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MSU baseball’s offense not enough to overcome the Maryland defense in first round of Big Ten Tournament

Despite a fantastic outing from the eighth-seeded Spartan starting pitcher Nick Powers, who had six strikeouts in seven innings, the effort was not enough to overcome the top-seeded Maryland Terrapins. Their defense turned countless double plays to strand 10 Spartan runners in a 3-2 first-round loss. With the loss, MSU will face the winner of fourth-seeded Nebraska and fifth-seeded Rutgers on Thursday morning to attempt to prolong their season. First pitch is set for 11 a.m. 

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

'Wicked' returns to the Wharton Center, seats still available

“Wicked” has returned to East Lansing, running May 10 to May 28 at the Wharton Center. In addition to the themes of friendship and sisterhood, Valli said that many people find Wicked relatable because Elphaba’s story is a tale of an underdog. “I think that this is a story that people can relate to because it's about an underdog,” Valli said. “It's about somebody who's rising into power, and somebody who's finding themself and their voice and not letting anybody bring them down or water themselves down for the comfortability of others.”

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

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. 

MSU

MSU administrators file response to ex-business dean’s “desperate” lawsuit

Michigan State University’s top administrators motioned for a complete dismissal of a lawsuit from controversial former business school dean Sanjay Gupta, describing the suit as a “desperate, last-ditch plea for this court to take on the role of super-personnel department.” Gupta’s suit alleges that seven MSU leaders defamed him in a presidential succession plot, with then Provost Teresa Woodruff ousting him for a mandatory reporting failure to best position herself to become the university president.