KENT, Ohio – With winds gusting up to 20 m.p.h. driving wind chill temperatures into the lower 30s, Kent State erased an early 2-0 deficit en route to a 7-2 win over Youngstown State in the 2018 home opener.
Playing an abbreviated seven innings due to the frigid conditions, the Golden Flashes banged out 10 hits and forced the YSU defense into three defensive miscues. Greg Lewandoski, Josh Hollander and Mason Mamarella each had multi-hit performances for KSU. Nick Kanavas added a two-run single.
KSU tossed five different pitchers in the game, each of them working effectively.