Though it may seem strange to admit, representing a northern school in the Big Ten, MSU baseball head coach David Grewe calls his a squad a “warm weather team.” So, with a temperature of above 60 degrees in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s game against Central Michigan, it was only natural for MSU’s bats to explode.
In a game featuring two dominant pitching performances, it was an awkward ending to Sunday afternoon’s doubleheader between MSU (13-16 overall, 4-7 Big Ten) and Ohio State (18-11, 7-4).
For the MSU baseball team and head coach David Grewe to right the ship this weekend and get on track for the Big Ten race, they’re going to have to go through the “best of the best.”
More than any other sport, the game of baseball is based on numbers. From batting average to earned run average, every player is judged by the numbers he puts up on the diamond. In the case of junior catcher Kyle Day, the offensive numbers he has put up through 26 games jump off the stat sheet. He leads the Spartans with a .355 batting average, five home runs and 28 RBIs.
With a young season and an even younger opening-day roster, Lansing Lugnuts manager Clayton McCullough isn’t as worried about his team’s performance on the field as he is their adaptation to the grind of the professional game.
With a win on Wednesday, the MSU baseball team put a stop to an opponent’s winning streak that the Spartans started.
From the small town of Paducah, Ky., to the super-sized campus of MSU, junior catcher Eric Roof and freshman shortstop Jonathan Roof always have been on the same team.
After dropping both games of a doubleheader to Illinois on Saturday, MSU baseball coach David Grewe declared Sunday’s twin bill against the Illini as “Survival Sunday.”
The snow had melted, the grass was green and it was a perfect day to open a new baseball season Wednesday at Kobs Field. Too bad the MSU baseball team forgot to come out of hibernation. The Spartans fell to Eastern Michigan 10-3 in their home opener, losing to a team that came into the contest with a 1-17 record.
There haven’t exactly been the most beautiful days for baseball. With the typical erratic Michigan springtime weather coming through, cold temperatures and snow have forced the MSU baseball team to cancel and postpone scheduled East Lansing games.
The MSU baseball team will try to get a home game under its belt before this weekend’s Big Ten conference opener against Illinois.
According to the schedule, the MSU baseball team plans to make its 2008 home debut Friday at Kobs Field. Mother Nature might have other ideas, however, as of Wednesday, weather.com is forecasting a high of 37 degrees and a chance for snow showers.
Sometimes recruits don’t pan out regardless of how highly touted they are. But other times, they live up to all the hype surrounding them.
As the MSU baseball team heads to Florida to begin their season, head coach David Grewe is hoping for a successful and healthy trip. The reason behind that is simple — Grewe likes what he sees in his 2008 Spartans and is ready to test them.
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The MSU baseball team boasts the top recruiting class in the Big Ten Conference for the upcoming 2008 season, according to rankings by Baseball America.
The East Lansing Softball Complex, 6400 Abbott Road, came to life this past weekend as young sluggers from throughout the Midwest descended upon its fields to battle for the Baseball Players Association World Series title. Twelve teams, composed of players ages 11 and under, from the association's Midwest league, stole bases, smashed fly balls and struck out from Thursday-Sunday. The Baseball Players Association is an organization that runs baseball leagues for players of all ages throughout the nation. Bob Schrah, state director of the Baseball Players Association, said the softball complex's quality facilities made it an ideal location to hold the event. "This is by far the smoothest place we've held tournaments," he said. While the young players were brimming with enthusiasm as they cheered on their teammates, the swarms of families were equally passionate.
State News sports reporter Denny Schwarze forecasts the playoff teams for the remainder of the 162 game-long minefield otherwise known as the Major League Baseball regular season. American League East With the Boston Red Sox up nine games on the New York Yankees and 10 games over the Toronto Blue Jays, things look to be out of reach for the Bronx Bombers and the Jays.
This year's Major League Baseball season has been filled with its fair share of excitement and drama.
The Detroit Tigers enter the All-Star break with a one-game lead in the American League Central, and at 52-34 the team is sporting the second-best record in all of baseball.