Kent State University
Ohio
Kent State Hosts Ohio for Tuesday Doubleheader at Devine Diamond
4/1/2024 12:54:00 PM | Softball
Kent State will play its first home Mid-American Conference softball games at Devine Diamond of the season on Tuesday, hosting Ohio for a doubleheader scheduled for 12:35 p.m.
About the Golden Flashes
Kent State (18-10, 4-2 MAC) dropped two of three games at Northern Illinois over the weekend and sits third in the conference standings. Sophomore Brynn Libler had a big weekend at the plate, going 5-for-8 with three RBIs. Libler is the MAC leader with a .563 batting average during league play.
Junior Savannah Wing is having a breakout season and is hitting .386 with 27 RBIs and MAC-leading 12 doubles. Graduate student Julia Mazanec is on a 13-game hitting streak and has a .364 batting average. Senior Emily Lippe collected her 100th career and launched her team-best seventh home run of the season during the first game of Saturday's doubleheader. Lippe is one of three Flashes with an on-base percentage above .400 and had 24 RBIs.
Sophomore Macy Irelan (7-4) ranks second in the conference with a 1.97 ERA and has 94 strikeouts, which is third. Freshman Megan Nuechterlein (11-4) shares MAC lead with 11 wins.
Scouting the Opposition
Ohio (15-18, 3-6 MAC) took the final two games from Central Michigan over the weekend to win its first conference series of the season. Tori O'Brien has a team-high .378 batting average and is tied for the MAC lead with seven sac bunts. Yasmine Logan provides a powerful bat with a .600 slugging percentage and team-best 25 RBIs. Skipp Miller (8-11) ranks third nationally with 13 complete games and has tossed a conference-high 118.0 innings. Miller has a 2.73 ERA and 63 strikeouts.
Series History
Kent State is 74-58 all-time against Ohio. The Bobcats won the series last season in Athens and have taken five of the last six matchups overall.
On Deck
Kent State will travel to Toledo for a three-game series on April 6-7.
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