Kent State beats Eastern Michigan in first round of MAC championship
May 24, 2006
Kent State senior pitcher Chad Wagler hurls a fastball down the center to an Eastern Michigan batter. The Flashes beat the Eagles 2-1 in their first game of the Mid-American Conference tournament. the team plays Western Michigan Thursday at 1 p.m. DAVID R
Credit: Carl Schierhorn
The Kent State baseball team won the first match of the 2006 Mid-American Conference championship, beating Eastern Michigan by a score of 2 to 1.
The winner of the double-elimination tournament will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Kent State plays Western Michigan tomorrow at 1 p.m. The tournament runs until Saturday and takes place at Kent State’s Schoonover Stadium.
– Ben Breier