As MSU junior pitcher Jon Kowalski tagged first base for the final out to secure the Spartans' 8-7 victory over Northwestern, his teammates erupted into celebration. The victory over Northwestern Sunday ensured the Spartans the No.
Less than a week after creating a stir by pitching for the Lansing Lugnuts, Mark Prior is again stepping to the mound for the Chicago Cubs Class A affiliate at 7:05 p.m.
The MSU softball team ended its season at the NCAA Regional in Athens, Ga., with a 9-1 loss to host school, Georgia. The Spartans managed only one run and six hits for the entire game and were unable to muster up any offense. "I think it's putting together hits and we didn't do that," senior third baseman Brittney Green said.
The MSU women's golf team took 24th place at the NCAA National Championships. The Spartans posted a 305 on their final round Friday to finish with a score of 1,215 (302-310-298-305). Senior Allison Fouch tied for 16th place with a round score of 291 (70-72-73-76). Fouch's score is the second best in history for MSU at the national championships.
The possibility of a Big Ten title was on the line this weekend, if the MSU baseball team could sweep its home series against Northwestern. The Spartans, however stumbled, splitting the four-game series 2-2 to finish fourth in the Big Ten.
With 12 teams left to finish the second day of the NCAA Championship, the MSU women's golf team sits in 24th place. The Spartans who were ranked No.
Forget about all of your prior engagements, Mark Prior is pitching for the Lansing Lugnuts. The Chicago Cubs pitcher will pitch tonight, at 7:05 p.m., as part of his rehabilitation tour. Prior has been suffering from an inflamed right Achilles tendon, and will make his first appearance at the Class A level. In his first full season with the Cubs, Prior was 18-6 with a 2.43 ERA and finished 3rd in the National League Cy Young Award voting. Prior has been on the disabled list since the beginning of the season and is expected to make around 50 pitches.
The MSU varsity crew team has received a bid to the NCAA Division I Women's Rowing Championships. This is the fifth team bid the Spartans have earned, having consecutive bids since 1999.
For the first time in 25 years, the MSU baseball team has a chance at a Big Ten title. The Spartans (30-22, 17-11 Big Ten) face Northwestern this weekend at Kobs field in the final four-game series of the Big Ten season. MSU is third in the Big Ten race, two games behind conference-leading Minnesota and one game behind Ohio State.
MSU senior right-hander Bryan Gale was awarded the title of Big Ten Pitcher for the Week of May 9-16. It is the second time this season that Gale has been named Pitcher of the Week, he was previously awarded the title March 29.
A broad smile formed on Jessica Beech's face as she couldn't contain her excitement after learning her team's destination for the NCAA Tournament. The senior pitcher clapped loudly with her teammates as cheers erupted throughout the Berkowitz Basketball Complex.
After missing the 2003 NCAA Championships, the MSU Women's Golf team returns to the nationals, making it's fourth appearance in five years.
The MSU men's track team took tenth place with 34 points in the Big Ten Outdoor Championships at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Ind.
MSU women's track team took fifth place with 75 points in the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championship at Purdue University this past weekend. The tournament, which concluded Sunday, consisted of 21 events with Michigan taking first place.
The frustration was building as the rain delay continued and Jessica Beech began walking around the Oosterbaan Fieldhouse, at the University of Michigan, to kill time before game one of the Big Ten tournament. For Beech, a senior pitcher, this was to be her last Big Ten tournament and maybe her last game if the Spartans couldn't beat the top seed U-M on its home field.
Tommy Hoke has been hired as the MSU football associate head strength and conditioning coach, replacing Aaron Wellman who took a position at Ball State in January. Hoke received a bachelor's degree in physical education from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 1990 and earned his master's degree from Appalachian State in 1993.
Two of MSU's hockey players, sophomore defenseman A.J. Thelen and junior forward David Booth, have been listed in the Central Scouting Service's top 37 U.S.
The MSU baseball team kept its hopes alive for a Big Ten title by winning its weekend series at Penn State after a 7-4 victory Sunday afternoon.
Idong Ibok, a 6-foot-10-inch basketball player from Montverde, Fla., signed a National Letter of Intent, May 5, to attend and play for MSU in the 2004-05 season.
Women's crew took fifth place with 303 points at the Central/Southern Regional Championship Sunday and placed fourth in the Central Region at the two-day event in Knoxville, Tenn.