Kent State 2014 Baseball World Series Capsule

Kent State Golden Flashes
Mid-American (36-21, 16-11)

 

Big Wins: 3/1 at MTSU (5-4), 3/14 at Charleston (8-6), 5/22 vs Ball State (4-3)
Bad Losses: 3/15 Appalachian State (0-8), 3/30 at Eastern Michigan (1-2), 5/3 Northern Illinois (5-6)
Coach: Jeff Duncan

Key Field Players:
Alex Miklos, Junior, OF, .362 BA, 36 RBI, 17 SB
Zarley Zalewski, Sophomore, IF, .355 BA, 40 RBI
Jon Wilson, Senior, OF, .333 BA, 32 RBI
Cody Koch, Senior, 1B, .330 BA, 7 HR, 56 RBI
T.J. Sutton, Senior, OF, .307 BA, 35 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Brian Clark, Junior, P, 3.78 ERA, 6-6 W/L, 83.1 IP, 65 SO
Eric Lauer, Freshman, P, 3.26 ERA, 8-4 W/L, 80.0 IP, 64 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .287 (51st in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.64 (237, 9)
Doubles per Game:  2.11 (8, 1)
Earned Run Average: 3.95 (125, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .967 (137, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.47 (87, 3)
Scoring Offense: 6.6 (22, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .412 (35, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.36 (58, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.38 (18, 2)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012    Regional    defeated Kentucky, defeated Purdue, defeated Kentucky
2012    Super Regional    defeated Oregon, lost to Oregon, defeated Oregon
2012    CWS    lost to Arkansas, defeated Florida, eliminated by South Carolina
2011    Regional    defeated Texas State, defeated Texas, lost to Texas, eliminated by Texas
2010    Regional    lost to UCLA, eliminated by UC Irvine
2009    Regional    lost to Arizona State, defeated Cal Poly, eliminated by Oral Roberts
2007    Regional    lost to Missouri, eliminated by Miami (FL)
2004    Regional    defeated Notre Dame, lost to Arizona, eliminated by Notre Dame

*all team stats through 5/18

 

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