MSU has a history of playing games at Comerica Park, but usually it has been a part of a series called “Clash at Comerica,” which was an annual event put on by Central Michigan.
The baseball team (18-15 overall , 4-5 Big Ten ) is prepared to play in one of it biggest games of the season.
By Troy Jefferson Tjefferson@statenews.com It was a forgettable weekend for the softball team, who extended its losing streak to seven games on Sunday afternoon.
The baseball team cruised to a 10-2 victory over the Northwestern Wildcats in the third game of a three game series on a beautiful sunny spring day in East Lansing in front of 1,305 fans on Sunday afternoon.
This season could be regarded as Izzo's best coaching job, and for good reason.
Despite not getting the desired result in the ninth annual Crosstown Showdown, the men's baseball team gained plenty from their exhibition game against the Lansing Lugnuts, the Toronto Blue Jays Class A minor league affiliate. The Spartans were able to get 19 different players involved in the showdown, many players who were getting some experience at a time in the year when they wouldn't be seeing much playing time. Junior infielder Justin Hovis got his first experience as a pitcher since coming to MSU.
Reaching his seventh Final Four as head coach of the Spartans this past weekend, Tom Izzo could very well be on this way to a second consecutive appearance in the national semifinals after landing his second McDonald's All-American on Friday. Caleb Swanigan, who held offers from Kentucky, Duke, Arizona and Cal, who were rumored to be the clear cut favorite to pick up the No.
After a 30 minute rain delay a night of fun began in downtown Lansing. At the Cooley Law School Stadium the MSU baseball team took on the Lansing Lugnuts, the Toronto Blue Jays Class A minor league affiliate in the ninth annual Crosstown Showdown. The game marks one of the first times of the year for students and members of the community to get out of the house as the weather begins to break. The night featured plenty of fun and antics, including both East Lansing mayor Nathan Triplett and Lansing mayor Virgil Bernero throwing out the first pitch, fans of all ages, other Spartan athletes coming out to enjoy the night and much more. The Spartans started the game on fire as the first four MSU batters hit through the cycle en route to a 3-0 lead after one inning of play. The Lugnuts answered with one in the bottom of the second, and four in the third to take a 5-3 lead over MSU through three innings of play.
MSU’s season could very well end in Houston next year but thinking it’s a foregone conclusion is a big mistake. The Final Four returns to the Lone Star State next spring and some already have the Spartans penciled in to make it back to where this season ended.
MSU men's tennis head coach Gene Orlando said on Tuesday that his team has to prepare for Michigan's A-game when the two Big Ten programs squared off in East Lansing Wednesday. Despite struggling to keep their heads after battling with a magnitude of injuries and a 4-14 regular season record, there was still a little fight left in the Wolverines, as they took down the Spartans, 4-3. Gijs Linders began the single competition strong for MSU by knocking off Michael Zhu in the first match 6-2, 7-6 (7-2). U-M responded by taking the next three matches, before Mac Roy ended the streak by defeating Davis Crocker in the fifth match. The No.
After a three-game sweep at Oregon over the weekend, MSU baseball (16-14) returned to McLane Baseball Stadium to take on Western Michigan (11-16). The Spartans won in walk-off fashion after scoring two runs in the ninth to complete a 5-4 comeback victory.
Instead of the poor pitching that plagued the softball team over the weekend, defensive miscues and a too little, too late offense did the Spartans in on Wednesday.
As the school-year draws to a close and the weather begins to break people can go outside again after a relatively cold winter.
The MSU men's tennis team concludes their regular-season schedule with five straight matches with unranked opponents, following back-to-back losses against teams ranked in the top 25. After knocking off No.
Just a few days removed from the end of MSU’s basketball season, it’s difficult to not look ahead and see the possibilities that lie ahead. MSU will lose two of its three top scorers from this season, senior guard Travis Trice and senior forward Branden Dawson, but junior guard Eron Harris will be eligible next season.
The 2015 NCAA men's basketball tournament was exciting, personally it always one of my favorite times of the year.
After watching MSU get dismantled by Duke in the Final Four last Saturday, head coach Tom Izzo said he may have to adjust his coaching approach moving forward.
Last week, men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo said he dreams of witnessing his basketball program and Mark Dantonio's football program win a national championship. Based on the end-of-season coaches polls for each sport, it looks like Izzo's dream could happen sooner rather than later. The Spartans finished No.
This weekend, Apr. 11th and Apr. 12th, the men's golf team will be in Columbus, Ohio for the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate. The event will last all day Saturday and Sunday and will be held at the OSU Scarlet Golf Club. They'll most likely be looking to improve from their most recent event, The Talis Park Challenge which was held in Naples, Fla.
After a slow start to the season, the baseball team (15-14 overall, 2-4 Big Ten) seems to have finally kicked it into gear.