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The baseball team celebrates after a victory over Bowling Green on April 28, 2024. The Golden Flashes won with a final score of 12-2.

Baseball walks off, run-rules MAC leader in back-and-forth series win

John Hilber, Assistant Sports Editor April 29, 2024

The Kent State baseball team run-ruled Bowling Green State University in game three and walked the Falcons off in game one to take the series against the Mid-American Conference front-runner. KSU got...

Collin Mathews hitting the first home run of the game on March 7, 2023.

Baseball splits midweek games after disappointing upset

John Hilber, Assistant Sports Editor April 25, 2024

The Kent State baseball team surrendered six runs in one inning Wednesday and could not gain momentum afterward. The Flashes were upset by Division II opponent Clarion 10-5. KSU dropped its first home...

Alexandria Whitmore sends the pitch skipping off the shortstop during the Golden Flashes 7-1 loss to the Bobcats in Game 1 on April 2, 2024.

‘Great games, great team wins’: Softball begins winning streak, sweeping weekend series

Robyn Taylor, Reporter April 23, 2024

Over the weekend, Kent State’s softball team played three games, taking on Mid-American Conference foe Bowling Green.   The Flashes (23-18, 9-10 MAC) outscored Bowling Green 17-6 and swept the series.  “Great...

Jake Casey tosses his bat towards the Kent State dugout after being hit by a pitch in the second inning of the Golden Flashes' 27-0 blowout of Youngstown State March 12, 2024.

Party like it’s 2,000: Baseball comes from behind to earn achievement-setting win in extra innings

John Hilber, Assistant Sports Editor April 22, 2024

Down to its final out, the Kent State baseball team was down four runs in the last game of the series against Northern Illinois Sunday. No one was on base, and redshirt junior left fielder Lance Macdonald...

Kedronova rides big first round to fourth place, helps women’s golf place sixth at Therese Hession Invite

Andrew Gold April 21, 2024

Freshman Veronika Kedronova carded a 2-under par 70 in her first round, the best individual score in the field through 18 holes, as the Kent State women’s golf team finished sixth out of twelve teams...

Head Coach Todd Starkey discusses with Graduate Mikala Morris during the Mid-American Conference Tournament on March 15, 2024.

Women’s basketball’s Starkey inks extension through 2029-30 season

Jacob Shondel, Sports Editor April 19, 2024

After leading the Kent State women’s basketball team to its first NCAA Tournament since 2002, the program announced Thursday that coach Todd Starkey has been extended through the 2029-30 season.  Starkey...

Kent State softball team rings the bell after a victory against Youngstown on March 13, 2024.

‘Our hitting was contagious’: Softball ends losing streak

Robyn Taylor, Reporter April 18, 2024

On Tuesday, Kent State’s softball team played two games, taking on Mid-American Conference foe Buffalo.  The Flashes (20-18, 6-10 MAC) outscored Western Michigan, 7-3. They were only able to win...

Catcher Brody Williams makes solid contact but grounds out to Youngstown State Third Baseman Matt Thompson in the second inning of the Golden Flashes' 27-0 blowout of Youngstown State on March 12, 2024.

Baseball tames Nittany Lions in ‘Big 10’ to 3 victory

John Hilber, Assistant Sports Editor April 18, 2024

The flag flew again Tuesday night after the Kent State baseball team won its sixth of its last nine games in a crushing 10-3 win over Penn State. The Flashes have defeated two Power Five opponents in...

Kent State Men's basketball huddles during the second half of the game against Ohio University Jan. 26, 2024, where they lost 71 to 64.

Men’s basketball brings in new faces

Matt Franos, Reporter April 18, 2024

The transfer portal can cause a team to lose, but it can also help a team rebuild its roster in today’s collegiate sports world.  Kent State men’s basketball team has already added three talented...

Alexandria Whitmore sends the pitch skipping off the shortstop during the Golden Flashes 7-1 loss to the Bobcats in Game 1 on April 2, 2024.

‘We need to show up and find our groove again’: Softball falls to Western Michigan

Robyn Taylor, Reporter April 16, 2024

Over the weekend, Kent State’s softball team lost three games, taking on Mid-American Conference competitor Western Michigan.  The Flashes (19-17, 5-9 MAC) underscored Western Michigan, 9-24. “We...

With Jake Casey sitting at third, Kent State's Brody Williams swings under St. Joseph's Ryan DeSanto's pitch during their game March 24, 2024. Williams went 0-1 with two walks in three plate appearances against the Hawks.

Baseball destroys program record in series loss to Toledo

John Hilber, Assistant Sports Editor April 15, 2024

The Kent State baseball team hit 10 home runs in one game against Toledo Sunday, setting a program record. The team won game three of the series 18-12 in extra innings but lost the series against the...

Junior Left Fielder Jake Casey and Kolton Schaller high five right after both score on a Reese double during the Golden Flashes' 27-0 blowout of Youngstown State on March 12, 2024.

‘Fly the flag’: Baseball gets revenge with key grand slam

John Hilber, Assistant Sports Editor April 10, 2024

Kent State baseball was three outs away from getting revenge on a Power Five team Tuesday. Less than a month ago, on March 19, Pittsburgh University defeated KSU in a heartbreaker. The Panthers scored...