Kent State University
Liberty University
ESPN3 to Air Baseball's Games at Liberty this Weekend
3/5/2015 3:13:00 PM | Baseball
UPDATE: Friday's game has been canceled due to cold temperatures. The normal schedule will resume for the rest of the weekend.
Kent State will play a three-game series at Liberty this weekend beginning with a doubleheader on Saturday at 2 p.m. and a 1 p.m. finale on Sunday. All games will be aired live on ESPN3.
COVERAGE
• Live stats and audio will be available courtesy of Liberty at liberty.edu/flames
• Liberty will also provide a free video stream of all games
• Links for the final three games aired on ESPN3 are available at kentstatesports.com
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERSFriday, March 6
Kent State: #32 RHP Nick Jensen-Clagg (2-1, 3.38 ERA, 18 SO, 11 BB, 3 GS, 16.0 IP)
Liberty: #4 LHP Victor Cole (1-0, 2.08 ERA, 19 SO, 6 BB, 2 GS, 17.1 IP)
Saturday, March 7 • Game One
Kent State: #10 LHP Eric Lauer (1-1, 1.74 ERA, 12 SO, 3 BB, 1 GS, 10.1 IP)
Liberty: #55 RHP Parker Bean (1-1, 8.31 ERA, 13 SO, 11 BB, 3 GS, 13.0 IP)
Saturday, March 7 • Game Two
Kent State: #35 RHP Andy Ravel (0-0, 2.70 ERA, 6 SO, 4 BB, 2 GS, 10.0 IP)
Liberty: TBD
Sunday, March 8
Kent State: #21 LHP Jared Skolnicki (2-1, 2.00 ERA, 13 SO, 3 BB, 3 GS, 18.0 IP)
Liberty: #16 LHP Jared Lyons (0-0, 1.50 ERA, 15 SO, 3 BB, 2 GS, 12.0 IP)
KENT STATE – LIBERTY HISTORY
• Kent State is 1-3 all-time against Liberty
• The teams played a three-game series last year
• In that series, the Golden Flashes lost 6-2 and 4-2 in a doubleheader on the first day of play
• In the final game, the Flashes fell 9-1 after hitting just 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position
• Kent State's lone win over Liberty was a 2-1 victory on March 28, 1987. The Flashes outhit the Flames 7-4 will the teams combined for seven errors
• In its most recent games, Liberty fell 6-4 to #11 North Carolina on Monday and 3-2 on Tuesday to Duke
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Kent State ranks in the top 50 in the country in a few statistical categories entering the weekend
• The Golden Flashes are 44th in the nation in earned run average and hits allowed per nine innings, which includes 290 ranked teams
• Luke Burch is 12th in the nation in runs per game and 26th in stolen bases per game
• Jacob Neuschaefer is 33rd in stolen bases and 18th in stolen bases per game
WEEKEND SWEEP
• The Golden Flashes are coming off a 3-0 weekend at the Chanticleer Classic where they beat West Virginia 5-2, Coastal Carolina 9-1 and No. 25 Illinois 4-3
• Three starters hit .300 or higher in the series while the team combined for a miniscule 1.67 ERA in 27 innings
IN THE RECORD BOOKS
• Sawyer Polen currently has 444 career assists, which ranks 6th all-time in the Kent State record books
• Alex Miklos needs one more triple to be the career leader in that category as he is currently tied for the most with 15
