FINAL: Spartans explode in fourth inning defeating Toledo
The Michigan State Spartans (11-27, 1-10 Big Ten) crushed the Toledo Rockets (15-23, 3-10 MAC) in nine innings with a final score of 4-2.
The Michigan State Spartans (11-27, 1-10 Big Ten) crushed the Toledo Rockets (15-23, 3-10 MAC) in nine innings with a final score of 4-2.
Lead by freshman right hand pitcher Colten Panaranto’s seven strikeouts and an eighth inning spurt fueled the Spartans to take the first of five home games this week.
Michigan State (9-26, 0-8 Big Ten) ended up battling themselves as well as the elements Wednesday, but they were able to hold on for a 5-3 victory over Eastern Michigan (8-28, 3-9 MAC).
Following a series win over Indiana State last weekend, Michigan State baseball began a four-game road trip before returning to East Lansing for a nine-game home stand.
After splitting the first two games of its series with Indiana State, Michigan State exploded with 14 hits and a 6-0 victory over Indiana State to take the weekend set.
In the first game under the lights at McLane Stadium, the Spartans (6-21, 0-5 Big Ten) walked off against Indiana State (22-5, 1-2 Missouri Valley), 1-0 in 10 innings of baseball on Friday.
The Michigan State Spartans (5-21, 0-5 Big Ten) fell 8-6 to Central Michigan (21-7, 5-1 MAC) on April 3.
The Michigan State Spartans (5-20, 0-5 Big Ten) will host Central Michigan (20-7, 5-1 MAC) on April 3 with first pitch at 4:05 p.m.
The game’s make-up date is yet to be announced.
The Spartan baseball team will now play at 1 p.m. ET instead of the game’s previously scheduled 3 p.m. start due to inclement weather expected later in the day on March 29.
This game is a makeup of the original match that was schedule for March 20, but postponed due to inclement weather.
Michigan State baseball's home-opening game against Central Michigan will be delayed due to forecasted inclement weather in East Lansing.
Three players from Michigan State's baseball team earned a place on the Big Ten Conference Preseason Honors list.
The annual Crosstown Showdown between MSU baseball and the Lansing Lugnuts took place on Tuesday evening at Cooley Law School Stadium.
MSU baseball will look to extend its five-game winning streak Friday as it begins a three-game weekend series against Maryland with first pitch set at 3:05 p.m. at McLane Baseball Stadium.
After finding themselves down once again for quite some time, the Spartans come back strong once again with another strong victory over Toledo, 5-4.
The teams will not meet in Detroit again this season.
For the first time all season it seems that the Spartans have found their groove and look to push further in the Big Ten standings.
Junior third baseman Marty Bechina, sophomore center fielder Danny Gleaves and freshman shortstop Ryan King joined each other on the Spartan baseball team after facing each other during their high school careers.
In what seemed like a game that took forever to end, the Spartans battled it out to defeat the Broncos, 10-7. The Spartans improve to 11-21 on the regular season.