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Flashes lead OSU 8-4 bottom of the 4th. Links at Kentstatesports.com

Is this a final? I know there was rain.

Wow game got canceled due to lightning in the bottom of the 4th. The Suckeyes caught a big break.

(04-08-2015 08:29 PM)thanksjim Wrote:  Wow game got canceled due to lightning in the bottom of the 4th. The Suckeyes caught a big break.

They didn't catch a break. They made a break. Chickens*ts. They didn't try to wait it out. They just called the game knowing they wouldn't take a loss or make it up.

(04-08-2015 09:39 PM)dannyb73 Wrote:  

(04-08-2015 08:29 PM)thanksjim Wrote:  Wow game got canceled due to lightning in the bottom of the 4th. The Suckeyes caught a big break.

They didn't catch a break. They made a break. Chickens*ts. They didn't try to wait it out. They just called the game knowing they wouldn't take a loss or make it up.

I suspected that as well. We shouldn't play them again until they come to Schoonover. We don't need them on their schedule. There's enough teams that would be willing to play us.

Kent State Baseball has started to play much better and figure out the starting lineup, as they were dealt a blow with the injuries to starting Outfielders Jacob Neuschaefer & Alex Miklos.

Here is the link to the season statistics, so you can see how each player is doing through 28 games: http://www.kentstatesports.com/cumestats...&year=2015

Coach Beals, former KSU player & asst coach, sneaks out of a loss to his alma mater yesterday.....

Man, I was there last night...
We outnumbered their fans, we had just smacked 3 home runs, up 8-4, let out loud WE ARE KENT STATE chants, and then somebody pissed in our wheaties. This was a revenge game for me personally after witnessing the 66-0 blowout football game. This game left such a bad taste in my mouth.
However, we are waking up and the power seems to have showed up. I can't wait for the Ball State game tomorrow night. Unless that gets rained out too...

Flashes have two hits for the day, but lead Pitt 1-0 heading to the bottom of the ninth.

EDIT: Flashes win to improve to 20-12 on the season. Escaped a bases loaded jam.

Ouch. Flashes got shutout by YSU last night.

Thankfully it only took seven spots off our RPI, now checking in at 62. That's good for a MAC team.

Speaking of which, there are three MAC schools in the RPI top 100. If this were basketball, the MAC office and Hustle Belt, etc. would be talking about it non-stop. Wonder why they seemingly care less when it comes to baseball. You'd think our 2012 run would force the league - and specifically the conference office - to at least give the illusion it cares about the sport. Guess not.

Go Flashes. OU coming in this weekend.

I'm actually surprised our record isn't better. Look at the lines for our starting pitching:

Nick Jensen-Clagg (6-3, 2.63 ERA, 66 SO, 25 BB, 9 GS, 54.2 IP)
Eric Lauer (2-3, 2.12 ERA, 60 SO, 14 BB, 7 GS, 46.2 IP)
Andy Ravel (5-1, 2.72 ERA, 37 SO, 10 BB, 8 GS, 46.1 IP)

That's some pretty impressive numbers. I feel the team is really missing something on offense, but can't place my finger on it.

1. Luke Burch
2. Jacob Neuschaefer
3. Alex Miklos

The 1-2-3 hitters in our lineup are likely done for the year due to injury. That's one thing to put your finger on.

Gave up 5 runs in the ninth and lost 7-5. We walked a bunch as in six in that inning.

(04-17-2015 01:24 PM)JimJoyce Wrote:  1. Luke Burch
2. Jacob Neuschaefer
3. Alex Miklos

The 1-2-3 hitters in our lineup are likely done for the year due to injury. That's one thing to put your finger on.

JimJoyce,
I know Miklos tore his knee up, again. What are the injuries that Burch & Neuschaefer sustained?

Here is the link to season statistics through 34 games: http://www.kentstatesports.com/cumestats...&year=2015

What has happened to our baseball team? We seem to be mediocre to bad. Do we have the right coach?

We are definitely having a down year.

We seem to be having a lot of down years. Mens golf, wrestling, women's basketball, gymnastics. I hope most of them are short lived.

(04-22-2015 12:51 PM)GFlash68 Wrote:  What has happened to our baseball team? We seem to be mediocre to bad. Do we have the right coach?

OK - step away from the ledge -

We're first place in the MAC East right now...

We won the MAC Championship last year, with this coach...

Our next 3 MAC series are against teams with losing records in the MAC

We have a 3-2 record this year against the Big 10 (and it should be 4-2)

So this year, we're not at a level on dominance like we've had some years in the past, but we're competitive. I would agree that Jeff Duncan isn't at the same level as Scott Stricklin yet, but let him develop.

When have we ever had a team that dominated March and April? That has always been my frustration with baseball, but they get it together in May when it counts. We're fine.