A clash between rivals will bring the 2016 softball regular season to an end as Kent State (33-19, 14-6 MAC) hosts Akron for the final Mid-American Conference series of the season at the Diamond at Dix. Due to weather forecasts in the area, the teams will now play a doubleheader on Friday with first pitch at 1 p.m. A single game will be played Saturday at a time to be determined and will be followed by a Senior Day celebration.
Kent State is one of only three schools have clinched spots in next week's MAC Softball Championship at Firestone Stadium in Akron, which will make for an exciting weekend across the conference.