Kent State University
24-29, 0
Eastern Michigan University
22-34, 0
Flashes Honor Seniors But Eagles Take Finale
5/21/2022 3:39:00 PM | Baseball
KENT, OHIO- Kent State honored their eight-man senior class but Eastern Michigan avoided the sweep in a 15-8 setback on Saturday afternoon.
The Flashes honored Justin Kirby, Ryan Kircher, Collin Mathews, Collin Romel, Max Rippl, Sam Thompson, Grant Vera and Eric Wentz in a pre-game ceremony.
The Eagles plated three in the first and batted around in a five-run second as they raced out to a 9-0 lead Saturday. Justin Miknis got Kent State on the board with a towering two-run homer to right in the fourth. The Flashes stormed back with five more in the fifth and had the tying run at the plate, but couldn't convert. Eastern would put the game out of reach with a four-run sixth to extend the lead to 13-7.
Miknis led the Flashes on Saturday with a three-for-five day at the plate and drove in three. Justin Kirby and Mack Timbrook also added a pair of two-hit games.
Kent State finishes the year at 24-29 overall and 19-19 in MAC play.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: GILLIG, Zach (3-2)
L: Bernadina, Rocco (0-4)
Batting:
2B: WARKENTIN, Daniel 2
HR: KIRK, Matt 1 ; HUEBBE, Brady 2 ; BAULT, Christian 1
RBI: KIRK, Matt 1 ; WARKENTIN, Daniel 2 ; DOLNEY, Aaron 2 ; HUEBBE, Brady 6 ; EASTER, Shane 1 ; KAUFFMAN, Jared 1 ; BAULT, Christian 2
SF: HUEBBE, Brady 1
Base Running:
RUNS: KIRK, Matt 4 ; WARKENTIN, Daniel 3 ; DOLNEY, Aaron 2 ; HUEBBE, Brady 2 ; EASTER, Shane 1 ; KAUFFMAN, Jared 1 ; BAULT, Christian 2
HBP: MILLER, Glenn 1
Batting:
2B: Elsen, Nick 1 ; Thompson, Sam 1
HR: Miknis, Justin 1
RBI: Kirby, Justin 2 ; Miknis, Justin 3 ; Johnson, Josh 1 ; Timbrook, Mack 1 ; Thompson, Sam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kirby, Justin 1 ; Longwell, Aidan 2 ; Miknis, Justin 2 ; Elsen, Nick 1 ; Pennington, Payton 1 ; Thompson, Sam 1
CS: Elsen, Nick 1
