KENT, Ohio (Interstat) — Ben Rabatin pitched seven innings of three-hit shutout ball to lead Kent State to a 6-0 victory over Eastern Michigan on Sunday afternoon in a Mid-American Conference game at Olga Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium. Rabatin struck out three and allowed no earned runs. Sawyer Solitaria homered in the first inning to put the Golden Flashes ahead. Kent State added four runs in the third, fueled by RBI singles from Alejandro Covas and Brady Marshall and a sacrifice fly from Ripken Reese. Luke Matthews doubled in a run in the fourth, and Brody Williams followed with an RBI double. Kent State had 13 hits, while Eastern Michigan managed four and grounded into two double plays. Gregory Kennedy worked three hitless innings in relief for the Eagles. Nick Guidas threw two innings of one-hit relief for the Flashes. The win gave Kent State a split of the weekend series after Eastern Michigan won 10-7 in 10 innings Saturday. The Golden Flashes improved to 36-12, and the Eagles fell to 17-32.