Friday, Saturday and Sunday with first pitches coming at 4:00pm, 2:00pm and 2:00pm EST, respectively.
PROBABLE PITCHING STARTERS
Friday, February 28
Kent State: #30 LHP Brian Clark (1-1, 10.80 ERA, 5 SO, 4 BB, 2 GS, 8.1 IP)
MTSU: #23 LHP Zac Curtis (1-0, 8.18 ERA, 12 SO, 6 BB, 2 GS, 11.0 IP)
Saturday, March 1
Kent State: #10 LHP Eric Lauer (2-0, 1.17 ERA, 4 SO, 2 BB, 1 GS, 7.2 IP)
MTSU: #4 RHP Matt Blackham (0-0, 1.93 ERA, 5 SO, 3 BB, 0 GS, 4.2 IP)
Sunday, March 2
Kent State: #18 RHP John Birkbeck (1-0, 3.00 ERA, 5 SO, 1 BB, 1 GS, 6.0 IP)
MTSU: #31 LHP Jonathan Frebis (0-1, 6.75 ERA, 5 SO, 4 BB, 2 GS, 8.0 IP)
KENT STATE - MTSU HISTORY
• Kent State is 1-4 all-time against Middle Tennessee State.
HIT PARADE
• Through the first seven games of the season, Kent State has 83 hits.
• Dating back to 1986 season, the Golden Flashes have collected 80 or more hits in the opening seven games just two other times in that 29-year span.
Z.Z. ON TOP
• Zarley Zalewski has gone off on both opening weekends of his short Kent State career.
• Last year in his freshman debut, he hit 4-for-5 in his first career game and went on to finish the weekend batting .357 with a double.
• He was named MAC East Player of the Week for his campaign last weekend, where he hit .545, picking up two hits in each game. He finished with a double, triple and five RBI.
• Zalewski is currently hitting an even .500 with a team-high 16 hits while starting all seven games.
PERENNIAL POWERHOUSE
• When it comes to the Mid-American Conference, Kent State has emerged as the forthright frontrunner.
• The Golden Flashes have won either the regular season or tournament championship in 13 of the last 14 seasons.
• They have won three-straight conference titles and the East Division title in seven of the last eight years.
• The program has posted a conference win percentage over .500 in 23 of the last 24 years, putting it in a class of its own.
SWEEPING HONORS
• The Golden Flashes' performances through the first two weekends of play have not gone unnoticed by the conference offices.
• Kent State has swept the MAC East Player and Pitcher of the Week honors through two weeks of the season.
• Zarley Zalewski was Player of the Week while Eric Lauer was Pitcher of the Week after the team's series at Arizona.
• After last weekend's sweep at the Coca-Cola Classic, Alex Miklos was named Player of the Week and Lauer was again lauded by being named Co-Pitcher of the Week.
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