Kent State University
University of Pittsburgh
Baseball Home Opener Tuesday at 4 P.M.
3/20/2017 4:08:00 PM | Baseball
Kent State (11-6) will host its first games of the season at Schoonover Stadium on Tuesday when Pittsburgh (8-9) comes to town for a 4 p.m. first pitch.
COVERAGE
• Live stats will be available at sidearmstats.com/kent/baseball
• The game will be broadcast live on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio
PROBABLE PITCHING STARTERS
Kent State: #35 RHP Robert Zeigler (0-0, 2.89 ERA, 6 SO, 5 BB, 0 GS, 9.1 IP)
Pittsburgh: #18 RHP Dan Hammer (0-1, 6.23 ERA, 13 SO, 6 BB, 2 GS, 13.0 IP)
THE MATCHUP
• Kent State is 37-27 all-time against Pittsburgh
• The Flashes dropped both meetings last season, 9-4 in the home opener and then 13-5 on the road
• Prior to that, Kent State won the meeting in 2015 1-0 on the road
• The teams also met just once in 2014 with the Flashes winning that matchup 4-1
• Pittsburgh is coming off a three-game home series with Notre Dame. They dropped the opened on Friday with a 10-5 loss then split a Sunday doubleheader, losing 4-3 in 11 innings and winning the final game 2-1 in 12 innings
• The Panthers are hitting .222 as a team and have a combined ERA of 3.29
HOT START
• At 11-6 through 17 games, Kent State is off to its best start since the 2009 season when they began the year 13-4
• The Golden Flashes have outscored their opponents 106-73 so far
• Nearly half of those runs, 50 to be exact, have been scored in the first three innings
• The team's batting average sits at .304 while they have already hit 18 homeruns, almost tying the 2013 total of 19
• They also have 32 doubles and seven triples
• Meanwhile, the pitching staff has yet to give up a triple and holds a 4.04 ERA while keeping teams to a .249 batting average
• The group of hurlers has struck out 142 batters while walking 57
TICKET INFORMATION
• Individual tickets for Tuesday's game are $5 for adults, $4 for youth and seniors, and free for students with a valid ID
• Advanced tickets are available by calling 330-672-2244
• Tickets are available at the gate with cash only
• Season tickets are still available for purchase for $60
• Those include 20 undated vouchers that can be redeemed at any game in any combination
• For more information on season tickets, call 330-672-2244
