Friday, March 28
Ypsilanti, MI
3:00 PM
Kent State University
at
Eastern Michigan University
Baseball Faces First MAC Road Series This Weekend
3/27/2014 12:16:00 PM | Baseball
GAME NOTES
Kent State (12-9, 2-1) travels to Eastern Michigan (9-11, 0-3 MAC) for a three-game conference series this weekend. Friday and Saturday's games are slated to begin at 3:00pm. Sunday's finale is scheduled for 1:00pm.
PROBABLE PITCHING STARTERS
Friday, March 28
Kent State: #10 LHP Eric Lauer (5-1, 2.05 ERA, 25 SO, 9 BB, 5 GS, 30.2 IP)
EMU: #27 RHP Jake Andrews (2-2, 4.31 ERA, 22 SO, 14 BB, 6 GS, 31.1 IP)
Saturday, March 29
Kent State: #32 RHP Nick Jensen-Clagg (0-1, 5.57 ERA, 19 SO, 5 BB, 4 GS, 21.0 IP)
EMU: #26 RHP Ryan Lavoie (1-0, 3.86 ERA, 20 SO, 7 BB, 3 GS, 25.2 IP)
Sunday, March 30
Kent State: #30 LHP Brian Clark (2-4, 5.34 ERA, 18 SO, 12 BB, 6 GS, 32.0 IP)
EMU: #39 Steve Weber (1-1, 6.97 ERA, 12 SO, 3 BB, 2 GS, 10.1 IP)
KENT STATE - EMU HISTORY
• Kent State is 58-40 all-time against Eastern Michigan.
• Last season the Golden Flashes beat the Eagles 7-5 in a midweek non-conference game at a neutral site.
• Kent State also won 8-7 in the same fashion in 2012.
• The last time the two teams met in a conference series Kent State was in 2011. The Golden Flashes swept that three-game set at home then went on to win two of the three meetings with the Eagles during the MAC Tournament that year.
WEEKDAY RECAP
• Kent State beat Wright State 9-7 in 12 innings on Wednesday.
• The Golden Flashes rallied in the 8th inning to tie the game then plated two in the 12th for the win.
• Dan Kopcak was awarded the win and Spencer Bryant the save as Kent State's bullpen pitched well in the outing.
POWER POPUP
• After hitting just 19 homeruns last season, Kent State has started to find its swing again this year.
• They entered last week without a round-tripper then went on to hit the first three homeruns of the season.
• The power surge continued on Wednesday at Wright State as Justin Wagler and Conner Simonetti both went deep to bring the team's total up to five on the year.
ZZ ON TOP
• Zarley Zalewski continues to hit at an unprecendented pace this season.
• The sophomore is batting .463 while starting all 21 games.
• That places him 5th in the country in batting average.
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.
Kent State (12-9, 2-1) travels to Eastern Michigan (9-11, 0-3 MAC) for a three-game conference series this weekend. Friday and Saturday's games are slated to begin at 3:00pm. Sunday's finale is scheduled for 1:00pm.
PROBABLE PITCHING STARTERS
Friday, March 28
Kent State: #10 LHP Eric Lauer (5-1, 2.05 ERA, 25 SO, 9 BB, 5 GS, 30.2 IP)
EMU: #27 RHP Jake Andrews (2-2, 4.31 ERA, 22 SO, 14 BB, 6 GS, 31.1 IP)
Saturday, March 29
Kent State: #32 RHP Nick Jensen-Clagg (0-1, 5.57 ERA, 19 SO, 5 BB, 4 GS, 21.0 IP)
EMU: #26 RHP Ryan Lavoie (1-0, 3.86 ERA, 20 SO, 7 BB, 3 GS, 25.2 IP)
Sunday, March 30
Kent State: #30 LHP Brian Clark (2-4, 5.34 ERA, 18 SO, 12 BB, 6 GS, 32.0 IP)
EMU: #39 Steve Weber (1-1, 6.97 ERA, 12 SO, 3 BB, 2 GS, 10.1 IP)
KENT STATE - EMU HISTORY
• Kent State is 58-40 all-time against Eastern Michigan.
• Last season the Golden Flashes beat the Eagles 7-5 in a midweek non-conference game at a neutral site.
• Kent State also won 8-7 in the same fashion in 2012.
• The last time the two teams met in a conference series Kent State was in 2011. The Golden Flashes swept that three-game set at home then went on to win two of the three meetings with the Eagles during the MAC Tournament that year.
WEEKDAY RECAP
• Kent State beat Wright State 9-7 in 12 innings on Wednesday.
• The Golden Flashes rallied in the 8th inning to tie the game then plated two in the 12th for the win.
• Dan Kopcak was awarded the win and Spencer Bryant the save as Kent State's bullpen pitched well in the outing.
POWER POPUP
• After hitting just 19 homeruns last season, Kent State has started to find its swing again this year.
• They entered last week without a round-tripper then went on to hit the first three homeruns of the season.
• The power surge continued on Wednesday at Wright State as Justin Wagler and Conner Simonetti both went deep to bring the team's total up to five on the year.
ZZ ON TOP
• Zarley Zalewski continues to hit at an unprecendented pace this season.
• The sophomore is batting .463 while starting all 21 games.
• That places him 5th in the country in batting average.
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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