Matt Byars, Michigan State University baseball’s award-winning catcher for the 2016-2017 seasons, died Tuesday at 27 while rock climbing in Colorado, according to a press release from the team.
Redshirt sophomore catcher Bryan Broecker became the third Spartan drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft Tuesday afternoon after being picked up by the Tampa Bay Rays.
Brock Vradenburg, the second of Michigan State baseball’s top 2023 MLB Draft prospects, was selected in the third round by the Miami Marlins at pick number 78 on Day Two Monday afternoon.
After barely falling out of the first round, former Michigan State baseball standout infielder Mitch Jebb was selected with the 42nd pick in the 2023 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
No. 8 Michigan State upset No. 5 Rutgers 6-4 Thursday morning to give the Spartans their first Big Ten Baseball Tournament win since 2016.
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.
Michigan State beat Notre Dame for a series sweep Tuesday evening, using a six-run seventh inning to come out on top.
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.
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.
Michigan State won via mercy rule twice in a Saturday doubleheader against Western Illinois.
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.
Michigan State took care of business against Oakland, thanks in large part to another strong game from junior first baseman Brock Vradenburg.
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.
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.
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.
In the 15th annual Crosstown Showdown, MSU fell to the Lansing Lugnuts 12-3 at Jackson Field.
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.
After 17 out-of-state games, Michigan State opened its home season by facing Western Michigan, taking the matchup 8-3.
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.
In his role, Eaton will be a coaching staff liaison "with input on the development of outfield play, baserunning and hitting."