MSU's game against Indiana Sunday was not only a key Big Ten matchup, it was the start of a rotational shift for Spartan baseball. Junior pitcher Joe Mockbee had appeared in 18 games for the Spartans as a reliever before this weekend.
This week, MSU softball freshman Ebonee Echols was named as one of 25 finalists for the NCAA National Freshman of the Year award.
On Sunday, #23 MSU baseball in the rubber match of a tightly contested conference series between the Spartans (27-9, 8-3 conference) and Indiana (22-15, 7-4). The Spartans move down to third place in the Big Ten after the loss, while Indiana rises to fourth in the conference standings. MSU went with Joe Mockbee on the mound to start the game.
Every Friday afternoon you can see him take the mound for the Spartans. He is the helm of MSU’s pitching staff and for good reason — he is one of the most dominant pitchers in the Big Ten. Redshirt junior Cam Vieaux has pitched a spectacular brand of baseball this season and because of that other teams loathe him, but respect him.
The Spartans concluded their 15 spring practices with the annual Green and White Spring game on Saturday.
Tyler O’Connor has a phone, just like many of his quarterbacking counterparts in college football do. in college football do. He doesn’t keep a picture of himself or a loved one as his screen background, though. Instead, his background is a list of goals for the spring. The first goal?
The annual MSU football Green-White Spring Game ended with the White team defeated the Green team 14-11 in a game with running clocks, 12 minute quarters and even a coach’s challenge.
MSU football’s annual Green-White Spring Game brought a record crowd of 51,000 fans to Spartan Stadium for the event, and they saw a White team led by junior quarterback Damion Terry come out victorious by a score of 14-11 on a sunny April afternoon.
MSU football’s annual Green-White Spring Game kicked off on a sunny April afternoon just after 3 p.m.
Swarms of young Spartan fans turned out for the MSU football team's annual youth clinic Saturday, which the team holds every year prior to the team's Green vs.
MSU looked to rebound against Indiana for game two of a three game weekend matchup against the Hoosiers. The Spartans dropped a close 3-2 game on Friday but slammed the door on the Hoosiers in game two, defeating Indiana in blowout fashion by a final score of 9-0.
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Friday afternoon’s outing against Indiana was an uncharacteristic one for MSU starting left-hander Cam Vieaux. It wasn’t a bad start by any stretch of the imagination — just bad. Prior to the sixth inning against IU, Vieaux had only allowed three hits and two walks through five innings of work while striking out seven Hoosiers.
It was another solid start for redshirt junior Cam Vieaux — but it wasn’t enough for the Spartans who fell to the Hoosiers in game one of a three game weekend set by a final of 3-2.
MSU junior golfer Gareth Lappin has been playing the sport of golf ever since his parents bought him a set of starter clubs for his birthday when he was six or seven years old. Soon after this, Lappin, born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland, couldn’t get enough of the game.
The MSU Athletics Department and FOX Sports announced a 15-year agreement in excess of $150 million Thursday. The partnership will go into effect the 2016-17 academic year and will give FOX Sports marketing and corporate partnership rights with MSU's 25 varsity sports.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio is facing a similar situation to the 2013 season with uncertainty at the quarterback position.
To designated hitter Matt Byars it was just another hit.
As a club sport, the MSU men’s crew club receives no funding from the university. This spring, each rower was responsible for $240 in club dues, which can be paid either through fundraising or out-of-pocket.