Kent State 2018 Baseball World Series Capsule
May 20, 2018 · CSM Staff
Kent State Golden Flashes
Mid-American (39-16, 19-8)
Big Wins: 2/16 at Sam Houston State (7-4), 3/9 at Arkansas (10-4), 3/27 at Notre Dame (4-1)
Bad Losses: 3/2 at Winthrop (2-8), 3/18 at Western Carolina (2-9), 4/22 Ohio (4-6)
Coach: Jeff Duncan
Key Field Players:
Nick Kanavas, Senior, OF, .358 BA, 34 RBI, 20 SB
Mason Mamarella, Senior, OF, .323 BA, 42 RBI, 33 SB
Tim DalPorto, Senior, C/IF, .319 BA, 7 HR, 46 RBI
Reilly Hawkins, Senior, OF, .304 BA, 24 RBI
Pavin Parks, Junior, IF, .292 BA, 7 HR, 51 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Joey Murray, Junior, P, 1.71 ERA, 9-1 W/L, 94.2 IP, 139 SO
Eli Kraus, Senior, P, 4.06 ERA, 9-3 W/L, 2 CG, 84.1 IP, 80 SO
Jared Skolnicki, Senior, P, 3.32 ERA, 5-1 W/L, 62.1 IP, 57 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .288 (51st in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.63 (220, 10)
Doubles per Game: 1.71 (123, 2)
Earned Run Average: 3.61 (34, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .977 (36, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 0.69 (136, 4)
Scoring Offense: 6.8 (41, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .412 (92, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.42 (47, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.23 (122, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2014 | Regional | lost to Louisville, eliminated by Kentucky |
| 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 5/20
