KENT OHIO- The Flashes earned a split of their double header on Saturday, falling 6-5 in extra innings in game one and rebounded behind Richie Dell to win 9-2 over Western Michigan in game two.
GAME ONE: Western Michigan 6 Kent State 5 (Nine Innings)
Saturday's opener saw bonus baseball thanks to Justin Kirby. The Kent State outfield sent a blast over the left field wall in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game at four.
It stayed that way until the ninth when Western Michigan got a two-run double from Jimmy Allen to re-take a two-run lead.