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(04/07/12 9:39pm)
On paper, the MSU baseball team has an offense to compete with any team in the Big Ten and many teams across the country. However, on the field this weekend against in-state rival Michigan, the offense has told a very different story.
(04/07/12 2:00am)
After taking two out of three against Ohio State last weekend to open up Big Ten play, the MSU baseball fell to in-state rival Michigan 4-0 in the weekend opener on Friday in Ann Arbor.
(04/06/12 2:37am)
Lansing – With a weekend three-game series against Michigan approaching, Jake Boss Jr. saw an opportunity in the Crosstown Showdown to showcase the depth of his pitchers in his arsenal. But after four pitchers spread out a scoreless game into the seventh inning, it appeared the depth had run out when it reached junior pitcher Ryan Martin.
(04/06/12 2:30am)
After a break from the usual grind Thursday at the Crosstown Showdown, the MSU baseball team gets back to Big Ten play Friday with the first of three games against arch-rival Michigan.
(04/05/12 1:40am)
The MSU baseball team continued its winning ways with a 6-1 victory against Eastern Michigan on Wednesday in Ypsilianti, Mich.
(04/05/12 1:26am)
Jimmy Pickens considers himself blessed to have played in professional baseball stadiums multiple times since he picked up the game as a kid.
(04/05/12 1:23am)
For the sixth-straight year, the Lansing Lugnuts will open up the season against the MSU baseball team.
(04/04/12 12:21am)
After wrapping up a three-game series with Ohio State on Monday, the MSU baseball team doesn’t have a chance for much rest before a busy weekend.
(04/02/12 11:37pm)
After losing the first game of the Big Ten season 1-0 against Ohio State on Saturday, baseball head coach Jake Boss Jr. said his Spartans knew they had two chances to redeem themselves against the Buckeyes.
(04/02/12 11:35pm)
Nearing the midway point of the baseball season, head coach Jake Boss Jr. has grown certain of the strength of this year’s ball club — the pitching.
(04/02/12 2:38am)
Driving in the winning run before earning the save in the same game would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most baseball players.
(03/31/12 8:45pm)
Tony Bucciferro hasn’t always had the best luck against Ohio State. Coming into Saturday’s matchup, the senior pitcher had surrendered 22 hits and 13 earned runs in 10.2 innings of work in his last two outings against the Buckeyes.
(03/30/12 12:32am)
Tony Bucciferro knows he’s expected to have a good outing when he takes the mound for the MSU baseball team (15-7) at 1:05 p.m. on Saturday at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field in the Big Ten opener against Ohio State (13-10 overall, 1-2 Big Ten).
(03/29/12 2:35am)
Looking at the box score, there’s very little that stands out about Tony Wieber’s ground out in the bottom of the ninth inning. However, it might have been the most significant at-bat of the ballgame between MSU and Central Michigan Wednesday at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field.
(03/28/12 1:04am)
While the MSU baseball team finds its way offensively this season, junior outfielder Jordan Keur has been a force at the plate.
(03/28/12 12:32am)
Before the MSU baseball team started the 2012 season, the Spartans came together and made it a goal to not take any plays off.
(03/26/12 11:47pm)
In the midst of an eight-game home stand, the MSU baseball team hosts its first midweek game of the season at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday at Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium.
(03/26/12 12:43am)
For MSU pitcher Mike Theodore, Sunday was a welcomed change-up.
(03/24/12 11:30pm)
Jake Boss Jr. is an offensive minded baseball coach.
The fifth year MSU head coach isn’t all about home runs and power hitting, necessarily, but he loves when his team can go out and produce runs in various situations.
That’s why Boss left the field after Saturday’s 11-2 win over Oakland at Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium with a bigger smile on his face than after Friday’s 2-1 nailbiter.
“If we execute, good things are going to happen,” Boss said. “We had one (Friday) where we kind of grinded it out a little bit. But I would take the 11-2 (win) any day.”
MSU (12-7) didn’t outmuscle the Golden Grizzlies (3-15) on Saturday, instead playing small ball to move runners into scoring position and create opportunities. And unlike Friday, the Spartans capitalized on those chances.
The scoring started in the bottom of the first, when junior designated hitter Tony Wieber hit a sacrifice fly to bring home junior left fielder Jordan Keur. Going 4-for-5 with four RBIs, Keur led the Spartans to a strong offensive showing and said he feels very comfortable at the plate.
He added that Saturday’s offensive output was more indicative of MSU’s potential than Friday’s game.
“We’re better than what we’re showing right now,” Keur said. “And I think (Saturday) was a perfect example of what we’re capable of doing.”
The Spartans added another run in the second on a Keur single, which scored senior shortstop Justin Scanlon after he moved to second on a bunt and stole third.
Oakland fought back to tie the game in the top of the third, but MSU scored at least one run in each of the following innings, including a four-run eighth that set the stage for junior pitcher Joe Zwierzynski to close out the game.
Boss was pleased to see his team put some runs on the board, but he was most happy with the way the Spartans scored. A perfectly executed hit-and-run and a safety squeeze that brought in a run in the fourth inning are the exact kind of plays he said his team needs to make, and he said his fairly youthful roster has to realize that.
“It’s tough to hit a grand slam with two guys on base,” Boss joked. “So I think a lot of times guys, especially the younger guys, try to make too many things happen instead of letting the game come to them. I thought we did a pretty good job of that today.”
Junior second baseman Ryan Jones, who walked twice and had two hits and an RBI Saturday, said it’s the upperclassmen’s responsibility to help the younger players understand Boss’ philosophy, which was good enough for a Big Ten regular season championship last season. He also said when one person bunts or a sacrifices for the betterment of the team, other players will follow.
“You see somebody ahead of you get a hit, you want to move them over,” Jones said. “You want to pick up your teammate, and that’s where the contagious part comes from.”
On the mound, MSU’s pitching continued to pace the team, as junior Andrew Waszak picked up the win to move to 1-1 on the season with a 1.63 ERA. After five innings of work, Waszak deferred to senior Bryce Jenney, who then pitched three scoreless innings before Zwierzynski came on in the ninth.
The Spartans will try to sweep their first home series of the season at 1:05 p.m. Sunday, when they take on the Golden Grizzlies for the third time at McLane Baseball Stadium.
“It’s a really big game tomorrow,” Jones said. “They’re really going to come to play, and I think we’ll be ready. After you get the second win, you’re always looking for the sweep, and I think that’s what we need to do.”
(03/24/12 12:23am)
Tony Wieber has been doing a little bit of everything for the MSU baseball for awhile now.