CLEVELAND, Ohio – Kent State selected to take home the 2018 MAC Baseball Title, the Mid-American Conference announced Thursday. The Golden Flashes received a total of eight first place votes among the league’s 10 head coaches.
Kent State is coming off a 37-18 season where they went 18-6 in conference play and took home the MAC regular season title. The Golden Flashes have won a total of 81 games in the past two seasons. Recently, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper announced its "Fabulous 40" NCAA Division I Pre-Season Poll, where the Golden Flashes are currently ranked 34th. KSU is prepared to return a strong starting pitching rotation which features junior Joey Murray.