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Kent State third baseman Pavin Parks swings Friday during the Flashes 7-2 win over Miami (OH). Kent State won their 12th MAC Championship Saturday with a 14-0 win over the Redhawks. 

Four Flashes selected in MLB Draft

Ariel Stahler June 6, 2018

Four members of the Kent State baseball team were selected during the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. Pitchers Joey Murray and Austin Havekost were drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays, while the San Diego...

Kent State junior Pavin Parks swings Saturday during the Flashes game against Ohio. Kent State lost, 5-3, in extra innings.

Flashes move closer to locking up No. 1 seed with series win vs. Eastern Michigan

Ian Kreider May 14, 2018

The Kent State baseball team tightened its grip on the top spot in the Mid-American Conference this weekend.Kent State (34-14, 14-5 MAC) dropped the first game in the series against Eastern Michigan (20-30,...

Robert Zeigler came on in relief to pitch for Kent State on April 21, 2018, during the Flashes 5-3 loss to Ohio in 12 innings. The Flashes would go on to drop the series against the Bobcats. 

Flashes struggle in late innings, lose series to visiting Ohio

Ian Kreider April 22, 2018

While early offensive productivity has been a staple for the Kent State baseball team all season long, the Flashes have struggled at times to close games out.This weekend’s series loss against Ohio (19-20,...

Kent State starting pitcher Jared Skolnicki throws a pitch to a Pittsburgh batter during the Flashes 2-0 win over Pittsburgh on April 18, 2018. Kent State swept the two-game season series against the Panthers.

Kent State completes season sweep of Pitt with shutout win

Ian Kreider April 18, 2018

There have been two constants during this spring in Ohio: sporadic weather and the Kent State baseball team winning games.Today it was more of the latter as the Flashes secured their seventh straight win...

Senior Brad Hamilton heads toward first base after a base hit during the second game of Kent States doubleheader against Northern Illinois on April 13, 2018. The Flashes won the game, 7-2. 

Gems from Murray and Kraus lead Flashes to home sweep over Northern Illinois

Ian Kreider April 14, 2018

Pitching has been the great mystery for the Kent State baseball team all season long.The Flashes have struggled to put together a string of quality pitching performances for most of the season. That was...

Kent State second baseman Greg Lewandoski tags out a would-be base stealer from Youngstown State during the Flashes 7-2 victory on March 20, 2018. 

Freshman pitching duo leads Flashes to second win over ACC team

Ian Kreider April 10, 2018

Kent State proved it is equipped to win in a multitude of ways after their impressive 4-1 win over Pittsburgh.Pitching has been the biggest question mark leading up to this point in the season. The Flashes...

Senior Eli Kraus started the game for Kent State on March 25, 2018, to end the weekend series agianst Ball State. The Flashes lost, 7-2.

Flashes’ offensive firepower plays key role in sweep over Western Michigan

Ian Kreider April 1, 2018

Kent State struggled to produce runs in their last series against Notre Dame, a two-game split; however, that was not the case in their sweep over Western Michigan this weekend.The Flashes (15-9, 4-2 Mid-American...

Kent State pitcher Joey Murray throws a pitch during the Flashes 3-1 win over Lipscomb on Feb. 24, 2018. Murray struck out seven in a no decision. 

Flashes take two of three at Western Carolina in final nonconference weekend series

Ian Kreider March 18, 2018

Pitching was the key of the weekend for Kent State (9-6), as both of their wins at Western Carolina on the weekend involved a solid performance from the starting pitchers and bullpen. The only loss came...

The Kent State baseball team convenes following a game at Arkansas Baum Stadium. The Flashes lost the series, but picked up their first win against a top 10 team since 2012. 

Flashes drop series at No. 7 Arkansas, but pick up first top 10 win since 2012

Ian Kreider March 11, 2018

The Kent State baseball team jumped out to early leads in all three games against No. 7 Arkansas this weekend; however, the Razorbacks were able to respond in two of them.Kent State (7-5) faced perhaps...

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