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KeNt stAte 2010 scheduLeFeBRuARY19 @ Western Kentucky..............................W 13-10 20 @ Western Kentucky.................................L 13-021 @ Western Kentucky................................... L 5-326 @ Wake Forest ..........................................4 p.m. 27 @ Wake Forest ..........................................1 p.m. @ Wake Forest .................................... 4:30 p.m. 28 @ Wake Forest ..........................................1 p.m. MARch5 @ Vanderbilt ..............................................5 p.m. 6 vs. Indiana ..................................................1 p.m. 7 vs. Illinois State ..........................................1 p.m. 9 NIAGARA ...................................3 p.m. 12 @ Kansas State .........................................4 p.m. 13 @ Kansas State .........................................1 p.m. @ Kansas State ........................................... TBD14 @ Kansas State ........................................1 p.m. 16 DUQUESNE ...............................3 p.m. 19 Penn State .......................................... 11 a.m. Columbia .............................................. 2:30 p.m. 20 Winthrop .............................................. 2:30 p.m. 21 TBD ............................................................... TBA23 CLEVELAND STATE ......................3 p.m. 24 YOUNGSTOWN STATE ...................3 p.m. 26 at Toledo* ..................................................3 p.m. 27 at Toledo* .................................................1 p.m. 28 at Toledo* .................................................1 p.m. 30 PENN STATE ..............................3 p.m.31 at Penn State ....................................... 5:35 p.m.APRIL2 WESTERN MICHIGAN* ...................3 p.m. 3 WESTERN MICHIGAN* ................ 1 p.m. 4 WESTERN MICHIGAN* ................ 1 p.m. 6 at Duequesne .............................................3 p.m.7 PITTSBURGH ..............................3 p.m.9 at Eastern Michigan* .................................6 p.m.10 at Eastern Michigan* .................................3 p.m.11 at Eastern Michigan* .................................1 p.m.13 at Cleveland State ......................................5 p.m. 16 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* ...................3 p.m.17 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* ...................1 p.m.18 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* ...................1 p.m. 20 at Pittsburgh ..............................................3 p.m.23 at Buffalo* .................................................3 p.m.24 at Buffalo* .................................................1 p.m.25 at Buffalo* .................................................1 p.m.27 at Youngstown State ..................................7 p.m.30 OHIO* ......................................3 p.m.MAY1 OHIO* ......................................1 p.m.2 OHIO* ...................................... 1 p.m.4 NIAGARA ...................................3 p.m.5 MALONE ...................................3 p.m.7 at Miami* ...................................................6 p.m.8 at Miami* ...................................................6 p.m.9 at Miami* ...................................................1 p.m.14 BOWLING GREEN* .......................3 p.m.15 BOWLING GREEN* .......................3 p.m.16 BOWLING GREEN* .......................1 p.m.20 vs. Akron* (Canal Park) .............................6 p.m.21 at Akron* ...................................................3 p.m.22 at Akron* ...................................................1 p.m.MAC Tournament26-29 vs. TBD (Chillicothe, Ohio) ......................... TBD

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PItchING PRoBABLesFriday: Robert Sabo (0-1) vs. Austin Stadler (1-0). First Pitch is at 4 p.m.Saturday Game 1: Kyle Hallock (0-0) vs. Tim Cooney (0-0). First pitch at 1 p.m. Game 2: Brennen Glass (0-0) vs. Brandon Johnson (0-1). First Pitch TBD.Sunday: David Starn (0-1) vs. Niko Spezial (0-1). First pitch at 1 p.m.

All games can be heard live through K-Zone at www.KentStateSports.com

the FIRst PItchKent State will return to action Friday when it travels to

Winston-Salem, N.C. to take on the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest. The series kicks off Friday (2/26) at 4 p.m. with the two teams playing a double header beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday and wraping up the series Sunday at 1 p.m.

Last weekend, the Golden Flashes outslugged the Hilltoppers in the opening game of the 2010 season 13-10 after falling behind by four runs. Sophomore Travis Shaw gave Kent State its first lead of the season when with two outs and the bases loaded in the fourth inning, Shaw blasted the 2-0 pitch over the left field to give KSU the 6-4 lead. WKU retook the lead in the bottom of the fourth, but an RBI double by sophomore Kyle McMillen, a balk that scored sophomore David Lyon and an error that scored McMillen gave KSU the lead for good. Junior Justin Gill picked up his first win of the 2010 campaign while McMillen picked up his first save of his collegiate career Friday, recording the last five outs of the game on only 19 pitches. Redshirt junior Robert Sabo took the loss Saturday while sophomore David Starn took the loss Sunday.

In the final two games of the series, pitching took over for the Hilltoppers, as they won Saturday 13-0 and 5-3 in the series finale.

Wake Forest enters the series 2-3 after winning its first two contests of the year against Army and Dayton. However, the Knights and Flyers returned the favor by each handing the De-mon Deacons a loss to close out the weekend. The Chanticleers of Coastal Carolina handed Wake Forest its third-straight loss Tuesday by a final of 2-0. Redshirt junior Ryan Semeniuk leads the team with a .409 batting average, going 9-for-22 so far this season with two doubles, a home run and six RBI. Sophomore Austin Stadler is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA, giving up one earned run in six innings pitched in Wake Forest’s 6-2, season-opening win over Army. Stadler only has three hits in 12 at-bats, but two of the three hits are home runs.

Wake Forest leads the all-time series 15-3, including a series sweep the last time these two teams played to open up the

2007 season. Wake Forest won 8-7, 8-4 and 8-6. Three current players from each team appeared in the series. KSU’s Jared Bartholomew started all three games and had five hits in 11 at-bats with three runs scored and an RBI. Anthony Gallas went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI while Robert Sabo made one appearance out of the bullpen, giving up one run in 1.2 innings of work.

For the Demon Deacons, Joel Ernst and Alex Weisner saw time out of the bullpen while Mike Murray made one start. Ernst gave up three runs in one inning pitched while Alex Weisner gave up only one hit in 0.2 innings pitched. Mike Murray went 0-for-4 from the plate for the weekend.

FoLLoW the ActIoN LIveThere are two ways to follow all the action live from

North Carolina. Dan Scotchmer, who helped with the play by play for the Golden Flashes in 2009, will be calling the action live on the Kent State radio network.

Listening is easy and is FREE. Just log on to Kent-StateSports.com and on the right-hand side of the page will be a schedule of upcoming Golden Flash Sporting events. Next to the Wake Forest baseball games, click on the speaker and you will be immediately taken to the broadcast. The web cast of the games this weekend begins at 3:45 p.m. Friday and 12:45 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Besides radio, the Demon Deacons will also be providing live stats for all games. To pull up stats, click on the page icon next to the game on the KSU baseball schedule.

the coAchesKent State head coach Scott Stricklin is currently in

his sixth season as a head coach with an overall record of 184-105. He is 0-3 lifetime against the Demon Deacons.

Tom Walter is in his first season at Wake Forest, 15th overall. He has an overall record of 430-334. This is his

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schooL INFoRMAtIoNName: Kent State UniversityLocation: Kent, Ohio 44242-0001 Founded: 1910Enrollment: 33,786 (all campuses)Nickname: Golden FlashesMascot: “Flash” the Golden EagleColors: Navy Blue and GoldAffiliation: NCAA Division IConference: Mid-American (East Division)Home venue: Olga Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium (2005)Surface and Capacity: Field Turf - 1,148President: Dr. Lester A. LeftonDirector of Athletics: Laing KennedySenior Women’s Administrator: Cathy O’DonnellFaculty Representative: Dr. Kathryn A. Wilson

coAchING stAFFHead coach: Scott StricklinAlma Mater: Kent State ‘95Record at Kent State: 184-105/5 seasonsCareer record: SameMAC Record at Kent State: 78-40MAC Tournament Record at Kent State: 14-3 Associate Head Coach: Mike Birkbeck (Akron ‘85/14th) Asst. Coach: Scott Daeley (Wake Forest ‘02/6th)Volunteer Asst.: Doug Sanders (Kent State ‘08/1st)Athletic Trainer: Chris WellsBaseball Office Phone: 330.672.8433

teAM hIstoRY2009 Record: 43-17 (17-9 MAC)2009 Conference Finish: 3rd/EastMAC Tournament Seed: 4thLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 19/9Position Starters R/L: 6/2Pitching Starters R/L: 1/2Newcomers: 12Eligible Newcomers: 10First Season of Baseball: 1915All-Time Record: 1,436-1,104-10 (.565)All Time MAC Record: 595-510-2 (.538)MAC East Championships: 2000, ‘03, ‘06-08 (5)MAC Regular Season Championships: 1964, ‘92-94, ‘96, 2000, ‘03 ‘06, ‘08 (9)MAC Tournament Championships: 1992-93, 2001, ‘02, ‘04, ‘07, ‘09 (7)Director: Alan AshbyIntern//Baseball Contact: Matthew Lofton Office Phone: 330-672-2254 Cell Phone: 419-934-0466 E-mail: [email protected] Director: Sheila BlackmanAssistant Director: Aaron ChimentiAssistant Director: Todd VatterOffice Phone: 330.672.2110Office Fax: 330.672.2112

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FouR dRAFted, thRee FReshMeN ALL-AMeRIcANsFour current Flashes were drafted by a Major League Baseball, but chose to either attend or return to Kent State.After a successful 2007 and 2009 seasons, redshirt junior Robert Sabo was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the

38th round (1,145th overall). However, Sabo came back to Kent State, following in the footsteps of 2008 Mid-American Conference Pitcher of the Year, Chris Carpenter. Carpenter was drafted in 2007 by the New York Yankees but chose to come back to school. He was selected in the third round of the 2008 MLB draft by the Chicago Cubs.

Also drafted in 2008 with Carpenter was then-high school senior Travis Shaw. He was selected in the 32nd round (982nd overall) by the world champion Boston Red Sox. He decided to come to KSU and split time with Brad Winter at third base in 2009.

In 2009, Addison Dunn and Jason Bagoly joined the list of current Kent State baseball players who have been drafted. Bagoly was selected in the 40th round (1,201st overall) by the Colorado Rockies. Dunn was taken in the 45th round (1370th overall) by the Chicago Cubs.

Kent State also boasts at least one former Freshmen All-American in every class. Anthony Gallas was the first, earning this distinction by Louisville Slugger in 2007. In 2008, Ben Klafczynski earned four different Freshmen All-American honors, including first team honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper/Louisville Slugger and PING Baseball.

Last season, Andrew Chafin was named a Freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger. Chafin finished the season with the second-best single season ERA (1.26) in school history. He completed his freshman campaign with a 4-1 record and eight saves.

the WAKe FoRest coNNectIoNTo say there is a casual connection between Wake Forest and Kent State may be a bit of an understatement. Current

assistant coach Scott Daeley played for four seasons with the Demon Deacons and graduated in 2002. Current fifth-year senior Cory Hindel transferred to Kent State after spending two seasons at Wake Forest and former KSU head coach Rick Rembielak (1994-2004), a Varsity “K” Hall of Fame inductee in 2009, also coached the Demon Deacons for five seasons (2005-09).

Daeley lettered for WF in the 1998 and 1999 seasons. He went 91-261 (.349 average) in 199 with 91 hits, 27 doubles and three home runs. Hindel, who redshirsted in 2006 with the Demon Deacons, appeared in 12 games in 2007 for Wake Forest, making five starts. He had five hits in 21 at-bats with seven runs scored and an RBI.

Finally, Rick Rembielak coached for Wake Forest from 2005-2009 with an overall record of 142-142 with the school. At Kent State, he finished with a 373-251 record at Kent State (200-100 in the Mid-American Conference), the most overall and conference wins in school history.

MAKING the GRAdeWinning nine MAC Championships in the last 10 years, Kent State is no stranger to success on the baseball diamond.

To go along with their victories, they are also doing well in the classroom.In the fall semester, the basesball team had cumulative 3.20 GPA, the best in program history.“I think it is a testament to how hard our kids have worked,” said head coach Scott Stricklin. “As a coaching staff,

we have really stressed academics. It goes back to our players and the pride they take off the field in doing things the right way, which we all feel is very important.”

For the semester, 20 of 34 players on the roster recorded a GPA of 3.0 or better. Of those, 11 recorded a 3.5 aver-age or better.

eNdING the 2000’s IN stYLeThe 2000’s was the decade of the Golden Flashes in the Mid-American Conference. Kent State was either the MAC

Regular Season or Tournament champions every year in the decade except 2005.However, 2009 looked like it might end in disappointment when the Golden Flashes lost two MAC series to Akron

and Buffalo, the two MAC East teams who failed to qualify for the 2009 conference tournament. Momentum, and the 2009 season, may have turned around on one all-too familiar date: May 16.

On that date in 2008, the Miami RedHawks scored 12 runs in the bottom of the ninth to win 17-16. A year later, the Golden Flashes turned the tables on senior day. Down 11-5 entering the ninth, every senior in the lineup collected a hit as Kent State scored seven runs to win 12-11. Senior Greg Rohan, the 2008 MAC Player of the Year, provided the game-winning hit.

For the decade, Kent State led the MAC with a record of 166-79, a .678 winning clip. That is the best record the last 10 seasons in the conference, an amazing 14.5 games better than Ball State (154-96, .616% from 2000-2009).

déjà vu Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. For Northern Illinois and Western Kentucky against

sophomore Travis Shaw, the message was delivered loud and clear.On April 5, 2009, with the score tied at nine and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, Shaw hit a 2-0 pitch

over the field wall to give Kent State a 13-9 win and complete the series sweep of Northern Illinois.On Feb. 19, 2010, in the top of the fourth against Western Kentucky, Shaw came to the plate and on a 2-0 pitch, hit

his second career grand slam over the left field wall to give Kent State a 6-4 lead. KSU went on to win 13-10.



cAtcheRs (4)No. Name Class/Elig. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown/High School/Previous School13 Cory Hindel** 5th/Sr. 5’10” 190 R/R Tallmadge, Ohio/Tallmadge/Wake Forest36 David Lyon* So./So. 5’11” 190 S/R Emporium, Pa./Cameron County28 Tyler Martin*** Sr./Sr. 5’11” 185 R/R Strongsville, Ohio/Strongsville26 Phil Smith So./Fr. 6’3” 225 R/R Kent, Ohio/Roosevelt

cAtcheR/FIRst BAse (1)No. Name Class/Elig. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown/High School/Previous School34 Jason Bagoly Fr./Fr. 6’3” 235 R/R Austintown, Ohio/Austintown-Fitch

INFIeLdeRs (5)No. Name Class/Elig. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown/High School/Previous School18 Ross Brunello So./So. 6’0” 190 R/R Broadview Heights, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit14 Evan Campbell Fr./Fr. 6’0” 170 L/R Beloit, Ohio/West Branch1 Jimmy Rider* So./So. 5’10” 170 R/R Venetia, Pa./Peters Township38 Nick Hamilton & So./So. 6’1” 190 S/R Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake/Xavier24 Travis Shaw* So./So. 6’4” 215 L/R Washington Courthouse, Ohio/Washington Courthouse

INFIeLdeRs/PItcheRs (5)No. Name Class/Elig. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown/High School/Previous School4 Jordan Lucas Jr./Jr. 6’2” 185 R/R Port Charlotte, Fla./Venice/Chipola23 Kyle McMillen* So./So. 6’2” 190 L/R North Canton, Ohio/Archbishop Hoban6 George Roberts Fr./Fr. 6’0” 195 R/R Summerhill, Pa./Forest Hills8 Brett Weibley** Jr./Jr. 6’3” 225 R/R Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg22 Casey Wilson Fr./Fr. 6’1” 175 R/R Sagamore Hills, Ohio/Archbishop Hoban

INFIeLdeRs/outFIeLdeRs (1)No. Name Class/Elig. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown/High School/Previous School9 Jared Humphreys*** 5th/Sr. 6’0” 180 R/R Jackson, Ohio/Jackson

outFIeLdeRs (4)No. Name Class/Elig. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown/High School/Previous School7 Jared Bartholomew** Sr./Jr. 5’10” 200 L/L Warren, Ohio/Howland35 Anthony Gallas*** Sr./Sr. 6’2” 220 R/R Strongsville, Ohio/Strongsville30 Ben Klafczynski** Jr./Jr. 6’3” 205 L/R Medina, Ohio/Highland11 Joe Koch Jr../So. 5’8” 165 L/L Youngstown, Ohio/Austintown-Fitch

PItcheRs (14)No. Name Class/Elig. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown/High School/Previous School12 Ryan Adams & So./So. 6’0” 185 R/R North Royalton/Trinity/Cleveland State31 Brannon Belair* So./So. 6’0” 190 L/L Hudson, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit39 Andrew Chafin* So./So. 6’2” 210 L/L Wakeman, Ohio/Collins Western Reserve25 Addison Dunn Fr./Fr. 6’1” 190 R/R Warren, Pa./Warren Area19 Justin Gill** Jr./Jr. 6’3” 205 R/R Canton, Ohio/Canton South17 Brennen Glass Sr./Jr. 6’4” 205 R/R Springfield, Ohio/Springfield South/Grand Valley State5 Kyle Hallock** Jr./Jr. 6’2” 185 L/L Sandusky, Ohio/Perkins27 Christian Lockett Fr./Fr. 6’3” 205 R/R Gahanna, Ohio/Lincoln32 Ryan Mace* So./So. 6’0” 190 R/R Tallmadge, Ohio/Tallmadge16 Cory Martin* Jr./So. 6’0” 180 L/L Stow, Ohio/Stow21 Robert Sabo** Sr./Jr. 6’2” 195 R/R Middletown, Ohio/Middletown37 David Starn* So./So. 6’3” 190 L/L Hudson, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit33 Brian Taricska Fr./Fr. 6’2” 200 R/R Bay Village, Ohio/Bay29 David Wright So./Fr. 6’5” 225 R/R Salem, Ohio/Salem& indicates ineligible because of transfer rules* indicates varsity letters earned prior to 2009-2010 season

2010 RosteR INFoRMAtIoN NuMeRIcAL RosteRNo. Name Pos. Class/Elig.1 Jimmy Rider INF So./So.4 Jordan Lucas INF/RHP Jr./Jr.5 Kyle Hallock LHP Jr../Jr.6 George Roberts INF/RHP Fr./Fr.7 Jared Bartholomew OF Sr./Jr.8 Brett Weibley RHP/INF Jr./Jr.9 Jared Humphreys OF/INF 5th/Sr.11 Joe Koch OF Jr./So.12 Ryan Adams & RHP So./So.13 Cory Hindel C 5th/Sr.14 Evan Campbell INF Fr./Fr.16 Cory Martin LHP Jr./So.17 Brennen Glass RHP Sr./Jr.18 Ross Brunello INF So./So.19 Justin Gill RHP Jr./Jr.21 Robert Sabo RHP Sr./Jr.22 Casey Wilson INF/RHP Fr./Fr.23 Kyle McMillen INF/RHP So./So.24 Travis Shaw INF So./So.25 Addison Dunn RHP Fr./Fr.26 Phil Smith C So./Fr.27 Christian Lockett RHP Fr./Fr.28 Tyler Martin C Sr./Sr.29 David Wright RHP So./Fr.30 Ben Klafczynski OF Jr./Jr.31 Brannon Belair LHP So./So.32 Ryan Mace RHP So./So.33 Brian Taricska RHP Fr./Fr.34 Jason Bagoly C/1B Fr./Fr.35 Anthony Gallas OF Sr./Sr.36 David Lyon C So./So.37 David Starn LHP So./So.38 Nick Hamilton & INF So./So.39 Andrew Chafin LHP So./So.40 Corey Sayers 1B Jr./So.

ALPhABetIcAL RosteRNo. Name Pos. Class/Elig.12 Ryan Adams & RHP So./So.34 Jason Bagoly C/1B Fr./Fr.7 Jared Bartholomew OF Sr./Jr.31 Brannon Belair LHP So./So.18 Ross Brunello INF So./So.14 Evan Campbell INF Fr./Fr.39 Andrew Chafin LHP So./So.25 Addison Dunn RHP Fr./Fr.35 Anthony Gallas OF Sr./Sr.19 Justin Gill RHP Jr./Jr.17 Brennen Glass RHP Sr./Jr.5 Kyle Hallock LHP Jr../Jr.38 Nick Hamilton & INF So./So.13 Cory Hindel C 5th/Sr.9 Jared Humphreys OF/INF 5th/Sr.30 Ben Klafczynski OF Jr./Jr.11 Joe Koch OF Jr./So.27 Christian Lockett RHP Fr./Fr.4 Jordan Lucas INF/RHP Jr./Jr.36 David Lyon C So./So.32 Ryan Mace RHP So./So.16 Cory Martin LHP Jr./So.28 Tyler Martin C Sr./Sr.23 Kyle McMillen INF/RHP So./So.1 Jimmy Rider INF So./So.6 George Roberts INF/RHP Fr./Fr.21 Robert Sabo RHP Sr./Jr.40 Corey Sayers 1B Jr./So.24 Travis Shaw INF So./So.26 Phil Smith C So./Fr.37 David Starn LHP So./So.33 Brian Taricska RHP Fr./Fr.8 Brett Weibley RHP/INF Jr./Jr.22 Casey Wilson INF/RHP Fr./Fr.29 David Wright RHP So./Fr.

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I t took just two seasons for Scott Stricklin to earn Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year

honors after leading Kent State to a MAC regular season championship in 2006. And one year later, Stricklin had his alma mater playing in an NCAA Regional.

In his five seasons at Kent State, Stricklin’s teams have a combined 183-103 record.

The Golden Flashes had one of there best seasons in school history in 2009. Ranked 18th in Baseball America’s preseason poll, Kent State finished the season with a 43-17 overall record and 17-9 in the Mid-American Conference. The 43 wins were the third-most victories in school history. In the NCAA Tempe Regional, the Golden Flashes eliminated nationally-ranked Cal Poly.

The season featured many other highlights, including a no-hitter by pitcher Brad Stillings, the schools Mid-American conference-leading seventh tournament title, national player of the week honors, Andrew Chafin receiving MAC Freshman of the Year honors and seven players being drafted in the June MLB Draft, which tied a Kent State baseball record.

In 2008, the Golden Flashes turned a tough conference start into a MAC Cham-pionship. After beginning the conference slate 0-5, Kent State rattled off 16 wins in their final 19 conference games to claim the regular season crown. The Golden Flashes won their final six MAC series of the year, including sweeps of Toledo, Buffalo and Bowling Green. KSU advanced to the finals of the MAC baseball tournament before falling to rival Eastern Michigan.

Kent State summoned an unprecedented run to close the 2007 regular season. After opening the season with a 17-23 record, Stricklin’s team posted wins in 12 of its final 13 games to win the MAC East Division and enter the conference tour-nament as the second seed. In the tournament, Kent State’s pitching-laden squad claimed four more consecutive wins, never allowing the opposition more than three runs. The highlight of the 2007 tournament run was back-to-back 3-2 wins against Eastern Michigan on the Eagles’ home field.

And as has become tradition for KSU, the off-season brought not only jewelry, but draft choices as well. For the second straight year, five players signed pro-fessional contracts and pitcher Chris Carpenter took part in arguably the most prestigious of summer leagues - the Cape Cod League.

The Golden Flashes finished 38-19 in 2006, including a MAC best 19-7 mark in conference play. KSU advanced to the championship game of the ‘06 MAC Tourna-ment and placed six players on the All-MAC First Team. Midway through his second season, Stricklin earned hit 50th career victory on April 11, 2006 at Duquesne. Fol-lowing the season, five players from the 2006 team signed professional contracts.

In 2005, Stricklin led the Golden Flashes to a 33-win season, the second most victories by a MAC East team.

Now beginning his sixth season, Stricklin became the 16th head baseball coach at Kent State in July of 2004, replacing long-time head coach Rick Rembielak who accepted the head coaching position at Wake Forest.

The appointment was Stricklin’s first head coaching job at any level and according to those who know him best, is a perfect fit to continue the tradition and excellence of Kent State baseball.

Stricklin, 38, returned to Kent State after serving his previous three seasons as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Georgia Tech under former Kent

State head coach Danny Hall. Stricklin was responsible for the Yellow Jackets’ hit-ters while working with the catchers and serving as the team’s first base coach. Stricklin, who also was a volunteer coach with the Yellow Jackets from 1998-99, rejoined Hall’s staff in July 2001 after spending the previous two years as pitching coach at Vanderbilt in 2000-01.

“This has been a very exciting opportunity to come back to Kent State,” Stricklin said. “It was an honor to take over a program that has had such great tradition. This is an exciting time for this program because of the generosity of the Schoonover family and the stadium project and under the leadership of Laing Kennedy, I feel this program is starting to take the next step.”

In his role as Georgia Tech’s recruiting coordinator, Stricklin landed a recruiting class that was ranked No. 1 in the nation by both Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball Newspaper in 2002. That class included a pair of second round draft picks in Micah Owings and Tyler Greene, the highest drafted players ever to enroll at Georgia Tech, in addition to the highly regarded Jason Neighborgall. The Yellow Jackets’ 2003 recruiting class also was ranked among the best in the nation.

As the recruiting coordinator at Vanderbilt, Stricklin attracted a nationally-ranked recruiting class in his final year with the Commodores that was ranked seventh in the nation by Baseball America magazine.

In 2002 at GT, Stricklin helped Georgia Tech was extremely successful as the Yellow Jackets won a school-record 52 games and advanced to the College World Series in 2002. Under Stricklin’s direction, Yellow Jacket hitters produced one of the most successful seasons ever. The Yellow Jackets hit .330 as a team, including six regulars who batted .340 or higher, and averaged more than eight runs per game. Georgia Tech was the top hitting team in the 2002 College World Series with a .392 team batting average.

The Yellow Jackets were equally proficient on the basepaths, stealing an ACC-high 130 bases during the season, the highest total at Tech in 18 years.

In 2003, Stricklin helped lead the Yellow Jackets to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship by sweeping North Carolina, Florida State and North Carolina State on the final day of the tournament in the first triple-header in ACC history. Tech averaged nearly eight runs per game, and the Yellow Jackets topped 100 stolen bases for the second consecutive season.

Stricklin’s defensive work with Tech’s catchers paid off as the Yellow Jackets al-lowed just 86 stolen bases in 130 games over two seasons. Tech’s catchers threw out nearly 35 percent of all attempted base stealers.

In 2004, Stricklin helped the Yellow Jackets to a 44-21 record and a return trip to the NCAA Super Regional.

A class-A all-star in 1994, Stricklin played five seasons of minor league baseball, retiring in the spring of 1998 after a major league spring training stint with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Following his selection by the Minnesota Twins in the 23rd round of the June 1993 draft, he played the 1994 and 1995 seasons in the Twins organization, reaching the triple-A level. He signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves in 1996, playing double-A ball at Greenville and then with the Tampa Bay organization in 1997.

Stricklin lettered three seasons as a catcher at Kent State for Hall. He earned All-Mid-American Conference honors in 1992 and 1993 and was named to the 1993 NCAA South II Regional All-Tournament team. In those two seasons, he handled pitching staffs ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the nation in earned-run average.

Stricklin graduated magna cum laude from Kent State in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. Stricklin and his wife Cheri have two daughters, Sydney (7) and Keaton (2) and son, Cale (5).



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May 1, 1936: Dr. Marion E. “Lefty” Garner, a member of the Kent State Athletic Hall of Fame, threw the first no-hitter in school history, leading the Kent State to a 6-0 victory over Ashland. Garner struck out 24 of the 29 batters faced.

April 17, 1953: Lou Bocci, a member of the Kent State Ath-letic Hall of Fame, threw the first home no-hitter in Golden Flash history. However, Toledo won the game 1-0.

April 23, 1954: Lou Bocci became the first, and still the only, Golden Flash to throw two no-hitters when he hurled a 6-0 win over Marshall. It was the first no-hit win on Kent State’s home field.

May 1, 1982: Lou Caracci faced only one man above the minimum in his 7-0 no-hit performance against Bowling Green. Caracci struck out five and walked two and Rob Goodwin made a fine sliding catch in the seventh inning to preserve the no-hitter. Caracci’s no-hitter came exactly 46 years after the school’s first no-hitter, pitched by Garner.

March 26, 1983: Rick Moyer, in the Flashes’ first game since their spring break, threw Kent State’s fifth no-hitter, defeating Dayton 9-2. Moyer struck out nine Flyers.

March 13, 1987: Freshman Brian Schubert made his first collegiate start a memorable one, no-hitting Youngstown State in the second game of a doubleheader. He faced only two batters above the minimum, striking out three and walking two. Only two pitchers in NCAA history had thrown no-hitters in their first collegiate outing before Schubert’s 6-0 win.

March 29, 1993: Sophomore Travis Miller was a hit batter and a walk away from perfection in the first half of a doubleheader against Wright State. After retiring the first seven batters, Miller hit Rod Miller in the third inning but managed to get the next batter to hit into a double play. A sixth-inning walk of Andy Banks was the only other blemish on Miller’s otherwise perfect game and 1-0 win.

February 25, 1995: Junior Jim Farrell struck out 13 and walked four in a 12-2 seven-inning no-hitter. He struck out the first seven Dayton batters and did not allow a Flyer baserunner past second until the seventh inning.

April 23, 1997: Junior Mike Skeeles struck out three and allowed five walks in a 1-0 no-hit win against Akron. Todd Mezlak, who went to second on a wild pitch in the fourth, was the only Zip to advance past first.

April 10, 2009: Junior Brad Stillings struck out nine and did not allow a walk and hit a batter in Kent State’s 1-0 win over Toledo. Kent State scored its only run in the top of the sixth on an RBI double by Ben Klafczynski. Toledo threatened in the bottom of the sixth when the lead-off hit-ter was hit by a pitch and advanced to third on two-straight ground outs, but Stillings escaped unharmed.

the LAst tIMe It hAPPeNedHittingFour Hits in One Game:Jason Patton at Arizona State, 5/29/09 (two singles, a double and a home run)Five Hits in One Game:Jimmy Rider and Jason Patton at Ohio, 4/25/09(Both with three singles, a double and a home run)Six Hits in One Game:Ty Carpenter at Winthrop, 2/22/98 (four singles, one triple and one home run)Two Hits in One Inning:Travis Shaw vs. Oral Roberts, 5/31/09 (two singles in the eighth inning)Hit for the Cycle:Steve Smetana at Toledo, 4/8/95, game twoTwo Home Runs in One Inning:Jess Bechard vs. Northern Illinois, 3/29/98, game one, fifth inningTwo Home Runs in One Game:Brad Winter vs. Miami, 5/16/09Three Home Runs in One Game:Drew Saylor at Marshall, 4/10/05Back-to-Back Home Runs:Jared Humphreys and Travis Shaw vs. Northern Illinois, 4/4/09, first inningGrand Slam:Travis Shaw at Western Kentucky, 2/19/10, fourth inningPinch-Hit Home Run:Tyler Martin at Duquesne (game 2), 4/29/09, second inningLead-off Home Run:Chris Tremblay vs. Central Michigan, 5/21/09Four Runs Scored in One Game:Chris Tremblay vs. Central Michigan, 5/21/09Five Runs Scored in One Game:Jimmy Rider at Ohio, 4/25/09Six Runs Scored in One Game:Jason Patton at Ohio, 4/25/09Every Kent State Starter Got a Hit:at Ohio, 4/25/09 (Kent State won 28-16)Every Kent State Starter Scored:at Ohio, 4/25/09 (Kent State won 28-16)10 Runs Scored in One Inning:vs. Findlay, 4/22/03, fourth inning (Kent State won 15-4)11 Runs Scored in One Inning:at Marshall, 4/19/03, ninth inning (Kent State won 21-2)

PitchingA No-Hitter by a Kent State Pitcher:Brad Stillings at Toledo , 4/10/09, 1-0 winA One-Hitter by a Kent State Pitcher:Ted Rose vs. Ball State (game 2), 5/7/95, 1-0 winA Combined One-Hitter by Kent State:David Starn (W) Brannon Belair and Steven Davisat Youngstown State (game 1), 4/22/09, 12-0 winA Two-Hitter by a Kent State Pitcher:Dirk Hayhurst vs. Eastern Michigan (game 1), 4/10/00, 4-0 winA Combined Two-Hitter by Kent State:Kyle Smith (W) and Jon Pokorny vs. Eastern Michigan3/21/09, 4-0 winA Three-Hitter by a Kent State Pitcher:Alan Morrison vs. Miami, 5/27/06, 11-1 winA Combined Three-Hitter by Kent State:Chris Carpenter, Jon Pokorny (W), Reid Lamport and Kyle Hallock vs. Central Michigan, 5/21/08, 4-2 winA Shutout by a Kent State Pitcher:Brad Stillings at Toledo , 4/10/09, 1-0 winA Combined Shutout by Kent State:David Starn (W), Ryan Mace, Brett Weibley, Steven Davis and Jon Pokorny at Duquesne (game 1), 4/29/09, 13-0 win

Back-to-Back Shutouts by Kent State :Dirk Hayhurst (W), 6-0, (game 1); Jason Biniker (W), 6-0, (game 2); vs. Buffalo, 3/31/0110 or More Strikeouts by a Kent State Pitcher: Brad Stillings vs. Eastern Michigan, 3/20/09,13 strikeouts, 13-4 win

Fielding10 or More Putouts in a Game:Greg Rohan vs. Oral Roberts 5/31/09, 13 putouts at first baseEight Assists in a Game:Jimmy Rider vs. Miami,5/20/09, eight assists at second baseTwo or More Assists by an Outfielder:Joe Tucker at Western Carolina, 3/4/05,two assists in center fieldTriple Play by Kent State Fielders:3/5/05 at Coastal Carolina: In the eighth inning with runners on first and second; KSU pitcher Phil Bojc caught a bunt attempt, threw to second baseman Drew Saylor at first who threw to shortstop Emmanuel Burriss at second.

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2010 INdIvIduAL BAttING stAtIstIcsPlayer AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD%36 LYON, David .444 2 2 9 2 4 1 0 1 2 8 .889 0 0 3 0 .444 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 1.00024 SHAW, Travis .417 3 3 12 2 5 1 0 1 5 9 .750 2 0 3 0 .500 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 1.000 1 RIDER, Jimmy .357 3 3 14 3 5 0 0 0 0 5 .357 0 1 2 0 .400 0 0 0 0 6 7 2 .86730 KLAFCZYNSKI, Ben .333 3 3 12 2 4 2 0 0 2 6 .500 1 0 3 0 .385 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1.000 8 WEIBLEY, Brett .286 2 2 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 .429 0 1 2 0 .375 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 1.00035 GALLAS, Anthony .273 3 3 11 2 3 1 0 0 2 4 .364 1 0 2 0 .308 1 0 0 0 8 0 1 .889 7 BARTHOLOMEW, Jare .250 2 2 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 .250 1 0 4 0 .333 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1.00023 McMILLEN, Kyle .111 3 2 9 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .222 1 0 3 0 .200 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 9 HUMPHREYS, Jared .083 3 3 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .083 1 1 1 0 .214 0 1 0 0 7 10 1 .944-------------- 6 ROBERTS, George .200 2 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .400 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1.000 4 LUCAS, Jordan .000 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 4 0 .000 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 1.00034 BAGOLY, Jason .000 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1.00011 KOCH, Joe .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .00026 SMITH, Phil .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals .257 3 3 109 16 28 8 0 2 13 42 .385 7 3 31 0 .317 1 1 0 1 75 32 5 .955Opponents .333 3 3 108 28 36 3 2 0 26 43 .398 6 7 13 1 .395 3 1 6 6 81 23 4 .963

LOB - Team (24), Opp (22). DPs turned - Team (3). IBB - Team (0), Opp (1).

2010 INdIvIduAL PItchING stAtIstIcs(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA

37 STARN, David 7.20 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 9 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 21 .429 0 1 0 0 121 SABO, Robert 7.94 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 6 6 5 3 4 0 0 0 23 .261 1 1 0 0 0 5 HALLOCK, Kyle 11.25 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 8 8 5 1 3 2 2 0 20 .400 1 0 0 2 0-------------- 8 WEIBLEY, Brett 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 .167 0 0 0 0 023 McMILLEN, Kyle 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0 0 0 017 GLASS, Brennen 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0 0 0 016 MARTIN, Cory 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 019 GILL, Justin 2.70 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 13 .231 0 3 0 0 022 WILSON, Casey 20.25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 .571 0 1 0 1 027 LOCKETT, Christia 36.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 .571 1 1 0 0 0

Totals 7.92 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 25.0 36 28 22 6 13 3 2 0 108 .333 3 7 0 3 1Opponents 4.67 2 1 3 3 0 1 1 2 27.0 28 16 14 7 31 8 0 2 109 .257 2 3 2 1 1

PB - Team (1), Lyon 1. SBA/ATT - Lyon (4-4), Bagoly (2-2), Sabo (1-1), Wilson (1-1), Weibley (1-1), Hallock (1-1), Glass(1-1), Gill (1-1).



2009 ResuLtsGame date Opposing team Score KSU r-h-e OPP. r-h-e Inns Overall Conference Pitcher of record Attend TimeFeb. 19, 2010 at Western Kentucky W 13-10 13-16-3 10-11-1 9 1-0 - GILL (W, 1-0) 814 3:08Feb. 20, 2010 at Western Kentucky 0-13 L 0-4-1 13-14-1 9 1-1 - SABO (L, 0-1) 801 2:18Feb. 21, 2010 at Western Kentucky 3-5 L 3-8-1 5-11-2 9 1-2 - STARN (L, 0-1) 816 2:43Feb. 26, 2010 at Wake ForestFeb. 27, 2010 at Wake ForestFeb. 27, 2010 at Wake ForestFeb. 28, 2010 at Wake ForestMarch 5, 2010 at Vanderbilt 1March 6, 2010 vs. Indiana 1March 7, 2010 vs. Illinois State 1March 12, 2010 at Kansas StateMarch 13, 2010 at Kansas StateMarch 13, 2010 at Kansas State March 14, 2010 at Kansas State March 16, 2010 DUQUESNE March 19, 2010 vs. Penn State 2 March 19, 2010 vs. Columbia 2March 20, 2010 at Winthrop 2March 23, 2010 CLEVELAND STATE March 24, 2010 YOUNGSTOWN STATE March 26, 2010 at Toledo * March 27, 2010 at Toledo * March 28, 2010 at Toledo * March 30, 2010 PENN STATE March 31, 2010 at Penn State April 2, 2010 WESTERN MICHIGAN * April 3, 2010 WESTERN MICHIGAN * April 4, 2010 WESTERN MICHIGAN * April 6, 2010 at Duquesne April 7, 2010 PITTSBURGH April 9, 2010 at Eastern Michigan * April 10, 2010 at Eastern Michigan * April 11, 2010 at Eastern Michigan * April 16, 2010 CENTRAL MICHIGAN * April 17, 2010 CENTRAL MICHIGAN * April 18, 2010 CENTRAL MICHIGAN * April 20, 2010 at Pittsburgh April 23, 2010 at Buffalo * April 24, 2010 at Buffalo * April 25, 2010 at Buffalo * April 27, 2010 at Youngstown State April 30, 2010 at OHIO * May 1, 2010 at OHIO * May 2, 2010 at OHIO * May 4, 2010 NIAGARA May 5, 2010 MALONE May 7, 2010 at Miami * May 8, 2010 at Miami * May 9, 2010 at Miami * May 14, 2010 BOWLING GREEN * May 15, 2010 BOWLING GREEN * May 16, 2010 BOWLING GREEN * May 20, 2010 vs Akron 3* May 21, 2010 at Akron * May 22, 2010 at Akron *

BOLD CAPITALIZED indicate games played at Schoonover Stadium* = Conference game() extra inning game

1 - Music City Classic; Nashvile, Tenn.2 - Coca-Cola Classic; Rock Hill, S.C.3 - Diamond Classic for Kids at Canal Park; Akron, Ohio


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MULTIPLE HIT GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Tot30 KLAFCZYNSKI, Ben 2 - - - 236 LYON, David 2 - - - 2 8 WEIBLEY, Brett 1 - - - 124 SHAW, Travis - 1 - - 135 GALLAS, Anthony 1 - - - 11 RIDER, Jimmy - 1 - - 1TEAM 6 2 0 0 8

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MULTIPLE RBI GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Tot24 SHAW, Travis - - - 1 136 LYON, David 1 - - - 1TEAM - - - 1 2

HITTING STREAKS Longest Current 9 HUMPHREYS, Jared 11 2 2 TREMBLAY, Chris 10 3 4 ROHAN, Greg 10 530 KLAFCZYNSKI, Ben 9 2 1 RIDER, Jimmy 8 -25 PATTON, Jason 8 835 GALLAS, Anthony 8 -24 SHAW, Travis 6 236 LYON, David 6 1 6 WINTER, Brad 6 114 MITCHELL, Ryan 5 -12 HINDEL, Cory 3 1 8 WEIBLEY 2 -

KENT STATE’S RECORD IN 2010… Overall ................................................................................................ 1-2 Home ................................................................................................. 0-0 Away .................................................................................................. 1-2 Neutral ............................................................................................... 0-0 Day ..................................................................................................... 1-2 Night ................................................................................................. 0-0 MAC ................................................................................................... 0-0 MAC Home ......................................................................................... 0-0 MAC Away ......................................................................................... 0-0 Non-Conference ................................................................................. 1-2 vs. Ranked Teams ................................................................................ 0-0 vs. Unranked Teams ............................................................................ 1-2 vs. Righthanders (Starter) .................................................................... 1-1 vs. Lefthanders (Starter) ...................................................................... 0-1 Conf. Record ....................................................................................... 0-0 Flashes In…One-Run Games ................................................................................. 0-0 Two-Run Games ................................................................................. 0-1 Three-Run Games ............................................................................... 1-0 Four-Run + Games.............................................................................. 0-1 Extra Innings ....................................................................................... 0-0 Shutouts ............................................................................................. 0-1 Flashes When…KSU Scores First .................................................................................. 0-0 Opponent Scores First ......................................................................... 1-2 KSU Scores In First Inning ................................................................... 0-0 KSU Scores 0-4 Runs .......................................................................... 0-2 Opponent Scores 0-4 Runs ................................................................. 1-0 KSU Scores 5-9 Runs .......................................................................... 0-0 Opponent Scores 5-9 Runs ................................................................. 0-1 KSU Scores Double Digits .................................................................... 1-0 Opponent Scores Double Digits .......................................................... 1-1 Leading After Seven Innings ................................................................ 1-0 Trailing After Seven Innings ................................................................. 0-2 Tied After Seven Innings ...................................................................... 0-0 Leading After Eight Innings ................................................................. 1-0 Trailing After Eight Innings .................................................................. 0-2 Tied After Eight Innings ....................................................................... 0-0 Out-Hit Opponent ............................................................................... 1-0 Out-Hit by Opponent .......................................................................... 0-2 Same Number of Hits .......................................................................... 0-0 Fewer Errors Than Opponent ............................................................... 0-1 More Errors Than Opponent ................................................................ 1-0 Same Number of Errors As Opponent .................................................. 0-1 Committing No Errors ......................................................................... 0-0 KSU Homers ....................................................................................... 1-0 Opponent Homers .............................................................................. 0-0 Win/Lose In Final At-Bat...................................................................... 0-0 Flashes By Month… February ............................................................................................. 1-2 March ................................................................................................. 0-0 April ................................................................................................... 0-0 May .................................................................................................... 0-0 June .................................................................................................... 0-0 Flashes By Day…Monday .............................................................................................. 0-0 Tuesday .............................................................................................. 0-0 Wednesday ......................................................................................... 0-0 Thursday ............................................................................................. 0-0 Friday .................................................................................................. 1-0 Saturday ............................................................................................. 0-1Sunday ............................................................................................... 0-1



INdIvIduAL GAMe hIGhs#1 jIMMY RIdeRAt Bat .................6 (UNC Greensboro 2/22/09) Hits ....................................... 5 (Ohio 4/25/09) Runs .................................... 5 (Ohio 4/25/09) HR ............................................. 1 (Five Times) 2B ............................................... 1 (11 Times) 3B .................................................... 1 (Twice) RBI ....................5 (Niagara, Game 1, 3/25/09) SB ................................... 2 (Marshall 3/10/09)

#4 joRdAN LucAsAt Bat ............... 3 (Western Kentucky 2/20/10)

#6 GeoRGe RoBeRtsAt Bat ............... 3 (Western Kentucky 2/20/10) Hits ................... 1 (Western Kentucky 2/21/10) 2B .................... 1 (Western Kentucky 2/21/10)

#5 KYLe hALLocK Innings .............6.2 (Central Michigan 5/21/09) Strikeouts ..............7 (Cleveland State 4/15/08)

#7 jARed BARthoLoMeW At Bat ............................................... 6 (Twice) Hits .............................................. 3 (Six Times) Runs ................................................ 3 (Twice) HR ............................................... 1 (12 Times) 2B ................................. 2 (Ball State 3/28/08) 3B .............................................1 (Four Times) RBI ................................................... 4 (Twice) SB ................................. 2 (Duquesne 4/23/08)

#8 BRett WeIBLeY At Bats......................................... 5 (10 Times) Hits ................................... 4 (Malone 3/25/08) Runs ................................. 4 (Malone 3/25/08) HR ........................................ 1 (Akron 5/9/08) 2B .................................... 2 (Malone 3/25/08) RBI ..................................... 3 (Akron 4/16/08) SB ..............................................1 (Four Times) Innings ............................. 2.1 (Akron 5/09/09) Strikeouts ...................5 (Oral Roberts 5/31/09)

#9 jARed huMPhReYs At Bats.................................. 7 (Ohio 4/25/09) Hits .................................................. 4 (Twice) Runs ..................................... 4 (Ohio 4/25/09) HR .................................................... 2 (Twice) 2B ............................................... 1 (19 Times) 3B ............................................. 1 (Five Times) RBI ......................................8 (Buffalo 5/3/09) SB .....................................3 (Niagara 04/1/08)

#11 joe KochAt Bats.............................................. 2 (Twice) Hits .....................1 UNC Greensboro 2/22/09) RBI ..................... .1 UNC Greensboro 2/22/09)

#13 coRY hINdeL At Bats......................................... 4 (17 Times) Hits ................................................... 3 (Twice) Runs ................................................. 3 (Twice) HR ........ 1 (Washington State, Game 1, 3/7/08) 2B .......... 2 (Bowling Green, Game 2, 4/18/09) 3B .................................................... 1 (Twice) RBI ................................................... 3 (Twice)

#16 coRY MARtIN Innings ............................4.0 (Wooster 4/8/08) Strikeouts ............................4 (Niagara 4/1/08)

#17 BReNNeN GLAssInnings .......... .1.1 (Western Kentucky 2/20/10)

#18 Ross BRuNeLLo At-Bats ...............................2 (Miami 5/14/09) Hits ................................. 1 (Marshall 4/18/09) Runs ................................................ 1 (Twice)

#19 justIN GILL Innings ........................... 5.0 (Malone 4/22/08) Strikeouts ...........................4 (Miami 5/15/09)

#21 RoBeRt sABo Innings .......... .5.2 (Western Kentucky 2/19/10) Strikeouts ................................ 4 (Three Times)

#22 cAseY WILsoN Innings ........... 1.1 (Western Kentucky 2/20/10)

#23 KYLe McMILLeNAt-Bats .................................... 4 (Three Times) Hits .......................................... 1 (Three Times) Runs ................ 2 (Western Kentucky 2/19/10) 2B .................................................... 1 (Twice) RBI ................... 1 (Western Kentucky 2/19/10) Innings ...................... .2.0 (Duquesne 3/18/09) Strikeouts ..................3 (Oral Roberts 5/31/09)

#24 tRAvIs shAWAt-Bats ........................................ 5 (Six Times) Hits ....................................... 4 (Akron 5/9/09) Runs ................................................ 3 (Twice) HR ............................................1 (Eight Times) 2B .......................................... 1 (Seven Times) 3B ................................... 1 (Marshall 4/8/09) RBI ................... 5 (Western Kentucky 2/19/10) SB ....................................... 2 (Akron 5/09/09)

#26 PhIL sMIthAt Bat ............... 1 (Western Kentucky 2/20/10)

#27 chRIstIAN LocKettInnings .......... .1.0 (Western Kentucky 2/20/10)

#28 tYLeR MARtIN At-Bats ..............................5 (Wooster 4/8/08) Hits ............................................2 (Four Times) Runs ................................................ 2 (Twice) HR .................................................... 1 (Twice)

2B ........................................... 1 (Three Times) RBI ............................... 3 (Duquesne 4/23/08) SB ................................. 1 (Duquesne 4/23/08)

#30 BeN KLAFczYNsKI At Bats......................................... 5 (26 Times) Hits .......................................... 3 (Eight TImes) Runs .................. 4 (Eastern Michigan 3/22/09) HR ............................................... 1 (17 Times) 2B ........................................... 2 (Three Times) 3B ........................................... 1 (Three Times) RBI .................................5 (Louisville 3/16/08) SB ..................................................... 1 (Twice)

#31 BRANNoN BeLAIR Innings 2.1 (Youngstown St., Game 1, 4/22/09) Strikeouts4 (Youngstown St., Game 1, 4/22/09)

#32 RYAN MAce Innings ............... 5.1 (UNC Wilmington 3/8/09) Strikeouts ...........7 (Niagara, Game 1, 3/25/09)

#34 jAsoN BAGoLYAt Bat ............... 3 (Western Kentucky 2/20/10)

#35 ANthoNY GALLAs At Bats.......................................6 (Four Times) Hits ................................................... 5 (Twice) Runs ................................ 5 (Ashland 3/17/09) HR .................................................... 2 (Twice) 2B ........................................... 2 (Three Times) 3B ................................ 1 (Duquesne 3/20/07) RBI ............................... 7 (Ball State 4/13/07) SB ............................................ 1 (Nine Times)

#36 dAvId LYoN At Bats..................................... 5 (Three times) Hits ....................................... 4 (Ohio 4/25/09) Runs ........................................ 2 (Three Times) HR .................... 1 (Western Kentucky 2/19/10) 2B ........................................ 2 (Akron 5/8/09) 3B .................................................... 1 (Twice) RBI ....................... 5 (Northern Illinois 4/4/09)

#37 dAvId stARN Innings .............. 5 (Western Kentucky 2/21/10) Strikeouts ........5 (Duquesne, Game 1, 4/29/09)

#39 ANdReW chAFIN Innings ........................ 5.0 (Winthrop 2/27/09) Strikeouts ............... 7 (Northern Illinois 4/3/09)


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Season AVG. R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

Season ERA W-L G GS SV IP H R ER SO2010 - - - - - - - - - -Career - - - - - - - - - -

• Transferred to KSU from Chipola JC in Florida. • Named All-Florida while in high school in 2007.

Season AVG. R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB2009 .353 62 77 11 2 5 46 27 35 52010 .357 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0Career .353 65 82 11 2 5 46 27 37 5

• Named Second Team All-MAC and made the All-MAC Tournament Team his freshman year.

• Had the highest batting average on the team in 2009. • After not hitting a HR in his first 36 games, he hit five in the last 20. • Led the team with 161 assists in ‘09, the ninth-most for a single season.1

KENT STATE BASEBALL • RADIO CALL CHARTjIMMY RIdeR INF • 5-10 • so • veNetIA, PA.

Season ERA W-L G GS SV IP H R ER SO2008 7.17 0-1 18 5 2 42.2 58 36 34 382009 4.57 4-3 14 13 1 65.0 77 46 33 422010 11.25 0-0 1 1 0 4.0 8 8 5 3Career 5.80 4-4 33 19 3 111.2 143 90 72 83

• Named to the All-MAC Tournament team for allowing only one run in 6.2 innings against Central Michigan in the MAC Tournament.

• Recorded the save in his only appearance in ‘09 out of the bullpen. • Went 5-2 with a 4.33 ERA for Peninsula in summer league action.5

KYLe hALLocK LhP • 6-2 • jR • sANdusKY, ohIo

Season AVG. R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB2007 .193 19 33 5 1 3 17 19 41 12008 .318 29 47 11 3 8 34 11 36 32009 .071 2 1 0 0 1 5 1 5 02010 .250 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0Career .243 50 83 16 4 12 57 32 86 4

• Was redshirted in 2009. • Hit a home run for his only hit last season as KSU pummeled UNC Greensboro 18-2 in its season opener last year.7

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• Name 2nd Team All-MAC in 2009 • Led the team in RBI (61) and stolen bases (23). • Went 4-for-7 with 2 home runs in KSU’s 28-16 win over Ohio (4/25/09).9

jARed huMPhReYs INF/oF • 6-0 • 5sR • jAcKsoN, ohIo

Season AVG. R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB2008 .237 22 28 3 1 1 14 13 22 02009 .235 17 23 5 1 0 20 16 10 02010 - - - - - - - - - -Career .236 39 51 8 2 1 34 29 32 0

• Went 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBI in KSU’s win over nationally-ranked Ohio State (4/15/09).

• Split time with David Lyon behind the plate in ‘09.13

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joRdAN LucAs INF/RhP • 6-2 • jR • PoRt chARLotte, FLA.

Season AVG. R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB2010 .200 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0Career .200 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0


• For Forest Hills High School, hit eight home runs and had a .444 average. • Brother was drafted in 10th round of the 1999 MLB draft by Detroit.6

GeoRGe RoBeRts INF/RhP • 6-0 • FR • suMMeRhILL, PA.

Season AVG. R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB2008 .237 2 37 7 0 1 24 18 41 42009 .125 2 3 1 0 0 4 1 8 02010 .286 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0Career .225 25 42 9 0 1 28 19 51 4

Season ERA W-L G GS SV IP H R ER SO2008 6.75 0-0 4 5 0 4.0 7 3 3 4

2009 7.56 1-0 18 1 1 25.0 32 24 21 28 2010 0.00 - 1 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 1 Career 7.04 1-0 23 6 1 30.2 40 27 24 33

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• Was redshirted in 2008.• In 11 games in ‘09, went 1-for-7 with an RBI single.

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Season AVG. R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB2010 - - - - - - - - - -Career - - - - - - - - - -

• Named All-Ohio his senior year at West Branch, hitting ,590 with 12 home runs.

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Season ERA W-L G GS SV IP H R ER SO2010 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 1.1 0 1 0 0Career 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 1.1 0 1 0 0

• Redshirted in 2009. • Transferred to KSU from Grand Valley State. • Helped GVSU to a Division II NCAA football championship in 2007.

Season ERA W-L G GS SV IP H R ER SO2008 15.23 1-0 10 0 0 13.0 20 22 22 122010 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0Career 15.23 1-0 11 0 0 13.0 21 22 22 12

• Son of KSU head football coach Doug Martin. • Was redshirted in 2009.

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Season AVG. R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB2009 .200 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 02010 - - - - - - - - - -Career .200 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

• Went 1-for-5 with two runs scored in four games last season.• In high school, helped Walsh Jesuit to Ohio Division II baseball champi-onships in 2006 and 2008.

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Ross BRuNeLLo INF • 6-0 • so • BRoAdvIeW heIGhts, ohIo


• Made his first collegiate start at Western Kentucky (2/20/10) • Returned to KSU despite being drafted in the 38th round (1145 over

all) by the Cleveland Indians. • Went 1-2 with a 2.82 ERA for Waynesboro in summer league play.21

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Season ERA W-L G GS SV IP H R ER SO2009 9.00 2-0 10 0 0 10.0 15 11 10 102010 0.00 0-0 1 0 1 1.2 0 0 0 1

Career 7.71 2-0 11 0 1 11.2 15 11 10 1123

KYLe McMILLeN INF/RhP • 6-2 • so • NoRth cANtoN, ohIo


• Drafted in the 45th round of the 2009 MLB draft. • Was All-Pennsylvania as a DH and was all-region at second base and as a pitcher at Warren.

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• Allowed one earned run to pick up the win against Western Kentucky in KSU’s season opener.

• Was 1-0 with a 2.87 ERA in 15 appearances and 31.1 innings pitched for the Peninsula Pilots in summer league action.19

justIN GILL RhP • 6-3 • jR • cANtoN, ohIo

Season AVG. R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB2010 - - - - - - - - - -Career - - - - - - - - - -

Season ERA W-L G GS SV IP H R ER SO2010 20.25 0-0 1 0 0 1.1 4 3 3 0Career 20.25 0-0 1 0 0 1.1 4 3 3 0

• Helped Archbishop Hoban to a North Coast League title his sophomore year.22

cAseY WILsoN INF/RhP • 6-1 • FR • sAGAMoRe hILLs, ohIo


• Out of high school, was drafted in the 32nd round of the MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox. • With a grand slam against Western Kentucky (2/19/10), he gave KSU

its first lead of 2010. Shaw has hit two grand slams at KSU, both to left field on a 2-0 count.24

tRAvIs shAW INF • 6-4 • so • WAsh. couRthouse, ohIo

Season AVG. R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB2010 ,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

• Walked on to the team and was redshirted in 2009. • Had a .418 career average for the Kent Roosevelt Rough Riders.

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Kent State BAseBALL

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• Father Robert played for the Chicago Bears in the NFL. His father is also only one of 13 NFL players to also have earned a doctorate degree. • Brother Bryan is a place kicker for the Michigan Wolverines.

Season ERA W-L G GS SV IP H R ER SO2010 36.00 0 1 0 0 1.0 4 4 4 0Career 36.00 0 1 0 0 1.0 4 4 4 0

• Threw the only no-hitter in Gahanna Lincoln’s history. • Led the Lions in saves his junior and senior seasons.

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KENT STATE BASEBALL • RADIO CALL CHARTchRIstIAN LocKett RhP • 6-3 • FR • GAhANNA, ohIo

Season AVG. R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB2008 .339 37 56 11 2 11 35 10 36 22009 .318 52 71 22 1 6 43 24 52 02010 .333 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 0Career .328 91 131 35 3 17 80 35 91 2

• Was 33rd in the nation with 22 doubles in 2009. Has 2 through 3 games in 2010.

• Helped KSU earn a season-opening series sweep of UNC Greensboro last season with a three-run home run in the 11th of game 2 (2/22/09). • Named an All-American by four publications in 2008.

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BeN KLAFczYNsKI oF • 6-3 • jR • GRANGeR toWNshIP, ohIo

Season ERA W-L G GS SV IP H R ER SO 2009 7.27 2-2 13 9 0 43.1 61 37 35 30 2010 - - - - - - - - - -Career 7.27 2-2 13 9 0 43.1 61 37 35 30

• Earned his first collegiate win against Niagara (3/25/09), allowing one unearned run over five innings of work.

• Was named a Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League Pitcher of the Week for the Stark County Terriers in 2009.32

RYAN MAce RhP • 6-1 • so • tALLMAdGe, ohIo

Season AVG. R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB2010 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0Career .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

• Chose to attend Kent State despite being drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 40th round (1201st overall) in the 2009 MLB draft.• Named All-Federal League his final three years of high school at

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• After no home runs in 67 at-bats his freshman season, hit his first col-legiate home run in his fourth at-bat of 2010.• Split time with Cory Hindel behind the plate for KSU, appearing in 31

games and making 22 starts his freshman season. • Batted .469 with 14 home runs, 24 doubles, 53 RBI and 70 runs scored for Cameron County High School.

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dAvId WRIGht RhP • 6-5 • RFR • sALeM, ohIo

Season ERA W-L G GS SV IP H R ER SO2009 7.84 0-0 7 0 0 10.1 15 15 9 142010 - - - - - - - - - -Career 7.84 0-0 7 0 0 10.1 15 15 9 14

• Struck out 14 in 10.1 innings pitched last season.• Played with teammates David Starn and Ross Brunello at Walsh Jesuit, who won Ohio High School Division II Championships in 2006 and 2008.

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BRANNoN BeLAIR INF/RhP • 6-0 • so • hudsoN, ohIo

Season ERA W-L G GS SV IP H R ER SO2010 - - - - - - - - - -Career 7.84 0-0 7 0 0 10.1 15 15 9 14

• Received all-district and all-conference honors his junior and senior seasons at Bay High School.

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• Threw a strike from left field to first base to double-up a Buckeye run ner in KSU’s win over nationally-ranked Ohio State (4/15/09). • Named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American in 2007.35

ANthoNY GALLAs oF • 5-8 • Rso • YouNGstoWN, ohIo

Season ERA W-L G GS SV IP H R ER SO2009 4.21 2-0 19 2 2 25.2 27 13 12 272010 7.20 0-1 1 1 0 5.0 9 4 4 2Career 4.70 2-1 20 3 2 30.2 36 17 16 29

• Earned his only saves of the year in his final two appearances of his freshman season.• With the tying run on third and the winning run at second in the NCAA

Tournament against Cal Poly, Starn struck out the Mustangs batter looking to help preserve the Flashes 10-9 win in the 2009 NCAA Tournament in the third game of the Tempe Regional.

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