MSU fell at home to in-state rival Central Michigan on Tuesday night to end a season long seven-game winning streak.Despite only giving up four hits, MSU was unable to overcome nine errors, which led to seven unearned runs.Head coach Jake Boss Jr.
The MSU football team enjoyed some sunshine on Tuesday as they moved outside for the sixth practice of the spring.
The gymnastics team achieved three top-10 individual placements in the NCAA Regional Championships on April 5.
MSU baseball will look to extend its seven-game winning streak this week with more midweek back-to-back games against Central Michigan and Western Michigan, starting with the Chippewas on Tuesday at McLane Baseball Stadium at Old College Field.
The women’s tennis team upset
The difference was at the mound for MSU baseball this past weekend.
By Robert Bondyrbondy@statenews.comTHE STATE NEWSnnMSU baseball used 12 hits and another stellar outing from its pitching staff to complete the three-game series sweep of Siena on Sunday afternoon, winning 5-1 at McLane Baseball Stadium at Old College Field.The game was a one-run game until junior right fielder Jimmy Pickens brought in three runs on a first-pitch double in the bottom of the seventh to seal the win for MSU.
Despite warm, sunny weather, the MSU softball team (8-24 overall, 1-8 Big Ten) couldn't break its cold streak against Penn State, falling 6-0 at Secchia Stadium
MSU baseball used stifling pitching to go 2-0 on Saturday, sweeping a doubleheader against Siena at McLane Baseball Stadium at Old College Field.
MSU softball failed to take advantage of multiple scoring chances, falling to Penn State 7-3 Saturday afternoon at Secchia Stadium.
On a dreary, gray afternoon with chilly winds and puddles of rain outside, the MSU softball team (8-22 overall, 1-6 overall) fell to Penn State (8-22, 1-6) at Secchia Stadium, 9-3.
LANSING — MSU baseball failed to take advantage of key offensive opportunities and fell, 3-2, Thursday night in the eighth annual Crosstown Showdown against MLB minor league foe Lansing Lugnuts at Cooley Law School Stadium.
LANSING — Despite less-than-ideal temperatures and dreary skies, Lansing grandparents Edward and Charlene Buss couldn't pass up the opportunity to take their grandsons, Collin Moore, 10, and Lucas Moore, 8, to an MSU sporting event.
The middle linebacker has been notoriously known as the quarterback of the defense, and for the last three seasons, minus the 2014 Rose Bowl, Max Bullough has been that guy for MSU.
A day before playing the Lansing Lugnuts, MSU baseball reached a season high winning streak Wednesday afternoon, topping Oakland 5-3 in the home opener.
Junior defensive lineman Lawrence Thomas joined the football program as a four-star recruit in 2011.
The women’s tennis team is looking toward two home matches this weekend after picking up its second and third conference wins against Nebraska and Iowa on Friday and Sunday.
Malik McDowell is finally a Spartan.Nearly two months after National Signing Day, McDowell tweeted early Wednesday morning that he had sent his signed letter of intent to MSU on Tuesday night.The announcement brought with it fanfare and a Wednesday afternoon press conference with head coach Mark Dantonio.According to rivals.com, the 6-foot-6, 292 pound recruit is Dantonio’s only five-star player in the class, and brings the 2014 recruiting class to 22 players.This concludes the saga of McDowell, who announced his commitment to the Spartans on National Signing Day, but didn’t officially sign because disagreement with his parents, specifically his mother.
After a long, drawn-out wait, Spartan fans can finally rest easy after class of 2014 defensive lineman Malik McDowell announced he signed his national letter of intent with MSU,