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Softball wins four in Indiana
The MSU softball team sweeps the weekend at the Hoosier Classic.
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Spartans open season with 3 wins
The MSU softball team kicked off its season in winning fashion, going 3-2 in its first five games this weekend at the Lead-off Classic in Deland, Fla.
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Construction begins on softball stadium, set to finish in December
With 16 experienced players returning from last season’s roster, the MSU softball team has a chance to make some noise in the Big Ten next spring. Add in the fact they’ll be playing in a newly renovated, $2 million stadium, and the Spartans have a lot to look forward to in 2011. The renovations to the softball stadium, which include 120 chair back seats, a new press box, backstops and handicap-accessible seating, are expected to be finished in December, making it ready for next season.
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MSU softball team reflects on season, looks forward
After a season filled with a multitude of extreme highs and lows, MSU head coach Jacquie Joseph used one word more than any other to describe the 2010 campaign: Inconsistent. The Spartans finished the season with a 21-31 overall record and 5-15 in the Big Ten
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MSU softball splits final series with Badgers
The MSU softball team split its final series of the season, losing 6-1 on Friday but winning 11-3 on Saturday, the final game for senior pitcher Kelly Confer.
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MSU, Purdue softball teams 'mirror' images of each other
After a week where her team was outscored 36-4 and couldn’t seem to get back up after being constantly knocked down, softball head coach Jacquie Joseph let her players take this past weekend off and get away from softball.
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Northwestern outscores MSU 24-0 in doubleheader sweep
There is no better way to describe the MSU softball team’s doubleheader sweep at the hands of Northwestern than by looking at the stat line.
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Hansen transforms from 'hidden gem' to bonafide star
Lindsey Hansen came to MSU from Valparaiso, Fla., intending to play third base, but with the departure of the starting shortstop, Hansen, then a sophomore, stepped in and didn’t miss a beat.
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Buckeyes sweep 2-game weekend series
After getting pounded 12-3 Saturday and losing 7-3 Sunday, the Spartans (18-21 overall, 4-6 Big Ten) know they have a lot to improve upon to become a conference contender.
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With 1 senior, youthful Spartans learning on fly
Looking at the MSU softball team’s roster, there’s one thing that sticks out: There only is one senior on the 17-member team.
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Far from finished
Early last week, Jacquie Joseph sat in Jenison Field House looking out her office window. Joseph, 47 years old and now in her 17th year as MSU’s softball coach, has won more than 500 games at MSU and, presumably, can stay at the helm for as long as she wants.
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Spartans rebound with Sunday win, split weekend
The MSU softball team was able to rebound from a frustrating Big Ten road opener by defeating Indiana 5-2 in Bloomington, Ind., on Sunday.
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Joseph mindful of keeping Spartans focused on present
Prior to last weekend’s series against Minnesota, the MSU softball team was 2-8 in one-run games, including a February stretch in which it lost four out of five games by 2-1 scores. Fast-forward one week after sweeping Minnesota by scores of 2-1 and 7-6, and the Spartans (16-17 overall, 2-2 Big Ten) have a newfound confidence going into this weekend’s series at Indiana (7-21, 0-2). “We weren’t tough enough, and we weren’t finishing, so we had leads, and then we blew it in the end,” MSU softball head coach Jacquie Joseph said. “We’ve been doing that a lot.
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Spartans hold off late rally to win 7-6
After going up 7-1, the Spartans held off a furious rally to beat Minnesota 7-6 at Old College Field.
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MSU goes for first Big Ten win against Minnesota
The MSU softball team has a golden opportunity this weekend to try to even its Big Ten record with games against Minnesota on Saturday and Sunday.
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Offense powers MSU to 9-2 win over Eagles
After dropping two tight games during the weekend, the MSU softball team got just what it needed Tuesday in a confidence-boosting 9-2 win against Eastern Michigan.
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Spartans hoping to 'finish' against Iowa
Thirty games into the season, the MSU softball team has demonstrated several strengths and stuck close with the majority of its opponents but still hasn’t found its killer instinct.
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Late scores push Iowa past MSU softball
After overcoming rain and a three-run first inning deficit, the MSU softball team couldn’t overcome a late Iowa rally, falling 7-6 to the Hawkeyes on Sunday. Two sixth-inning tallies completed Iowa’s comeback from down 6-5 and lifted the Hawkeyes to a one-run win on a wild afternoon that featured several lead changes.
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Spartans defeat Western Michigan 5-3
After being on the road for its first 27 games, the MSU softball team returned to East Lansing on Wednesday afternoon and defeated Western Michigan, 5-3, in the team’s home opener at Old College Field.__
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MSU ready for home opener against Western Michigan
The MSU softball team is more than ready to come home. After being on the road for 27 straight games dating back to Feb. 12, the Spartans will play their home opener at 4 p.m. Wednesday against Western Michigan at Old College Field.