Kent State University
Youngstown State University
Games Versus YSU, OSU this Week for the Flashes
4/3/2017 1:44:00 PM | Baseball
The Golden Flashes (17-8) will play two midweek games this week, hosting Youngstown State (6-18) Tuesday at 4 p.m. and then traveling to take on Ohio State (11-16) in Columbus at 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday.
COVERAGE
• Both games will air live on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio
• Live stats for Tuesday's game will run at sidearmstats.com/kent/baseball
• Wednesday's game will air on BTN Plus for a fee
• Ohio State live stats will be available at ohiostatebuckeyes.com
THE MATCHUP
Youngstown State
• Kent State is 66-20-1 all-time against Youngstown State
• Last season, the Flashes won 5-2 at home then lost 11-10 on the road in 11 innings
• The two teams also split, both winning its home game, in 2015
• The Penguins are batting .252 as a team and hold a combined ERA of 7.21
Ohio State
• Kent State is 15-34 all-time against Ohio State
• The Golden Flashes won the last meeting that took place exactly a year ago on April 5. They beat the Buckeyes 8-3 at home
• In 2015, Kent State traveled to Columbus and was leading 8-4 before having the game be called in the 4th inning due to a thunderstorm
• Prior to those two recent matchups, 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
• Ohio State is batting .238 as a team and has combined ERA of 4.91
NATIONAL CONTENDERS
• The Golden Flashes are currently ranked 29th in the nation according to Collegiate Baseball's weekly poll
• The team ranks 17th in batting average, 34th in homeruns per game, 27th in slugging percentage, 44th in hits allowed per nine innings, 33rd in strikeout to walk ratio and 27th in strikeouts per nine innings
• Individually, Luke Burch is 5th in the country in hits per game, 22nd in batting average and 22nd in hits
• Mason Mamarella ranks 37th in triples
• On the mound, Joey Murray is 7th in the nation in strikeouts per nine innings and 25th in strikeouts
• Connor Wollersheim ranks 20th in hits allowed per nine innings
ROAD WARRIORS
• Kent State is second in the country with 13 true road wins this season
• The team has batted .310 on the road with 32 doubles, six triples and 22 homeruns in 19 games away from home
• The pitching staff has struck out 161 opponents in road games while walking just 57 in 167.0 innings
• Three of the 13 road wins have been shutouts
• After a bye weekend, the Flashes will travel to Bowling Green next Tuesday then take on Northern Illinois next weekend on the road April 14-16
• The team will return back to Schoonover Stadium on April 21 to begin a three-game series with Toledo
