Kent State University
Baylor University
Kent State to Take On No. 21 Baylor in Weekend Series
2/19/2015 4:10:00 PM | Baseball
The Golden Flashes (1-2) travel to No. 21 Baylor (3-1) for a three game series this weekend. Game times are set for 7:30 p.m. on Friday, a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday. All times listed are EST.
COVERAGE
• Baylor will provide live video and audio of all three games for a charge
• Live stats will be available for free
PROBABLE PITCHING STARTERS
Friday, February 20
Kent State: #32 RHP Nick Jensen-Clagg (0-1, 1.80 ERA, 7 SO, 6 BB, 1 GS, 5.0 IP)
Baylor: #20 LHP Daniel Castano (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 GS, 3.0 IP)
Saturday, February 21 Game One
Kent State: #35 RHP Andy Ravel (0-0, 1.50 ERA, 5 SO, 2 BB, 1 GS, 6.0 IP)
Baylor: #6 RHP Ryan Smith (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 GS, 4.0 IP)
Saturday, February 21 Game Two
Kent State: #21 LHP Jared Skolnicki (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7 SO, 1 BB, 1 GS, 5.0 IP)
Baylor: #27 RHP Drew Tolson (0-0, 6.75 ERA, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 GS, 4.0 IP)
KENT STATE – BAYLOR HISTORY
• Kent State is 0-1 all-time against Baylor
• The one meeting came during NCAA Regionals in the 1993 season in Baton Rouge, La.
• Baylor won 4-1; both teams had nine hits in the game
ANOTHER HOT START FOR ZALEWSKI
• In his three years as a Golden Flash, Zarley Zalewski has started opening weekend with a bang
• In his first season, he went 4-for-5 in his first career game and finished the opening series batting .357 with a double
• Last year, his torrid pace continued. He was the MAC East Player of the Week after hitting .545 with a double, triple and five RBI in the opening weekend at Arizona
• Last weekend, Zalewski batted a team-high .400 in the first three games of 2015
DYNAMITE DEBUTS
• Sophomores Andy Ravel and Jared Skolnicki impressed with their weekend pitching debuts in the opening weekend
• Ravel started Saturday's game and went six strong innings with just one run and two hits allowed. He struck out five and walked just two. Batters hit a miniscule .095 against him in the game
• In his first career start, Jared Skolnicki went five innings and did not give up a run. He allowed just three hits and struck out seven while giving up only one walk
