Michigan State baseball players Dan Chmielewski and Zack McGuire were named first-team Academic All-District announced on Wednesday, May 4. Chmielewski and McGuire are the first Spartan baseball players to earn CoSIDA Academic All-District honors since Brandon Eckerle in 2011. Overall, they are 14th and 15th honors, and the 13th and 14th players as Ecklerle is the Spartans’ lone multiple honoree.
Category: Baseball
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Kirk Gibson’s message for grads: Challenge, overcome
In traditional Kirk Gibson fashion, he will step to a lectern at 1 p.m. Friday at the Breslin Center, fortified by preparation and resolve. Thousands of Michigan State University seniors and their families will have packed into an arena known more for its sports triumphs. Spanning a 12-minute commencement address, a time slot Gibson will abide by with his usual discipline, he will both exhort and command graduates to shoot for the kind of self-directed victories Gibson personally has known. They are victories Gibson continues to seek.
Source: Detroit News
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Spartans Tame Wildcats, 13-5, Saturday To Win Series
Michigan State baseball used a six-run fifth inning to boost the Spartans to a 13-5 win over the Wildcats of Northwestern Saturday afternoon at a cold and rainy Miller Park, playing the last few innings under cold, windy and rainy conditions. Saturday’s game was the series finale after playing a doubleheader Friday, adjusting the weekend schedule due to inclement weather in the Chicago area for Saturday afternoon and Sunday.
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Spartans Split Twinbill At Northwestern Friday
Michigan State baseball split a doubleheader Friday at Northwestern, winning the opener, 8-1, before getting nipped in the nightcap, 3-2. MSU and NU played a doubleheader Friday after the weekend schedule was adjusted due to inclement weather in the Evanston area forecast for Sunday. The Spartans and Wildcats will wrap up the three-game series on Saturday, with the scheduled start now moved up from 1 p.m. to Noon ET due to the weather forecast for Saturday afternoon.
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Spartan Baseball Series Preview: Northwestern
Big Ten action is back after a one game stint vs. the Toledo Rockets. Michigan State handled them with ease on their way to a 11-1 rout. It put the Spartans at 21-16 for the year but unfortunately doesn’t help their case as far as the B1G is concerned.Next up on the Spartans schedule is Northwestern. The Wildcats will host Michigan State for a three game series starting later on today.
Source: The Only Colors
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Spartans Route Rockets, 11-1
Michigan State baseball erupted for a seven-run eighth inning and went on to beat Toledo, 11-1, Wednesday afternoon at McLane Stadium at Kobs Field.
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Spartan Baseball Series Preview: Toledo
Twelve Big Ten games are left on Michigan State’s schedule, including a few out of conference games. This team would have to win at least nine of those to put themselves back in contention. Along with making it further in the B1G Tournament.For now the Spartans plan to focus on their next opponent — Toledo.
Source: Spartan Baseball Series Preview: Toledo – The Only Colors
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Michigan State Hosts Toledo Wednesday
Michigan State baseball returns home after four road games to host Toledo on Wednesday, April 26. First pitch for the match-up between the Spartans and Rockets from McLane Stadium at Kobs Field is slated for 3:05 p.m.
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The Only Recap: Michigan State gets swept by Maryland
Michigan State was swept by Maryland over the weekend in a three game conference series. The trio of losses puts this team at 20-16 for the year (5-7 B1G) which is good for ninth in the Big Ten. The Terrapins, on the other hand, improved to 28-11 (12-3 B1G).
Source: The Only Colors
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MSU Baseball Inks Three For 2017-18 Season
Michigan State baseball head coach Jake Boss, Jr., announced Monday that the Spartans will add three more players to the 2017-18 roster.
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Spartans Taken Down By Terrapins Twice Sunday
Michigan State baseball lost both games of a doubleheader at Maryland, 2-1 and 6-2, Sunday at UMDs Bob Turtle Smith Stadium. With the pair of losses, the Spartans are now 20-16 overall and 5-7 in Big Ten Conference play.
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Spartans Topped By Terrapins, 12-2
Michigan State baseball lost at Maryland, 12-2, Friday night at UMD’s Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium in the opener of a three-game series. MSU was making its first-ever trip to College Park.
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Spartan Baseball Series Preview: Maryland
Michigan State heads into this weekend with a 20-13 record overall (5-4 B1G). The Spartans will be playing at Maryland for the first time in school history during a three game conference series. The games will be played at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium — first pitch is slated for later on today at 6:30 p.m.
Source: The Only Colors
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Spartans Make First-Ever Trip To Maryland This Weekend To Square Off With Terrapins
Michigan State baseball will play at Maryland for the first time in school history when the Spartans square off with the Terrapins in a three-game Big Ten Conference series this weekend at UMDs Bob Turtle Smith Stadium. The series opens Friday, April 21 at 6:30 p.m., followed by Saturday, April 22 at 2 p.m. before the series finale on Sunday, April 23 at 1 p.m
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MSU Defeated By No. 15 UM Tuesday
Michigan State baseball lost at No. 15 Michigan, 12-4, Tuesday night in a non-conference match-up at Wilpon Complex. The Spartans jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning and later took a 4-3 advantage in the top of the fifth, but were unable to hold on to that lead and suffered defeat for the first time in the last three games against the Wolverines.
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Spartan Baseball Series Preview: No. 15 Michigan
Michigan State is 20-12 on the year with a 5-4 B1G record and somehow they are gearing up for a battle against No. 15 Michigan tomorrow in a non-conference game.
Source: The Only Colors
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Spartans Tangle With No. 15 Wolverines Tuesday
Michigan State baseball will take on No. 15 Michigan in a non-conference game on Tuesday, April 18. First pitch from Michigan’s Wilpon Complex is slated for 6 p.m.
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MSU seeking diamond turnaround in rivalry clash with UM
It’s a midweek game, and it won’t count in the conference standings. But Michigan State baseball will be trying to make a statement when it visits nationally ranked Michigan for a Tuesday night game at the Wilpon Complex .“It’s still a rivalry for us,” Michigan State coach Jake Boss said. “It doesn’t count in the Big Ten standings, but it’s certainly important to our kids. I can’t speak for them, but it’s something that’s extremely important for us as a program.”
Source: Detroit News
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MSU baseball yearning for consistency through grind of regular season
The Spartan baseball season, to say the least, has experienced a myriad of troughs and valleys. Much like a program-best start in 2016, MSU started off 2017 red hot, its eyes set on a Big Ten championship. Predictably through the grind of a baseball season, the Spartans started to slow down.
Source: MSU baseball yearning for consistency through grind of regular season | The State News
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Spartans win weekend series against Ohio State
After a mid-week non conference loss at Notre Dame, the Michigan State Baseball team returned to Big Ten Conference play this weekend with a three game home series over the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Spartans, who ranked in the middle of the Big Ten standings before the game was able to take the first two games of the series before failing to finish off the sweep on Sunday.
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