by Derek Garteedgartee@statenews.comTHE STATE NEWSnnDonning red, white and blue uniforms, the MSU baseball team (24-17 overall, 8-7 Big Ten) secured a 15-3 win on Sunday to complete a weekend over the Northwestern Wildcats.The Spartans had a great first inning.
The 2014 MSU football Spring Game began and ended in a similar fashion — with members of the secondary completing interceptions.Less than 20 seconds into the game, sophomore cornerback Jermaine Edmundson intercepted sophomore quarterback Tyler O'Connor's pass at the Green 40-yard line, setting up a 23-yard touchdown run by redshirt freshman quarterback Damion Terry on the next play.With eight seconds to go, sophomore cornerback Darien Hicks picked off O'Connor's potentially game-tying heave, sealing a 20-13 win for the White team.
With members of the Izzone at hand on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, the MSU baseball team (23-17 overall, 7-7 Big Ten) broke out of its hitting slump to beat last place Northwestern 7-1 and take a 2-0 lead in the series. MSU sophomore starting pitcher Justin Alleman had a strong outing to improve to 5-1.
A late 50-yard touchdown drive led by junior quarterback Connor Cook propelled the White team to a 20-13 win in the annual Green and White Spring Game at Spartan Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Though the offense was the MSU football team's stronger unit during spring preseason practice, it was the defense that stole the spotlight during the first half of the 2014 Green and White game.
Former Spartan and NFL offensive lineman Flozell Adams is donating a $1.5 million leadership gift to the north end zone stadium project.The announcement came from a panel consisting of MSU Athletic Director Mark Hollis, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, football head coach Mark Dantonio and Adams two hours before Saturday’s annual Green and White Spring Game.
After 115 days away from the field, MSU football returns to game action this Saturday in its annual Green and White Spring Game at Spartan Stadium.
The 2013 MSU football season was one that will go down in the history books for a long time, as the team reached levels of success not seen in East Lansing quite some time.
MSU football returns to Spartan Stadium for the first time since winning the 2014 Rose Bowl, with the annual Green and White Spring Game set to kickoff at 2 p.m.
Football is finally back with the annual MSU Green and White Spring Game
No. 75 women’s tennis will head into the Big Ten Championships without breaking the MSU record for most wins in this season — they lost to No. 42 Purdue and No. 48 Indiana in recent days.
A series of unusual lineup changes for the visiting Toledo Rockets weren’t enough to keep MSU off the scoreboard on Tuesday afternoon.The Spartans (21-17 overall, 5-7 Big Ten) used some opportunistic offense early to beat the Mid-American Conference foe, 4-2, in a game that saw the Rockets (15-23 overall, 8-8 MAC) play some unusual lineup combinations.Both third baseman John Martillotta and leftfielder Jordan Kesson took turns on the mound for the Rockets after a rough first inning from starting pitcher Steven Calhoun, who gave up three quick runs.Head coach Jake Boss Jr. called the win “efficient,” adding that the Spartans showed signs of breaking out an 0-4 week last week. MSU got on the scoreboard first after leftfielder Cam Gibson scored rather quickly on an RBI single from catcher Blaise Salter in the first inning.The outing was part of a very solid day at the plate for Gibson, who got on base four times for the Spartans.Jeff Kinley got the save for MSU. A series of unusual lineup changes for the visiting Toledo Rockets weren’t enough to keep MSU off the scoreboard on Tuesday afternoon.The Spartans (21-17 overall, 5-7 Big Ten) used some opportunistic offense early to beat the Mid-American Conference foe, 4-2, in a game that saw the Rockets (15-23 overall, 8-8 MAC) play some unusual lineup combinations.Both third baseman John Martillotta and leftfielder Jordan Kesson took turns on the mound for the Rockets after a rough first inning from starting pitcher Steven Calhoun, who gave up three quick runs.Head coach Jake Boss Jr. called the win “efficient,” adding that the Spartans showed signs of breaking out an 0-4 week last week. MSU got on the scoreboard first after leftfielder Cam Gibson scored rather quickly on an RBI single from catcher Blaise Salter in the first inning.The outing was part of a very solid day at the plate for Gibson, who got on base four times for the Spartans.Jeff Kinley got the save for MSU. A series of unusual lineup changes for the visiting Toledo Rockets weren’t enough to keep MSU off the scoreboard on Tuesday afternoon.
MSU football is only a few days away from it’s annual intersqaud Green and White Spring Game.
An eighth-inning two-run double from Indiana first baseman Sam Travis sealed a winless week for MSU baseball, giving the Hoosiers a 4-1 victory over the Spartans on Sunday afternoon.
The men’s tennis team finished its regular season with home wins against No. 28 Purdue on Friday and No. 59 Indiana on Sunday.
The MSU women's softball team traveled to Iowa City, Iowa this weekend face off in Big Ten Conference play with the Iowa Hawkeyes and were able to take the series, winning two of the three
The NCAA men’s basketball selection committee finished watching the Final Four pay off at A&T Stadium to months of meetings and research.
