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Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Five things to take away from Opening Day

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Five things to take away from Opening Day

John Sleezer April 3, 2013

The Kansas City Royals' Jarrod Dyson steals second as the throw to Cleveland Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera bounces off his glove in the third inning of a spring training game at Goodyear Stadium in...

The Kansas City Royals' Jarrod Dyson steals second as the throw to Cleveland Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera bounces off his glove in the third inning of a spring training game at Goodyear Stadium in Goodyear, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2013. The Royals defeated the Indians, 4-1. Photo courtesy of MCT Campus.

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Five things to take away from Opening Day

Jim Piascik April 3, 2013

Cleveland was far from perfect on Tuesday, but the team did enough to get a 4-1 victory in Toronto. The game was much better than last year's Opening Day, when the 16-inning loss to the Blue Jays foreshadowed...

Freshman Zarley Zalewski slides into third base during Kent State's home game against Ball State on Saturday, March 30 at Schoonover Stadium. The Flashes won their first game with a final score of 11-5, but fell to Ball State in the second game, 4-3. Photo by Zane Lutz.

Flashes baseball prepares for back-to-back games

Kevin Battaglia April 2, 2013

Kent State (10-14, 4-2 Mid-American Conference) will try to improve its conference record at 3 p.m. today in Toledo against Toledo (10-14, 3-3 MAC).Head coach Scott Stricklin said Toledo is a well-coached...

Cleveland baseball weekly: crawling toward opening day

Jim Piascik March 21, 2013

Opening Day is only 12 days away, meaning that spring training is almost through. With the team leaving Goodyear, Ariz., soon, decisions have to be made on who will make the big league club to start 2013....

Sophomore pitcher Tim Faix throws a pitch against Youngstown State at Schoonover Stadium on April 11, 2012. Kent State defeated Youngstown State 14-4. Photo by Anthony Vence.

Baseball prepares for conference opener at NIU

Kevin Battaglia March 21, 2013

Mother Nature can be cruel to outdoor sports in the northern states. The Kent State baseball team will have to put their home opener on hold after snow flurries Tuesday caused Wednesday’s game against...

Freshman outfielder Alex Miklos looks for a chance to steal third base during the Flashes game against Pittsburgh. Photo by Coty Giannelli .

Flashes baseball records second-straight series victory

Kevin Battaglia March 18, 2013

The Kent State baseball team is starting to find its groove, which may get the attention of teams in the Mid-American Conference.With conference play starting next weekend, Kent State (6-11) won its second...

Sophomore infielder Derek Toadvine bunts against Northern Illinois on March 25, 2012 at Schoonover Baseball Stadium. Photo by Grace Jelinek.

Kent State baseball picks up confidence before going to Memphis

Kevin Battaglia March 15, 2013

After taking two of three games last weekend at UNC-Charlotte, the Kent State baseball team has found a resurgence of confidence.Kent State (4-10) will try to produce more wins when they travel to the...

The Dominican Republic's Jose Reyes hits a single against Italy during the seventh inning of the World Baseball Classic second-round game at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. The Dominican Republic won, 5-4. (David Santiago/El Nuevo Herald/MCT). Photo by David Santiago.

World Baseball Classic enters second round of play

Chris Ginley March 13, 2013

Albeit not as popular as the Olympics and World Cup, the World Baseball Classic still has its share of exciting baseball action, highlighted by the bench-clearing brawl between Mexico and Canada. Here’s...

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Catching up on Spring Training

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Catching up on Spring Training

John Sleezer March 12, 2013

Kansas City Royals' Johnny Giavotella (9) reaches second on a double before the throw reaches Cleveland Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis (22) in the second inning of a spring training game at Goodyear...

Kansas City Royals' Johnny Giavotella (9) reaches second on a double before the throw reaches Cleveland Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis (22) in the second inning of a spring training game at Goodyear Stadium in Goodyear, Arizona, Tuesday, February 26, 2013. The Royals defeated the Indians, 4-1. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/MCT). Photo by John Sleezer.

Cleveland Baseball Weekly: Catching up on Spring Training

Jim Piascik March 12, 2013

Welcome to the first edition of Cleveland Baseball Weekly, a weekly notebook I will be writing on the Cleveland Indians.Cleveland Baseball Weekly will catch you up on everything that happened with the...

Baseball records first series victory of season

Kevin Battaglia March 11, 2013

Last weekend, the Kent State baseball team took what they called a “step in the right direction” after beating Louisville in the series finale, ending the Cardinals’ nine-game winning streak.This...

Baseball goes 1-2 over the weekend

Kevin Battaglia March 4, 2013

Heading into the weekend, the Kent State baseball team knew they needed to focus on pitching to challenge the fourth-ranked Louisville Cardinals.After surrendering 24 runs and two losses to start the series,...

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