McDonald-Kelley will be tasked with getting the softball program back on track after they finished with a 24-28 record last season including going 4-16 in conference play.
Softball Head Coach Jacquie Joseph's retirement adds another to the list of Michigan State Athletics' head coaching search.
MSU goes 1-2 in their weekend series against UMD.
They'll begin this last stretch of the season when they head to West Lafayette, Indiana on Friday to take on the Boilermakers.
Michigan State softball's pitching shines as they take down Western Michigan 6-4.
Nebraska swept Michigan State in softball weekend series.
“I’m disappointed with the outcome,” Joseph said. “The game was there for us to win, and you’ve gotta tip your cap because their pitcher was better. She was better and she beat us.”
The Spartans advance 19-13 on the season and will host Ohio State (21-6) in a three-game weekend series.
The Spartans advance to 18-13 on the season and will host Toledo (8-16) in a single, non-conference game tomorrow.
MSU defeats CMU 8-0 before their first Big Ten game next weekend.
MSU's Ashley Miller pitched a perfect game for the first time since 2007, leading her team to victory over Akron.
MSU softball won with a walk-off double to close out the weekend.
MSU lost on Wednesday to Michigan to start what was supposed to be a five-game week.
MSU lost to rival Michigan on a cold evening in Ann Arbor.
MSU closed out a four-game series against Rutgers with a win.
Spartan softball won on a walk-off against Rutgers, sweeps the Scarlet Knights.
MSU softball is returning to their home stadium for the first time in nearly 700 days.
