After ending their season in a regional final lost to Illinois State last year, the 10-11 Spartans look for a stronger ending in their streaky season.
MSU softball's season proved its resiliency all postseason. But while the Spartans forced a regional championship game, they ultimately fell short, ending their season.
MSU softball is headed to the regional championship. The Spartans bounced back in dramatic fashion, hanging a 10-run sixth inning on Murray State to advance.
MSU softball lost in heartbreaking fashion to Murray State in the NISC. The Spartans are slated to face IUPUI in the double elimination round Wednesday.
Eyes set on the Big Ten Tournament crown, the Spartans' dreams fell short. But MSU, equipped with 31 wins — its most since 2007 — are headed to the inaugural National Invitational Softball Championships.
MSU softball completed the stunning, upset win over No. 2-seeded Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament, 5-4. The Spartans snapped a 19-game losing streak to the Wolverines.
It took a four-run sixth inning for the Spartans, but MSU will live to fight another day in the Big Ten Tournament.
MSU softball concluded its home portion of its schedule, downing Eastern Michigan, 13-2.
The Spartans had their chances, and against an All-American, it’s all the green and white could hope for. But it was too little too late for MSU, as the Alumni Field crowd came to its feet celebrating the Wolverine victory, 3-1.
After kicking off Big Ten play in a three-game series versus the University of Maryland, MSU softball is focused on becoming a good team and building the program. With only one senior on the roster this season, MSU is reliant on younger players taking on leadership roles, too.
MSU softball concluded its first home series of the season as the Spartans faced Maryland Sunday afternoon. Third baseman Kaitlyn Eveland recorded two runs and a hit in one at-bat as the Spartans won and swept the Terrapins, 6-2.
MSU softball edged out Maryland in the second game in a three-game series on fan appreciation day at Secchia Stadium, 2-0. The win came in a contrasting fashion from MSU's 8-3 win in game one, with the Spartans scoring two runs this time in a shutout win.
When it rains it pours. On a dreary and rainy Friday afternoon, the MSU softball team faced the University of Maryland to open up a three-game series. Tied 3-3 to begin the bottom of the fourth, the Spartans scored eight unanswered runs to beat the Terrapins 11-3 in six innings. Pinch-hitter Katelyn Hendershott brought home a run on a fielder’s choice as junior shortstop McKenzie Long scored to end the game in the sixth. In two at-bats, junior centerfielder Lea Foerster recorded two hits and two runs in the win. Leftfielder Ebonee Echols registered three runs and one hit in four at-bats.
MSU softball kicked off an 11-game home stand with their home opener and a 7-2 win against Western Michigan University. The season began on Feb. 10 and MSU has endured 26 straight road games, which mounted a 15-11 overall record. With their victory against the Broncos, the Spartans are now 16-11 overall, 0-3 in the Big Ten.
After recording a .625 batting average in MSU softball's three-game sweep on the road against Loyola Marymount, junior center fielder Lea Foerster was named Big Ten Conference Player of the Week.
Just four games into the 2016-17 regular season, MSU softball pitcher and outfielder Celeste Wood is already making herself known amongst the best in the Big Ten Conference.
MSU Softball will be traveling all the way to Boca Raton, Fla. to compete in the FAU Kickoff Classic on Feb. 10 to Feb. 12 for their first tournament of the season. In the kickoff classic the Spartans first opponent will be Boston University. In the following three days MSU will also be playing Florida Atlantic University, Troy University and North Carolina State University. In 2016 the Spartans finished off their regular conference play with an 8-15 record and 10th in the Big Ten Conference.
While the MSU softball team pulls talent locally and nationwide, three Spartans share the same home state of Georgia. These three players — junior Bridgette Rainey, sophomore Ebonee Echols and freshman Jordan Watson, also competed for the same club team back home — the Atlanta Vipers.
This week, MSU softball freshman Ebonee Echols was named as one of 25 finalists for the NCAA National Freshman of the Year award.
The MSU softball team was defeated by No. 2 University of Michigan on Wednesday, 3-0. A pitcher’s duel was broken up by a fifth-inning U-M rally. The stands of Secchia Stadium at Old College Field were filled to capacity for Wednesday afternoon’s in-state rivalry game.