Friday, March 14
Charleston, SC
4:00 PM
Kent State University
at
College of Charleston
Golden Flashes Face Three Opponents in College of Charleston Tournament
3/14/2014 10:33:00 AM | Baseball
GAME NOTES
Kent State (7-6) returns to the diamond this weekend to take part in the College of Charleston Tournament. The Golden Flashes will face host College of Charleston on Friday (Mar. 14) at 4:00pm, Appalachian State on Saturday (Mar. 15) at 11:00am and Michigan on Sunday (Mar. 16) at 10:00am.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Friday's game against College of Charleston will have a live video stream available at cofcsports.com. Live stats for all games this weekend will be available at cofcstats.com.
PROBABLE PITCHING STARTERS
Friday, March 14
Kent State: #10 LHP Eric Lauer (3-1, 2.33 ERA, 15 SO, 3 BB, 3 GS, 19.1 IP)
CofC: #20 RHP Nathan Helvey (1-0, 5.95 ERA, 18 SO, 5 BB, 4 GS, 19.2 IP)
Saturday, March 15
Kent State: TBD
App. State: #34 RHP Tyler Moore (2-2, 3.00 ERA, 13 SO, 10 BB, 4 GS, 24.0 IP)
Sunday, March 16
Kent State: #30 LHP Brian Clark (1-3, 8.38 ERA, 11 SO, 9 BB, 4 GS, 19.1 IP)
Michigan: #7 RHP Ben Ballantine (1-0, 1.93 ERA, 21 SO, 6 BB, 4 GS, 23.1 IP)
KENT STATE - COFC HISTORY
• Kent State and College of Charleston have never faced each other.
KENT STATE - APP. STATE HISTORY
• Kent State is 1-2 all-time against Appalachian State.
• The last time the two teams met was in in 1995. Kent State won that game 5-3.
• The two other meetings were in 1986. The Golden Flashes lost those games 7-5 and 7-6.
KENT STATE - MICHIGAN HISTORY
• Sunday's game will be the first-ever meeting between Kent State and Michigan.
HIT PARADE
• Through the first seven games of the season, Kent State had 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.
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.
CONFERENCE FRONT-RUNNERS
• Entering last weekend, Kent State ranks third in the MAC in team fielding percentage and fourth overall in team batting.
• Individually, Zarley Zalewski is third in the conference in batting average, first in hits, fourth in total bases, tied for second in RBI and eighth in on-base and slugging percentage.
• Eric Lauer is tied for first in wins, sixth in ERA and second in opposing batting average.
Kent State (7-6) returns to the diamond this weekend to take part in the College of Charleston Tournament. The Golden Flashes will face host College of Charleston on Friday (Mar. 14) at 4:00pm, Appalachian State on Saturday (Mar. 15) at 11:00am and Michigan on Sunday (Mar. 16) at 10:00am.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Friday's game against College of Charleston will have a live video stream available at cofcsports.com. Live stats for all games this weekend will be available at cofcstats.com.
PROBABLE PITCHING STARTERS
Friday, March 14
Kent State: #10 LHP Eric Lauer (3-1, 2.33 ERA, 15 SO, 3 BB, 3 GS, 19.1 IP)
CofC: #20 RHP Nathan Helvey (1-0, 5.95 ERA, 18 SO, 5 BB, 4 GS, 19.2 IP)
Saturday, March 15
Kent State: TBD
App. State: #34 RHP Tyler Moore (2-2, 3.00 ERA, 13 SO, 10 BB, 4 GS, 24.0 IP)
Sunday, March 16
Kent State: #30 LHP Brian Clark (1-3, 8.38 ERA, 11 SO, 9 BB, 4 GS, 19.1 IP)
Michigan: #7 RHP Ben Ballantine (1-0, 1.93 ERA, 21 SO, 6 BB, 4 GS, 23.1 IP)
KENT STATE - COFC HISTORY
• Kent State and College of Charleston have never faced each other.
KENT STATE - APP. STATE HISTORY
• Kent State is 1-2 all-time against Appalachian State.
• The last time the two teams met was in in 1995. Kent State won that game 5-3.
• The two other meetings were in 1986. The Golden Flashes lost those games 7-5 and 7-6.
KENT STATE - MICHIGAN HISTORY
• Sunday's game will be the first-ever meeting between Kent State and Michigan.
HIT PARADE
• Through the first seven games of the season, Kent State had 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.
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.
CONFERENCE FRONT-RUNNERS
• Entering last weekend, Kent State ranks third in the MAC in team fielding percentage and fourth overall in team batting.
• Individually, Zarley Zalewski is third in the conference in batting average, first in hits, fourth in total bases, tied for second in RBI and eighth in on-base and slugging percentage.
• Eric Lauer is tied for first in wins, sixth in ERA and second in opposing batting average.
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