In between innings Saturday at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field, MSU starting pitcher Tony Bucciferro was making occasional trips to the bathroom because he felt sick.
After committing a season-high five errors in their last Big Ten game, the MSU baseball team used a spectacular defensive effort, combined with some timely hitting, to defeat defending Big Ten champion Minnesota, 4-2, on Friday at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field.
In what players described as a highlight of every season, the MSU baseball team had a chance to have a little fun Tuesday in the fifth annual Crosstown Showdown against Minor League Baseball’s Lansing Lugnuts at Cooley Law School Stadium.
Jacquie Joseph is throwing out previous Big Ten matchups, tough losses and even solid victories. The MSU softball head coach doesn’t care what her team has done in the past — regardless of how well or how poorly it played — and is focusing on the present and winning one game at a time.
MSU offensive lineman Arthur Ray Jr. has been added to the active spring roster Thursday after undergoing a bout with bone cancer. His return to the football field is complete after the NCAA granted a waiver on his behalf and he was scheduled to practice Thursday.
For the fourth consecutive season, the MSU softabll team split its series with Penn State at Secchia Stadium Wednesday, losing the first game, 8-6, but pulling out the second, 7-6.
The State News caught up with Jones at Pro Day and asked him about his experiences and expectations of going to the NFL.
The MSU softball team opened the first game of its double header against Penn State Wednesday with an 8-5 loss at Secchia Stadium.
The MSU baseball team’s in-state matchup with Eastern Michigan scheduled for 3 p.m. Wednesday at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field was postponed Wednesday morning due to rain.
Lansing — Tuesday night, Cooley Law School Stadium was home of the annual Crosstown Showdown. It also was home to 7,212 chilly baseball fans from Lansing, East Lansing and across the state.
Lansing — Despite being a senior, pitcher Stephen Doty had thrown only eight innings of work in his career on the MSU baseball team.
Opening the Big Ten season at 1-3, the MSU softball team said it is working to find unity on and off the field to get on the winning track for conference games.
Recently, The State News had a chance to talk with MSU baseball senior first baseman Jeff Holm about his time in East Lansing, his superstitious side and a variety of other topics.
The Spartans (17-7 overall, 2-1 Big Ten) take on the Lansing Lugnuts at Cooley Law School Stadium in the fifth annual Crosstown Showdown.
The competition between sophomores Jairus Jones and Isaiah Lewis has been tight through early spring practices, with both players pushing each other for the starting strong safety job.
In its only home meet of the season, the MSU men and women’s track and field program hosted the Spartan Invitational at Ralph Young Field Saturday afternoon.
The MSU softball team opened the brand new Secchia Stadium with an 8-0 win Saturday.
The MSU baseball team opened up Big Ten play by taking two out of three games against Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, this weekend.
The MSU gymnastics team’s season ended Saturday in Corvallis, Ore., with the Spartans finishing third in the NCAA Corvallis Regional.
The MSU softball team hopes Saturday’s game at the new Secchia Stadium is a beginning of things to come.