Kent State Golden Flashes
Mid-American (32-26, 15-9)
Big Wins: 2/11 vs Murray State (14-5), 4/2 at Central Michigan (3-2), 5/13 vs Ohio (3-0)
Bad Losses: 2/19 vs Saint Mary’s (0-4), 2/24 vs Albany (3-8), 3/24 at Eastern Michigan (5-6)
Coach: Eric Oakley
Key Field Players:
Maddy Grimm, Senior, IF, .340 BA, 19 HR, 55 RBI
Bailey Brownfield, Sophomore, UTL, .333 BA, 20 RBI
Ronnie Ladines, Senior, P, .292 BA, 11 HR, 39 RBI
Emily Dobbin, Junior, OF, .281 BA, 20 RBI
Holly Speers, Junior, IF, .336 BA, 14 HR, 35 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Ronnie Ladines, Senior, P, 1.88 ERA, 19-14 W/L, 28 CG, 231.0 IP, 210 SO
Janel Hayes, Senior, P, 3.32 ERA, 9-7 W/L, 7 CG, 101.1 IP, 46 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .233 (271st in nation in nation, 12th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.35 (86, 3)
Doubles per Game: 0.96 (228, 11)
Earned Run Average: 2.76 (72, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .945 (249, 11)
Home Runs per Game: 0.96 (27, 1)
Scoring Offense: 4.50 (114, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .388 (169, 8)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.04 (291, 12)
Triples per Game: 0.06 (270, 10)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2008 Regional lost to Notre Dame, defeated Wright State, defeated Notre Dame, eliminated by Michigan
2006 Regional lost to Oklahoma, defeated Youngstown State, eliminated by Oklahoma
1990 Regional defeated Ohio State, defeated Oregon, defeated Ohio State
1990 WCWS lost to UCLA, eliminated by UNLV
*all team stats through 5/7