The Hoos travel to Myrtle Beach to kick off the 2016 season and will face two foes they've seen recently and another that has been to the College World Series in the last five years.
Kent State (31-22, 18-9)
"The first day features one of the country’s best pitching matchups: first-team preseason All-American Connor Jones of Virginia against Kent State premium lefthander Eric Lauer." That's what d1baseball had to say about this weekend's opening round matchup between Kent State and the Cavaliers.
After their improbable run to the College World Series in 2012, Kent State has returned to earth having only made the NCAA Tournament since then (2014).