Golden Flashes Finish Series With Penguins at Home on Wednesday

Kent State will wrap up the season's four-game series with Youngstown State on Wednesday night at Schoonover Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00pm.

The Golden Flashes are 63-17 all-time against the Penguins. Kent State won its home opener against Youngstown State 10-2 in a six-inning game before splitting a doubleheader on the road by scores of 11-7 and 4-7.

Kent State enters the game with a 28-15 overall record while Youngstown State is currently 9-28.

COVERAGE:
Audio: Golden Flashes iHeart Radio
Live Stats: sidearmstats.com/kent/baseball

PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS:
Kent State: #35 RHP Andy Ravel (3-1, 3.54 ERA, 25 SO, 13 BB, 3 GS, 28.0 IP)
YSU: #27 LHP Jared Wight (1-3, 9.12 ERA, 16 SO, 14 BB, 3 GS, 25.2 IP)

MAC Honors
• Senior Cody Koch was named MAC East Player of the Week on Monday after batting .600 in five games the week previous.
• He smacked four doubles and two homeruns for an inflated 1.100 slugging percentage.
• He also led the team with eight RBI.
• Koch went 3-for-4 with a double and homerun in back-to-back days Friday and Saturday.

Kings of the East
• The Golden Flashes are currently the leaders of the East, a half game above Buffalo.
• Ball State leads the MAC overall. The Cardinals are 2.5 games above second place Central Michigan and Kent State.
• Kent State has the best batting average compared to all MAC teams while they rank second in team ERA and 5^th in fielding percentage.

National Rankings
• Kent State still remains ranked in the top 25 in some statistical categories nationally.
• They rank 9^th in doubles, 12^th in doubles per game, 14^th in hit by pitch, 24^th in runs, 13^th in triples and 20^th in triples per game.
• Individually, Alex Miklos ranks 10^th in the nation in doubles, 17^th in doubles per game, 25^th in total bases, 2^nd in triples and 5^th in triples per game.
• Eric Lauer is 23^rd in hits allowed per nine innings while Eric Dorsch is 15^th in saves.

Golden Flashes Finish Series With Penguins at Home on Wednesday

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