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Sophomore infielder Justin Wagner hits a line side ball during the first doubleheader held against Oakland University on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Kent State is set to face Ohio University this weekend.

Flashes look to carry over success from Oakland game into Athens

Richie Mulhall April 3, 2014

In the paradoxical midst of beautiful weather and howling winds, the Kent State baseball team (16-10, 4-2 Mid-American Conference) absolutely squashed the Oakland Grizzlies this past Tuesday at Schoonover...

Sweet sixteen: Kent State baseball sweeps Oakland, scores 16 in both games of double-header

Richie Mulhall April 1, 2014

Blue skies, beautiful weather and not a cloud in the sky — it appears that spring has finally come at last, and it was great day for baseball, especially for the Flashes.It was a case of “sweet...

Flashes to face Youngstown State in baseball home opener Wednesday afternoon

Richie Mulhall March 18, 2014

Olga A. Murray Field at Schoonover Stadium, home of the Kent State baseball team, has been sitting idle on the south side of campus through many months of snow, sleet and frigid temperatures during one...

Kent State baseball goes 1-2 in College of Charleston Tournament

Richie Mulhall March 16, 2014

The 8-8 Kent State baseball team took part in the College of Charleston tournament this past weekend in Charleston, S.C. and won its first game against host College of Charleston but then lost its last...

Outfielder Alex Miklos is ousted at second base by Niagara player Thomas Rodrigues at Schoonover Stadium Tuesday April 16, 2013. Kent State is competing against the College of Charleston, Univeristy of Michigan and Appalacian State Univeristy in the College of Charleston tournament starting Friday, March 14, 2014 in Charleston, SC.

Flashes baseball to take part in College of Charleston Tournament

Richie Mulhall March 13, 2014

The Kent State baseball team will head to Charleston, S.C., this weekend to participate in the College of Charleston Tournament at the College of Charleston Baseball Stadium at Patriot’s Point.In the...

Baseball team off to Virginia for series at Liberty University

Tyler Kieslich March 6, 2014

It is now early March and the deep-freeze of a cruel winter has yet to thaw. The promise of summer, with its summer sun and its summer games, is in this snowy northern town and still a dream deferred.But...

Junior guard Kris Brewer catches and drives the ball during the winning game against the University of Akron, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, at the MACC, with a final score of 60-57.

Struggling Flashes hope to find identity in Jekyll and Hyde season

Richard Mulhall February 10, 2014

A physically exhausted and mentally frustrated Kent State men’s basketball team (12-11, 3-7 Mid-American Conference) is back home this week and is  preparing to go head-to-head with Bowling Green (10-13,...

Tale of two halves ends with Flashes defeat

Taylor Rosen January 16, 2014

A strong first half performance did not hold for the Kent State Flashes, who gave up 48 second-half points en route to a 76-59 loss against Ohio at the M.A.C. Center Wednesday night.“Tonight’s...

Tyler Kieslich is the sports editor for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at tkieslic@kent.edu.

Opinion: Cherry bombs in the cathedral: Baseball’s image problem

Tyler Kieslich January 14, 2014

When I first discovered the blog Deadspin, it was something of a personal revelation — in a sports journalism landscape that over the last few decades has become a mostly literate exercise in inanity,...