Michigan State baseball had four players recognized by the Big Ten Conference with postseason awards announced Sunday afternoon by the league office, with the completion of the 2020 regular-season.
Category: Baseball
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Bryce Kelley Feature: Steady, Speedy And Smart
Michigan State baseball outfielder Bryce Kelley, like most seniors playing 2020 winter and spring sports, assumed his college career was over when the COVID-19 pandemic canceled their seasons. It was a heart-breaking end to his Spartans career, but he was prepared to accept it and move on.
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Spartans Clipped By Hawkeyes Saturday
Michigan State baseball took a lead in the early innings, but was overtaken in the middle frames, and the Spartans were clipped by the Hawkeyes of Iowa, 7-4, Saturday afternoon at a sun-bathed McLane Stadium at Kobs Field.
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MSU Defeated By Iowa Friday Night In Series Opener
Michigan State baseball was beaten by Iowa Friday night in the series opener of a three-game set at McLane Stadium at Kobs Field by a 12-1 final score.
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Joe Stewart Feature: Things Just Clicking
Michigan State baseball senior outfielder Joe Stewart knew he needed to be patient to get his chance to play, and his persistence has paid off. In this his final season in a Green & White uniform, Stewart is having a career year in 2021, after only seeing action in 17 games the past three seasons combined, with just 19 total at bats before this season.
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Spartans Host Hawkeyes In Final Weekend Of 2021 Season
Michigan State baseball hosts Iowa in a three-game weekend series at McLane Stadium at Kobs Field, Friday-Sunday, May 28-30 in the final weekend of the 2021 regular-season action … The weekend series lid lifter is Friday night at 6:35 p.m., while game two of the series has a 4:02 p.m. first pitch and will be nationally televised on Big Ten Network, with Connor Onion handling play-by-play duties, while Danan Hughes will be providing analysis … The series and 2021 regular-season wraps up on Sunday with a 1:05 p.m. first pitch … The weekend schedule is subject to change based on weather.
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Peterson Named B1G Co-Player of the Week
Michigan State’s Bailey Peterson has been named the Big Ten Conference Baseball Co-Player of the Week, announced by the conference office Tuesday afternoon. The B1G award is Peterson’s second accolade in as many days after being named to Collegiate Baseball’s National Players of the Week list, announced by the publication Monday afternoon.
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Peterson Tabbed To Collegiate Baseball National Player of Week List
Michigan State’s Bailey Peterson has been named to the Collegiate Baseball National Players of the Week list, announced by the publication Monday afternoon. This is the second time this season that a Spartan has been recognized by Collegiate Baseball and named to the list nationally recognizing players, as senior pitcher Sam Benschoter collected the accolade on April 26.
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Peterson And Spartan Bats Boost Way To 14-8 Win At Rutgers
Boosted by Bailey Peterson’s two home runs, Michigan State baseball scored a season-high 14 runs while tying a season-best 17 hits on the way to a 14-8 win at Rutgers Sunday afternoon at RU’s Bainton Field. With the win, the Spartans secured their second-straight road series.
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Spartans Scorch Scarlet Knights, 12-1, In Friday’s Series Opener
Michigan State erupted with a six-run first inning, including two home runs, and never looked back, as the offense kept rolling and the bats stayed as hot as the Piscataway temperatures. Meanwhile, the MSU pitching was dealing, as the Spartans beat Rutgers, 12-1, Friday afternoon in the series opener at RU’s Bainton Field.
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MSU Topped By OSU In Sunday’s Series Finale
Michigan State was denied the weekend series sweep by Ohio State, as the Spartans were topped by the Buckeyes, 7-3, in the series finale Sunday afternoon at OSU’s Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium.
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Proctor, Pitching, Propels Spartans To 2-0 Blanking Of Buckeyes Saturday
Adam Proctor belted a two-run home run and Michigan State baseball’s four pitchers combine for a shutout in a 2-0 blanking of the Buckeyes of Ohio State Saturday afternoon at OSU’s Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium.
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Spartans Beat Buckeyes, 10-7, Friday Night
Dillon Kark blasted a three-run home run as part of Michigan State baseball’s four-run second inning to bolster the Spartans to a 10-7 win at Ohio State Friday night at OSU’s Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium.
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Spartans Battle Buckeyes In Weekend Series In Columbus
Michigan State baseball heads to Columbus, Ohio to battle Ohio State in a three-game weekend series, Friday-Sunday, May 14-16 at OSU’s Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium … Friday’s series opener has a 6:05 p.m. first pitch, followed by game two of the weekend on Saturday with a 3:05 p.m. start time, before Sunday’s series finale at 1:05 p.m.
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Danny Litwhiler Elected To College Baseball Hall Of Fame
Legendary Michigan State baseball head coach Danny Litwhiler has been elected to the College Baseball Hall of Fame, as the Class of 2021 was announced Thursday by the College Baseball Foundation and the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Spartans Beat Wolverines, 10-2, Sunday
A seven-run fifth inning, combined with the pitching from Sam Benschoter and a solid offense output boosted Michigan State baseball to a 10-2 win over Michigan Sunday afternoon at McLane Stadium at Kobs Field in the series finale of the three-game weekend series.
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Spartans Topped By Wolverines Saturday
Michigan State was topped by Michigan, 3-1, Saturday afternoon in Big Ten Conference baseball action at McLane Stadium at Kobs Field.
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MSU Downed By PSU Sunday
Michigan State was downed by Penn State in the third and final game of the weekend series, 5-3, Sunday afternoon at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.
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Spartans Nipped By Nittany Lions Friday Night
Michigan State’s late rally came up short Friday night at Penn State in a 7-6 back-and-forth contest at a cold and windy PSU Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.
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Michigan State Travels To Penn State This Weekend For Three-Game Set
Michigan State baseball heads to State College, Pennsylvania for a three-game set at Penn State, Friday-Sunday, April 30-May 2 at PSU’s Medlar Field at Lubrano Park … Friday’s series opener between the Spartans and Nittany Lions is slated for a 6 p.m. first pitch … Saturday’s game has a 1 p.m. start time, before the series finale on Sunday with first pitch set for 12 p.m. … The weekend schedule is subject to change based on the weather.