Kent State ace lefthander Eric Lauer (Aaron Fitt)

King In The North: Flashes Of Greatness

“To get to Omaha you’ve got to be excellent in everything you do, and that’s what we’re striving to do right now,” said Jeff Duncan.

Oh yeah? The head coach of a team projected last week as a No. 4 regional seed, at No. 76 in the RPI, owner of a 1-3 record against the RPI top 50, just said the O-word, completely unprompted.

That takes confidence, sure, but if you coached Duncan’s team, you’d be feelin’ it too.

Duncan, an imposing 37-year-old former New York Mets outfielder, is the head coach at Kent State, one[…]