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Kent State beats Purdue, falls to Illinois in weekday matchups

Andrew Bugel March 26, 2015

The Kent State Flashes baseball team played from behind most of the week and were saved against Purdue on Tuesday by late-inning heroics.There was no such magic against Illinois on Wednesday.Even still,...

Kent State drops weekend series to conference foe Toldeo

Andrew Bugel March 24, 2015

Kent State baseball (9-9, 1-2 MAC) started slow and dropped the first two games of a three-game series in Toledo this weekend.They did manage to pull through and grab the series’ final game Sunday, but...

Baseball wins first home series of season against Rider University

Andrew Bugel March 15, 2015

The Kent State baseball team won games on Friday and Sunday to take the series win against Rider University over the weekend. Backed by impressive pitching from the starters, Kent State allowed...

Kent State Senior Troy Summers taking a big cut during the second game of a doubleheader against Oakland. The Flashes went on to win 16-1, Tuesday, April 1, 2014.

Baseball struggles in Virginia tournament

Andrew Bugel March 8, 2015

Baseball struggles in Virginia tournamentThe Kent State Flashes baseball team (6-6) traveled to Lynchburg, Virginia this weekend to take on Liberty in a three-game series. Friday’s game was cancelled...

Alex Miklos, junior out-fielder for Kent State is called safe after making a dive for second base after attempting to steal during the baseball game against Penn State on April 22nd, 2014.

Kent State Baseball sweeps weekend series

Andrew Bugel March 1, 2015

The Kent State baseball team improved to 5-4 on the season after a weekend sweep in the Chanticleer Classic, playing three different teams in three days.Kent State got the ball rolling when they took care...

Junior Sawyer Polen tags out opponent Trent Pell before throwing the ball to first and making a double play during a doubleheader game against Oakland University at Schoonover Stadium on April 1, 2014.

Kent State baseball team drops series to Baylor

Andrew Bugel February 23, 2015

The Kent State baseball team (2-4) suffered back-to-back losses in doubleheader games on Saturday to 21st-ranked Baylor (5-2), which cost them a series victory.The team started off the series with a commanding...

Sophomore infielder Justin Wagler (right) slides into third base at Wednesday's baseball game against University of Pittsburgh, April 16, 2014. Kent State won the game, 4-1.

Kent State baseball team loses two of three in season opening series

Andrew Bugel February 16, 2015

The Kent State baseball team (1-2) traveled to Rock Hill, South Carolina to take on Winthrop (2-1) this weekend to kick off the 2015 season.After dropping their first game Friday, the team split a doubleheader...

Junior infielder Sawyer Pollen is tagged out trying to score the game tying run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth at the game against Northern Illinois Saturday, May 3, 2014. The Flashes lost 6-5.

Baseball team optimistic about 2015 season

Andrew Bugel February 12, 2015

The Kent State baseball team finished strong in 2014 (36-23, 16-11 M.A.C.) under coach Jeff Duncan’s first tenure, and is only hoping to improve going into 2015.With a strong core of veterans sprinkled...

Kent State junior center Khaliq Spicer dunks the ball during the Flashes 67-60 win over the Toledo Rockets in the M.A.C. Center Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015.

Hall’s career night leads Flashes to Saturday win over Ball State

Stephen Means II January 25, 2015

Redshirt sophomore forward Jimmy Hall scored a career-high 32 points, including 20 in the first half, leading Kent State to a 63-52 victory over the Ball State Cardinals (7-10, 2-4 MAC) on Saturday.Hall’s...

The St. Louis Cardinals' Oscar Taveras looks to the field before action against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, August 1, 2014, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT)

Cardinals OF Oscar Taveras dies in car accident in native Dominican Republic

Associated Press October 27, 2014

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras, a 22-year-old slugger who was regarded as one of the majors' top prospects, died Sunday in a car accident in his native...

Wild Finish in Louisville

Zach Harley June 1, 2014

Louisville, KY: The Flashes started out the game strong plating two in the first thanks to a Zarley Zalewski single to center.  That was all the offense the Flashes would provide but it looked like that...

Kent State falls to Louisville Friday 5-0. 

Looking ahead for the Flashes

Ty Sugick May 31, 2014

Kent State draws a blank in the score column against Regional tournament host and #1 seed Louisville Friday, Golden Flashes look to rally back Saturday with a win over the Kentucky Wildcats.Flashes youth...