How does the team look for next season? Lots of local talent heading to Coach Strickland's team. Looks like they also have alot of talent coming back next year. The outfield looks stacked with young talent.
Anthony gallas is amazing.
in high school he led Strongsville to thier first baseball state championship and then at Kent he made Freshman All America, Mac First Team, and Mac Freshman of the year.
The initial roster turn looks like this. Carpenter status unknown regarding shift to the pros. Hope he stays and works his way back to the early rounds while also helping the Flashes!! They may add another arm and catcher I hear?
Patton, Jason 1B/OF L/R 6/4 175 Jr.
Martin, Tyler C R/R 5/11 185 So.
Whiting, Adam C R/R 6/3 200 Jr.
Rohan, Greg INF R/R 6/1 185 Jr.
Sanders, Doug INF R/R 5/9 200 Sr.
Tokarz, Ryan INF R/R 5/8 165 Sr.
Weibley, Brett INF R/R 6/3 200 Fr.
Mitchell, Ryan INF. R/R 5/9 170 Jr.
Tremblay, Chris INF. R/R 5/10 170 Jr.
Winter, Brad INF. R/R 6/1 185 Jr.
Hallock, Kyle LHP L/L 6/2 180 Fr.
Heins, Cory LHP L/L 6/4 205 So.
Martin, Cory LHP L/L 6/1 175 Fr.
Morrison, Alan LHP L/L 6/3 205 Jr.
Pokorny, Jon LHP L/L 6/2 225 So.
Gallas, Anthony OF R/R 6/2 210 So.
Humphreys, Jared OF R/R 6/1 170 Jr.
Klafczynski, Ben OF L/R 6/3 195 Fr.
Koch, Joe OF R/R 5/8 155 Fr.
Bartholomew, Jar OF L/L 5/10 190 So.
Egan, Conor OF R/R 5/11 170 So.
Davis, Steven RHP R/R 6/1 170 Jr.
Gill, Justin RHP R/R 6/2 200 Fr.
Lamport, Reid RHP R/R 6/3 200 Sr.
Ross, Steve RHP R/R 6/4 200 Sr.
Smith, Evan RHP R/R 6/5 195 Sr.
Smith, Kyle RHP R/R 6/6 195 So.
Stilling, Brad RHP R/L 6/3 200 So.
Carpenter, Chris RHP R/R 6/4 210 Jr.
Sabo, Robert RHP/INF R/R 6/2 170 So.
Cory Hindel has definitely transfered from Wake Forest to Kent State. He is very excited to be a Golden Flash and play near his hometown. He will be eligible to play next year. HOpe to see everyone out there to see our home-stte grown team.
Go Flashes!!!
If the flashes find a way to consistently hit the baseball they will make their way back to an NCAA Regional. Carpenter is coming back which will give them the best pitching staff in the MAC, as well as one of the top staffs in the region.
Possible Starting Lineup:
C - Hindel
1B - Gallas
2B - Sanders
SS - Tremblay
3B - Winter
LF - Klafczynski
CF - Humphreys
RF - Patton
DH - Rohan
Weekend Rotation:
Carpenter
Smith
Stillings/Morrison
Bullpen:
Lamport - CL
Rodgers
Pokorny
Ross
S. Davis
Sabo
Hallock
Heins
Martin
Gill
Hindel does play for the Terriers, and no he is not hurt. He sprained his ankle earlier in the season, but only missed a week. I know last year's backup catcher (Tyler Martin) at Kent State plays in the league, and I believe it is the Settlers. Another one of Kent's catchers, Brandon White has transfered (I think I heard he may be going to Akron), but plays on the Terriers as well.
Before you post or say anything else about Brandon, we are going to ask nicely for you not to post anything on here or anywhere else about Brandon. Mansfield Buckeye was not asking anything about Brandon or his transfer. If you feel the need to clarify someone's reasons for transferring for whatever reason on a public forum, then by all means do so, it serves no purpose for you to bring up a topic on my son. We are capable of letting anyone that is interested in knowing Brandon's situation, and his future plans on where he will continue his education/career. All they have to do is call us or send us an e-mail. Enough said.
Gallas is a real player and expect bigger things from him in his future. We wish him the best of luck as he moves forward in his career with his well deserved awards.
Good player, but slumping this year in summer ball. Baseball is a strange sport. One moment your on top of the world, then you lose your focus and your back on the bottom. Hope he turns it around again with another great season for Kent State.
Kent has a chance to make a major run this year. Their pitching staff may be the best in the country, they just need to go out and play to their abilities and avoid injuries. The achillies heal last season was offense. Alot of position players are coming back which is great from an experience stand point. With a year or two under them plus the additions of Cory Hindel and the two freshmen Brett Weibley and Ben Klafczynski, hopefully they can swing the bats much better this year. If they can put up around 6+ runs a game no one will challenge them in the MAC and they have a chance to be one of the top teams on the country.
OAK HILL — Brett Weibley made a stellar play at third base. Then another, and another.
He later belted a laser over the left-field fence, part of his contribution to Hollidaysburg’s 9-5 win over Doylestown in a Pennsylvania battle at the Mountain State Baseball Classic.
Each time, a spectator declared, “That’s why he’s going to Kent State.”
Weibley’s talents were obvious as Hollidaysburg won its final bracket game of the tournament. Division I college scouts were certainly aware of Weibley’s skills.
The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Weibley is a prized five-tool player. He chose Kent State over WVU, Coastal Carolina, St. John’s and Pittsburgh.
The chance to be part of an up-and-coming program is part of what sold Weibley on the Golden Flashes, who won the Mid-American Conference championship last month. Kent went on to play in an NCAA regional, losing to host Missouri and Miami.
Kent also defeated College World Series qualifier Louisville in the regular season.
“They have a very good program,” he said. “They have been to at least eight (NCAA) regionals. And I feel really good about the coaching staff. Coach (Scott) Stricklin came from Georgia Tech. At one time he was the No. 2 recruiter in the nation.”
Weibley is coming off a big high school season in which he hit .431 with five home runs and 36 runs batted in. He also slugged .712 and hit 12 doubles for the Hollidaysburg Tigers, who finished 13-8 and lost to perennial power State College in the district championship.
Weibley had a perfect day at the plate Saturday. He walked and was hit by a pitch before mashing a two-run homer in the fourth and adding an RBI double in the sixth.
He also showed off his defensive abilities. He effortlessly snagged a line drive just to his right, and also displayed his arm strength by throwing a strike to first from the third-base line to retire another runner.
Atta Boy Weibs..These next four yrs should be exciting. This incoming class has some of the offensive pieces needed to make a serious run, not to mention great pitching
is it true that Kent offered Coty Bates from Alliance a scholarship at the connie mack tournament in July to come and pitch for them but he told them no he'd rather go to a junior college?
BgStck45...I don't think that ever happened. Kent goes after good baseball players who also have a great makeup. Watching Bates play football, baseball, or basketball it is easy to see that he does not fit that mold. He is a decent pitcher that is best suited for a junior college or DII or DIII school. Kent is already loaded with pitching and if they were going to offer someone an opportunity it would have been the best pitcher on Alliance, Hendershot not Bates.
bgstck45 is correct believe it or not. Kent is loading up on pitching cuz of a few injuries, n they offered Bates to possibly try and walk on. Idk if they offered a scholarship or not
...lots to look forward to with that depth. Carp better be coming back
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