After splitting a pair of games this week against in-state rivals, the MSU baseball team (18-11 overall, 3-3 Big Ten) will host Big Ten Conference foe Purdue this weekend for a three-game series.
With a special message honoring 8-year-old cancer victim Lacey Holsworth, the MSU baseball team beat Western Michigan 11-3 on Wednesday afternoon.
MSU fell at home to in-state rival Central Michigan on Tuesday night to end a season long seven-game winning streak.Despite only giving up four hits, MSU was unable to overcome nine errors, which led to seven unearned runs.Head coach Jake Boss Jr.
MSU baseball will look to extend its seven-game winning streak this week with more midweek back-to-back games against Central Michigan and Western Michigan, starting with the Chippewas on Tuesday at McLane Baseball Stadium at Old College Field.
The difference was at the mound for MSU baseball this past weekend.
By Robert Bondyrbondy@statenews.comTHE STATE NEWSnnMSU baseball used 12 hits and another stellar outing from its pitching staff to complete the three-game series sweep of Siena on Sunday afternoon, winning 5-1 at McLane Baseball Stadium at Old College Field.The game was a one-run game until junior right fielder Jimmy Pickens brought in three runs on a first-pitch double in the bottom of the seventh to seal the win for MSU.
MSU baseball used stifling pitching to go 2-0 on Saturday, sweeping a doubleheader against Siena at McLane Baseball Stadium at Old College Field.
LANSING — MSU baseball failed to take advantage of key offensive opportunities and fell, 3-2, Thursday night in the eighth annual Crosstown Showdown against MLB minor league foe Lansing Lugnuts at Cooley Law School Stadium.
LANSING — Despite less-than-ideal temperatures and dreary skies, Lansing grandparents Edward and Charlene Buss couldn't pass up the opportunity to take their grandsons, Collin Moore, 10, and Lucas Moore, 8, to an MSU sporting event.
A day before playing the Lansing Lugnuts, MSU baseball reached a season high winning streak Wednesday afternoon, topping Oakland 5-3 in the home opener.
MSU used five runs in the top of fourth inning to earn a road victory over Eastern Michigan, 5-3, Tuesday evening at Oestrike Stadium.
MSU baseball has a busy week ahead of itself, with three midweek games and a non-conference three game series on the weekend.
By Robert Bondyrbondy@statenews.comTHE STATE NEWSnnMSU baseball used a surge of scoring and stellar pitching in a doubleheader Sunday afternoon to salvage a series victory over Minnesota, improving to .500 in Big Ten play.After dropping the series opener on Saturday, 4-2, the Spartans were able to win both games on Sunday, keeping the Golden Gophers scoreless in both games.
MSU's baseball team took both wins in a doubleheader against Harvard Saturday afternoon in Greenville, South Carolina.
A year after making its first NCAA tournament appearance since 1979, the MSU baseball team narrowly missed the 64-team field this past spring. The Spartans finished with a 33-17 overall record and a 12-9 Big Ten record, but couldn’t quite crack the field as they were the first team left out of the tournament.?
Former MSU baseball player Andrew Waszak’s college success is carrying over to professional baseball. Waszak was honored as the Danville Braves Pitcher of the Year after being picked by the Atlanta Braves in the 22nd round of the 2013 MLB First Year Player Draft in June. He was sent immediately to the team’s rookie affiliate, the Danville Braves.
Efforts for MSU baseball players to improve their games during the offseason have proved fruitful thus far, as four players have been named to their respective summer collegiate all-star games.
MSU junior pitcher David Garner decided to forego his senior year and sign a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, according to the MSU athletic department.
For many high school, junior college and college baseball players, last weekend represented a dream come true.
After patiently waiting with anxiety, MSU pitcher Andrew Waszak knew his time had finally come when his father, who had been watching the MLB First-Year Player Draft all day, began shouting with excitement on Saturday afternoon.