KENT, Ohio – Bailey Brownfield hit an opposite field single to walk-off the Golden Flashes in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 7-6 victory. Kent State (17-12, 3-2 MAC) got the series opening win over Toledo (20-13, 4-1 MAC) in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday at the Diamond at Dix. The Rockets came back to run rule the Flashes, 12-3, in five innings in the second game.
Brownfield led the way for Kent State, recording five hits on the day with three doubles and three RBIs. Maria Cegledy was a highlight for the offense as well, going 3-for-3 in the first game and smashing the first home run of her career to leftfield.