Kent State University
Ohio State University
Baseball To Host Buckeyes on Tuesday as Home Stand Continues
4/4/2016 3:36:00 PM | Baseball
Kent State (19-8) will welcome Ohio State (19-7-1) to town for the first time since 1989 when the two teams battle it out on Tuesday at 4 p.m. for the title of Ohio's team. The Golden Flashes will then host Canisius (12-15) at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
TUESDAY EVENT INFO
• Presale tickets are $5 and can be purchased by calling the ticket office at 330-672-2244
• Walk-up tickets purchased at the game will be $10
• There will be a postgame egg hunt for Kent State students
• Wednesday's tickets will be the standard prices
COVERAGE
• Both games will be aired live on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio
• Live stats will be available at sidearmstats.com/kent/baseball
THE MATCHUPS
Ohio State
• Kent State is 14-34 all-time against Ohio State
• Last season, the meeting in Columbus was cancelled in the 4th inning with the Flashes leading the Buckeyes 8-4 as they had belted 11 hits compared to the Buckeyes' four
• The last official game was a 8-7 Kent State victory at Ohio State in 2009
• Prior to that, Ohio State won 5-3 in 2004
• On May 26, 2001, the Golden Flashes took a 9-8 NCAA Regional game over the Buckeyes in Columbus
• The two teams split the last meeting at Kent State in a doubleheader with the Flashes losing 6-1 then winning 12-3 on May 3, 1989
• Ohio State Head Coach Greg Beals played four years at Kent State and was an assistant coach for the Golden Flashes for nine seasons
• The Buckeyes have a season batting average of .273 and a team ERA of 3.50 in 27 games
Canisius
• Kent State is 2-0 all-time against Canisius
• The first matchup was a 8-1 KSU win in 1989 and the second was a 14-0 victory in 1990
• The Golden Griffins are batting .240 through 27 games and have a team ERA of 4.59
NATIIONAL RANKINGS
Kent State ranks in the top 100 in numerous statistical categories:
• 30th in doubles per game
• 33rd in doubles
• 40th in win-loss percentage
• 50th in sacrifice flies
• 58th in scoring
• 61st in runs
• 61st in shutouts
• 73rd in ERA
• 74th in batting average
• 76th in hits allowed per nine innings
• 79th in slugging percentage
• 87th in sacrifice bunts
• 90th in double plays
• 91st in homeruns
• 92nd in hits
• 94th in homeruns per game
• 99th in on-base percentage
Individually:
• Dylan Rosa is 18th in doubles, 19th in doubles per game, 50th in homeruns, 54th in homeruns per game, 32nd in RBI, 24th in RBI per game and 53rd in slugging percentage and total bases
• Eric Lauer is 21st in ERA, 37th in hits allowed per nine innings, 16th in strikeouts, 37th in strikeouts per nine innings and 64th in victories
• Zarley Zalewski is 70th in RBI, 80th in RBI per game,
• Zach Beckner breaks the top 100 in sacrifice bunts, sacrifice bunts per game and sacrifice flies
• Zach Willeman is 10th in the nation saves
• Luke Burch ranks 94th in stolen bases
• Eli Kraus is 54th in complete games and 20th in victories
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UP NEXT
• The homestand will continue when the Golden Flashes host the Rockets from Toledo for three games as MAC play continues this weekend
