The MSU baseball team made their last home game of the 2013 season a memorable one, beating Eastern Michigan 6-3 with the help of a two-run home run in the third inning by sophomore right fielder Jimmy Pickens.
On a day meant for seniors, it was a junior who stole the show — and the series for the MSU baseball team.
A day after the Spartans (25-14, 8-6 Big Ten) seemingly could do no wrong in a 12-3 drubbing against Illinois, a pair of big innings and general inconsistency for much of the afternoon at the plate allowed the Fighting Illini to steal a 7-3 victory at McLane Baseball Stadium at Old College Field.
The MSU baseball team came out of the gate swinging and never let up Friday evening, beating Illinois 12-3 behind strong performances from sophomore designated hitter Blaise Salter, junior catcher Joel Fisher and sophomore outfielder Jimmy Pickens.
It has been a week since the MSU baseball team took the field against Big Ten competition, and as the conference season winds down every series matters for the fifth-place Spartans.
The MSU baseball team fell to the Lansing Lugnuts Wednesday night 10-2 at the seventh-annual Crosstown Showdown. However, the loss didn’t prevent fans from having a good time.
For the first time in a week, the MSU baseball team will take the field when they travel to South Bend, Ind., to take on Notre Dameat 5:35 p.m. today.
The recent rash of inclement weather might have put a damper on the moods of students and faculty, but for the MSU Athletics Department,it’s been especially inconvenient.
With a chance to jump near the top of the Big Ten standings, the MSU baseball team will have to go through the conference’s top team.
DETROIT — It had the makings of a special evening at Comerica Park.
Despite chilly temperatures and driving rain, Spartan fans still came to support MSU at the third-annual Clash at Comerica between MSU and Central Michigan on Wednesday evening.
Cam Gibson would like to leave the field with a clean pair of underpants.
Most young ballplayers dream about playing under the bright lights of a professional stadium. For one night a year, the dream becomes a reality for members of the MSU baseball team.
Jimmy Pickens couldn’t stop smiling. With a line of eager autograph seekers waiting behind him, it’s tough to blame the sophomore outfielder who had the weekend of his life.
After being hired by WKAR in 1974 and taking over WKAR’s “Sportstalk/870” in 1985, it’s been the soft and welcoming tone of Earle Robinson’s voice coming across the airwaves, always polite and eager to discuss the most pressing local sports news.
Even with a series victory in hand, the weekend did not come without a significant loss for the MSU baseball team.
A weekend fraught with inclement weather, including long periods of heavy snow, multiple delays and a pair of extra inning games against the Big Ten’s top team wasn’t exactly in the game plan.
The MSU baseball team not only will have to battle poor weather conditions this weekend, but it also will have to find a way to cool off a red-hot Indiana Hoosier team.
The seventh-annual Crosstown Showdown between the Lansing Lugnuts and MSU baseball team has been postponed until, May 1 as a seven-inning game.
After getting swept by Michigan last weekend, the MSU baseball team got back on the right path with a 10-1 win against Western Michigan on Tuesday afternoon.