Kent State University
20-18
Youngstown State
7-32
Flashes Outslug Penguins
4/23/2024 3:12:00 PM | Baseball
NILES, OH- Every Kent State starter had a hit and the Flashes earned win number 20 of the season, taking down Youngstown State 13-8 at a windy Eastwood Field on Tuesday.
The Flashes struck early on Tuesday with Kyle Jackson powering a two-run homer to right center in the first and added two more in the second on a wild pitch and Josh Johnson being hit with the bases loaded. Kent State looked to blow the game open in the third, erupting for six runs and took a 10-0 lead. Kent State rapped out four hits in the inning including a two-run single from Johnson followed by a run-scoring triple for Tim Orr.
Youngstown State rallied back in the home half of the third, using three extra base hits to score four times to make it a 10-4 game. The bullpens took over from there, Gavin Jones tossed 3.1 innings of shutdown ball for Kent State while Gavin Wilms put up four zeros for the Penguins. Youngstown made it a 10-7 ballgame with a three-run eighth, but Jacob Bean got out of the inning with a clutch 6-4-3 double play to end the threat.
Insurance came in the ninth with three crossing the plate, headlined by a double from Bo Shinkle and a Tim Orr single that scored Johnson all the way from first base. Bean was able to close out the ninth as the Flashes have won five of their last six away from home.
The win moves Kent State to 20-18 on the season and they head home for a four-game home stand, starting on Wednesday night at home against Clarion. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jones, Gavin (2-0)
L: CASTEEL, Colin (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Shinkle, Bo 1
3B: Orr, Tim 1
HR: Jackson, Kyle 1
RBI: Johnson, Josh 3 ; Orr, Tim 2 ; Jackson, Kyle 2 ; Williams, Brody 1 ; Shinkle, Bo 1 ; Reese, Ripken 1
SH: Shinkle, Bo 1
SF: Reese, Ripken 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Johnson, Josh 2 ; Orr, Tim 2 ; Jackson, Kyle 1 ; Kibler, Dom 1 ; Schaller, Kolton 1 ; Klotz, Hunter 3 ; Shinkle, Bo 2 ; Reese, Ripken 1
SB: Johnson, Josh 1 ; Jackson, Kyle 1 ; Kibler, Dom 1 ; Reese, Ripken 1
CS: Johnson, Josh 1
HBP: Johnson, Josh 1 ; Reese, Ripken 1
Batting:
2B: THOMPSON, Matt 1
3B: STANLEY, Brett 1 ; COVAS, Alejandro 1 ; THOMPSON, Matt 1
HR: FRANCIS, Ian 1
RBI: LAW, Trey 1 ; STANLEY, Brett 1 ; COVAS, Alejandro 1 ; FRANCIS, Ian 2 ; BROWN, Eli 2 ; SHERWOOD, RJ 1
SF: BROWN, Eli 1 ; SHERWOOD, RJ 1
Base Running:
RUNS: LAW, Trey 1 ; STANLEY, Brett 1 ; COVAS, Alejandro 2 ; FRANCIS, Ian 1 ; THOMPSON, Matt 1 ; RUFFNER, Teddy 1 ; BROWN, Eli 1
SB: LAW, Trey 1 ; STANLEY, Brett 1 ; COVAS, Alejandro 1
HBP: COVAS, Alejandro 2 ; FRANCIS, Ian 1
