toledoblade.com —  Perrysburg outfielder Hunter Smith showcased an intriguing mix of speed and power this spring, making major colleges coaches take notice. Smith led the Northern Lakes League in home runs as the senior smashed seven over the fence. The left-handed power hitter also stole 13 bases, which caught the eye of Michigan State University coach Jake Boss. Smith committed to play for the Spartans next season at a ceremony today at Perrysburg High School. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Penn State first baseman Jordan Steranka hit a two-run homer in the top of the eighth inning to push the Nittany Lions past Michigan State, 3-2, Thursday afternoon at McLane Baseball Stadium.

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msuspartans.com —  Freshman right-hander Mick VanVossen threw a career-best 7 2/3 innings and allowed just two runs to earn his third victory of the season as the Michigan State baseball team defeated Toledo, 7-2, Wednesday afternoon at McLane Baseball Stadium. Joel Fisher led MSU (31-16) at the plate by recording a season-high three hits, including two doubles, and tied his season high with three RBIs. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Michigan State head baseball coach Jake Boss and the entire Spartan baseball team participated in the grand opening ceremony of the CASE Cares Miracle Field Monday evening at Valley Farms Park. The CASE Cares Miracle Field has a special rubberized surface with painted bases allowing children and young adults with physical and/or cognitive challenges to more safely play baseball. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State baseball team defeated Central Michigan before a crowd of 3,458 in the second "Clash at Comerica" Tuesday night, 5-2, completing the series sweep over the Chippewas. The Spartans (34-17) won their fifth straight over Central Michigan and snapped CMU's 10-game winning streak in the process.

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msuspartans.com —  In the final series of the regular season, the Michigan State baseball team hosts Penn State Thursday-Saturday at McLane Baseball Stadium. MSU enters the series at 34-17 overall and tied for fourth in the Big Ten standings at 12-9, while Penn State is 27-24 and tied for second at 13-8. read more »
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statenews.com —  Positions in the conference pecking order and a valuable bye in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament are up for grabs this weekend as the MSU baseball team begins a pivotal series with Penn State today at McLane Baseball Stadium at Old College Field. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Big Ten Conference announced on Friday the sites for its 2013 and 2014 baseball tournaments. The 2013 Big Ten Baseball Tournament will be held at Target Field in Minneapolis, the home of Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins, marking the first time that the event will be held at a Major League Baseball facility. The 2014 tournament will be held at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., the site of the NCAA Division I Men's College World Series. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  For the second straight day, Penn State hit a game-winning home run in the late innings to defeat the Michigan State baseball team. With the score tied at 5 in the top of the ninth on Friday afternoon at McLane Baseball Stadium, Nittany Lion third baseman Joey DeBernardis blasted a solo shot off Spartan closer Tony Wieber well past the left-field fence, propelling the Nittany Lions to a 6-5 win. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  It was a memorable Senior Day for the Michigan State baseball team on Saturday afternoon at McLane Baseball Stadium. The Spartans capped off the regular season with a 9-2 victory over Penn State, giving the class of 2012 its 128th win over the past four years, tying for the most in school history along with the class of 1989 and 1990.

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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State baseball team will be making its third appearance in four years at the Big Ten Tournament next week at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio. The Spartans (35-19, 13-11 Big Ten) are the No. 5 seed in the six-team, double-elimination tournament, and will face fourth-seeded Nebraska (34-21, 14-10) in the first round Wednesday at 12:05 p.m. read more »
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statenews.com —  It doesn’t take much for Jake Boss Jr. and the MSU baseball team to get excited about this time of year. Behind the conference’s top pitching staff led by senior Tony Bucciferro and the consistent bats of juniors second baseman Ryan Jones and outfielder Jordan Keur, the Spartans find themselves just days away from the opening of the Big Ten Tournament. read more »
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detroit.sbnation.com —  Michigan State has not been to the NCAA baseball tournament since 1979, but it will try to change that with a strong showing in the 2012 Big Ten baseball tournament. read more »
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detroitnews.com —  Jake Boss Jr. remembers the first time he saw David Garner throw a pitch. It was during a winter baseball camp, and the Michigan State coach was so impressed, he ran over to see exactly who it was and how hard he threw. It was Garner, and the pitch was clocked at 91 miles per hour. It was his first pitch, and when Boss asked if his arm was in shape enough to throw that hard, Garner informed him he hadn't picked up a ball since July — nearly six months earlier. read more »
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statenews.com —  Under the bright lights and prominent glow of a new multimillion dollar scoreboard at Detroit’s Comerica Park on Tuesday night, Blaise Salter will be chasing shadows. Though anticipating playing at the home of the Detroit Tigers in the second-annual Clash at Comerica like the rest of his teammates, Tuesday’s matchup with Central Michigan will be something of a homecoming for the freshman catcher of the MSU baseball team. read more »
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