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KSU pitcher Gill hit in head with ball

March 17, 2010

Kent State junior relief pitcher Justin Gill was hit in the head with a line drive late Tuesday during a 3-1 loss to visiting Dusquesne and was taken by ambulance to nearby Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna.
Kent State officials said Gill, a native of Canton and a standout at Canton South High School, walked off [...]

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Tulsa coach talks about Kent State

March 16, 2010

NEWS AND NOTES – Dave Carducci of the Record Courier checks in today with some news and notes regarding expanding the NCAA tournament and more talk about Geno Ford's contract.
BREAKDOWN – The Kent State men ended up playing 12 teams that qualified for postseason tournaments this season.  Ohio, Xavier, Pittsburgh, Wofford and Robert Morris are [...]

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KSU Notes – February 18

February 18, 2010

EUGENE BAKER ADDED TO FOOTBALL STAFF - Kent State is welcoming back one of its own, as head football coach Doug Martin announced Wednesday that Eugene Baker has been named an assistant coach for the Golden Flashes.  Baker will work primarily with the wide receivers.  “We’re tremendously excited to be able to add unquestionably the best [...]

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KSU Notes – December 9

December 9, 2009

Dick Schoonover was a Kent State legend and will be sorely missed.
His tremendous knowledge of pitching, and specifically pitching mechanics, helped him coach three All-Americans, 12 all-conference selections, eight all-region selections, six Mid-American Conference Pitchers of the Year, four Varsity "K" Hall of Fame members and three first-round draft selections in his eight seasons with [...]

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KSU legend Dick Schoonover dead at 81

December 8, 2009

A Kent State baseball legend is gone.
Richard "Dick" Schoonover, 81, of Munroe Falls, passed away Monday after a private, five-year battle with lung cancer.
The pitching coach from East High taught more than 10,000 individual pitching lessons and developed more than 60 pitchers who signed major-league contracts, including recent notable names as Dustin Hermanson, Eric Milton [...]

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Stan Heath's South Florida program facing numerous NCAA violations

November 20, 2009

Stan Heath led Kent State to the 2001-2002 Elite 8 and a 30-6 overall record, going 17-1 in the Mid-American Conference before leaving after one season for Arkansas.  Heath is now the head coach at South Florida.  Kent State will travel to take on the Bulls next Wednesday, November 25.  According to this report, Heath's program at South Florida [...]

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Kent State offers defensive end

November 17, 2009

From the Ohio.com blog Varsity Letters…
Kent State offered a scholarship to Middletown senior defensive end Rashad Frazier (6-6, 225) on Monday night, according to Cincinnati.com.
Frazier also has offers from Bowling Green and Miami University.
KSU Notes – November 17
David Carducci from the Record Courier is checking in today with some news and notes.
The Kent State football [...]

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KSU roundup

October 19, 2009

The Kent State football team has a lot to prove this week on the road in Athens in a pivotal MAC East showdown with the Ohio Bobcats.  The PD's Elton Alexander writes…
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The good news for Kent State, following its 28-6 victory Saturday over Eastern Michigan, is the Golden Flashes (3-4, 2-1) have [...]

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KSU Notes – September 7

September 7, 2009

While Kent State opened up Thursday night with a victory, its opponent for this Saturday was winning big this past weekend.  Boston College dominated its FCS neighbor Northeastern 54-0.  Boston College's starting quarterback position is still up in the air.  Kent State will kick it off with BC on Saturday afternoon at 2P.M. and the [...]

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Saylor is 'go-to guy' in Avon

July 28, 2009

On June 23 NewsFlashes told you about three former KSU baseball players who are apart of the new expansion minor league team in Avon, the Lake Erie Crushers.  Andrew Davis and J.J. Pacella join Drew Saylor who represent the Blue and Gold.  Saylor (Wadsworth) is really capturing the opportunity.  Saylor has become a mainstay at second base and in the [...]

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