Kent State University
Youngstown State University
Nine-Game Home Stand Concludes Wednesday Versus Youngstown State
4/12/2016 2:05:00 PM | Baseball
Kent State's (22-10) nine-game home stand will come to a close this Wednesday when Youngstown State (6-18) visits Schoonover Stadium for a 6 p.m. non-conference matchup.
COVERAGE
• The game will be aired live on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio
• Live stats will be available at sidearmstats.com/kent/baseball
THE MATCHUP
• Kent State is 65-19-1 all-time against Youngstown State
• The two teams split last season, with the Flashes winning 12-6 at home then losing 0-3 on the road
• In 2014, Kent State won the opening matchup 10-2 at home then split a double header on the road with an 11-7 win and 7-4 loss. They then lost a 4th meeting that season 5-4 at home
• The Penguins are batting .211 as a team and their pitching staff has a 6.11 ERA through 24 games this season
LAUER LAUDED
• Eric Lauer was named the MAC East Pitcher of the Week for his dominating performance against Toledo last Friday
• He pitched the full nine innings with two hits, no walks and ten strikeouts for the complete game, shutout win
• His season ERA of 0.99 is the 6th-best in the nation
• The junior lefty also ranks 8th in strikeouts with 67 and 15th in hits allowed per nine innings
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• The Golden Flashes rank relatively high in statistical categories across Division I baseball
• They rank 29th in doubles, 37th in doubles per game, 49th in ERA, 86th in walks, 86th in batting average, 86th in hits, 48th in hits allowed per nine innings, 73rd in runs, 52nd in sacrifice bunts, 48th in sacrifice flies, 78th in scoring, 37th in shutouts, 77th in WHIP and 37th in win-loss percentage
• Individually, Dylan Rosa and Zarley Zalewski rank 46th in doubles
• Rosa ranks 71st in homeruns, 52nd in RBI
• Zach Willeman is 18th in the nation in saves
• Luke Burch is 79th in stolen bases
