Michigan State baseball will have its first “pod play” weekend of the season this weekend extended, playing Illinois and Michigan in Ann Arbor, Saturday – Monday, March 20-22 … MSU opens with Illinois on Saturday at 4 p.m., before a split-opponent doubleheader on Sunday, starting with the Illini at 12 p.m., then the Wolverines at 4 p.m., then wrapping up with Michigan on Monday at 4 p.m.