After winning a share of the Big Ten championship earlier this year, several players tearing up summer leagues are giving MSU baseball fans a reason to believe they can repeat.
Senior pitcher Tony Bucciferro and junior second baseman Ryan Jones have been selected to play in the 49th annual Cape Cod League All-Star Game on July 29 at Fenway Park in Boston.
Bucciferro — who will take over as the ace of the Spartan pitching staff after the graduation of Kurt Wunderlich — leads the East Division with 35 strikeouts in 42 1/3 innings. A first-team All-Big Ten pitcher in 2011, Bucciferro has been strong for the Brewster Whitecaps with a 1.70 ERA, good for second-best in the division.
Jones — who also plays for the Whitecaps — is sixth in the East Division with a .293 batting average and currently has 10 multi-hit games this summer. In his sophomore season, Jones was a first-team All-Big Ten selection and owned a 33-game hitting streak for the Spartans
Support student media! Please consider donating to The State News and help fund the future of journalism.
