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Kent second baseman Pavin Parks watches the ball sail over the right-center field wall for a solo home run. 

Flashes sweep Toledo in final home series of season

John Conley May 6, 2019

The final home series for the Kent state baseball team ended in a series sweep of Toledo.The sweep was the first Mid-American Conference sweep for the Flashes and, with seven games left in the season,...

Pavin Parks

Parks’ timely home run leads Flashes to win over Dayton

John Conley May 1, 2019

The Kent State baseball team split the season home and home series with the Dayton Flyers by winning the second game, 9-6 on Tuesday. The Flashes lost the first game of the year against the Flyers on Mar....

Luke Albright pitches against Central Michigan on April 13. 

Baseball takes two out of three from Ohio despite bats cooling off in finale

John Conley April 28, 2019

The Kent State baseball team drove in 30 runs in its wins on Friday and Saturday  before being held scoreless in its series finale against Ohio.  The Flashes won comfortably on Friday, 12-3 behind an...

Former pitcher Connor Wollersheim about to pitch, seen through the on-deck batter. Kent State Golden Flashes won 9-5 against East Central Michigan on the April 5, 2019 game.

Flashes’ bats propel them to series win over NIU

John Conley April 21, 2019

The Kent State baseball team scored 38 runs throughout its three-game series against Northern Illinois, with the Flashes capturing a series win.The Flashes took the final two games of the series, scoring...

Kent second baseman Pavin Parks watches the ball sail over the right-center field wall for a solo home run. 

Parks’ walk-off secures comeback win for Flashes

John Conley April 18, 2019

Kent State baseball captured a 9-8 win over Pitt on Wednesday on a walk-off hit from senior Pavin Parks.Parks capped off a 4-for-5 night with a bases loaded single with two outs to drive in the winning...

Members of the Kent State baseball team stand on the rail to watch a ball approach the home run fence in their game against Western Michigan on Friday.

Flashes prepare for series against CMU

John Conley April 10, 2019

Kent State baseball is set to host a three-game series this weekend against Central Michigan, who is currently tied for first place in the Mid-American Conference.The Chippewas come into Schoonover Stadium...

Senior Kian O'Brien slides into home after tagging up on a sacrifice fly against Malone on April 2. Kent State won, 14-6.

Missed opportunities haunt Flashes in loss to Youngstown State

John Conley April 3, 2019

The Kent State baseball team split their midweek series, recording a win against Malone on Tuesday while falling to Youngstown State on Wednesday.The Flashes beat down on Malone, winning 14-6.However,...

Flashes record split over spring break

John Conley March 31, 2019

The Kent State baseball team played two extra-inning thrillers over spring break. They pulled out a victory against Indiana University, 9-8, before falling in the weekend game against Ball State University,...

Henry Palattella headshot

OPINION: Backlash over Dolan’s comments justified

Henry Palattella March 31, 2019

The past three years have been good to the Cleveland Indians. Over the past three seasons, the Indians have won 287 regular season games and came within a game of winning the World Series in 2016.So, with...

Kent starting pitcher Peyton Deats picked up his second win of the season against Youngstown State. He gave up one run and two hits during 3.0 innings of work. 

Flashes drop weekend series against RedHawks

John Conley March 24, 2019

The Kent State baseball team came out of the weekend series against Miami (OH), knowing it needs to be more consistent the rest of the season if they want repeat as Mid-American Conference regular season...

Kent State Zach Schultz (#36) Pitching in Friday's Game against Northwestern University. Kent State won 11-5. March 15, 2019.

Baseball sweeps Wildcats in Friday doubleheader

John Conley March 17, 2019

The Kent State baseball team totaled 23 runs in its Friday doubleheader against Northwestern University. The Flashes scored 15 of those runs with two outs.That led the Flashes to a sweep over the Wildcats...

Sophomore Ben Carew slaps a line drive down the third base line against Youngstown State on March 12. Carew finished the day with three hits and two RBI.

Early lead helps Flashes to home opener win

John Conley March 12, 2019

The beginning of the Kent state lineup proved to be too much for Youngstown State asthe top three hitters in the lineup combined for five hits and added six runs to beat the Penguins 10-5.Kent State returned...