John Hilber, Assistant Sports Editor
• May 4, 2024
After spending 14 years playing professional baseball both in the United States and overseas, Mike Birkbeck decided to hang it up and come back to Kent State, which had become a familiar place for the...
Kent State’s softball team is relatively young, consisting of thirteen underclassmen, with five position players appearing in 30 or more games and three pitchers appearing in 20 or more games.
The...
In coach Kenni Burns' first year as head coach of Kent State football, the team went 1-11.
Burns came from Minnesota, where he was the assistant head coach. He had to work through a sudden change...
John Hilber, Assistant Sports Editor
• May 2, 2024
Kent State baseball’s game against Michigan Tuesday was the Flashes’ to lose — and they did that after surrendering two runs in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings before ultimately falling...
Over the weekend, Kent State’s softball team played three games, taking on Mid-American Conference foe Miami.
The Flashes (24-21, 9-13 MAC) underscored Miami 30-8.
“We need to have each other's...
John Hilber, Assistant Sports Editor
• April 29, 2024
The Kent State baseball team run-ruled Bowling Green State University in game three and walked the Falcons off in game one to take the series against the Mid-American Conference front-runner.
KSU got...
John Hilber, Assistant Sports Editor
• April 25, 2024
The Kent State baseball team surrendered six runs in one inning Wednesday and could not gain momentum afterward. The Flashes were upset by Division II opponent Clarion 10-5.
KSU dropped its first home...
Over the weekend, Kent State’s softball team played three games, taking on Mid-American Conference foe Bowling Green.
The Flashes (23-18, 9-10 MAC) outscored Bowling Green 17-6 and swept the series.
“Great...
John Hilber, Assistant Sports Editor
• April 22, 2024
Down to its final out, the Kent State baseball team was down four runs in the last game of the series against Northern Illinois Sunday.
No one was on base, and redshirt junior left fielder Lance Macdonald...
Freshman Veronika Kedronova carded a 2-under par 70 in her first round, the best individual score in the field through 18 holes, as the Kent State women’s golf team finished sixth out of twelve teams...
After leading the Kent State women’s basketball team to its first NCAA Tournament since 2002, the program announced Thursday that coach Todd Starkey has been extended through the 2029-30 season.
Starkey...
On Tuesday, Kent State’s softball team played two games, taking on Mid-American Conference foe Buffalo.
The Flashes (20-18, 6-10 MAC) outscored Western Michigan, 7-3. They were only able to win...
