McNamara Drives in Six as Flashes Roll

Friday, May 13

Kalamazoo, MI

2:00 PM

Kent State University

19-26, 14-17

Western Michigan University

16-31, 13-19

Kent State

Western Michigan

Photo by: David Dermer

5/13/2022 5:54:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

KENT, OHIO- Every Kent State starter had at least one hit and scored at least one run in a 17-9 series-opening victory on Friday afternoon over the host Western Michigan Broncos.

Michael McNamara slugged two of the Flashes' four homers on Friday and drove in a team-high six. Justin Kirby drove in four as he and Josh Johnson connected on the other two long balls.

Kent State erased an early 2-0 Bronco lead with a single tally in the second and a five-run outburst in the third. McNamara started the scoring with a run-scoring double in the second and capped the five-run third with his first homer of the day, a two-run shot off the batter's eye in center.

The Broncos would rally to make it a 6-5 ball game before the Flashes blew things open with a six-run fifth. Jake Casey had a two-run single in the frame to back Johnson's solo homer and Kirby's three-run moonshot to left. The Flashes piled on from there, adding two more in the sixth and McNamara' three-run homer hit the scoreboard in left in the top of the ninth.

Freshman Eric Chalus picked up the victory, going the first five innings on Friday. Evan Wolf struck out four over his three and a third before Grant Vera closed things by getting the final two outs of the ninth.

The two teams have moved up Saturday's double header due to incoming weather. First pitch of game one is now set for 11 a.m. and can be seen on the Bronco Digital Network.

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Western Michigan University (7 Innings)

W, 12-8

May 14 (Sat)

11:00 AM

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Chalus, Eric (3-2)

L: CRANDELL, Nick (2-5)

Kent State

Batting:

2B: Kirby, Justin 1 ; Miknis, Justin 1 ; McNamara, Michael 1

HR: Kirby, Justin 1 ; Johnson, Josh 1 ; McNamara, Michael 2

RBI: Mathews, Collin 1 ; Kirby, Justin 4 ; Miknis, Justin 1 ; Johnson, Josh 3 ; McNamara, Michael 6 ; Casey, Jake 2

Base Running:

RUNS: Mathews, Collin 1 ; Kirby, Justin 1 ; Longwell, Aidan 1 ; Miknis, Justin 2 ; Stevens, Jordan 1 ; Johnson, Josh 3 ; McNamara, Michael 3 ; Timbrook, Mack 2 ; Klotz, Hunter 1 ; Casey, Jake 2