msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State baseball team (27-15) continues its seven-game road swing with a three-game series at Illinois (25-19) this weekend in Champaign, Ill. The Spartans and Fighting Illini, along with Nebraska and Penn State, are all tied for fourth in the Big Ten standings with an 8-7 conference record. The top-six teams in the regular-season standings will advance to the Big Ten Tournament, which begins May 23 in Columbus, Ohio. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Michigan State sophomore right-hander David Garner has been named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday. Garner threw a complete game shutout and struck out seven to lead Michigan State past No. 13 Purdue, 5-0, on Sunday at Lambert Field. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Sophomore right-hander David Garner threw a complete game shutout and struck out seven to lead Michigan State past No. 13 Purdue, 5-0, Sunday afternoon at Lambert Field.

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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State baseball team fell in extra innings for the first time this season after dropping a 14-inning heartbreaker at No. 13 Purdue, 4-3, Saturday afternoon at Lambert Field. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Despite a complete-game effort from senior right-hander Tony Bucciferro, the Michigan State baseball team lost at No. 13 Purdue, 6-2, Friday afternoon at Lambert Field in the opening game of the three-game series. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  In the showcase series of the weekend in the Big Ten, the Michigan State baseball team (26-13, 7-5) travels to No. 13 Purdue to take on the first-place Boilermakers (32-6, 12-3) in West Lafayette, Ind. The defending Big Ten Champion Spartans, currently tied for second in the conference along with Minnesota, are looking to make up ground in the league race as they enter the weekend 3.5 games back of Purdue.

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statenews.com —  Mick VanVossen was beaming from ear to ear. And why wouldn’t he be? Minutes earlier, the freshman pitcher for the MSU baseball team emerged from a huddle of his teammates and coaches offering sincere felicitations over his first career collegiate victory. After all, VanVossen pitched 6.1 innings, surrendering six hits and one earned run to beat a talented Notre Dame team, 8-2, on April 10 at McLane Baseball Stadium at Old College Field. read more »
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statenews.com —  Looking to repeat as Big Ten champions this season, MSU baseball head coach Jake Boss Jr. knew he would be relying on a relatively youthful roster to do so. With four incoming freshman turning down opportunities to play professionally, many of the young Spartans have been expected to contribute since day one, and they have done just that all year. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Junior third baseman Torsten Boss delivered a game-winning, base-loaded single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Michigan State a 5-4 walk-off win over Minnesota Sunday afternoon at McLane Baseball Stadium. The extra-inning triumph gave the Spartans (26-13, 7-5 Big Ten) their third straight series victory over the Gophers, a first in series history for MSU. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State baseball team split a doubleheader with Minnesota Saturday afternoon at McLane Baseball Stadium. The Spartans (25-13, 6-5 Big Ten) claimed a 3-2 victory on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 11th inning in game one, but had their five-game winning streak snapped with a 4-2 loss in game two. read more »
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lansingstatejournal.com —  The baseball game between Michigan State and Minnesota scheduled for Friday afternoon was postponed due to rain. The two teams will meet in a doubleheader today at McLane Stadium, beginning at 1:05 p.m. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  As the Big Ten race starts to heat up, defending conference champion Michigan State hosts Minnesota this weekend in a key series at McLane Baseball Stadium. The fourth-place Spartans (24-12, 5-4 Big Ten) are riding a four-game winning streak after claiming a series victory at Indiana last weekend along with midweek wins against Western Michigan and Central Michigan. read more »
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statenews.com —  Coming off of three consecutive games where they scored 11 or more runs, the Spartans will look to continue the offensive surge as they open up a three-game series with Minnesota (22-17, 6-3) this weekend at McLane Baseball Stadium at Old College Field, starting Friday at 3:05 p.m. and wrapping Saturday and Sunday both at 1:05 p.m. read more »
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statenews.com —  Led by a four-hit, three-RBI day by freshman first baseman Ryan Krill, the Spartans defeated Central Michigan 11-1 on Wednesday at Theunissen Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Mich.

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statenews.com —  After taking care of business against Western Michigan on Tuesday, the MSU baseball team has little chance to rest before getting back to work for the rest of its week. Continuing a seasonlong pursuit of capturing midweek games against in-state opponents, the Spartans (23-12 overall, 5-4 Big Ten) hit the road for a 3:05 p.m. matchup with Central Michigan on Wednesday at Theunissen Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Mich. read more »
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