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Heading into the weekend series against Indiana at Secchia Stadium, junior catcher Brett Williams knew the MSU softball team had its work cut out, having to battle Hoosiers pitcher Morgan Melloh. Melloh — who leads the Big Ten with 397 strikeouts — posted 22 strikeouts against MSU (21-20 overall, 3-9 Big Ten) in each game, as the Spartans fell 7-2 on Saturday and 4-2 on Sunday.
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The Michigan State softball team (21-20, 3-9 Big Ten) was unable to split its weekend series with Indiana (30-15, 10-2 Big Ten) on Sunday, April 24, as it fell to the Hoosiers, 4-2. Junior Brett Williams led all batters at the plate against All-American pitcher Morgan Melloh, going 3-for-3 on the day with a solo homer in the second inning.
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The Michigan State softball team (21-19, 3-8 Big Ten) suffered a tough 7-2 loss to Indiana in Secchia Stadium on Saturday, April 23. The Hoosiers used a five-run fifth inning to power past the Spartans in the first contest of the weekend two-game series.
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The Michigan State softball team (21-18, 3-7 Big Ten) opens its longest homestand of the season when it hosts Indiana this weekend for the first two of five straight games in Secchia Stadium. Game one is scheduled for Saturday, April 23 with game two on Sunday, April 24. Both contests at Secchia Stadium are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
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Although the MSU softball team always is known for having a decent hitting team, senior shortstop Lindsey Hansen and junior catcher Brett Williams are going above and beyond. Combining for 26 total home runs in 39 games this season — Hansen with 14 and Williams with 12 — the pair are the top home run tandem in the Big Ten. Hansen also ranks first in MSU program history in single-season home runs and in career home runs at 36.
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Maureen Fernandez had visions of her daughter being a graceful figure skater. Plans changed. Her daughter was more interested in the “land” sports where she could be physical, aggressive and get dirty. “My mom wanted me to be a delicate ice dancer, and I wasn’t having it,” Emma Fernandez said via phone from East Lansing. “I used to skate and hold on to the boards and cry because it was cold.”
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The Michigan State softball team (21-18, 3-7 Big Ten) split its doubleheader with Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., on Wednesday, April 13. The Spartans made quick work of the Wildcats in game one, winning in five innings by a score of 13-4. NU rebounded with a 4-2 victory to close out the doubleheader. Both senior Lindsey Hansen and junior Brett Williams ended the day going 3-of-5 at the plate with a double, a home run and seven total bases.
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Taking notes from two road losses to Iowa last weekend, the MSU softball team will remain on the road — playing a doubleheader against Northwestern on Today — setting out to accomplish the same goals it had before the weekend: play tough infield defense.
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The Michigan State softball team (20-16, 2-5 Big Ten) was unable to rally at Iowa on Saturday, April 9 in its first game of a two-game series in Iowa City, Iowa, falling 5-3. Junior Ali Grant was the top Spartan at the plate as she went 2-for-3 on the day.
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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.
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