Kent State University
Marshall
Softball Returns to Action at Camel Stampede
2/24/2022 5:10:00 PM | Softball
Kent State gets back out on the softball diamond this week and is scheduled for five games at the Camel Stampede, hosted by Campbell University.
The Golden Flashes will play the host Camels and Marshall twice each and are also slated to take on Howard. Both games against the Thundering Herd will be streamed on the Marshall Softball Facebook page.
Weekend Schedule
Friday, February 25
10 a.m.       vs. Marshall
5:30 p.m.     at Campbell
Saturday, February 26
3 p.m.      at Campbell
5:30 p.m.     vs. Howard
Sunday, February 27
10:30 a.m.   vs. Marshall
About the Flashes
Kent State, which was picked second in the 2022 Mid-American Conference softball preseason coaches' poll, return to competition for the first time since going 2-3 at the FGCU Kickoff Classic on opening weekend (Feb. 11-13). Four of those games were decided by a single run, beginning with a 5-4 walk-off victory over LIU in the eighth inning and concluding with a 3-2 walk-off loss to Boston College.
Fifth-year designated player Brenna Brownfield led the Golden Flashes at the plate with a .375 batting average. Brownfield hit a pair of doubles and was one of three players with a team-high two RBIs. Senior outfielder Brooklyn Whitt totaled five hits and led Kent State with two runs scored. Sophomore Jessica LeBeau went 3-for-3 and blasted her first collegiate home run in the opener against LIU.
Freshman Kylie Ringler (1-0) shutout LIU in Saturday's first game, becoming the first Flashes freshman to hold an opponent scoreless in her debut since Markie Pozzuto in 2008 (five innings). Redshirt senior Andrea Scali (0-1) recorded 14 strikeouts and went six innings in both of her starts. Scali posted a 1.17 earned run average and held opposing hitters to a .178 batting average. Making her first appearance since the 2020 season, redshirt junior Anilese Kelly (1-0) threw two scoreless innings to earn the victory in opener against LIU. Kelly totaled five innings over three relief appearances and had a 1.40 ERA.
Series History vs. Opponents
Kent State is 21-24 all-time against the tournament field.
The large majority of those matchup have been played against former Mid-American Conference member Marshall. The Golden Flashes are 17-24 all-time against the Thundering Herd, which includes a 3-5 record since Marshall's final MAC season in 2005. Most recently, Kent State lost 4-2 in a National Invitational Softball Championship (NISC) Lynchburg Regional elimination game in 2019.
The Flashes defeated host Campbell in the only previous meeting, 2-0, on Feb. 16, 2007, in Greensboro. Kent State went 3-0 against Howard during the 2020 season, outscoring the Bison by a combined scored of 23-4.
On Deck for the Flashes
Kent State will head to its final tournament of the non-conference schedule next weekend with the John Cropp Classic, hosted by Kentucky.
Follow the Flashes
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