Kent State had an unusual start to Tuesday’s home opener, falling behind, 2-0, to Youngstown State after two innings.
Prior to the game, the Flashes (10-6) had led after the first inning in six of their seven previous games.
The Flashes answered in the third inning. Senior center fielder Mason Mamarella hit a single that drove in junior shortstop Josh Hollander to cut the lead to 2-1. Later that inning, Mamarella stole second and the ball was overthrown, causing two runs to score. (Mamarella hustled from second to home on the error.) Kent State took a 3-2 lead heading into the fourth inning.