CLEVELAND, Ohio – Kent State was selected to win the 2024 Mid-American Conference title in a preseason poll conducted by the league’s 11 head coaches. The Golden Flashes picked up eight first-place votes and are favorites to win the MAC. Kent State also secured eight votes to win the MAC Tournament, which returns to Avon, Ohio at Mercy Health Stadium on May 22-26 with the top six teams making the championship.

The Flashes went 42-16 last season and 24-6 in conference play, winning the regular season by five games. Kent State was especially tough at home, going 22-1 in the regular season at Schoonover Stadium. Kent State returns over 60 percent of its offense from 2023 where they averaged 8.5 runs per game. On the mound, the Flashes bring back 55 percent of innings pitched from last season. Kent State as a staff put together a 4.72 team earned run average.
 
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2024 MAC Baseball Head Coaches Preseason Poll
(First place votes in parentheses)
1. Kent State (8) -- 98
2. Ball State (3) -- 93
3. Central Michigan -- 68
4. Western Michigan -- 67
5. Ohio -- 61
6. Toledo -- 60
7. Miami -- 59
8. Bowling Green -- 36
9. Eastern Michigan -- 29
10. Northern Illinois -- 22
11. Akron  -- 12

Tournament Champions: Kent State (8), Western Michigan (2), Ball State (1)