Game 1: No. 30 Kent State Golden Flashes 1 (0-2, 0-0 MAC) vs. Winthrop 2 (2-0, 0-0 Big South)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Kent St | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Winthrop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
WP: J. Strong (1-0), 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
LP: Eric Lauer (0-1), 2.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
SV: J. Strain (1) 1.0 IP, 1 K
Game 2: No. 30 Kent State Golden Flashes 9 (1-2, 0-0 MAC) vs. Winthrop Eagles 5 (2-1, 0-0 Big South)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Kent St | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
| Winthrop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
WP: Jared Skolnicki (1-0), 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 7 K
LP: M. Crohan (0-1), 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 2 K
SV: none
Kent State notables:
SP Andy Ravel: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 5 K
SS Sawyer Polen: 3-for-8, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B, 1 BB
LF Luke Burch: 4-for-8, 3 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Winthrop notables:
DH/CF A. Paulsen: 4-for-7, 2 R, 2 RBI
3B B. Kacka: 3-for-4, 1 R