In 2012 , the Flashes won their fourth consecutive MAC Tournament title and advanced to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament . The Flashes first won the Gary Regional as the region 's third seed with a 3 – 0 record , which began with a 7 – 6 , 21-inning win over Kentucky in the 2nd longest game in tournament history . The win was followed by a 7 – 4 victory over host Purdue and a 3 – 2 win over Kentucky in the regional final . The Flashes advanced to the Super Regional series in Eugene , Oregon , against host Oregon and won the series 2 – 1 with a series-clinching run in the bottom of the ninth inning of game three . During the series , the team 's winning streak reached 21 games before a 3 – 2 Oregon win in the second game of the series . In the 2012 College World Series , after falling to Arkansas 8 – 1 in the opener , the Flashes defeated national top seed Florida 5 – 4 . A 4 – 1 loss to defending national champion and eventual 2012 runner-up South Carolina ended the Flashes ' run , giving them a national fifth-place finish . Kent State 's appearance in the College World Series marked the first appearance by any Mid-American Conference team since the 1976 Eastern Michigan Eagles and first ever by a MAC team at both the Super Regional round and College World Series since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams . The Flashes were also the first team from the state of Ohio to appear in the College World Series since the 1970 Ohio Bobcats
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2012 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament
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