No. 30 Kent State Golden Flashes 1 (0-1, 0-0 MAC) vs. Winthrop Eagles 9 (1-0, 0-0 Big South)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Kent St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Winthrop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
WP: S. Kmiec (1-0), 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 9 K
LP: Nick Jensen-Clagg (0-1), 5.0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 7 K
SV: none
Kent State notables:
OF Luke Burch: 0-for-3, 1 BB, 1 SB, 1 HBP
OF Alex Miklos: 1-for-3
1B Zarley Zalewski: 2-for-3, 1 HBP
Winthrop notables:
C R. Gonzalez: 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
SS K. Edwards: 1-for-3, 2 RBI
LF B. Thomas: 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB