The Spartans finish the series 1-2 after they split wins with the Badgers on Friday, falling 5-3 in the first game before rallying back to an 8-3 victory in the second.
After losing their first game of the day by a score of 5-3, Michigan State softball put up eight runs in their second match of the day to earn an 8-3 win and split their conference-opening series doubleheader against the Wisconsin Badgers.
Michigan State softball defeated Central Michigan 3-0 in its home opener to earn their second straight victory and improve to 9-12 overall on the year.
One of McDonald-Kelley’s first tasks on her to-do list was to shake up the culture. It started with her determining a theme for the first season: "Unleash."
While sports outside of football and basketball are often overlooked, there’s been a significant revamp in these four programs to try and jumpstart some success.
McDonald-Kelley will be tasked with getting the softball program back on track after they finished with a 24-28 record last season including going 4-16 in conference play.
Softball Head Coach Jacquie Joseph's retirement adds another to the list of Michigan State Athletics' head coaching search.
MSU goes 1-2 in their weekend series against UMD.
They'll begin this last stretch of the season when they head to West Lafayette, Indiana on Friday to take on the Boilermakers.
Michigan State softball's pitching shines as they take down Western Michigan 6-4.
Nebraska swept Michigan State in softball weekend series.
Michigan State softball ball drops second game versus Oakland.
“I’m disappointed with the outcome,” Joseph said. “The game was there for us to win, and you’ve gotta tip your cap because their pitcher was better. She was better and she beat us.”
The Spartans advance 19-13 on the season and will host Ohio State (21-6) in a three-game weekend series.
