Wednesday, March 26
Dayton, OH
3:00 PM
Kent State University
at
Wright State University
Kent State Travels to Wright State for Midweek Matchup
3/25/2014 11:47:00 AM | Baseball
Kent State (11-9) will travel to Wright State (12-10) on Wednesday (Mar. 26) for a 3:00pm non-conference matchup.
The Golden Flashes are coming off a 3-1 week after beating Youngstown State 10-2 in a rain-shortened game last Wednesday and a conference series win over Toledo on the weekend.
The Raiders have posted a 9-1 record at home this season while jumping out to a 6-0 Horizon League start.
KENT STATE - WRIGHT STATE HISTORY
• Kent State is 22-11 all-time versus Wright State.
• The teams last met in 2009 at the UNCW Seahawk Round Robin Classic in North Carolina.
• The Golden Flashes took that first game 4-3 in ten innings. The Radiers won 7-6 in the second matchup.
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• Kent State found its power this past week, smacking the team's first homeruns of the season.
• Conner Simonetti picked up his first collegiate hit with a solo shot against Youngstown State on Wednesday.
• Cody Koch smacked his first of the season in the second game of the doubleheader versus Toledo on Friday and Alex Miklos hit his first this year in the concluding game with Toledo on Saturday.
ZZ ON TOP
• Sophomore Zarley Zalewski is leading the Mid-American Conference with a batting average of .462 while starting all 20 of Kent State's game.
• Even more impressive, he is 6th in the nation in batting average after hitting .615 in the team's last four games.
• Zalewski also leads the MAC in hits (35) and on-base percentage (.506). He also ranks 4th in doubles (8) and total bases (45) and 6th in slugging percentage (.577).
CONFERENCE RANKINGS
• The Golden Flashes rank 6th in batting average, 5th in ERA and 4th in fielding percentage in the conference.
• Individually, Alex Miklos is tied for 4th in doubles (8) and 8th in total bases (38).
• Cody Koch is 3rd in the MAC with 14 walks this season.
• Freshman Eric Lauer ranks 5th in ERA (2.05), tied for 2nd in wins (5) and 3rd in opposing batting average (.152).
• Eric Dorsch is tied for the most saves with 4 on the season.
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.
The Golden Flashes are coming off a 3-1 week after beating Youngstown State 10-2 in a rain-shortened game last Wednesday and a conference series win over Toledo on the weekend.
The Raiders have posted a 9-1 record at home this season while jumping out to a 6-0 Horizon League start.
KENT STATE - WRIGHT STATE HISTORY
• Kent State is 22-11 all-time versus Wright State.
• The teams last met in 2009 at the UNCW Seahawk Round Robin Classic in North Carolina.
• The Golden Flashes took that first game 4-3 in ten innings. The Radiers won 7-6 in the second matchup.
POWER POPUP
• Kent State found its power this past week, smacking the team's first homeruns of the season.
• Conner Simonetti picked up his first collegiate hit with a solo shot against Youngstown State on Wednesday.
• Cody Koch smacked his first of the season in the second game of the doubleheader versus Toledo on Friday and Alex Miklos hit his first this year in the concluding game with Toledo on Saturday.
ZZ ON TOP
• Sophomore Zarley Zalewski is leading the Mid-American Conference with a batting average of .462 while starting all 20 of Kent State's game.
• Even more impressive, he is 6th in the nation in batting average after hitting .615 in the team's last four games.
• Zalewski also leads the MAC in hits (35) and on-base percentage (.506). He also ranks 4th in doubles (8) and total bases (45) and 6th in slugging percentage (.577).
CONFERENCE RANKINGS
• The Golden Flashes rank 6th in batting average, 5th in ERA and 4th in fielding percentage in the conference.
• Individually, Alex Miklos is tied for 4th in doubles (8) and 8th in total bases (38).
• Cody Koch is 3rd in the MAC with 14 walks this season.
• Freshman Eric Lauer ranks 5th in ERA (2.05), tied for 2nd in wins (5) and 3rd in opposing batting average (.152).
• Eric Dorsch is tied for the most saves with 4 on the season.
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.
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