Kent State University
George Washington University
Baseball Back in Action at RussMatt Invitational this Weekend
2/25/2016 2:49:00 PM | Baseball
Baseball (0-3) returns to action when they travel to Winter Haven, Florida, for four games at the RussMatt Invitational Friday-Sunday.
SCHEDULE
Friday, 11am – vs George Washington (2-2)
Saturday, 11am – vs Ball State (1-3)
Saturday, 2:30pm – vs George Washington (2-2)
Sunday, 11am – vs Milwaukee (1-3)
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Friday, February 26
Kent State: #10 LHP Eric Lauer (0-1, 5.40 ERA, 5 SO, 5 BB, 1 GS, 5.0 IP)
GW: #28 RHP Bobby LeWarne (1-0, 6.43 ERA, 5 SO, 1 BB, 1 GS, 7.0 IP)
Saturday, February 27 • Game One
Kent State: #31 LHP Eli Kraus (0-1, 1.80 ERA, 3 SO, 3 BB, 1 GS, 5.0 IP)
Ball State: #18 LHP Kevin Marnon (1-0, 1.35 ERA, 3 SO, 2 BB, 1 GS, 6.2 IP)
Saturday, February 27 • Game Two
Kent State: #35 RHP Andy Ravel (0-0, 5.40 ERA, 4 SO, 0 BB, 1 GS, 5.0 IP)
GW: #20 RHP Robbie Metz (0-1, 3.18 ERA, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 GS, 5.2 IP)
Sunday, February 28
Kent State: TBD
UWM: #12 RHP Adam Reuss (0-1, 27.00 ERA, 0 SO, 5 BB, 1 GS, 2.0 IP)
THE MATCHUPS
KENT STATE - GW HISTORY
• This is the first time Kent State and George Washington have met
• The Colonials opened up the season with a 7-6 win at North Florida then dropped the series with a 2-0 loss and 10-7 loss
• They played Delaware State in their home opener on Tuesday, winning 8-0
• They have a team ERA of 4.76 and a batting average of .308
KENT STATE - BALL STATE HISTORY
• Kent State is 62-53 all-time against Ball State
• The Golden Flashes took the conference series at home last season, winning 3-0 in the opener, dropping the middle game 4-2, then taking the finale 11-7
• They have a team ERA of 4.91 and a .193 batting average so far this year
KENT STATE - MILWAUKEE HISTORY
• Kent State and Milwaukee have yet to meet in the teams' histories
• The Panthers opened the season with No. 25 Texas Tech, losing 12-3, winning 10-3, then losing 9-1 and 12-0
• Their pitching staff has an ERA of 9.27 and the team is hitting .197 through the first four games of the season
FRESHMAN OPEN WITH STRONG SHOWING
• The rookie Golden Flashes showed a lot of promise during the opening three games at the Caravelle Resort Classic last weekend
• Pete Schuler ripped a 3-RBI double in his first career at-bat then picked up another double in his first career start during the finale. Both came against top ten teams
• Josh Hollander picked up 2 hits in 5 at-bats, including a single to start a 6-run rally in the 9th against No. 4 Virginia in his debut at the plate
• On the mound, Connor Wollersheim pitched a scoreless 2.2 innings with one hit
• Joey Murray had a strong debut against No. 10 NC State, striking out two while allowing just one base runner on a single
NON-CONFERENCE MAC GAMES
• Kent State has had success in its non-conference games against fellow MAC schools
• The Flashes have gone 4-1 in such games dating back to the 2012 season
• Most recently, the team beat Eastern Michigan twice in 2013, both by a score of 7-5
