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Lasting Legacy
The MSU baseball team stands in position to win the Big Ten as its seniors take the field at home for their last weekend series against Northwestern.
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MSU baseball looks to win conference title on final weekend
As the Spartans (32-18 overall, 13-8 Big Ten) head into their final regular season series — hosting Northwestern (19-27, 9-11) with game one at 3:05 p.m. Thursday — they hold a one-game lead over Minnesota (21-20, 12-9) and Illinois (22-25, 12-9) in the Big Ten. To be guaranteed outright champions, MSU will have to sweep the Wildcats at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs field.
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MSU bats come up big in blowout win against Notre Dame
With a big conference series against Northwestern starting Thursday, the MSU baseball team (32-18 overall, 13-8 Big Ten) took out the frustrations of the past weekend with heavy hitting to deliver a 20-3 win against the Fighting Irish at Frank Eck Baseball Stadium in South Bend, Ind.
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Indiana sweeps weekend series, Spartans still Big Ten leaders
Coming into the weekend, the MSU baseball team held a commanding three-game lead in the Big Ten standings and was edging ever closer to their first Big Ten championship since 1979. After being swept in three games by Indiana (30-21 overall, 11-10 Big Ten), the Spartans’ (31-18, 13-8) lead has been slimmed to one after two weekend losses by Minnesota to Penn State.
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Eckerle honored for baseball, academic accomplishments
MSU baseball senior outfielder Brandon Eckerle was named the male Michigan College Athlete of the Year at the Detroit Athletic Club National Athletic Awards on May 9 in Detroit.
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Baseball falls in 15 innings in game two
After suspending action on Saturday due to darkness, the MSU baseball team fell in 15 innings on Sunday to Indiana at Sembower Field in Bloomington, Ind., 13-12.
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MSU sweeps Purdue, pushes conference lead to two games
After taking three games from Purdue (30-16, 10-8 Big Ten), the MSU baseball team now holds a two-game lead in the Big Ten over second-place Minnesota (11-7 Big Ten).
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Baseball takes game two of weekend series
After a 5-3 win against Purdue on Saturday, the MSU baseball team(29-14, 12-5 Big Ten) opened up a two-game lead in the conference standings and have guaranteed they come out of the weekend with sole possession of first place.
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Spartans beat Purdue, claim sole possession of first place
The Spartans (28-14 overall, 11-5 Big Ten) challenged the Purdue pitching staff with 13 hits and downed the Boilermakers, 11-4.
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MSU stays in first place with weekend sweep
On the strength of 16 hits, MSU defeated the Nittany Lions, 10-5, Sunday, and swept the weekend series. The Spartans also won on Friday and Saturday, both by scores of 5-4.
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MSU set to take on fellow first place team Penn State
The Spartans (24-13 overall, 7-5 Big Ten) dropped two consecutive weekend series. They are deadlocked in a three-way tie for the lead in the Big Ten. And one of those teams, Penn State (24-13, 7-5), is coming to try and keep the Spartans in that slump today at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field.
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Like a boss
Following his hiring as the MSU baseball coach Jake Boss Jr. asked his father, Jake Boss Sr., to help lead the team after years of high coaching experience.
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Season-high 15 runs not enough for Spartans against Eastern Michigan
There was offense, offense and some more offense in the MSU baseball team’s 17-15 loss to Eastern Michigan in 12 innings Tuesday at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field.
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Boss, Spartans set to take on familiar foe in Eastern Michigan
MSU (24-12) plays a home-and-home series with the Eastern Michigan (24-15). The first game is at 3 p.m. today at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field, and the second game is in Ypsilanti, Mich., on Wednesday.
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Spartans struggle late against Fighting Illini
Something about the sixth inning seemed to kick-start Illinois against the MSU baseball team this weekend.
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MSU, Illini both looking for solid weekend after rough outings
Midweek games against nonconference opponents might not show up in the Big Ten standings, but for the MSU baseball team, that does not mean those games don’t play a small part in what happens every weekend in conference action.
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Spartans win at Comerica
Detroit — Sophomore pitcher Andrew Waszak had been to Comerica Park before. But never like this. In the first-ever college baseball game at the stadium in Detroit, Waszak gave up one run in seven innings en route to MSU’s 3-1 win against Central Michigan on Wednesday night. “I’ve been to a game here, and I’m looking down at the players,” said Waszak, who is from nearby Rochester Hills.
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Fans come out to support Spartans in Detroit despite cold temperatures
Detroit — Temperatures were in the mid-30s, clouds hung in the sky all night and the wind made the flags in the outfield stand up the entire game. Not exactly ideal baseball weather for Wednesday’s Clash at Comerica between the MSU and Central Michigan baseball teams, but for Matt Chapman, Richard Taylor and the other 2,169 fans at Comerica Park in Detroit, not even barely-above freezing temperatures could keep them away from watching the Spartans (23-10, 6-3 Big Ten) and Chippewas (18-19) square off in Wednesday’s historic game. “That’s nothing,” said Taylor, who graduated from MSU in 2006 with a degree in biochemistry and molecular biology.
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MSU travels to Detroit, seeks revenge
After losing to Central Michigan earlier this season, the MSU baseball team will look to redeem itself today in the first college baseball game ever played at Comerica Park in Detroit.
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Spartans look to string together wins against Central, Western
Every time the MSU baseball team prepares to face an in-state rival, head coach Jake Boss Jr. talks about the team’s goal of winning the state.