Romel and Flashes Cruise to 9-2 Win

FORT MYERS, FLORIDA- Collin Romel tossed five scoresless innings and the used a balanced attack to knock off Florida Gulf Coast 9-2 on Saturday afternoon.

The Flashes scored in four-straight innings to break the game open. Kent State used the deadly combination of timely hitting and costly Gulf Coast throwing errors to jump out to the early lead.

Kent State took advantage of some Gulf Coast miscues all afternoon long, starting in the second inning. After a walk to Patrick Ferguson, a Mack Timbrook grounder and errant throw caused two Eagle defenders to collide and send the ball down the right field line. When the dust settled, Ferguson had scored, and Timbrook reached third. Kevin Dobos…