Alex Frank

KENT, Ohio - Drew Saylor’s two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning gave the Kent State baseball team a 4-3 win over Northern Kentucky University on Wednesday and a sweep of the doubleheader.

After NKU (8-10) took a 3-2 lead in the top of the seventh on a run-scoring single by Keith Jackson, the Flashes loaded the bases with one out in the bottom half. Saylor ended the game by hitting a ball over the head of Alex Frank in center field for a walk-off two-run single off reliever Steve Thomas (1-1).

Frank was 3-for-4 with two RBI to lead the Norse offensive attack in the nightcap. Matt Jones added two hits and scored three runs.

In the opener, the Flashes (16-10) scored 11 unanswered runs to post an 11-3 win. NKU built a 2-0 lead on home runs by Frank and Brad Meyer, but Kent State responded by scoring the next 11 runs during the following four innings.

Saylor tied the game in the third with a two-run home run. The Flashes took the lead with a three-run fourth inning. Andy Hargrove broke the tie with a run-scoring double, and Joe Tucker hit a two-run double later in the inning to give Kent State a 5-2 lead.

Saylor singled in a run and Andrew Davis drove in two more during a five-run sixth to put the game away.

Frank went 2-for-3 at the plate for the Norse in the second game.

NKU will return home this weekend and meet Lewis in a four-game series, beginning at noon Saturday.