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Cleveland Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, right, forces the Kansas City Royals' Eric Hosmer (35) at second and completes the double play at first to end the third inning on Saturday, April 27, 2013, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/MCT)

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Predictions for the summer

Jim Piascik April 30, 2013

With finals week and summer break fast approaching, this will be the last Cleveland Baseball Weekly until the fall semester. Most of the baseball season will take place while we are on hiatus, so it only...

Bowling Green's T.J. Losby is thrown out at home plate by Tommy Monnot during Kent State's 3-1 victory on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Schoonover Stadium. Photo by Shane Flanigan.

Baseball hits road for midweek games

Kevin Battaglia April 28, 2013

Kent State will have an opportunity to not only tie their longest winning streak of the season at five games, but also increase it with two mid-week games on the road.Kent State (23-20, 12-6 Mid-American...

Baseball sweeps important series versus Bowling Green

Kevin Battaglia April 28, 2013

Kent State knew, going into the weekend, that there was no room for error if the Flashes still wanted to win a Mid-American Conference regular season title.The Flashes (23-20, 12-6 MAC) took care of business...

Kent State sophomore Tommy Monnot bats for Kent State in a doubleheader against Youngstown State at Shoonover Field on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Kent State lost the first game, 10-4, and won the second game, 5-2. Photo by Yolanda Li.

Baseball to host weekend series against Bowling Green

Kevin Battaglia April 25, 2013

Kent State knows there is no bigger series this season than the one they will play this weekend.With aspirations of winning a regular season Mid-American Conference title, the Flashes realize they have...

Cleveland Indians' Asdrubal Cabrera connects on an RBI single in the sixth inning in front of Kansas City Royals catcher Adam Moore to score Jason Kipnis during Sunday's baseball game on September 23, 2012, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/MCT)

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Playing the waiting game

Jim Piascik April 24, 2013

After months and months of no baseball, it is easy to overreact to the first few games of the season. One bad game can feel like the end of the world, making perspective important to maintain here in April.Let's...

Sophomore pitcher Spencer Bryant pitches for Kent State in a doubleheader against Youngstown State at Shoonover Field on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Kent State lost the first game, 10-4, and won the second game, 5-2. Photo by Yolanda Li.

Flashes baseball splits doubleheader against Youngstown State

Kevin Battaglia April 23, 2013

Kent State head coach Scott Stricklin wondered how his team would respond following a three game sweep at Buffalo.Stricklin had mixed feelings after the Flashes (20-20, 9-6 Mid-American Conference) split...

Nick Hamilton, junior infielder, hits the ball during the home game against Youngstown State University on April 11, 2012. The Flashes beat the Penguins 14-4. Photo by Nancy Urchak.

Flashes baseball tastes adversity, looks to respond

Kevin Battaglia April 22, 2013

Kent State coach Scott Stricklin said he is interested to see how his team will respond to adversity after the Flashes got swept at Buffalo and fell to second place in the Mid-American Conference last...

Flashes baseball swept out of Buffalo

Kevin Battaglia April 21, 2013

After riding a season-high five-game winning streak and first place in the Mid-American Conference, Kent State saw everything unravel over the weekend.A week after sweeping Miami and claiming first place...

Cleveland Indians shortstop Astrubal Cabrera looks to avoid a sliding New York Yankees Robinson Cano on a double play in the first inning at Progressive Field on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal/MCT)

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Bye, bye Ubaldo

Jim Piascik April 17, 2013

Through all the poor performances over the past two years, I have stayed on the Ubaldo Jimenez bandwagon.Even after Jimenez struggled to a 5.10 ERA in 11 starts following his trade to Cleveland in 2011,...

Junior outfielder TJ Sutton bats for Kent State during a 21-2 home win over Niagara on Wednesday, April 17. Photo by Brian Smith.

Revesz records history as baseball dominates

Kevin Battaglia April 17, 2013

It was a night of history that the members of the Kent State baseball team and its 237 fans in attendance will never forget.The fans applauded a ceremony that took place at Schoonover Stadium before the...

Sophomore Dan Kopcak pitches on Saturday, April 6 during a 6-3 home loss to Ohio, dropping Kent State's record to 13-15 on the season. Photo by Shane Flanigan.

Flashes baseball looks to improve record with mid-week games

Kevin Battaglia April 15, 2013

The Flashes will play host for a couple of mid-week home games before they head to Buffalo for another Mid-American Conference showdown this weekend.Kent State (17-16, 9-3 MAC) will have an opportunity...

Sophomore pitcher Brian Clark pitches to Ohio University at Kent State's game on Sunday, Aril 7. The Flashes won 10-3. Photo by Chloe Hackathorn.

Flashes baseball accept challenge, claim conference lead

Kevin Battaglia April 14, 2013

Kent State knew going into the weekend that it would be presented with a challenge at conference-leading Miami.The Flashes (17-16, 9-3 Mid-American Conference) rose to the challenge and showed why they...