Friday, March 7
Lynchburg, VA
3:00 PM
Kent State University
at
Liberty University
ESPN3 to Air Baseball's Series at Liberty this Weekend
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GAME NOTES
Kent State (7-3) travels to Liberty (8-6) for four games this weekend (Mar. 7-8). Friday's, Saturday's 1:00pm game, and Sunday's game will all be aired on ESPN3.
PROBABLE PITCHING STARTERS
Friday, March 7
Kent State: #30 LHP Brian Clark (1-2, 10.54 ERA, 7 SO, 7 BB, 3 GS, 13.2 IP)
Liberty: #13 RHP Trey Lambert (2-1, 2.84 ERA, 11 SO, 3 BB, 3 GS, 19.0 IP)
Saturday, March 8 • Game One
Kent State: #10 LHP Eric Lauer (3-0, 1.42 ERA, 8 SO, 3 BB, 2 GS, 12.2 IP)
Liberty: #55 RHP Parker Bean (2-1, 3.52 ERA, 13 SO, 5 BB, 3 GS, 15.1 IP)
Saturday, March 8 • Game Two
Kent State: #29 LHP Michael Clark (0-1, 4.15 ERA, 1 SO, 4 BB, 1 GS, 8.2 IP)
Liberty: #27 LHP Blake Fulghum (1-2, 3.32 ERA, 11 SO, 4 BB, 3 GS, 15.1 IP)
Sunday, March 9
Kent State: #35 RHP Andy Ravel (1-0, 3.68 ERA, 7 SO, 3 BB, 0 GS, 7.1 IP)
Liberty: #23 RHP Carson Herndon (1-1, 6.94 ERA, 12 SO, 6 BB, 3 GS, 11.2 IP)
KENT STATE - LIBERTY HISTORY
• Kent State is 1-0 all-time against Liberty.
• That game was a March 28, 1987 2-1 victory.
• Kent State outhit Liberty 7-4 in the game and there was a combined seven errors.
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.
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.
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
• Kent State currently 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 (7-3) travels to Liberty (8-6) for four games this weekend (Mar. 7-8). Friday's, Saturday's 1:00pm game, and Sunday's game will all be aired on ESPN3.
PROBABLE PITCHING STARTERS
Friday, March 7
Kent State: #30 LHP Brian Clark (1-2, 10.54 ERA, 7 SO, 7 BB, 3 GS, 13.2 IP)
Liberty: #13 RHP Trey Lambert (2-1, 2.84 ERA, 11 SO, 3 BB, 3 GS, 19.0 IP)
Saturday, March 8 • Game One
Kent State: #10 LHP Eric Lauer (3-0, 1.42 ERA, 8 SO, 3 BB, 2 GS, 12.2 IP)
Liberty: #55 RHP Parker Bean (2-1, 3.52 ERA, 13 SO, 5 BB, 3 GS, 15.1 IP)
Saturday, March 8 • Game Two
Kent State: #29 LHP Michael Clark (0-1, 4.15 ERA, 1 SO, 4 BB, 1 GS, 8.2 IP)
Liberty: #27 LHP Blake Fulghum (1-2, 3.32 ERA, 11 SO, 4 BB, 3 GS, 15.1 IP)
Sunday, March 9
Kent State: #35 RHP Andy Ravel (1-0, 3.68 ERA, 7 SO, 3 BB, 0 GS, 7.1 IP)
Liberty: #23 RHP Carson Herndon (1-1, 6.94 ERA, 12 SO, 6 BB, 3 GS, 11.2 IP)
KENT STATE - LIBERTY HISTORY
• Kent State is 1-0 all-time against Liberty.
• That game was a March 28, 1987 2-1 victory.
• Kent State outhit Liberty 7-4 in the game and there was a combined seven errors.
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.
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.
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
• Kent State currently 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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