Kent State has a long-storied tradition of baseball and has a nice cozy ballpark named after legendary, long-time pitching coach Dick Schoonover.

Thurman Munson still holds the career batting average record at .391 and is memorialized with a brand new stunning statue as you walk in. He is one of 25 major leaguers who played for the Golden Flashes.

The 2026 squad recently wrapped up a series win at Tennessee, so they are undoubtedly a team to watch both in MAC play, and in the postseason.