Kent State Looks to Rebound Against Northern Illinois

Kent State (28-16, 12-6 MAC) will try to rise in the Mid-American Conference rankings this weekend when Northern Illinois (14-30, 8-10 MAC) for three games at Schoonover Stadium. The teams will faceoff on Friday and Saturday at 6:00pm and conclude on Sunday at 1:00pm.

COVERAGE:
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PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS:
Friday, May 2
Kent State: #10 LHP Eric Lauer (7-2, 2.50 ERA, 46 SO, 24 BB, 10 GS, 57.2 IP)
NIU: #22 LHP Anthony Andres (3-6, 3.64 ERA, 22 SO, 33 BB, 8 GS, 54.1 IP)
Saturday, May 3
Kent State: #32 RHP Nick Jensen-Clagg (4-2, 4.67 ERA, 46 SO, 13 BB, 9 GS, 52.0 IP)
NIU: #18 RHP Eli Anderson (2-5, 3.93 ERA, 53 SO, 24 BB, 10 GS, 71.0 IP)
Sunday, May 4
Kent State: #30 LHP Brian Clark (4-6, 4.38 ERA, 45 SO, 26 BB, 11 GS, 61.2 IP)
NIU: #7 RHP Alex Klonowski (3-4, 2.61 ERA, 48 SO, 26 BB, 11 GS, 42.1 IP)

KENT STATE - NIU HISTORY
• Kent State is 30-17-1 all time against Northern Illinois.
• Last season the Golden Flashes took two out of three games from the Huskies in a series played at the University of Illinois Chicago.

NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Kent State ranks in the top 25 nationally in a few statistical categories.
• They are 10th in doubles, 8th in doubles per game, 14th in hit by pitch, 15th in triples and 21st in triples per game.
• Alex Miklos is 11th in doubles, 18th in doubles per game, 25th in slugging percentage, 2nd in triples and 6th in triples per game.
• Cody Koch ranks 21st in the nation in runs scored.
• On the mound, Eric Lauer ranks 21st in hits allowed per nine innings and 22nd in victories.
• Eric Dorsch stands at 16th in the nation in saves.
• T.J. Sutton is the 12th toughest to strikeout.

CLOSING IN ON RECORDS
• Junior Alex Miklos is currently tied for the single-season and career triples marks with 7 this season and 15 overall.
• Sawyer Polen is currently ranked 7th all-time with 411 career assists.
• Eric Dorsch is 7th all time for saves in a single season with 10. For career saves, he is currently 3rd in the Kent State record book with 15.

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 Looks to Rebound Against Northern Illinois

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