Golden Flashes Defeat Malone in Midweek Matchup

Tuesday, April 2

Kent, OH

4:00 p.m.

Kent State University

11-14

Malone University

20-11

Malone

Kent State

Photo by: Austin Mariasy

Golden Flashes Defeat Malone in Midweek Matchup

4/2/2019 9:18:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

KENT, Ohio – The Kent State University baseball team topped Malone (20-11, 10-4 GMAC) 14-6 in a midweek matchup at Schoonover Stadium Tuesday evening. The Flashes collected a season-high 16 walks, eight hits and six hit batters in the victory, snapping the Pioneers' 10-game winning streak.

The Flashes jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, seeing the full lineup step to the plate. Redshirt sophomore Ben Carew led off with a bunt-single and stole his eleventh base of the season. He advanced to third on a wild pitch before junior Cam Touchette knocked him in with a single through the left side. Touchette eventually scored on a Malone error. Junior Patrick Ferguson and senior Josh Hollander each added a run with sacrifice flies, and junior Alex Ronnebaum recorded an RBI with a bases-loaded walk in the remainder of the inning.

Kent State added a run an inning later with a sacrifice fly ball off the bat of senior Pavin Parks.

The Pioneers rallied for four runs on five hits in the top of the third, however the Flashes poured on four additional runs in the bottom half of the inning to bring the score to 10-4. Carew drew a lead-off walk and Touchette was plunked before senior Pete Schuler recorded an RBI with a single to right field and forced a Malone pitching change. With two outs, Schuler stole second and senior Kian O'Brien was hit by a pitch. Parks then reached on a fielding error that scored Touchette and Ronnebaum drew his second bases-loaded walk of the game. Hollander followed with another RBI-walk to round out the inning.

Malone notched its final two runs in the top of the fourth inning, and the score remained until the Flashes added three runs in the bottom of the fifth. O'Brien and Parks were walked and Ronnebaum was hit to lead off the inning. Hollander recorded an RBI on a fielder's choice and Carew scored Parks with a single to shortstop and Touchette walked and eventually scored on a passed ball.

The Flashes scored the final run of the game in the seventh inning when Touchette drew the fourth bases-loaded walk of the day.

The Kent State offense totaled 16 walks and 6 hit by pitches in the game, with O'Brien, Parks and Ronnebaum collecting up three walks apiece. Carew led the team, going 3-for-5 with three runs scored, an RBI, a walk and a hit by pitch. Touchette also recorded a multi-hit game, batting 2-for-3 with two runs scored, two RBIs, two walks and a hit by pitch. Hollander added a game-high three RBIs.

Junior John Matthews (3-4) picked up his third win of the season, starting on the mound for the Flashes and pitching 2.0 hitless innings with three strikeouts. Redshirt senior John Schreiber, junior Zach Schultz, redshirt sophomore Tyler Drabick, redshirt freshman Wyatt Larimer and sophomore Jack Zimmerman each made appearances in relief, combining for 12 strikeouts on the day.

The Flashes will be back in action at Youngstown State Wednesday, April 3 with the first pitch scheduled for 5 p.m.