msuspartans.com —  Andrew Longely hit a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to push South Florida past the Michigan State baseball team, 2-1, Saturday afternoon at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in the Big Ten/Big East Challenge. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State baseball team defeated No. 11 St. John's on Opening Day, 11-4, Friday at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in the Big Ten/Big East Challenge. The Spartans never trailed and scored six runs in bottom of the eighth inning to put the game way. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  BTN announced its baseball schedule on Thursday afternoon, and Michigan State will make at least four nationally televised appearances on the network. read more »
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thelittlebrotherblog.wordpress.com —  The reigning Big Ten champions will start off their season in the fourth annual Big Ten/Big East Challenge this weekend in Florida. The Spartans play No. 11 St. Johns on Friday, with senior all-conference pitcher Tony Bucciferro on the mound. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State baseball team opens the 2012 season this weekend at the fourth annual Big Ten/Big East Challenge. Opening Day is set for Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. as the Spartans take on Big East favorite and 11th-ranked St. John's at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin, Fla. MSU will then face South Florida Saturday at 1 p.m. in Clearwater, Fla., followed by a 10 a.m. matchup on Sunday against No. 15 Louisville in St. Petersburg, Fla. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Fresh off winning its first Big Ten regular-season title in 32 years last season, the Michigan State baseball team has been named the preseason favorite to win the 2012 Big Ten Championship, the conference office announced Tuesday afternoon. read more »
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statenews.com —  Entering his fourth season as MSU baseball’s head coach, Jake Boss Jr. can’t remember ever relying on so many freshmen. When his team opens its season Friday in Dunedin, Fla., against St. John’s, three Spartans will appear in the first game of their careers as starters. Jimmy Pickens, one of the most sought after recruits in the state last year, will debut in right field, Ryan Krill will get the nod at first base and Kevin Goergen is set to start at third base. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Fourth-year Spartan head coach Jake Boss met with the media at MSU's weekly press conference on Monday at the Breslin Center. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Michigan State incoming signee Cam Gibson has been named to the Louisville Slugger Preseason High School All-America Team. Gibson signed a National Letter of Intent with the Spartans in November. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Under clear, sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-40s, the Michigan State baseball team conducted a portion of its practice outside at McLane Baseball Stadium Monday afternoon. The Spartans are entering their second week of practice in preparation for the 2012 season opener against 11th-ranked St. John's on Friday, Feb. 17 in the Big Ten/Big East Challenge in Dunedin, Fla. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Michigan State junior right-hander Tony Wieber has been named to the Stopper of the Year Award Preseason Watch List, as announced by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association of America. The award has been given annually since 2005 to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I baseball. read more »
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thelittlebrotherblog.wordpress.com —  Michigan State is coming off its Big Ten Championship season in 2011 — its first sine 1979 — and the team is filled with some of the conference’s top talent heading into 2012. Several Spartans made an appearance in the College Baseball Insider 2012 Big Ten preview — voted as the best in various categories by conference coaches. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  A record crowd of nearly 600 people attended the 2012 Michigan State Baseball First Pitch Dinner Saturday night at the Kellogg Center. The program honored Earl Morrall as the 2012 Spartan Baseball Alumnus of the Year and the event also featured a jersey recognition ceremony for Kirk Gibson. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Truth be told, Earl Morrall might have made his living swinging a bat instead of slinging a football if the opportunity to play Major League Baseball was as promising as the one afforded by the NFL. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The defending Big Ten Champion Michigan State Spartan baseball team conducted its first official practice of the 2012 season Friday afternoon inside the Duffy Daugherty Football Building. read more »
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