Kent State's Nick Jensen-Clagg (David Dermer, Kent State Athletics)

Ohio Bests Kent State With Insane Comeback

KENT, Ohio — The surprising Ohio Bobcats scored five runs on only one hit in a crazy top of the ninth to upset MAC powerhouse Kent State, 7-5.

The Golden Flashes were undone by wildness from their usually reliable bullpen, wasting 6 1/3 excellent innings from ace Nick Jensen-Clagg in a flurry of walks and wild pitches.

With Jensen-Clagg on 98 pitches and in possession of a 3-1 lead, Kent State coach Jeff Duncan called on reliever Dan Kopcak. It was a strategy that had worked the week before — Jensen-Clagg held a lead in the seventh against Ball State, after throwing 98 pitches, and Kopcak[…]