Kent State University
West Virginia University
Chanticleer Classic Up Next For Baseball
2/26/2015 6:18:00 PM | Baseball
Baseball will head back south for the Chanticleer Classic this weekend. Kent State will face West Virginia (3-3) on Friday at noon, host Coastal Carolina (5-2) on Saturday at 2 p.m. and No. 25 Illinois (6-0-1) on Sunday at 10 a.m.
COVERAGE
• Live stat links will be available at kentstatesports.com
• Live audio will be available for Saturday's game only via Coastal Carolina
• @KentStBaseball will live tweet all the action all weekend
PROBABLE PITCHING STARTERS
Friday, February 27
Kent State: #32 RHP Nick Jensen-Clagg (1-1, 3.60 ERA, 13 SO, 8 BB, 2 GS, 10.0 IP)
WVU: #33 RHP BJ Myers (0-0, 3.00 ERA, 6 SO, 7 BB, 2 GS, 9.0 IP)
Saturday, February 28
Kent State: #21 LHP Jared Skolnicki (1-1, 2.45 ERA, 11 SO, 1 BB, 2 GS, 11.0 IP)
Coastal Carolina: #9 RHP Chase Adkins (1-1, 0.90 ERA, 7 SO, 1 BB, 2 GS, 10.0 IP)
Sunday, March 1
Kent State: #35 RHP Andy Ravel (0-0, 1.50 ERA, 5 SO, 2 BB, 1 GS, 6.0 IP)
Illinois: #16 LHP Rob McDonnell (0-0, 0.77 ERA, 12 SO, 3 BB, 2 GS, 11.2 IP)
KENT STATE – WVU HISTORY
• Kent State is 19-10 all-time versus West Virginia
• The last meeting was in 2004 when the Golden Flashes won 15-10 in ten innings on the road
KENT STATE - COASTAL CAROLINA HISTORY
• Kent State is 16-7 all-time against Coastal Carolina
• The teams last met during the 2011 season when the Golden Flashes won 2-0
KENT STATE - ILLINOIS HISTORY
• Kent State and Illinois are square at two wins apiece in the series history
• The last meeting was in 2005 with the Golden Flashes winning both games 6-5 and 5-4
MIRRORING THE 2002 SEASON
• Kent State also faced all three opponents during the 2002 season
• The Golden Flashes lost to Illinois 4-5 in the second week of the season
• They played back-to-back games against WVU a few days later, winning the first 5-3 then losing 4-5
• Kent State played a three-game series at Coastal Carolina the third week of the season. The Flashes dropped the first game 3-4 in 11 innings before taking the last two 9-3 and the rubber match 8-6 in 12 innings
NEWCOMERS STEPPING UP
• Kent State's young roster members are proving their worth so far to start the season off
• Sophomore transfer Luke Burch and freshmen Tim DalPorto and Dylan Rosa are all batting above .200 with all starting almost every game so far
• Burch leads the team in runs scored, has the second most stolen bases and 4th most hits
• On the mound, sophomores Andy Ravel and Jared Skolnicki have proven to be solid weekend starters with a 1.50 and 2.45 ERA, respectively
VETERANS LEADING THE WAY
• Junior Jacob Neuschaefer leads the team offensively by batting .444 and stealing five bases already this season
• Senior Sawyer Polen and junior Zarley Zalewski have also gotten off to hot starts at the plate
• Junior Nick-Jensen Clagg has proven to hold down the No.1 start in the weekend rotation
