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Baseball sweeps important series versus Bowling Green

Kevin Battaglia April 29, 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 26, 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 25, 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 24, 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 23, 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 22, 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...

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 18, 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...

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 18, 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,...

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 16, 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 15, 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...

Kent State Baseball team hyped for showdown at conference leading Redhawks

Kevin Battaglia April 12, 2013

Rarely does a series in the middle of the season hold as much significance as the one the Kent State baseball team will play this weekend.Kent State (14-16, 6-3 Mid-American Conference) will have an opportunity...

Cleveland Indians starter Carlos Carrasco pitches in the first inning against the New York Yankees at Progressive Field on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal/MCT)

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Early season pitching woeful

Jim Piascik April 11, 2013

Things went south for Cleveland over the past week, as the team dropped four of seven games and fell to 3-5 on the year. Losing four of seven games is far from the end of the world, but it is the manner...

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