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Western Michigan
Flashes to Visit Broncos for MAC Softball Series
4/24/2025 10:50:00 AM | Softball
Kent State will play a three-game Mid-American Conference series this weekend at Western Michigan. A doubleheader is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday with a single game on Sunday at 11 a.m.
About the Flashes
Kent State is coming off a 13-3 road win over Youngstown State on Tuesday in which it recorded season-high totals for hits (16) and stolen bases (4). All nine starters had a hit and five Golden Flashes had multiple hits. Sophomore Aaralyn Nogay led the way with four hits, four runs scored, two RBIs and two stolen bases. Redshirt sophomore Kendal Leitner tied her career-high with three hits.
Leitner ranks sixth in the MAC with a .385 batting average and has been on a tear over the past month. She is hitting .405 with three home runs and 15 RBIs during April. Junior Brynn Libler is one of the hottest hitters in the conference. Libler has a 13-game hitting streak and is hitting .426 against MAC pitchers.
Senior Delaney Robeson leads the team with 30 RBIs and is one of four Flashes with four home runs to share the team lead. Robeson moved into the top-10 in program history for RBIs during last week's doubleheader against Buffalo and is currently ninth with 92. She has hit 18 home runs in a Kent State uniform and will tie Brittney Robinson (2004-07) and Mary Holt (2009-12) for 10th with her next long ball.
Freshman Ella Johnson ranks seventh in the country with 37 appearances and has a team-high 59 strikeouts.
Scouting the Opposition
Western Michigan (11-33, 5-14 MAC) has lost seven in a row and scores the fewest runs in the conference (3.59 per game). Riley Dittmar is one of nine MAC players with at least 50 hits and leads the Broncos with a .365 batting average. Tristen Head provides power with seven home runs and a .643 slugging percentage. Kaylee Salyer has a team-high 37 strikeouts to lead a pitching staff with a 6.66 ERA.
Series History
Kent State is 61-39 all-time against Western Michigan but has lost four straight in the series. The Golden Flashes took two of three in the last trip to Kalamazoo during the 2023 season and have an 11-2 record in road games dating back to 2010.
On Deck
Kent State will open the final week of the season with a home doubleheader at Devine Diamond on Tuesday against Toledo and then travel to rival Akron for a three-game series next weekend.
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