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Preview: MSU baseball to face No. 1 seed Maryland in first round of the Big Ten Tournament

Nick Lundberg

May 23, 2023

While the .500 record to finish the last month of conference play off was not exactly ideal, the seven wins in that span were just enough to allow MSU to grab the eighth and final seed in the Big Ten Tournament, marking a return to the conference's post-season tournament for the first time since 2018. With coming into the tournament as an eight seed, Michigan State will face the top-seeded Maryland Terrapins. The game will be the third of the tournament's opening day with first pitch clocked for 7 p.m. at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Nebraska. While the winner will advance to play either fourth-seeded Nebraska or fifth-seeded Rutgers on Thursday evening, the losing team will still have something to play for as they will face the loser of that same game on Thursday morning.

BASEBALL

'He is going to be a really really good player here': Jake Dresselhouse flashes potential in freshman season

Jacob Smith

April 26, 2023

Jake Dresselhouse has cracked the Spartan lineup as a freshman, giving a taste of what could be the start of a dazzling career at MSU.

BASEBALL

MSU baseball wraps up Michigan series with commending 14-2 victory

Maddy Warren

April 24, 2023

After dropping the first two games of the weekend, the Spartans finished strong with a whopping 14-2 victory over the Wolverines. With the impressive win, the Spartans improve to 24-13 overall and 7-5 in Big Ten play. They return home to East Lansing to face Notre Dame on Tuesday at 6:05 p.m.

BASEBALL

MSU baseball fails to walk off with bases loaded, falls to Purdue Fort Wayne for first loss in six games

Nick Lundberg

April 20, 2023

Michigan State baseball had an opportunity to send its fans home happy in the bottom of the ninth. The score read 4-3 in favor of the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons with one of the Spartans' best hitters in junior infielder Brock Vradenburg stepping to the plate with the bases loaded. After taking the first pitch, Vradenburg grounded out to first as the 10-win Mastodons snapped MSU’s five-game win streak.

BASEBALL

Michigan State baseball sweeps Western Illinois, wins sixth game in a row

Sam Sklar and Jacob Smith

April 15, 2023

Michigan State won via mercy rule twice in a Saturday doubleheader against Western Illinois.

BASEBALL

Michigan State comes roaring back from five-run deficit, beats Western Illinois 10-9

Alex Faber

April 15, 2023

Trailing by as many as five runs, Michigan State started its three-game weekend series against Western Illinois with a roaring comeback, overcoming a host of costly errors throughout the evening to win 10-9.

BASEBALL

How MSU baseball landed a 2019 World Series champion on its staff

Sam Sklar

April 11, 2023

2019 World Series Champion Adam Eaton joined the Michigan State baseball staff this season as director of player development, but his ties to MSU go much deeper than the last year.

BASEBALL

MSU baseball splits Saturday doubleheader with Ohio State

Jacob Smith

April 9, 2023

Michigan State Baseball split a Saturday doubleheader against Ohio State after a bizarre turnaround. After defeat in the first game 13-2, the Spartans had an explosion of the offense of their own with a 16-3 victory in the second game.

BASEBALL

Jake Boss Jr. earns 400th win after victory over OSU

Bella Johnson

April 7, 2023

Michigan State Head Baseball Coach Jake Boss Jr. logged his 400th career win at Michigan State after a 7-1 victory over Ohio State Friday night.

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MSU baseball falls to Lansing Lugnuts in 15th annual Crosstown Showdown Tuesday

Melanie Soverinsky

April 4, 2023

In the 15th annual Crosstown Showdown, MSU fell to the Lansing Lugnuts 12-3 at Jackson Field.

SPORTS

MSU baseball sweeps doubleheader against Purdue, wins conference opening series

Nick Lundberg and Jacob Smith

March 26, 2023

After falling in game one of their conference-opening series to Purdue on Friday, Michigan State baseball swept their doubleheader against the Boilermakers on Sunday by scores of 5-4 and 12-6. With the wins, MSU moves to 13-8 on the season.

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Michigan State baseball drops Big Ten Conference opener to Purdue 5-4

Jacob Smith

March 24, 2023

The Michigan State baseball team dropped the opener of Big Ten Conference play in the first of a three-game series against Purdue 5-4 on Friday.

BASEBALL

Michigan State baseball comes alive mid-game for win in season home opener

Miranda Dunlap

March 22, 2023

After 17 out-of-state games, Michigan State opened its home season by facing Western Michigan, taking the matchup 8-3.

BASEBALL

Michigan State baseball celebrates 17th annual First Pitch Dinner

Jenna Malinowski

February 6, 2023

The Michigan State baseball team hosted its annual First Pitch Dinner Sunday afternoon, ringing in the unofficial start of the 2023 season. In attendance were Alumnus of the Year recipient Eric Rosekrans and keynote speaker and Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield.

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'It's not easy': Student athletes discuss life as STEM majors

Maddy Warren

September 27, 2022

A typical student-athlete balances a full plate of intense practice schedules, a full course load and any additional extracurriculars. But for student athletes studying STEM fields, the challenge is even more difficult due to the demand of a heavy workload.