Kent State will play its first weekend series at the Diamond at Dix against Mid-American Conference West Division favorite Northern Illinois. A doubleheader is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday with the finale on Sunday at 1 p.m. Jacob Pavilack will have the call on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio.
It is a pivotal series for both the Golden Flashes (14-19, 4-4 MAC) and Huskies (16-14, 4-4 MAC) if they are going to make a run at the division titles they were predicted to win prior to the season. Kent State looks to join Ball State (2012-14) as the only schools to win three consecutive MAC regular season championships.