Kent State Beats Youngstown State in Non-Conference Finale, 13-3

Tuesday, April 22

Youngstown, Ohio

3:00 p.m.

Kent State University

10-34

Youngstown State

11-37

Kent State

Youngstown State

Photo by: Reilly Hall

Kent State Beats Youngstown State in Non-Conference Finale, 13-3

4/22/2025 6:33:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Kent State totaled a season-high 16 hits as non-conference play concluded on Tuesday with a 13-3 victory over Youngstown State.

All nine batters had at least one hit. Sophomore Aaralyn Nogay set the tone from the leadoff spot with four hits, four runs scored and two stolen bases. Redshirt sophomore Kendal Leitner had three hits and sophomore Leilani Johnson, senior Katie Jo Moery and junior Carley Penner added two each.

Nogay started the game with a single to right field and then stole second base. After moving to third on a sac bunt, she scored on a groundout to the right side by sophomore Megan Claerhout.

Behind a trio of extra-base hits, the Golden Flashes went ahead 5-0 in the top of the second, which started with an infield single by Penner. After a walk, Johnson doubled to center field to score a pair. Nogay and junior Brynn Libler drove in the final two runs of the frame on a triple and a double, respectively.

The Penguins struck for a pair of runs in the bottom of the third.

Kent State added single runs in the fifth and sixth. Moery ripped a single that scored Leitner in the fifth. Nogay led off the sixth with her third hit of the day before stealing second, advancing to third on a fly ball and scoring on a passed ball.

YSU hit a solo home run to start the bottom of the sixth to get within 7-3. Senior Delaney Nagy then entered and shut the Penguins down with two hitless innings to close it out.

The offense provided six insurance runs on six singles in the top of the seventh for the first double-digit win of the season.

Freshman Ella Johnson allowed two earned runs and had one strikeout over five innings to earn the victory.

Kent State heads to Western Michigan for a three-game Mid-American Conference series this weekend.

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