MSU baseball takes 17th annual Crosstown Showdown with 1-0 win
On Tuesday night, Michigan State University baseball earned its first win over the Lansing Lugnuts in 11 years, walking away with a 1-0 victory in the Crosstown Showdown.
On Tuesday night, Michigan State University baseball earned its first win over the Lansing Lugnuts in 11 years, walking away with a 1-0 victory in the Crosstown Showdown.
After losing both games in a rainy doubleheader the previous day, Michigan State University baseball erupted for 16 hits on 35 at-bats, securing a 14-4 run-rule victory over Illinois in eight innings.
In spite of numerous weather delays and time postponements, the Michigan State baseball team hosted the Illinois Fighting Illini for their first home in-conference series of the season. Although showing strength throughout, the Spartans failed to hold onto an advantage, losing both outings.
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After taking two of three from a resurgent Penn State squad, Michigan State University baseball has an opportunity to make a statement in the Big Ten.
In the final game of the weekend, Michigan State University baseball won its first Big Ten series of the year, defeating the Nittany Lions 10-5 on Sunday.
In game two of the three-game series Saturday afternoon, Michigan State University baseball jumped to a 5-1 lead before Penn State responded with 10 unanswered runs to win 11-5.
The Spartans capitalized on Penn State's mistakes and played clean baseball to take game one of three, winning 4-0.
Sophomore Ryan McKay delivered the best performance of his career at the plate, going 4-for-4 with four singles and a walk. While not typically known for his speed — having just five stolen bases entering the game — McKay made an impact on the basepaths, swiping two bags and scoring three runs.
Michigan State University baseball opened its Big Ten slate with a series loss at Iowa, winning the opener but dropping the next two. The Hawkeyes’ bats proved too much for the Spartans, outscoring them 25-11 across the series.
MSU allowed nine runs in the fifth, fueling Michigan to an 11-7 win.
Michigan State University baseball head coach Jake Boss Jr. secured his 450th career win at MSU with a dramatic 3-2 walk-off victory over Cornell, courtesy of Randy Seymour. Later that day, Boss added another milestone win as the Spartans defeated UAB 5-2, sweeping Friday’s doubleheader.
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