Baseball at MSU started with humble beginnings. It was the first organized sport at the State Agricultural College in athletic history, which was MSU’s second university name. Students organized the team and played local communities including the Capital Club of Lansing.
MSU baseball junior catcher Matt Byars, like his game, is quiet. Much like his 6-foot-1, 188 lbs. frame, his numbers are not over-imposing.
Jake Boss Jr. has always been around baseball. And to be around baseball is to be around his father.
Since the early 1970s Brian Pushie has been attending MSU baseball games. The 63-year-old Detroit resident said he has seen a lot of change during the time period he has enjoyed Spartan baseball, including the construction of a new stadium.
It was all Michigan all game long, until a Spartan rally in the eighth inning won game two of a three game set against the Wolverines in come from behind fashion, by a final score of 7-6.
Redshirt junior pitcher Cam Vieaux was unable to pick up a win for the Spartans for his second straight start.
Head coach Jake Boss Jr. and the Spartans have one goal in mind for this weekend — to win the series. This goal is the standard for MSU in every matchup, especially when it comes to conference play.
MSU baseball defeated the Toledo Rockets on Wednesday, 4-1.
MSU's game against Indiana Sunday was not only a key Big Ten matchup, it was the start of a rotational shift for Spartan baseball. Junior pitcher Joe Mockbee had appeared in 18 games for the Spartans as a reliever before this weekend.
On Sunday, #23 MSU baseball in the rubber match of a tightly contested conference series between the Spartans (27-9, 8-3 conference) and Indiana (22-15, 7-4). The Spartans move down to third place in the Big Ten after the loss, while Indiana rises to fourth in the conference standings. MSU went with Joe Mockbee on the mound to start the game.
Every Friday afternoon you can see him take the mound for the Spartans. He is the helm of MSU’s pitching staff and for good reason — he is one of the most dominant pitchers in the Big Ten. Redshirt junior Cam Vieaux has pitched a spectacular brand of baseball this season and because of that other teams loathe him, but respect him.
MSU looked to rebound against Indiana for game two of a three game weekend matchup against the Hoosiers. The Spartans dropped a close 3-2 game on Friday but slammed the door on the Hoosiers in game two, defeating Indiana in blowout fashion by a final score of 9-0.
Friday afternoon’s outing against Indiana was an uncharacteristic one for MSU starting left-hander Cam Vieaux. It wasn’t a bad start by any stretch of the imagination — just bad. Prior to the sixth inning against IU, Vieaux had only allowed three hits and two walks through five innings of work while striking out seven Hoosiers.
It was another solid start for redshirt junior Cam Vieaux — but it wasn’t enough for the Spartans who fell to the Hoosiers in game one of a three game weekend set by a final of 3-2.
To designated hitter Matt Byars it was just another hit.
MSU got back into action on Wednesday afternoon, playing their fifth game in the last six days. And after a marginal 1-0 loss to Notre Dame on Tuesday, the Spartans rebounded against Western Michigan and defeated the Broncos by a final score of 6-5.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Spartans welcomed in the Fighting Irish from Notre Dame for a midweek matchup.
MSU men's basketball started its 2015-16 season with a 13-1 start, but that record has been eclipsed by another Spartan team.
Meet the groundskeeper of MSU baseball's Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field.
Last year it was the Chippewas who came out of Detroit with the last laugh, but on Wednesday night the Spartans claimed victory in the sixth annual Clash at Comerica between MSU and CMU. MSU improved to 23-6 on the season while defeating the Chippewas by a final score of 7-3 after 14 innings of play.