Kent State junior outfielder Josh Johnson scrambles to make a play on a hit ball during a game against Miami last month in Kent. Right about now, the Kent State baseball team could use a spark. The Golden Flashes (17-22, 12-14 MAC) managed to merely split last weekend’s series against rival Akron, which was last in the Mid-American Conference, and now must scramble to make the four-team 2022 MAC tournament field. The Flashes are in sixth place, two games in the loss column behind fourth-place Ohio University (20-19, 12-12), with 12 league contests remaining. Kent State head coach Jeff Duncan is hoping a midweek home battle with Ohio State (13-26), which is struggling even more than his squad this season, helps shake his players out of their doldrums. “Our guys will be really excited to play [Ohio State],” said Duncan. “It’s good to get them back on the schedule. We’re…
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