MAC Tournament Game 2: #4 NIU vs #1 Kent State

Coming up today:

Kent State 34-20 (17-8)
vs.
Northern Illinois 27-24 (17-10)

Game Time 6:30 Central

How they got here: KSU beat CMU 4-2. NIU beat Ball State 13-7.

Head to head results this season. All games played at NIU. 11-6W, 3-2W, 9-5L. Holdenrid won the middle game of the series against the 2 teams.

Pitching Matchup:
NIU Adam Holdenrid (5-4 4.17ERA 73.1IP 92H 24BB 50K .308BA)

VS
KSU Brad Stillings (3-7 5.58 ERA 71.0IP 89H 27BB 54K .307BA)
or
KSU Kyle Smith (8-1 5.43ERA 69.2IP 71H 34BB 61K .266BA)

Yesterday's Recap

Postseason Game 1: Ball State 7, NIU 13
W / Box

Last night was an excellent game with the Huskies coming back from a 0-6 deficit to storm back and win the game with a barrage of power. Big props to the bullpen (Copp & Atkenson) for pitching 3 scoreless innings at the end of the game. Starting pitcher RHP Trevor Feeney had a tough 3rd inning giving up 5 runs, but brought it especially in the 4th and 5th.

Top Performers:

DH Justin Behm - 3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB
LF Jeff Thomas - 1 for 3, HR, 2 HBP, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB, CS
1B Dave Reynolds - 2 for 4, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB, SB, SO