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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.
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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.
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The Michigan State baseball team will take a break from Big Ten play to face Central Michigan Tuesday in the "Clash at Comerica" in Detroit at 7 p.m. The Spartans defeated the Chippewas at Comerica Park last season, 3-1, in the first-ever collegiate game played at the home of the Detroit Tigers. This year's game will be televised on BTN.
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Michigan State senior right-hander Tony Bucciferro has been named the Big Ten Co-Pitcher of the Week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon. Bucciferro threw a five-hit, complete game shutout and struck out nine batters, one shy of his career high, to lead Michigan State past Iowa, 6-0, on Friday, May 11 at McLane Baseball Stadium.
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Sophomore right-hander David Garner allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings to lead Michigan State past Iowa, 7-3, Sunday afternoon at McLane Baseball Stadium, securing the series win for the Spartans.
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Despite another strong pitching performance — this time by junior pitcher Andrew Waszak — the Spartans (32-17 overall, 11-9 Big Ten) let a lead evaporate late in the game and fell 2-1 to the Hawkeyes (20-25, 8-12) Saturday at McLane Baseball Stadium at Old College Field.
Spartans Fall to Iowa, 2-1 MSUSpartans.com
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Bring up the NCAA Tournament and the year 1979 around East Lansing, and the reaction is predictable. It was that spring that Earvin "Magic" Johnson helped lead Michigan State to its first basketball national championship. That year has become synonymous with championship basketball for Spartans fans. But there was another NCAA milestone that season, one that took place only a few months later and only a Kirk Gibson home run from Jenison Field House.
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From experience, Jake Boss Jr. knows the momentum of a weekend often can be determined by the performance of his ace. And after the showing by senior pitcher Tony Bucciferro on Friday, it appears the MSU baseball team is off to a good start against Iowa.
Bucciferro Fires Complete Game Shutout in 6-0 Win Over Iowa MSUSpartans.com
Bucciferro Tosses Complete Game As Spartans Shutout Hawkeyes Gang Green
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With just two weekends left in the regular season, the Michigan State baseball team hosts Iowa Friday-Sunday at McLane Baseball Stadium in a key Big Ten series. Currently tied for third in the conference standings, the Spartans are looking for a strong finish to receive a bye in the Big Ten Tournament.
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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.
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The Michigan State baseball team won its 30th game of the season with a 15-7 victory over Western Michigan Tuesday afternoon at Robert J. Bobb Stadium. After winning 34 games in 2010 and 36 last year, it marks the first time in program history the Spartans have recorded three straight 30-win seasons.
Spartans uses Portage power to pull away late from Western Michigan MLive
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Michigan State right fielder Jimmy Pickens has been named the Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon. Pickens hit .500 (6-for-12), collected seven RBIs, and scored four times to help the Spartans to a road series win at Illinois over the weekend. Pickens also compiled a slugging percentage of 1.000 and had an OPS of 1.538 in the three games. It marked MSU's first series win in Champaign, Ill., since 2003.
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After winning the first two games of the series, the Michigan State baseball team fell in the series finale at Illinois on Sunday afternoon, 8-6, at Illinois Field. Although the Spartans (29-16, 10-8 Big Ten) never held the lead, the game featured three ties before the Illini (26-21, 9-9) took control for good with two runs in the bottom of the seventh.
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The Michigan State baseball team improved to 7-1 in extra-inning games this season after defeating Illinois, 6-5, in 10 innings Saturday afternoon at Illinois Field. With the win, Michigan State upped its record to 29-15 (10-7 Big Ten) and clinched its first series win at Illinois since 2003.
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The Michigan State baseball team slugged out 17 hits en route to a 15-8 victory over Illinois Friday night at Illinois Field in the opening game of the series. With the win, MSU improves to 28-15 (9-7 Big Ten) for the season.
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