SPORTS

Lansing splits series with Great Lakes; prevails Sunday on the road at Midland

Denny Schwarze

May 29, 2007

Lansing — The Lansing Lugnuts split a two-game home stand with the Great Lakes Loons on Friday and Saturday. The Lugnuts continued their winning ways on the road Sunday in Midland with a 10-5 victory against Great Lakes. Lansing and Great Lakes traded quality hitting performances, with the Loons winning 13-6 Friday, and Lansing prevailing 10-3 on Saturday.

ICE HOCKEY

Hockey goaltender honored for 3.68 GPA

Sean Merriman

May 29, 2007

MSU sophomore goaltender Jeff Lerg earned second-team Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America.

SPORTS

Golf team places 16th at NCAA Championships

Sean Merriman

May 29, 2007

The MSU women's golf team finished 16th at the NCAA Championships with a total score of 1,232. The team finished the four-day tournament Friday, held at LPGA International Legends Course in Daytona Beach, Fla. Seniors Mandi McConnell, Rachel Meikle and Heather Rose came within the top 50 in the nation, the first time in school history MSU recorded three top-50 finishes at the NCAA Championships. McConnell led the Spartans with a 30th-place finish following a four-day total of 302, and finished the season with a 76.18 stroke average in 40 rounds, the ninth best in school history.

FOOTBALL

MSU adds a four-star recruit to 2007 roster

Sean Merriman

May 24, 2007

He's not the original "MJ," but he should certainly help matters for the MSU football team.

BASEBALL

MSU ballplayers earn All-Big Ten honors

Denny Schwarze

May 23, 2007

Several MSU baseball players earned All-Big Ten honors Tuesday afternoon. The announcements came after MSU narrowly missed the Big Ten Tournament with a 8-7 loss to Illinois on Sunday.

BASEBALL

Lugnuts above .500 after taking series

Denny Schwarze

May 22, 2007

The Lansing Lugnuts took three of four games against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers this past weekend.

BASEBALL

Loss leaves Spartans out of postseason

Sean Merriman

May 21, 2007

Despite jumping out to a 7-0 lead, the MSU baseball team fell to Illinois 8-7, Sunday afternoon at Illinois Field, putting an end to the Spartans' hopes of playing in the postseason Big Ten Tournament.

SPORTS

Men's golf team gets NCAA tourney bid

Sean Merriman

May 21, 2007

The No. 26 MSU men's golf team earned a spot in the NCAA Championships for the first time in 14 years after finishing eighth in the NCAA Central Regional tournament this past weekend. MSU finished 18-over par 306 on the final day of the three-day competition Saturday in Sugar Grove, Ill., for an overall total of 51-over par 915. Junior Ryan Brehm was the top team finisher, finishing 9-over par 225. Tulsa and Alabama came in first and second, respectively. MSU earned its first trip to the NCAA Championships under seventh-year head coach Mark Hankins and will compete in Williamsburg, Va., starting May 30.

BASEBALL

Lugnuts infielder headed to the DL

Denny Schwarze

May 18, 2007

The Lansing Lugnuts placed second baseman Chris Gutierrez on the 7-day disabled list after the infielder suffered a hamstring injury.

BASEBALL

Hardball squad sets sights on tournament

Denny Schwarze

May 18, 2007

The MSU baseball team hopes to ride a hot streak all the way to the Big Ten Tournament as they head to Champaign, Ill.

SPORTS

WEB EXTRA: Merchant adds 4 to women's hoops staff

Thea Neal

May 17, 2007

Four more women's basketball positions were filled Tuesday, when head coach Suzy Merchant announced her latest hirings for MSU.

BASEBALL

Lugnuts squander early lead

Denny Schwarze

May 16, 2007

Lansing — The Lansing Lugnuts' lineup was no match for a strong pitching staff Tuesday. South Bend Silverhawks starter Brett Anderson kept the Lansing offense quiet, leading his team to a 5-3 victory. Anderson did not allow a base runner through three innings but was the first to allow a run.

SPORTS

Big Ten and ACC strike a new deal

Sean Merriman

May 15, 2007

The Big Ten and the Atlantic Coast Conferences announced that MSU will host Clemson in the first ever women's basketball Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Nov.

BASEBALL

Spartans bring their brooms

Sean Merriman

May 14, 2007

Lansing — Chants of "Let's get some hits" filled the air at Oldsmobile Park on Sunday as MSU battled Northwestern in the final game of a weekend series. Going into the ninth inning with the game tied at three, freshman outfielder Chris Roberts stepped up to the plate and did just that.

FOOTBALL

Football recruit will receive chemotherapy

Trey Scroggin

May 14, 2007

Arthur Ray Jr., a 2007 MSU football signee from Chicago, has been diagnosed with cancer and is awaiting chemotherapy.

BASEBALL

Errors prove to be costly for Lugnuts

Denny Schwarze

May 14, 2007

Lansing — The Lansing Lugnuts ended a four-game series against The Swing of the Quad Cities on a down note Friday night, falling 11-5.

SPORTS

Women's team adds a piece of the puzzle

Trey Scroggin

May 14, 2007

Shane Clipfell, former women's basketball assistant coach at Eastern Michigan University, will join women's basketball head coach Suzy Merchant at MSU.

SPORTS

Strong showing at regionals boosts women's golf squad

Denny Schwarze

May 14, 2007

The MSU women's golf team finished eighth in the NCAA Central Regional Tournament on Saturday, and earned a berth in the NCAA Championships, beginning May 22. The team finished with a three-day total of 901 strokes, at 49-over-par.

SOFTBALL

Ace pitcher sends softball team home

Denny Schwarze

May 14, 2007

The MSU softball team could not get going offensively against 2007 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Eileen Canney and the Northwestern Wildcats Thursday.The team fell 4-0 in the first round of the Big Ten Championship Tournament in Columbus, Ohio.

SPORTS

With draft approaching, here's a prediction of first 10 selections

After weeks of NFL teams and analysts dissecting players based on their talent, potential and personality, the NFL Draft finally takes place Saturday.