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2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS MICHIGAN STATE (8-4, 0-0 B1G) at PENSACOLA COX DIAMOND INVITATIONAL Overall: 8-4 (0-0 B1G) H: 0-0 A: 0-0 N: 8-4 FEBRUARY Fri., 14 Morehead State [1] W, 15-3 Blue Wahoos Stadium || Pensacola, Fla. Sat., 15 Morehead State [1] W, 5-2 Sat., 15 Morehead State [1] W, 5-3 Probable Pitching Match-Ups Sun., 16 Morehead State [1] W, 10-4 Fri., 21 Merrimack [2] L, 6-9 (11) GM Friday, Mar. 6 - 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT Sat., 22 Merrimack [2] L, 1-3 TROY: #40 RHP Levi Thomas (JR) (2-0, 0.00 ERA) Sat., 22 Merrimack [2] L, 5-7 MSU: #30 RHP Mason Erla (JR) (1-0, 1.42 ERA) Sun., 23 Merrimack [2] W, 15-14 (10) 1 Fri., 28 Kansas [2] [3] W, 8-7 Sat., 29 Western Carolina [2] [3] W, 4-3 GM Saturday, Mar. 7 - 4 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. CT MARCH UL: #32 RHP Brandon Young (SR) (2-0, 1.47 ERA) Sun., 1 Ball State [2] [3] W, 8-6 Wed., 4 USC Upstate [2] L, 4-7 Michigan State 2 MSU: #12 LHP Jarret Olson (SR) (1-1, 2.18 ERA) Fri., 6 Troy [4] 7 p.m. Sat., 7 Louisiana-Lafayette [4] 4 p.m. 8-4, 0-0 B1G Sun., 8 Samford [4] 12 p.m. GM Sunday, Mar. 8 - 12 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. CT Fri., 13 Indiana State 3 p.m. Jake Boss Jr. SAM: #45 RHP Jesse McCord (SR) (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Head Coach Sat., 14 Indiana State 2 p.m. MSU: TBA (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Sun., 15 Indiana State 1 p.m. AT MSU: 341-271 3 Wed., 18 TOLEDO 4:05 p.m. 12th Year Fri., 20 Maryland * 6:30 p.m. OVERALL: 366-305 Sat., 21 Maryland * 2 p.m. 13th Year Series History Sun., 22 Maryland * 1 p.m. MSU vs. TROY: Spartans lead, 3-2 Wed., 25 OAKLAND 4:05 p.m. Series Notes: Previous met 2016 also in Pensacola, FL, MSU W, Fri., 27 MINNESOTA * 4:05 p.m. BOSS vs. TROY: 3-0; first met in 1992; MSU 3-0 vs. Troy in neutral match-ups. Sat., 28 MINNESOTA * 4:05 p.m. 1-0, 2016 Sun., 29 MINNESOTA * 1:05 p.m. APRIL MSU vs. LOUISIANA: 0-0 - First Meeting Wed., 1 WESTERN MICHIGAN 6:35 p.m. BOSS vs. UL: Series Notes: First meeting, MSU's fourth opponent this sea- Fri., 3 Ohio State * 6:35 p.m. First Meeting son meeting for first time. Sat., 4 Ohio State * 3:05 p.m. Sun., 5 Ohio State * 1:05 p.m. BOSS vs. SAM: MSU vs. SAMFORD: Spartans lead 1-0 Tue., 7 NOTRE DAME 6:35 p.m. First Meeting Series Notes: Only previous meeting 2010 in Birmingham, Fri., 10 PENN STATE * 6:35 p.m. MSU W, 7-4 Sat., 11 PENN STATE * 4:05 p.m. Sun., 12 PENN STATE * {BTN} 12 p.m. Tue., 14 MICHIGAN [5] 6 p.m. Wed., 15 EASTERN MICHIGAN [6] 6:35 p.m. Fri., 17 Indiana * 6:05 p.m. Sat., 18 Indiana * 2:05 p.m. Sun., 19 Indiana * 12:05 p.m. Tue., 21 ARKANSAS 6:35 p.m. Wed., 22 ARKANSAS {BTN} 3 p.m. Fri., 24 IOWA * 6:35 p.m. TROY LOUISIANA SAMFORD Sat., 25 IOWA * 4:05 p.m. Sun., 26 IOWA * 1:05 p.m. 8-5, 0-0 Sun Belt 5-8, 0-0 Sun Belt 10-1, 0-0 SoCon MAY Fri., 1 VILLANOVA 6:35 p.m. Mark Smart Matt Deggs Casey Dunn Sat., 2 VILLANOVA 4:05 p.m. Sun., 3 VILLANOVA 1:05 p.m. Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Tue., 5 Michigan 6 p.m. AT TROY: 144-106 AT LOUISIANA: 5-8 AT SAM: 495-397 Wed., 6 Western Michigan 4:05 p.m. Fifth Year First Year 16th Year Fri., 8 Illinois * 7 p.m. OVERALL: 308-269 OVERALL: 192-126 OVERALL: Same Sat., 9 Illinois * 4 p.m. Sun., 10 Illinois * 2 p.m. 11th Year Sixth Year Tue., 12 AKRON 6:35 p.m. Thur., 14 PURDUE * 6:35 p.m. Fri., 15 PURDUE * 6:35 p.m. Sat., 16 PURDUE * 1:05 p.m. JUNE Wed.-Sun. 20-24 B1G Tournament [7] TBA None "Live Stats" link "Live Stats" link at Cox Sports Television Fri.-Mon.29-31 NCAA Regional TBA at MSUSpartans.com (Sunday Only) Fri-Sun. 5-7 NCAA Super Regional TBA MSUSpartans.com (when available) Fri-Sat. 12-23 College World Series TBA Home games in CAPS at McLane Stadium Times listed are ET and are subject to change. Leading Off... Spartan Baseball Squaring Off With Troy, Louisiana * - B1G Game [1] - Shipyard Park - Charleston, S.C. and Samford This Weekend at Pensacola Cox Diamond Invite [2] - Fluor Field - Greenville, S.C. • Michigan State baseball will wrap up its Spring Break trip this weekend in Pensacola, Florida, participat- [3] - First Pitch Invitational - Fluor Field - Greenville, S.C. [4] - Pensacola Cox Diamond Invite - Blue Wahoos Stadium - Pensacola, Fla. ing in the Pensacola Cox Diamond Invitational at the Pensacola Blue Wahoos Stadium ... MSU will square [5] - Cooley Law School Stadium - Lansing, Mich. off with Troy on Friday, March 6 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT, then taking on Louisiana on Saturday, March 7 at [6] - Comerica Park - Detroit, Mich. 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT, before wrapping up against Samford on Sunday, March 8 at 12 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. ET. [7] - B1G Tournament - TD Ameritrade Park - Omaha, Neb. @statebaseball msuspartans.com
334 260 .562 136 117 .538 Home Staters MSU TOTAL (10 + yrs.) 309 226 .578 Michigan State has 21 players on its 2018 roster from the state of Michigan, while the Cornhuskers have 12 players from Nebraska on their roster. Neither MSU or Nebraska have any players from the opposite state. 2020 MICHIGAN STATE BASEBALL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL NUMERICAL # Name Position No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. B/T Hometown/Previous School 16 Ahn, Peter INF 1 Danny Gleaves OF 6-0 183 RS-JR R/R Homer Glen, IL/St. Rita HS 18 Antoncic, Justin INF 2 Dillon Kark INF 6-1 195 FR R/R White Lake, MI/Orchard Lake St. Mary’s HS 8 Benschoter, Sam RHP 3 Zaid Walker OF 6-1 203 SO R/R Homewood, IL/Homewood-Flossmoor HS 44 Berghorst, Adam RHP 5 Joe Stewart OF/1B 6-4 196 RS-JR R/R Portage, MI/Portage Central HS 26 Bianucci, Zac LHP 6 Wyatt Rush RHP 6-3 195 JR R/R Grand Ledge, MI/Lansing CC 31 Christophersen, William RHP 7 Brian Martin OF/RHP 6-0 204 RS-FR R/R Westland, MI/John Glenn HS 35 Combs, Scott C 8 Sam Benschoter RHP 6-2 217 SR R/R Tecumseh, MI/Tecumseh HS 30 Erla, Mason RHP 9 Ryan King INF 5-8 158 RS-SO R/R Munster, IN/Brother Rice HS 21 Frank, Jack OF 11 Gabe Sotres C 5-9 201 RS-FR R/R Allen Park, MI/Brother Rice HS 34 Gieselman, Danny RHP 12 Jarret Olson LHP 6-0 182 SR L/L La Salle, IL/Parkland CC 1 Gleaves, Danny OF 13 Zach Hopman OF/LHP 5-11 166 FR L/L Brighton, MI/Brighton HS 47 Heikkinen, Jesse LHP 14 Andrew Morrow INF/OF 6-2 197 SR R/R Omaha, NE/Fort Scott CC 39 Hopman, Trevor INF 15 Reese Trahey INF/OF 6-1 176 SO L/R West Bloomfield, MI/Brother Rice HS 13 Hopman, Zach OF/LHP 16 Peter Ahn INF 6-1 186 RS-SO L/R Delafield, WI/Marquette University HS 32 Iverson, Zach INF/OF/RHP 17 Bryce Kelley OF/LHP 6-1 205 SR L/L Rockford, MI/Rockford HS 2 Kark, Dillon INF 18 Justin Antoncic INF 6-2 181 SR R/R Westerville, OH/St. Francis DeSales HS 17 Kelley, Bryce OF/LHP 19 Jacob Seipenko RHP 6-4 237 RS-FR R/R Canton, MI/Salem HS 9 King, Ryan INF 21 Jack Frank OF 6-0 196 FR L/L Strongsville, OH/Strongsville HS 7 Martin, Brian OF/RHP 22 Bailey Peterson INF/OF 6-0 190 SR R/R Grandville, MI/Kellogg CC 33 Mayes, Casey OF 25 Brendan Regan INF 5-10 172 RS-SO R/R Northfield, OH/Walsh Jesuit HS 14 Morrow, Andrew INF/OF 26 Zac Bianucci LHP 6-2 210 RS-JR L/L Naperville, IL/Naperville Central HS 12 Olson, Jarret LHP 28 Adam Proctor C 6-1 247 JR L/R St. Johns, MI/St. Johns HS 22 Peterson, Bailey INF/OF 30 Mason Erla RHP 6-4 217 RS-JR R/R Cass City, MI/Cass City HS 28 Proctor, Adam C 31 William Christophersen RHP 6-4 186 RS-FR R/R Bettendorf, IA/Pleasant Valley HS 25 Regan, Brendan INF 32 Zach Iverson INF/OF/RHP 6-2 194 JR L/R Charlotte, NC/Providence Day HS 6 Rush, Wyatt RHP 33 Casey Mayes OF 6-0 200 SO L/R Wichita, KS/Andover HS 19 Seipenko, Jacob RHP 34 Danny Gieselman RHP 6-0 201 SR R/R Commerce, MI/Walled Lake Northern HS 38 Sleeman, Caleb RHP 35 Scott Combs C 6-3 206 RS-SO R/R Northville, MI/Divine Child HS 11 Sotres, Gabe C 38 Caleb Sleeman RHP 6-2 211 SR R/R Alto, MI/Caledonia HS 5 Stewart, Joe OF/1B 39 Trevor Hopman INF 5-10 185 RS-SO R/R Brighton, MI/Brighton HS 15 Trahey, Reese INF/OF 44 Adam Berghorst RHP 6-7 250 FR R/R Zeeland, MI/East HS 3 Walker, Zaid OF 47 Jesse Heikkinen LHP 6-0 184 JR L/L Holt, MI/Holt HS
BREAKDOWN BY POSITION MICHIGAN STATE COACHES / STAFF Pitchers (16: 11-RHP, 5-LHP) Outfield (12) 23 Jake Boss Jr., Head Coach (12th year at MSU / 13th overall) 6 Wyatt Rush, RHP 1 Danny Gleaves 45 Graham Sikes, Assistant Coach (Third Base Coach), 7 Brian Martin, RHP 3 Zaid Walker 8 Sam Benschoter, RHP 5 Joe Stewart 4 Mark Van Ameyde, Assistant Coach (Pitching Coach) 10 Jacob Erickson, RHP 7 Brian Martin 27 Matt Rembielak, Volunteer Assistant Coach (First Base Coach) 12 Jarret Olson, LHP 13 Zach Hopman 10 Ryan Krokos, Director of Operations 13 Zach Hopman, LHP 14 Andrew Morrow Matt Moreau, Athletic Trainer 17 Bryce Kelley, LHP 15 Reese Trahey Managers: Daniel Alva, Aaron Boise, Kevin Heiligenthal, Rorke Landis, Brandon Mostyn, 19 Jacob Seipenko, RHP 17 Bryce Kelley 26 Zac Bianucci, LHP 21 Jack Frank Scott Newhard 30 Mason Erla, RHP 22 Bailey Peterson 31 William Christophersen, RHP 32 Zach Iverson PRONUNCIATION GUIDE = prə-nənsē-āSH(ə)n ɡīd 32 Zach Iverson, RHP 33 Casey Mayes Peter Ahn = On Andrew Morrow = Tomorrow minus To- 34 Danny Gieselman, RHP Infield (11) Justin Antoncic = Ann-TAWN-sick Brendan Regan = Ree-gan 38 Caleb Sleeman, RHP 2 Dillon Kark Sam Benschoter = Ben-scooter Matt Rembielak = Rem-bull-ack 44 Adam Berghorst, RHP Jacob Seipenko = Suh-pen-ko 5 Joe Stewart Adam Berghorst = Berg-Horst 47 Jesse Heikkinen, LHP Gabe Sotres = So-tress 9 Ryan King Zac Bianucci = Bee-uh-NOOCH-ee Reese Trahey = Trey-hee 14 Andrew Morrow Mason Erla = Urr-la (like an urn) Catcher (3) Mark Van Ameyde = VAN-uh-mead 15 Reese Trahey Jesse Heikkinen = Hake-uh-nin 11 Gabe Sotres Ryan Krokos = Crow-kiss (like the flower) Zaid Walker = Zeye-eed 28 Adam Proctor 16 Peter Ahn 35 Scott Combs 18 Justin Antoncic 22 Bailey Peterson FOLLOW SPARTAN BASEBALL 25 Brendan Regan 32 Zach Iverson msuspartans.com MichiganStateBaseball BREAKDOWN BY CLASS 39 Trevor Hopman Seniors (8) Juniors (8) Sophomores (8) @StateBaseball @StateBaseballGoGreen Freshmen (8) @statebaseball msuspartans.com PROBABLE DEFENSIVE LINEUP (2020 STATS) SPARTANS BY THE NUMBERS Pos. No. Player YR B/T GP-GS BA 2B HR RBI SLG% OB% SB-ATT 2020 2019 C 28 Adam Proctor JR L/R 6-5 .182 0 0 1 .182 .412 0-0 11 Gabe Sotres RS-FR R/R 7-6 .150 1 0 1 .200 .217 1-1 Overall Record: 8-4 20-34 35 Scott Combs SO R/R 6-2 .250 0 0 2 .250 .400 0-0 1B 16 Peter Ahn SO L/R 12-11 .383 4 1 14 .660 .434 3-4 Big Ten: 0-0 8-1 18 Justin Antoncic SR R/R 5-2 .200 0 0 1 .200 .385 0-0 Last 5: 4-1 2-3 2B 22 Bailey Peterson SR R/R 12-12 .510 4 0 15 .633 .569 7-9 SS 2 Dillon Kark FR R/R 8-8 .240 1 0 2 .280 .345 1-1 Last 10: 6-4 5-5 25 Brendan Regan SO R/R 7-4 .250 1 0 9 .333 .365 1-1 In February: 7-3 1-6 3B 32 Zach Iverson JR R/R 12-12 .267 1 0 9 .333 .365 0-0 39 Trevor Hopman SO R/R 2-1 .000 0 0 0 .000 .500 1-1 In March: 1-1 3-14 -OR- 14 Andrew Morrow SR R/R 10-8 .333 6 0 10 .600 .474 0-1 LF 17 Bryce Kelley SR L/L 12-12 .440 1 0 4 .460 .500 8-9 In April: 0-0 10-8 33 Casey Mayes SO L/R 9-8 .321 2 1 6 .500 .367 2-2 In May: 0-0 6-6 -OR- 21 Jack Frank FR R/R 10-8 .200 1 1 7 .371 .222 1-1 CF 1 Danny Gleaves JR R/R 5-2 .333 0 0 0 .333 .636 3-3 McLane Baseball Stadium: 0-0 11-8 -OR- 17 Bryce Kelley SR L/L 12-12 .440 1 0 4 .460 .500 8-9 Away: 0-0 7-18 13 Zach Hopman FR L/L 7-0 .250 0 0 0 .250 .250 0-0 RF 3 Zaid Walker SO R/R 10-8 .229 0 1 5 .400 .222 2-2 Neutral: 8-4 2-8 -OR- 21 Jack Frank FR R/R 10-8 .200 1 1 7 .371 .222 1-1 33 Casey Mayes SO L/R 9-8 .321 2 1 6 .500 .367 2-2 Day: 7-4 7-25 DH 14 Andrew Morrow SR R/R 10-8 .333 6 0 10 .600 .474 0-1 Night: 1-0 13-9 -OR- 3 Zaid Walker SO R/R 10-8 .229 0 1 5 .400 .222 2-2 -OR- 33 Casey Mayes SO L/R 9-8 .321 2 1 6 .500 .367 2-2 vs. Left starter: 1-1 9-11 -OR- 21 Jack Frank FR R/R 10-8 .200 1 1 7 .371 .222 1-1 vs. Right starter: 7-3 11-23 * = Team Leader One-Run Games: 3-0 3-2 MICHIGAN STATE DEPTH CHART Two-Run Games: 2-2 4-7 Five+Run Games: 2-0 7-15 Extra Innings: 1-1 1-3 CENTER FIELD Shutouts: 0-0 2-6 1 - Danny Gleaves (RS-JR) When Leading After 6 Inn.: 6-2 14-2 13 - Zach Hopman (FR) When Leading After 7 Inn.: 7-2 18-1
RIGHT FIELD When Leading After 8 Inn.: 8-1 19-1 LEFT FIELD 3 - Zaid Walker (SO) When Tied After 6 Inn.: 0-0 2-4 17 - Bryce Kelley (SR) -OR- 21 - Jack Frank (FR) When Tied After 7 Inn.: 1-0 2-1 33 - Casey Mayes (SO) 21 - Jack Frank (FR) When Tied After 8 Inn.: 0-1 1-2 5 - Joe Stewart (RS-JR) SECOND BASE When Trailing After 6 Inn.: 2-2 4-28 SHORTSTOP 22 - Bailey Peterson (SR) When Trailing After 7 Inn.: 0-2 0-32 2 - Dillon Kark (FR) 9 - Ryan King (RS-SO) When Trailing After 8 Inn.: 0-2 0-31 25 - Brendan Regan (SO) When Scored in 1st Inning: 4-1 8-8 When Opp. Scores in First Inning: 0-1 6-16 When Scores First: 6-1 10-10 When Opponent Scores First: 2-3 10-24 THIRD BASE FIRST BASE When Out-Hit Opponent: 7-2 13-4 32 - Zach Iverson (JR) 16 - Peter Ahn (SO) When Opponent Out-Hits MSU: 1-1 5-27 18 - Justin Antoncic (SR) 39 - Trevor Hopman (RS-SO) When Hits Tied: 0-1 2-3 14 - Andrew Morrow (SR) 15 - Reese Trahey (FR) First Game of DH: 1-1 2-4 Second Game of DH: 1-1 1-5 When Commit 0 Errors: 2-0 8-8 DESIGNATED HITTER When Commit 1 Error: 3-1 6-10 3 - Zaid Walker (SO) When Commit 2 or More Errors: 3-3 6-16 -OR- 21 - Jack Frank (FR) CATCHER -OR- 14 - Andrew Morrow (JR) 28 - Adam Proctor (JR) MSU Scores 0-2 Runs: 0-1 1-19 -OR- 33 - Casey Mayes (SO) 11 - Gabe Sotres (RS-FR) MSU Scores 3-5 Runs: 3-2 8-12 35 - Scott Combs (SO) MSU Scores 6-9 Runs: 2-1 10-3 STARTING PITCHER RELIEF PITCHER MSU Scored 10+: 3-0 1-0 30 - Mason Erla (JR) 47 - Jesse Heikkinen (JR) Opponent Scores 0-2 Runs: 1-0 11-2 12 - Jarret Olson (SR) 44 - Adam Berghorst (FR) 8 - Sam Benschoter (SR) 38 - Caleb Sleeman (SR) Opponent Scores 3-5 Runs: 4-1 9-7 38 - Caleb Sleeman (SR) 32 - Zach Iverson (JR) Opponent Scores 6-9 Runs: 2-3 0-15 6 - Wyatt Rush (JR) Opponent Scored 10+: 1-0 0-10 31 - William Christophersen 34 - Danny Gieselman Current streak: L1 7 - Brian Martin Longest winning streak: W4 (twice: 2/14-16 and 26 - Zac Bianucci 2/23-3/4)
@statebaseball msuspartans.com Spartans In National Rankings Michigan State is No. 33 in the most recent NCAA RPI rankings, after being ranked No. 10 last week and has high as No. 2 earlier this season. The Spartans are also just outside the Top 25 polls, ranking 10th among others receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll, as well as No. 19 in the Hero Sports College D1 College Baseball rankings.
2020 SERIES BREAKDOWNS • All three Spartans games will have live stats through "Live Stats" links found at MSUSpartans. com ... There will be limited audio and video streams available, with links also found at MSUS- BATTING Opponent Avg. R H HR R/G partans.com. vs. Morehead State (4) .357 35 51 1 8.8 vs. Merrimack (4) .278 27 40 2 6.8 • MSU is 3-2 vs. Troy, having last met in 2016, also in Pensacola, with the Spartans topping the First Pitch Invite (3) .333 20 33 1 6.7 Trojans, 3-0 ... Michigan State is also 3-0 in the series in games played on neutral fields.
PITCHING • The Spartans are meeting Louisiana on the diamond for the first time, marking MSU's fourth Opponent ERA R/ER BB/K BAA opponent this season that is meeting for the first time, joining Morehead State, Merrimack and vs. Morehead State (4) 1.75 12/7 13/42 .157 vs. Merrimack (4) 4.62 33/20 20/45 .279 Kansas. First Pitch Invite (3) 3.33 16/10 22/34 .264 • Michigan State is 1-0 against Samford, only having previously met 2010 in Birmingham, with the Spartans winning, 7-4.
SPARTANS IN PENSACOLA • Michigan State is making its first trip to Pensacola since 2016 when they also played in the Pen- sacola Cox Diamond Invitational, going 2-1 on the weekend on March 4-6, 2016 ... MSU opened with a 2-0 loss to Southern Miss, before blanking both Auburn and Troy by identical 3-0 scores ... CAROLINA IN MY MIND AND TRAVEL ITINERARY • Michigan State is cuing up the James Taylor tune again this season, as last weekend's Greenville trip was the third and final of three trips to the Palmetto State for the Spartans this season. • The Green & White were in Charleston for four games in the opening weekend, playing a four- game series vs. Morehead State at Shipyard Park, in an all-MSU match-up ... The Spartans swept the series, winning 15-3 in the opener in a Valentine's Day special on Friday night, Feb. 14, then swept the twinbill on Saturday, Feb. 15, winning 5-2 and 5-3, before completing the weekend with a 10-4 win on Sunday, Feb. 16. ... Last weekend, MSU played four games against Merrimack at Fluor Field in Greenville, falling in the series opener on Feb. 21, 9-6 in 11 innings, before being defeated in the doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 22, 3-1 and 7-5, but bouncing back to win the getaway game on Sunday, Feb. 23, 15-14 in 10 innings, on Peter Ahn's walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th. • MSU won the First Pitch Invitational, going 3-0, with three tough games, beating Kansas, 8-7, on Zach Iverson's walk-off single ... The Spartans then had their third-straight walk-off win with a COME-FROM-BEHIND WINS defensive walk-off win over Western Carolina, 4-3 Saturday night, as outfielder Bryce Kelley fired DATE OPPONENT DEFICIT(S) FINAL SCORE a laser from center to redshirt-freshman catcher Gabe Sotres for the tag to nab the WCU runner 2/15 vs. Morehead State 1-0 (3rd-7th) W, 5-2 in the bottom of the ninth trying to tie the game ... Michigan State then rallied from a 6-2 deficit 2/23 vs. Merrimack 13-11 (7th) W, 15-14 (10) in the fourth against Ball State to win 8-6 on Sunday. 3/1 vs. Ball State 6-2 (4th-7th) W, 8-6 • Michigan State capped off its time in Greenville with a 7-4 loss to USC Upstate Wednesday evening in an all-Spartan clash, as MSU's late rally was thwarted.
ABOUT BLUE WAHOOS STADIUM • Entering its eighth season, Blue Wahoos Stadium is widely considered one of the premier facilities in Minor League Baseball ... Recently named the "Best View" in Double-A baseball, the ballpark has established itself as one of the best places to enjoy a Minor League Baseball game in the country. GAME-WINNING RBI DATE OPPONENT PLAYER GW RBI (INN.) • The stadium was designed by Populous, a company renowned for creating outstanding sports 2/14 vs. Morehead State Peterson 1-run single (1) facilities including numerous Major League ballparks, as well as NFL, NBA and NHL stadiums ... 2/15 vs. Morehead State Kelley 1-run single (8) The multi-use facility was designed to be used year-round by the community, hosting college 2/15 vs. Morehead State -- N/A {error} (4) football games, youth tournaments, concerts, and other community events throughout the year. 2/16 vs. Morehead State -- N/A {WP} (5) 2/23 vs. Merrimack Ahn Solo HR (B10)* • With a capacity of 5,038 fans, Blue Wahoos Stadium is the smallest in the Southern League, 2/28 vs. Kansas Iverson 1-run single (B9)* allowing fans to get closer to the players and the action than any other park in the league ... 2/29 vs. Western Carolina Frank 1-run single (6) Nestled alongside the water in Pensacola's Community Maritime Park, the field provides unbeat- 3/1 vs. Ball State Iverson 1-run FC/error (7) able views of the Pensacola Bay ... The playing surface at Blue Wahoos Stadium was officially named Admiral Fetterman Field in 2015 in honor of the late Admiral Jack Fetterman who was instrumental in the creation of Community Martime Park for the Pensacola community.
AHN WAS ON IN GREENVILLE, EARNING PLAYER OF THE WEEK • Michigan State baseball redshirt-sophomore infielder Peter Ahn has been named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Week, for his performance over the weekend, as announced by the conference office on Monday, March 2.
Minnesota's Mex Meyer was named the Pitcher of the Week, while Nebraska's Leighton Banjoff was the Freshman of the Week.
@statebaseball msuspartans.com Spartans In National Rankings Michigan State is No. 33 in the most recent NCAA RPI rankings, after being ranked No. 10 last week and has high as No. 2 earlier this season. The Spartans are also just outside the Top 25 polls, ranking 10th among others receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll, as well as No. 19 in the Hero Sports College D1 College Baseball rankings.
Ahn joins teammate, senior outfielder Bryce Kelley as the Spartans' Big Ten Player of the Week recipients this season, as Michigan State has collected two of the first three of the season and three of the last five weekly honors dating back to last season, after Royce Ando earned the honor on May 13, 2019. Ahn and Kelley's ac- colades this season have surpassed last year's total of one, as Ando's honor was the only Big Ten weekly honor for the Spartans last season.
A native of Delafield, Wisconsin, Ahn hit .636 (7-of-11) for the weekend, with six RBI This Week in Big Ten Baseball and five runs scored, helping MSU win the 2020 First Pitch Invitational going 3-0 for Friday, March 6 the weekend at Fluor Field, home of the Greenville Drive. He posted an .818 slugging Western Carolina vs. Northwestern Spartanburg, SC 12 p.m. percentage and a .615 on-base percentage. Ahn also added two stolen bases, one Columbia at Nebraska Lincoln, NE 2:35 p.m. walk and one sacrifice fly, in scoring five runs. Western Michigan vs. Iowa Punta Gorda, FL 3 p.m. Rutgers at Old Dominion Norfolk, VA 3 p.m. Ahn posted at least two hits in all three games, including going 3-for-3 with three Illinois at Elon Elon, NC 4 p.m. runs scored and two RBI in MSU's 8-7 win over Kansas on Friday, scoring the winning Bryant at Maryland College Park, MD 4 p.m. run of the walk-off victory, adding one walk and walk stolen base, along with a sac Penn State at Navy Annapolis, MD 4 p.m. fly ... The stolen base came after leading off the ninth with a single and then stealing Purdue at Western Ky. Bowling Green, KY 4 p.m. second to get in scoring position, and moved to third on a passed ball, before scoring San Diego at Indiana Bloomington, IN 4:05 p.m. the winning run on Zach Iverson's walk-off single. Michigan at Pepperdine Malibu, CA 5 p.m. Troy vs. Michigan State Pensacola, FL 6 p.m. He went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and stolen base in Saturday's 4-3 win over Utah at Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 7:30 p.m. Western Carolina, driving in the first run of the game with an RBI single in the first, adding a single and stolen base in the third ... Ahn then wrapped up the weekend Saturday, March 7 going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored in MSU's come-from-behind 8-6 win Columbia at Nebraska Lincoln, NE 1:05 p.m. over Ball State ... He smacked an RBI triple in the third inning of Sunday's game for Illinois at Elon Elon, NC 2 p.m. Bryant at Maryland College Park, MD 2 p.m. MSU's second run of the game, and later, in the seventh, knocked a two-run single Rutgers at Old Dominion Norfolk, VA 2 p.m. for the Spartans' first runs of inning, sparking MSU's comeback from down 6-2 for Northwestern vs. USC Upstate Spartanburg, SC 2 p.m. second and third RBI of the day. Purdue at Western Kentucky Bowling Green, KY 2 p.m. San Diego at Indiana Bloomington, IN 2:05 p.m. Defensively, Ahn made 16 putouts and an assist without an error in playing first base Iowa vs. Georgetown Punta Gorda, FL 3 p.m. all 27 innings of MSU's weekend action. Louisiana vs. Michigan State Pensacola, FL 3 p.m. Penn State at UMBC Baltimore, MD 3 p.m. BURN Columbia at Nebraska Lincoln, NE 5 p.m. • It may be cold and snowy in East Lansing, but MSU senior infielder Bailey Peterson Michigan at Pepperdine Malibu, CA 5 p.m. has been hotter than hot of late, hitting .706 (12-of-17) for the weekend against San Diego at Indiana Bloomington, IN 5:05 p.m. Merrimack, highlighted by going 5-for-5 in the series opener on Feb. 21, for MSU's Utah at Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 7 p.m. first 5-for-5 game since 2010 ... He added a run and an RBI, along with a walk and swiped two bases ... Peterson had at least two hits in all four games, going 2-for-4 Sunday, March 8 with an RBI in the first game of the DH, then 3-for-5 with three RBI in the nightcap, Army West Point vs. Iowa Punta Gorda, FL 11 a.m. before finishing the weekend off going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored, adding Samford vs. Michigan State Pensacola, FL 11 a.m. three walks in the series finale. Penn State at Fairleigh Dickinson Annapolis, MD 12 p.m. San Diego at Indiana Bloomington, IN 12:05 p.m. • Peterson not only leads the Big Ten, but is sixth in the NCAA for hits with 23 so far, Columbia at Nebraska Lincoln, NE 12:05 p.m. Bryant at Maryland College Park, MD 1 p.m. with four going for doubles and one triple. Rutgers at Old Dominion Norfolk, VA 1 p.m. Northwestern at USC Upstate Spartanburg, SC 1 p.m. • Along with topping the B1G in hits, Peterson is also leading the league in batting Illinois at Elon Elon, NC 1:30 p.m. average (.510) and RBI (15), along with sharing the lead for total bases (31), while Utah at Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 2 p.m. ranking third in on-base percentage (.569), tied for fifth in doubles (4), tied for ninth Purdue at Western Kentucky Bowling Green, KY 2 p.m. in runs scored (11) and 10th in slugging percentage (.633). Michigan at Pepperdine Malibu, CA 4 p.m.
• In the NCAA stat rankings, Peterson is also sixth in average (.510) and 15th in on- base percentage (.569). All Times ET
• After hitting over .600 last week at .613, Peterson has "cooled off" and is now- hit ting .510 (25-for-49) for the season with four doubles and one triple, with 15 RBI and drawing eight walks ... He also has seven stolen bases on the season ... Peterson has a .633 slugging percentage and a .559 on-base percentage.
• Peterson had a streak of reaching base in 10-straight at bats in a span from the game on Feb. 17, starting with a single and triple in his last two at bats in that game vs. Morehead State ... Peterson then went 5-for-5 with a walk in series-opener vs. Merrimack on Feb. 14, then opened second game of series vs. Merrimack on Feb. 15 with a single and double, before the streak came to an end with a popup ... Peterson had seven singles, a double, a triple and a walk in that 10-at bat streak.
@statebaseball msuspartans.com All-Around Antoncic MSU sophomore infielder/outfielder Justin Antoncic leads MSU and ranks 10th in the B1G with a .354 average. Antoncic is also 12th in the league with a .542 slugging percentage. He is also tied for sixth in the conference with five stolen bases.
2020 SPARTAN HOME RUNS • Entering the weekend on a 10-game hitting streak, Peterson has only been held hitless in the second game of the season, on Feb. 15 vs. Morehead State, while having at least one hit Player (Inn.) Date Opp. Type in the other 11 games, while posting multiple hits in eight games with three games of three Frank (3rd) Feb. 16 vs. Morehead State 2-run hits and highlighted by the five-hit outing. Mayes (3rd) Feb. 23 vs. Merrimack 2-run ^ Ahn (10th) Feb. 23 vs. Merrimack Solo $ • Peterson also has reached base at least once in all 12 games, and is joined by senior out- Walker (4th) March 1 vs. Ball State Solo ^ fielder Bryce Kelley, as the lone Spartans to reach base in all 12 games this season.
* - Leadoff home run • Peterson also shares the team lead with four multi-RBI outings, matched by teammate & - Into the Red Cedar River beyond RF at McLane Stadium Peter Ahn ... Peterson's numbers are highlighted by the four ribbies in the season-opener vs. at Kobs Field Morehead State, while adding three in one of the games against Merrimack, along with two ^ - Over the Green Monster at Fluor Field other games with a pair of RBI each. $ - Walk-Off A WINTER'S BALL • MSU senior outfielder Bryce Kelley has also been hitting the winter's baseball, as he is close behind Peterson with 25 hits, including a team-best 12-game hitting streak in the first 12 games of the season.
• Along with having at least one hit in each of MSU's first 12 games to open the season, Kelley has six multi-hit outings, topped by a season-best four hits in the season-opener vs. Morehead State, while logging three in the second game of the series vs. Morehead State and in last Sunday's game vs. Ball State, and two hits in three other games.
• Kelley also tops the Big Ten and ranks 26th in the NCAA with 16 runs scored ... He also ranks second in hits (22), fourth in the B1G in batting average (.440) and tied for sixth in on-base percentage (.500).
• Kelley has also been streaking on the basepaths, as he leads the Big Ten and is tied for 12th in the NCAA with eight stolen bases already on the season ... The Spartan speedster now has 2020 PLAYERS CAREER HOME RUN BREAKDOWN 72 for his career, just seven shy of tying Anthony Cheky (2012-15) for the MSU career stolen PLAYER 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL base record of 79 stolen bases. 28-Proctor 7 2 2 0 11 33-Mayes 0 4 1 0 5 • Kelley already holds the single-season record with 33 stolen bases in 2018, adding 18 last season and 13 as a freshman in 2017. 3-Walker 2 0 0 0 2 16-Ahn 1 0 0 0 1 BRYCE KELLEY, SIR 18-Antoncic 1 0 0 0 1 • Michigan State's Bryce Kelley was tabbed as the Big Ten Conference Co-Player of the Week, 21-Frank 0 1 0 0 1 for his performance in the opening weekend. 1-Gleaves 1 0 0 0 1 • Kelley, a senior outfielder, shared the accolade with fellow outfielder, Grant Richardson of In- 32-Iverson 1 0 0 0 1 diana ... Michigan's Steven Hajjar collected both the Pitcher and Freshman of the Week awards. • A two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree, this is Kelley's first career Big Ten Player of the Week award ... He is the first Spartan to collect Big Ten Player of the Week accolades since former teammate Royce Ando earned the honor on May 13, 2019, as Michigan State has now won two of the last three Player of the Week honors dating back to last season. • A native of Rockford, Michigan, Kelley hit .647 (11-of-17) for the weekend, whichleads the Big Ten by over .100, as well as ranking 15th in the NCAA ... Kelley is the only player in Big Ten to hit over .500 that played in four games, leading Michigan State to a four-game sweep of Morehead State in Charleston, South Carolina at Shipyard Park, as the Spartans were the only Big Ten team to win all four of their games on the weekend. • The 11 hits by Kelley also leads not only the Big Ten, but shares the lead for the most in the NCAA, and is three hits more than any other player in the conference ... Kelley had at least two hits in all four games played, including going 4-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored, adding one stolen base in Michigan State's 15-3 win in the series opener on Friday ... He also went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in game one of Saturday's doubleheader ... Kelley was also a standout on the basepaths, swiping three stolen bases on the weekend, which Catch Spartan Baseball Now on shares the lead in the Big Ten with two teammates, Danny Gleaves and Bailey Peterson. The Spartan Sports Network For the fifth straight year, the Spartan Sports- Net • Overall, Kelley posted a .647 on-base percentage, which is second in the Big Ten and a .706 work will carry a live audio stream for all home and slugging percentage, that is fifth, also ranking fifth in runs scored with five ... He is also- sec select road Spartan baseball games this season. The ond in the B1G in total bases with 12, only trailing teammate Peter Ahn who has 13. broadcast will be available exclusively at SpartanS- portsNetwork.com and on the network’s 24/7 app for mobile devices (available on iTunes and Google Play). I KNOW HIM Broadcast veteran Scott Moore calls the action, with • MSU's Peter Ahn and Bryce Kelley were both on the front page of the Big Ten Conference's commentary from David Greenberg, former MSU web page, www.bigten.org on the Monday following their respective Big Ten Baseball Player manager/bullpen catcher. of the Week Awards.
@statebaseball msuspartans.com AHN WITH THE OFF 2020 JERSEY COMBOS • Redshirt-sophomore infielder Peter Ahn's walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning boosted Michigan State baseball to a wild, 15-14 win over Merrimack on Feb. 23 ... Hat Jersey Pant Record Ahn blasted the second pitch he saw from Merrimack relief pitcher Jake Thibault off the Spartan Head Green Grey 0-0 top of the wall in right center and into the bullpen beyond the wall, sparking the Spartans' Spartan Head Green Grey 0-0 celebration, as he was met at home plate by the rest of his jubilant teammates. Spartan Head Green White 0-2 Spartan Head Anthracite Anthracite 0-0 • Not only was it Ahn's first home run as a Spartan, but it was also his first walk-off home Spartan Head White White 3-2 run at any level of his baseball career. Spartan Head Green Cream 2-0 Throwback S Green Cream 0-0 • Ahn ended the game 3-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored. Throwback S Cream Cream 3-0 IVERSON TALKIN' ABOUT A WALK-OFF Spartan Head Gold* White 0-0 • Junior infielder/pitcher Zach Iverson provided Michigan State with its second walk-off win in a row, smacking a single to right center field to propel an 8-7 victory for MSU over * = Military Appreciation Day uniforms with camo print Kansas, Friday afternoon in the opening game of the 2020 First Pitch Invitational at Fluor Field, home of the Greenville Drive.
• After the previous game's walk-off hero, redshirt-sophomore infielder Peter Ahn, led off with a single, he later stole second, and later advanced to third on a passed ball. Two batters later, sophomore outfielder Casey Mayes was intentionally walked, and then stole second. After a strikeout, Iverson smacked a single to right center, and was mobbed by his teammates between first and second base. 2020 B1G Preseason Poll
• Iverson's hit went to almost the identical spot of the field and fence that Ahn's home run 1. Michigan cleared in the bottom of the 10th on Sunday. 2. Ohio State 3. Minnesota DEFENSIVE WALK-OFF 4. Nebraska • MSU won its third game in a row of the "walk-off" variety as a Bryce Kelley throw to Gabe Sotres for the tag at the plate gave Michigan State the defensive walk-off win over Western 5. Indiana Carolina, 4-3, Saturday night. 6. Illinois
• With WCU's Kitt Capell on second after a 1-out double, Justice Bigbie knocked a 2-out MSU PLAYERS ON 2020 BIG TEN single up the middle and Kelley charged and came up throwing, firing a frozen rope to Sotres at home and he applied to tag to nab Capell at the plate for the final out and the BASEBALL PRESEASON HONORS LIST defensive walk-off. Mason Erla, RHP, JR Zaid Walker, OF, SO IVERSON BATTIN', FIELDIN' AND SAVIN' Jarret Olson, LHP, SR • Junior infielder/pitcher Zach Iverson picked up back-to-back saves in MSU's 4-3 win over Western Carolina on Saturday and the Spartans' 8-6 win over Ball State on Sunday.
• Iverson played the first portion of both games at third base before getting nod to take over on the mound.
• In Friday's win over Western Carolina, Iverson played the first 7.1 innings of the game at third base, before coming in to pitch in the eighth, and got the final 1.2 innings with two strikeouts to earn his first collegiate save. At the plate, Iverson went 1-for-1 with an RBI and 2020 Spartan Seniors two runs scored, drawing three walks. NO NAME POS • On Saturday, Iverson came on in the ninth, chalking up two strikeouts before a foul out to 18 Justin Antoncic INF Ahn at first ended it and sparking the Spartan celebration ... Iverson was 2-for-4 with an RBI 8 Sam Benschoter RHP while playing third base for the first eight innings of the game. 34 Danny Gieselman RHP WILL FOR THE WIN 17 Bryce Kelley OF/LHP • Redshirt-freshman pitcher William Christophersen picked up his first collegiate win on 14 Andrew Morrow INF/OF Sunday ... Christophersen came in out of the pen in the top of the seventh, and rang up 12 Jarret Olson LHP back-to-back strikeouts for the first two outs, but then allowed a single, walk and hit-by- 22 Bailey Peterson INF/OF pitch to load the bases, but he got out of the jam with a flyout. 38 Caleb Sleeman RHP
• Christophersen was making his second appearance in as many days. He came on in a key situation in Saturday's game against Western Carolina, getting called out of the bullpen in the seventh, with two on and two outs, chalking up a strikeout, as the Spartan bullpen was solid all weekend.
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Last Prev. Prev. School Record Week Rank School Conf. Record Rank School (1st-Place Votes) Record Points Prev. Chg. Hi/Lo 1 Florida 11-0 3-0 1 1. Florida SEC 11-0 1 1 Vanderbilt 0-0 761 NR — 1/1 2 Vanderbilt 10-3 4-1 2 2. Texas Tech Big 12 11-1 3 2 Louisville 0-0 740 NR — 2/2 3 Louisville 8-3 4-0 3 3. Georgia SEC 11-1 5 3 Texas Tech 0-0 603 NR — 3/3 4 Georgia 11-1 4-0 4 4. Vanderbilt SEC 10-3 4 4 Georgia 0-0 597 NR — 4/4 5 Texas Tech 11-1 5-0 5 5. UCLA Pac-12 11-0 7 5 Arkansas 0-0 582 NR — 5/5 6 UCLA 11-0 4-0 10 6. Louisville ACC 8-3 9 6 Mississippi State 0-0 569 NR — 6/6 7 Miami 8-3 4-0 7 7. N.C. State ACC 11-0 8 8. Miami ACC 8-3 10 7 Miami 0-0 542 NR — 7/7 8 NC State 11-0 4-0 13 8 UCLA 0-0 512 NR — 8/8 9 Ole Miss 10-1 4-0 15 9. Arizona State Pac-12 8-4 11 10. Ole Miss SEC 10-1 15 9 Auburn 0-0 509 NR — 9/9 10 Arizona State 8-4 3-1 12 10 Florida 0-0 476 NR — 10/10 11 Florida State 8-3 2-2 9 11. Arkansas SEC 7-3 2 12 Duke 9-2 3-1 14 12. Duke ACC 9-2 14 11 Michigan 0-0 459 NR — 11/11 13 Arkansas 7-3 0-3 6 13. Mississippi State SEC 7-4 6 12 Louisiana State 0-0 439 NR — 12/12 14. Florida State ACC 8-3 12 14 UCF 11-2 4-1 19 13 Arizona State 0-0 378 NR — 13/13 15. Oklahoma Big 12 9-3 20 15 Oklahoma 9-3 2-1 22 14 Florida State 0-0 352 NR — 14/14 16. Tennessee SEC 12-0 24 16 Michigan* 6-4 2-1 16 15 Stanford 0-0 309 NR — 15/15 17. Michigan* Big Ten 6-4 18 17 Long Beach State 8-3 3-1 25 16 North Carolina 0-0 293 NR — 16/16 18. Auburn SEC 10-3 21 17 Oklahoma State 0-0 264 NR — 17/17 18 Mississippi State 7-4 2-3 8 19. UCF AAC 11-2 25 19 Auburn 10-3 5-0 20 20. TCU Big 12 10-1 26 18 North Carolina State 0-0 237 NR — 18/18 20 Tennessee 12-0 5-0 24 21. LSU SEC 7-5 16 19 East Carolina 0-0 206 NR — 19/19 21 LSU 7-5 2-2 11 22. East Carolina AAC 8-3 17 20 Duke 0-0 202 NR — 20/20 22 TCU 10-1 5-0 NR 23. Texas A&M SEC 10-3 13 21 Texas A&M 0-0 162 NR — 21/21 23 Tulane 9-2 3-1 NR 24. Long Beach State Big West 8-3 RV 22 Georgia Tech 0-0 148 NR — 22/22 24 Pepperdine 10-1 3-1 NR 25. Dallas Baptist MVC 8-3 22 23 Mississippi 0-0 95 NR — 23/23 25 Dallas Baptist 8-3 2-2 23 Dropped Out: North Carolina (23) 24 Wake Forest 0-0 86 NR — 24/24 25 Oregon State 0-0 70 NR — 25/25 Dropped Out: Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, Others Receiving Votes (listed alphabetically): East Carolina Alabama State (10-3), Arizona (7-4), Baylor (8-3), Dropped Out: -- Cal State Fullerton (4-7), Cal State Northridge (8- 3), Coastal Carolina (7-3), Florida Atlantic (7-3), Others Receiving Votes: Texas Christian 51; West Virginia 49; As of 3/2/20 Hawaii (6-5), Illinois* (5-4), Indiana* (6-3), Iowa* Arizona 45; Oklahoma 43; UC Santa Barbara 38; Texas 36; Clem- (5-4), Liberty (7-4), Louisiana Tech (9-3), Mercer (11- son 36; South Carolina 21; Dallas Baptist 18; Baylor 16; Tennes- * = Big Ten Conference 0), Michigan State (8-3), New Mexico (8-3), New see 14; Ohio State* 11; Minnesota* 10; Coastal Carolina 10; Bold = 2020 MSU Opponent Mexico State (12-1), North Carolina (8-4), Oklahoma State (8-4), Old Dominion (8-2), Oregon State (5-6), Southern Miss 9; UC Riverside 8; Cal State Fullerton 8; Connect- Penn State* (9-2), Pittsburgh (10-1), San Diego (9-2), icut 7; CSU Bakersfield 7; Old Dominion 6; Houston 6; Indiana* Santa Clara (8-5), Southern Miss (9-3), The Citadel 5; South Alabama 4; Rhode Island 4; Florida Atlantic 4; UNC (9-1), Troy (8-4), Tulane (9-2), UC Irvine (5-6), UC Wilmington 3; Brigham Young 3; Boston College 3; San Diego Santa Barbara (9-2), UNCW (9-3), UTSA (10-2), Wake State 2; Marist 2; Indiana State 2; Creighton 2; Northeastern 1. Forest (7-5), Washington (7-3), West Virginia (7-4). As of 3/2/20 As of 1/23/20 * = Big Ten Conference * = Big Ten Conference Bold = 2020 MSU Opponent Bold = 2020 MSU Opponent
2019 RETURNING TEAM LEADERS OFFENSE PITCHING DEFENSE Average Bryce Kelley .300 ERA Joe Stewart 0.00* Fielding Pct. Adam Proctor 1.000*^ Games Played Bryce Kelley 54*^ Wins Jesse Heikkinen 3 Casey Mayes Games Started Bryce Kelley 53*^ W-L Pct. Jesse Heikkinen .600 Jesse Heikkinen At Bats Bryce Kelley 217 Losses Mason Erla 10 Peter Ahn Runs Zaid Walker 23 Strikeouts Mason Erla 61 Chances Justin Antoncic 256* Hits Bryce Kelley 65* Strikeout/Looking Caleb Sleeman 20* Putouts Justin Antoncic 241* Doubles Zaid Walker 11 Appearances Caleb Sleeman 23 Assists Zach Iverson 69 Triples Bryce Kelley 1*^ Gm/Relief Caleb Sleeman 14 Fld. Doub. Play Justin Antoncic 18 Casey Mayes Starts Mason Erla 14^ Caught Stlng. By Adam Proctor 12* Bailey Peterson Saves Caleb Sleeman 1 Justin Antoncic Innings Mason Erla 82.0* * = Overall team leader in 2019 Zach Iverson B/Avg. Joe Stewart .000* ^ = Shared team lead Home Runs Adam Proctor 9* RBI Zaid Walker 19 Slugging Casey Mayes .508* On-Base Reese Trahey .370 Walks Reese Trahey 23*^ Steals Bryce Kelley 18*
@statebaseball msuspartans.com McCauley McMoving Junior right hander Riley McCauley has moved into a starting role after coming out of the bullpen last season as the Spartans’ closer. McCauley made all 25 appearances as a reliever last season, registering a team- leading nine saves, which ranked tied for fourth in B1G and tied for 59th in the NCAA.
RIGHT HAND MAN • In the series finale against Merrimack, senior pitcher Caleb Sleeman • Spartan redshirt-junior right-hander Mason Erla fired a career-high 11 fired a career-high seven strikeouts in 6.0 IP, yielding just one hit and strikeouts in 7.0 innings in the season-opener vs. Morehead State, includ- only three walks ... Sleeman had a no-hitter going through 4.0 complete ing striking out the side in the opening inning, on the way to four-straight frames, before a lead-off double to open the fifth, snapping a streak of Ks, and also striking out the side in the fourth around a two-out walk, and retiring nine-straight Eagle batters. in the sixth ... Erla didn't yield a hit until the third, and didn't face more • Junior right-handed reliever Wyatt Rush has made five appearances than four batters in an inning twice, while also retiring Morehead State three-up, three-down in the fifth on another double play, after getting an and has only yielded two hits, with a 1.93 ERA, while striking out two. earlier twin-killing in the third ... Erla allowed two hits in the third and two WINNING CLOSE in the seventh, until departing after seven innings, with the score 15-1. • Michigan State won three 1-run games in a row, winning 15-14 in 10 • The 11 strikeouts makes Erla the first Spartan pitcher with double-digit innings vs. Merrimack on Feb. 23, then beating Kansas, 8-7, on another strikeouts since former teammate Mike Mokma fired 11 Ks vs. Ohio State walk-off on Feb. 28, and then winning on a defensive walk-off over West- on March 9, 2019 in Greenville. ern Carolina, 4-3, on Feb. 29. • Erla then matched that mark with 11 Ks in 7.0 IP vs. Merrimack on Feb. 21 This season's three 1-run games in a row matches last season's total of in a no-decision, going 7.0 IP, allowing six hits and two runs without a walk. three 1-run games, going 3-2 for the season. • In last Friday's game vs. Kansas, Erla fired eight strikeouts over 5.0 IP, giv- TEN DUAL COMMANDMENTS ing him 30 Ks in his three starts this season ... Erla scattered eight hits with • Troy totes an 8-5 record into the weekend, following a 5-2 loss at UAB three walks, yielding just one run, coming in the second inning ... He rang Tuesday and having Wednesday's game vs. Alabama A&M postponed up one of his punchouts in the fifth, leaving the bases full of Jayhawks. due to inclement weather.
OLSON-TON ON YOUR SIDE • Freshman infielder William Sullivan leads the Trojans with a .422 aver- • Erla wasn't the only Spartan pitcher to fire a career-high strikeouts, as age, logging 11 RBI, six doubles and one triple ... Junior outfielder Rigsby senior starter, left-hander Jarret Olson fired a career-high five Ks in game Mosley is hitting .411, leading Troy in hits (23), runs (17), total bases (37) one of the twinbill with Morehead State, only to top that with a new and on-base percentage (.507), while tying the team-lead in HR (2) and career-high nine Ks in pitching complete game vs. Merrimack on Feb. 22. tying for second on team in RBI (12) and doubles (6).
• In the outing vs. Merrimack, Olson had a no-hitter going through 6.0 • Senior infielder Drew Frederic is just ahead of MSU's Bryce Kelley in innings before yielding a base hit to open the seventh. the NCAA stolen base stat rankings, as Frederic has nine swipes in 11 at- tempts, tying for fourth in the NCAA. • Olson then fired another standout start last Saturday vs. Western Caro- lina, going 6.2 IP with three hits and two runs, while striking out six, the • Friday's probable starter is junior right-hander Levi Thomas, who has second-most of his career. a 2-0 record with a 0.00 ERA in three appearances with 17.0 IP, yielding just seven hits and two walks, while firing 31 strikeouts ... Opponents are • Along with his pitching, Olson helped his own cause and more than hitting just .123 off Thomas. fielded his position with a nice catch on a foul out, darting off the mound and snaring the catch in front of the Western Carolina dugout for the final • Troy head coach Mark Smart has a 144-106 record in his fifth season out of the sixth inning for his third 1-2-3 frame of the contest. leading the Trojans ... Smart is in his 11th year as a head coach, amassing a 308-269 mark. • Olson has 20 strikeouts in his three starts this season, nearly matching last year's season total of 27 Ks. • Louisiana enters the weekend with a 5-8 record, routing Rice, 11-2, Tuesday night. RIGHT HAND MAN... AND LEFT HAND MAN... ON REPEAT • Fellow senior starter, righty Sam Benschoter, chalked up a career-high • The Ragin' Cajuns are led by junior catcher Sebastian Toro, who is hit- nine strikeouts in just 5.0 innings of work, in the nightcap vs. Morehead ting .300 with nine hits and five RBI, and sharing the team lead with three State and matched that in an inning less with nine punchouts in 4.0 IP vs. stolen bases ... Senior outfielder Gavin Bourgeois is hitting .286 with five Merrimack on Feb. 23. ribbies and eight hits. • Freshman righty reliever Adam Berghorst made his Spartan baseball • Saturday's probable starter is senior righty Brandon Young, who has a debut vs. Morehead State on Feb. 15, playing for Michigan State football 2-0 record, with a 1.47 ERA in three appearances, firing 27 strikeouts to in the fall, and took the mound for his first official action in a Spartan just five walks in 18.1 IP, holding the opposition to .180. baseball uniform ... After some early jitters, Berghorst settled down and • Lousiana head coach Matt Deggs is in his first season directing the- Ra fired 4.0 innings with two Ks, yielding just one hit and one unearned run gin' Cajuns, posting a 5-8 so far ... Deggs is in his sixth year as a collegiate to earn the save ... Berghorst made two appearances vs. Merrimack in head coach, tallying a 192-126 record. Greenville, pitching 3.0 IP on Feb. 22 and 2.1 IP on Feb. 23. • Samford is 10-1 entering the weekend. The Bulldogs had their midweek • In the series finale vs. Morehead State, senior pitcher Caleb Sleeman action washed out by inclement weather, but have won seven in row, after fired a career-high seven strikeouts in 6.0 IP, becoming the fourth Spar- sweeping a four-game series with Western Kentucky over the weekend. tan starter of the weekend to chalk up a career-high in strikeouts, yield- ing just one hit and only three walks ... Sleeman had a no-hitter going • Junior infielder Brooks Carlson leads the Samford regulars with a .526 av- through 4.0 complete frames, before a lead-off double to open the fifth, erage, adding 16 RBI on a team-best 20 hits with two doubles and three HR, snapping a streak of retiring nine-straight Eagle batters ... Sleeman was as well as drawing a team-leading 15 walks ... Sophomore catcher Will David called in relief duty in the Merrimack series, pitching 4.0 IP on Friday, is hitting .458 with six RBI, registering 11 hits with three of them doubles. ringing up five Ks, and then 0.2 IP with two strikeouts on Sunday. • Senior right-hander Jesse McCord is Sunday's probable starter, and is • Redshirt-freshman righty Brian Martin earned his first win as a Spartan, expected to make his first appearance of the season. pitching a complete top of the 10th inning, holding Merrimack without a run, before Peter Ahn's walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th for • Veteran Samford head coach Casey Dunn is in his 16th season at the the victory for MSU. leash of the Bulldogs, amassing a 495-397 record. @statebaseball msuspartans.com HISTORY HAS ITS EYES ON YOU UN-DEUX-TROIS-QUATRE-CINQ-SIX • Michigan State started the season 4-0 for the second time in the last • With Michigan State's 15-3 season-opening win over Morehead State, four years, as part of the third in last five years, joining the 2017 Spar- the Spartans have won six of their last seven season-openers, with the tan squad that opened 6-0 and the 2016 Green & White team that also only blemish in that span coming in a 5-4 loss in the 2018 season lid lifter opened 6-0. at Fresno State that halted a four-game season-opening win streak for MSU. • This was the fourth 4-0 start under Coach Boss, also opening 4-0 in 2011, after not having a 4-0 start to a season since 1964. • Last season, Michigan State doubled up the Privateers of New Orleans, 8-4, at New Orleans, on Feb. 15, 2019. • This season's 4-0 start is the 11th one in school history, also doing so in 2017, 2016, 2011, 1964, 1947, 1946, 1941, 1938, 1936, 1915 and 1914. • Michigan State improved to 10-2 in season-openers under head coach Jake Boss Jr. BLOW US ALL AWAY • Since 2000, the Spartans are now 15-6 in the first game of the season ... • The Spartans have already either matched or topped several marks Overall, MSU is 82-53 all-time in known season-openers, as the Spartans from last season: are in their 136th season of baseball. Mark Games / This Season L a s t Season MEET ME INSIDE 4 Wins 4th / Sunday, Feb. 17 24th / March 27 • The Spartans return five position starters and three returning starting 10+ Runs In A Game 2 / Fri., Feb. 14 - 15 vs. Morehead St. 1 - 12, pitchers from last season, as the Green & White finished the 2019 season Apr. 23 vs. Oakland winning three of its last four B1G series, including two on the road. Sun., Feb. 17 - 10 vs. Morehead St. 35 Runs On Season 4th / Sunday, Feb. 17 12th / • The Spartans also had three wins over Top 25 teams down the stretch, March 9 vs. W. Carolina with a pair of wins at No. 24 Iowa on May 11 and 12, and a win over No. 10 Stolen Bases 4th / Sunday, Feb. 17 11th / 23 Illinois on May 17. March 5 at Arizona 4-Game Win Streak 1 / Fri.-Sun., Feb. 14-17 1 - Apr. • MSU celebrated not only its 135th year of baseball in 2019, including 23-27 honoring the 65th anniversary of the 1954 College World Series team 1st 4-Run Inn. 1st / Fri., Feb. 14 11th / March 5 at Arizona and also the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Big Ten Champion and NCAA 3rd 4-Run Inn. 2nd / Sat. Feb. 15 (2 on 2/14, 1 on 2/15) 36th / Regional team, but also its first with lights at McLane Stadium at Kobs Apr. 21 vs. Indiana Field, going 7-2 at home under the lights.
HURRICANE YOUNG, SCRAPPY AND HUNGRY • Michigan State produced some big numbers both at the plate and on • Michigan State has six newcomers on the 2020 roster, and all six made the mound in the four-game series vs. Morehead State in Charleston at their Spartan debuts in the opening weekend: Shipyard Park, located on the edge of the Wando River: • Junior pitcher Wyatt Rush - 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R BATTING • Sophomore infielder Trevor Hopman - 1 G, defensive sub Avg. R H HR R/G • Freshman infielder Dillon Kark - No. 1 Impact Freshman by D1Base- .357 35 51 1 8.8 ball.com - started PITCHING all four G at SS, .308 (4-13), 1 2B, 2 RBI ERA R/ER BB/K BAA 1.75 12/7 13/42 .157 • Freshman outfielder/pitcher Zach Hopman - 2 G, .500 (1-2) • Freshman outfielder Jack Frank - No. 18 Impact Freshman by • The average, hits, runs and runs per game were all more than any series D1Baseball.com - last season, highlighted by the 8.8 runs/game, which was 5.3 more r/g started all four G in OF, .222 (4-18), 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI than any four-game series last season (3.5 rpg vs. UConn, March 15-17), • Freshman pitcher Adam Berghorst - No. 25 Impact Freshman by as well as 1.8 more than any other series (6.0 rpg vs. Northwestern, April D1Baseball.com - 26-27). 4.0 IP on 2/16, 1 H, 0 ER, Save • On the mound, only last year's 0.64 ERA vs. Indiana State (April 5-7) was NOT THROWING AWAY THEIR SHOT lower than last weekend's 1.75 ERA ... Michigan State's .122 batting aver- • Michigan State traveled to Charleston with 10 Spartans making their age against in the series vs. Morehead State was only bettered once last first official road trip, including the aforementioned six newcomers: season, posting a .122 against Indiana State ... The Spartan hurlers' 42 • Junior pitcher Wyatt Rush strikeouts was seven more than in any series last season (35 vs. UConn, • Sophomore infielder Trevor Hopman March 15-17 and vs. Indiana, April 19-21). • Freshman infielder Dillon Kark • Freshman outfielder/pitcher Zach Hopman • Freshman outfielder Jack Frank • Freshman pitcher Adam Berghorst • Plus four other players who either redshirted or didn't travel last season: • Senior pitcher Danny Gielselman • Redshirt-freshman catcher Gabe Sotres • Redshirt-freshman pitchers William Christophersen • Redshirt-freshman pitcher Brian Martin • MSU also had two new members of the Spartan staff make their debuts in the Green & White last weekend in Volunteer Assistant Coach Matt Rembielak and new Director of Baseball Operations Ryan Krokos.
@statebaseball msuspartans.com ONE LAST TIME and adding a .309 on-base percentage. Walker was second on the Spar- Michigan State has eight seniors on the 2020 roster: tans for doubles (11), RBI (19) and runs scored (23), while tying for third • Infielder Justin Antoncic on team with 51 hits. He belted the lone home run of the season in his • Pitcher Sam Benschoter third game of collegiate career, at New Orleans (Feb. 17). Walker had a • Pitcher Danny Gieselman • Outfielder Bryce Kelley hot streak at the end of the season, hitting .340 (18-for-53) in his last 13 • Infielder/Outfielder Andrew Morrow games and hit safely in nine of the last 11 games, including a season-long • Pitcher Jarret Olson eight-game hitting streak, his second streak of eight games, also doing so • Infielder/Outfielder Bailey Peterson Feb. 24-March 16. He finished third on the team with 13 multi hit games, • Pitcher Caleb Sleeman highlighted by a career-high four hits vs. Northwestern (April 26), also TRIO OF MICHIGAN STATE BASEBALL PLAYERS EARN BIG TEN PRESEASON HONORS tallying four multi RBI outings, last doing so vs. Oakland (April 23). In the Erla, Olson and Walker collect accolades from conference field, Walker logged a .940 fielding percentage, with 61 putouts, three assists and was part of one double play. Three Michigan State baseball players were tabbed to the Big Ten Con- ference Preseason Honors list, as the league announced its preseason YOU'LL BE BACK REPRISE honors list and preseason poll on Feb. 12, prior to the start of the 2020 • Michigan State returns two of its top three hitters from last season, as part season, which got underway on Feb. 14. of six of the top 10 in average ... senior outfielder Bryce Kelley was second on the team with a .300 average, while sophomore outfielder Zaid Walker was The league’s coaches voted on the top six teams and also selected three third, hitting .285 ... sophomore outfielder Casey Mayes was fifth at .238, student-athletes from their own squads to a Preseason Honors list. followed by senior infielder Bailey Peterson at .235 and senior infielder Jus- MSU Preseason honorees included redshirt-junior pitcher Mason Erla, tin Antoncic at .234, and junior infielder/outfielder Zach Iverson at .178. senior pitcher Jarret Olson and sophomore outfielder Zaid Walker. • The Spartans also return their top two slugging percentage leaders in Erla, a Cass City, Michigan native, earns Preseason All-Big Ten accolades Mayes at a team-best .508 and junior catcher Adam Proctor at .451 ... for the second-straight year. Last season, the right hander made a team- Walker was fifth with a .363 slugging percentage. leading 14 starts, topping the Spartan pitching staff for the season-con- • The Green & White also returns two of the top three home run hit- secutive year after 15 starts in 2018. Erla tallied 61 strikeouts in 82.0 IP, ters, highlighted by Proctor who led the team with nine Adam-bombs ... with a 5.49 ERA, yielding 29 walks. The 82.0 IP also topped the team for Mayes was third with four round-trippers. the second-year in a row. Erla went at least 5.0 IP in 12 of 14 starts, high- lighted by a career-high 9.0 innings in a no-decision vs. Indiana State on • MSU returns four of its top six stolen base leaders, including Kelley, who April 5, getting the start of MSU’s historic first-ever night home game at led the team with 18 swipes ... Antoncic was tied for third with five stolen McLane Stadium at Kobs Field. He also went 7.0 IP in back-to-back outings bases, while Walker and Peterson snagged four bags each to tie for fifth. vs. Northwestern (April 26) and at Purdue (May 3). Erla struck out season- • On the mound, MSU returns three of its top five leaders in games started, high seven in two different outings, first in season-opener at New Orleans headlined by redshirt-junior right-hander Mason Erla, who led the way with (Feb. 15) and vs. Western Carolina (March 9), including firing five or more 14 starts ... senior righty Caleb Sleeman made nine starts, good for third on Ks in six-straight outings (April 5-May 3), as part of eight total outings on the staff, while fellow senior, lefty Jarret Olson was fourth with six starts. the season. The Spartan hurler yielded two or fewer runs in four starts, including the aforementioned 9.0 innings without a run vs. Indiana State • The Spartan pitching squad returns two of its top three strikeout lead- (April 5), while allowing one run in 5.1 IP vs. Western Carolina (March 9). ers in Erla, who was second with 61 strikeouts, while Sleeman was third Erla also fielded his position with six putouts and eight assists. with 55 punchouts ... Sleeman shared the team-lead in strikeouts looking with 20, while Erla was third with 16 KLs. Olson, a second-year Spartan from La Salle, Illinois, coming to MSU after two seasons Parkland CC, was a versatile option on the mound last sea- THE WORLD WAS WIDE ENOUGH... IT'S QUIET UPTOWN son for the Green & White, making 13 appearances, with six starts and • Michigan State opens the 2020 season seeing the world outside of East seven calls to the bullpen. Olson is the nephew of MSU volleyball head Lansing, as the Spartans' first 18 games of the season are played away coach Cathy George and cousin of MSU men’s basketball player Connor from home, as McLane Stadium at Kobs Field will be quiet for awhile. George. Last season, Olson tallied 27 strikeouts in 32.2 IP with a 4.96 ERA, allowing 31 walks. He went a career-high 5.0 IP in three outings, • The Green & White starts off with 15 neutral site games, followed by firing four strikeouts in two of those three outings, both of which were three true road games. starts, at Notre Dame (April 9) and at Central Michigan (May 14). Olson • The Spartans are slated to make their home opener on Wednesday, also went 5.0 IP in start at Michigan (May 7), while also chalking up five March 18 vs. Toledo. punchouts in first start of career, vs. UConn (March 16 in Greenville). He rang up three or more strikeouts in six of 13 appearances, including four WHAT COMES NEXT? of six starts, along with two appearances without allowing a hit, includ- • Michigan State plays at Indiana State in a three-game series, Friday- ing in Spartan debut, at New Orleans (Feb. 17). Olson fielded his position Sunday, March 13-15, in Terre Haute, Ind. ... The series between the by making two assists at Notre Dame (April 9) to go with one putout in Sycamores and the Spartans gets underway on Friday at 3 p.m., before games at Notre Dame and Rutgers (April 14). Saturday's middle game at 2 p.m. and Sunday's series finale at 1 p.m.
Walker, a Homewood, Illinois native, played in 49 games in his freshman • After 18 games on the road, Michigan State will make its home opener season as a Spartan, making 47 starts, with 37 coming in right field, eight at McLane Stadium at Kobs Field on Wednesday, March 18, taking on at DH and two in center field. He was third on the team with a .285 aver- Toledo in a 4:05 p.m. first pitch. age, while adding a .363 slugging percentage, good for fifth on the team
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Standings Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Home Away Neutral Last 10 Streak Penn State 0-0-0 .000 9-2-0 .818 0-1-0 0-0-0 9-1-0 8-2-0 W6 Indiana 0-0-0 .000 7-3-0 .700 1-0-0 3-2-0 3-1-0 7-3-0 W1 Michigan State 0-0-0 .000 8-4-0 .667 0-0-0 0-0-0 8-4-0 6-4-0 L1 Maryland 0-0-0 .000 7-4-0 .636 4-1-0 2-3-0 1-0-0 6-4-0 W1 Illinois 0-0-0 .000 6-4-0 .600 1-0-0 1-1-0 4-3-0 6-4-0 W1 Iowa 0-0-0 .000 6-4-0 .600 1-0-0 0-2-0 5-2-0 6-4-0 W3 Michigan 0-0-0 .000 7-5-0 .583 0-0-0 4-2-0 3-3-0 5-5-0 W1 Purdue 0-0-0 .000 6-5-0 .545 0-0-0 1-1-0 5-4-0 5-5-0 L4 Rutgers 0-0-0 .000 5-6-0 .455 1-1-0 3-3-0 1-2-0 5-5-0 L1 Minnesota 0-0-0 .000 5-8-0 .385 3-6-0 0-0-0 2-2-0 4-6-0 L4 Northwestern 0-0-0 .000 3-5-0 .375 0-0-0 2-3-0 1-2-0 3-5-0 L2 Ohio State 0-0-0 .000 3-6-0 .333 0-0-0 1-5-0 2-1-0 3-6-0 L2 Nebraska 0-0-0 .000 2-7-0 .222 0-0-0 2-6-0 0-1-0 2-7-0 W1 As of 3/5/20 Individual B1G Rankings Batting Pitching Fielding Category Player Rank Number Category Player Rank Number Category Player Rank Number BA Peterson 1 .510 ERA Berghorst 7 1.35 Chances Ahn T-11 74 Kelley 4 .440 Erla 8 1.42 Ahn 10 .383 Put Outs ------Slugging % Ahn 9 .660 Sleeman T-10 1.80 Assists Iverson T-14 21 Peterson 10 .633 Opposing BA Olson 4 .149 DPs ------Morrow 13 .600 Sleeman 14 .190 CS By Proctor T-6 3 On-base % Peterson 3 .569 IP Olson 1 20.2 Sotres T-13 2 Kelley T-6 .500 Erla T-3 19.0 Morrow 11 .474 Runs Kelley 1 16 Strike Outs Erla 3 30 Ahn T-2 13 Benschoter 4 26 Peterson T-9 11 Sleeman T-8 20 Hits Peterson 1 25 Olson T-8 20 Kelley 2 22 SO Looking Erla T-7 6 Ahn T-4 18 RBI Peterson 1 15 Sleeman T-7 6 Ahn T-2 14 Wins Sleeman T-1 2 Morrow T-12 10 Saves Iverson T-4 1 Doubles Morrow T-2 6 Burghorst T-9 1 Peterson T-5 4 Appearances Heikkinen T-4 5 Ahn T-5 4 Triples Ahn 1 3 Starts Benschoter T-1 3 HR ------Erla T-1 3 Total Bases Peterson T-1 31 Olson T-1 3 Ahn T-1 31 G in Relief Heikkinen T-3 5 Kelley T-14 23 Christophersen T-3 5 Walks Peterson T-10 8 HBP ------Rush T-3 5 Sac Bunts Kark T-1 2 Sac Flies ------SB Kelley 1 8 Peterson 2 7 SB Att. Kelley T-1 9 Peterson T-1 9
2020 Big Ten Baseball Players of the Week Feb. 17 PL: Grant Richardson, So., IND Feb. 24 PL: Elijah Dunham, Jr., IND March 2 PL: Peter Ahn, So., MSU PL: Bryce Kelley, Sr., MSU P: Grant Judkins, Sr., IOWA P: Max Meyer, Jr., MINN P: Steven Hajjar, Fr., MICH F: Stephen Hrustich, NU F: Leighton Banjoff, NEB F: Steven Hajjar, MICH
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Michigan St. - 2019-20 Baseball Ranking Summary thru games 03/02/2020
National Conference Conference Statistic Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader Base on Balls (297 ranked) 104 3 49 New Mexico St. 93 Penn St. 61 Batting Average (297 ranked) 13 1 0.323 La.-Monroe 0.349 Michigan St. 0.323 Double Plays (296 ranked) 167 8 5 Jacksonville St. 15 Michigan 10 Austin Peay 15 Illinois 10 Chicago St. 15 Double Plays Per Game (296 ranked) 197 10 0.45 Harvard 2.00 Illinois 1.11 Doubles (297 ranked) 51 1 22 Troy 41 Michigan St. 22 Doubles Per Game (297 ranked) 51 1 2.00 Pittsburgh 3.55 Michigan St. 2.00 Earned Run Average (297 ranked) 68 3 3.26 UCLA 0.91 Penn St. 1.72 Fielding Percentage (297 ranked) 247 11 0.953 Alabama 0.991 Purdue 0.984 Hit Batters (296 ranked) 131 4 11 Army West Point 30 Minnesota 22 Hit by Pitch (295 ranked) 242 12 6 Campbell 34 Maryland 29 Hits (297 ranked) 14 1 124 New Mexico St. 157 Michigan St. 124 Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings (297 ranked) 108 5 7.94 UCLA 3.91 Penn St. 5.84 Home Runs (278 ranked) 183 10 4 Tennessee 22 Nebraska 11 Home Runs Per Game (290 ranked) 208 13 0.36 St. Bonaventure 2.60 Nebraska 1.22 On Base Percentage (297 ranked) 32 2 0.402 New Mexico St. 0.472 Penn St. 0.425 Runs (297 ranked) 42 2 82 New Mexico St. 143 Penn St. 85 Sacrifice Bunts (258 ranked) 20 1 8 Hawaii 16 Purdue 8 Michigan St. 8 Sacrifice Flies (257 ranked) 56 4 6 Auburn 14 Purdue 10 Scoring (296 ranked) 45 2 7.5 La.-Monroe 11.7 Penn St. 7.7 Shutouts (58 ranked) Duke 5 4 teams tied 1 Slugging Percentage (297 ranked) 39 1 0.448 NC State 0.577 Michigan St. 0.448 Stolen Bases (293 ranked) 7 1 28 Wofford 33 Michigan St. 28 Stolen Bases Per Game (295 ranked) 10 1 2.55 Yale 3.83 Michigan St. 2.55 Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (297 ranked) 130 6 2.20 Sacramento St. 6.50 Penn St. 4.40 Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (297 ranked) 41 3 10.7 Ohio St. 13.2 Ohio St. 13.2 Triple Plays (1 ranked) Albany (NY) 1 Sam Houston St. 1 UTRGV 1 Triples (172 ranked) 4 1 7 William & Mary 9 Michigan St. 7 Triples Per Game (243 ranked) 5 1 0.64 Miami (OH) 0.89 Michigan St. 0.64 WHIP (297 ranked) 153 6 1.42 UCLA 0.71 Penn St. 0.91 WL Pct (283 ranked) 50 2 0.727 6 teams tied 1.000 Penn St. 0.818 Walks Allowed Per Nine Innings (297 ranked) 195 10 4.85 Sacramento St. 1.43 Penn St. 2.39
@statebaseball msuspartans.com MICHIGAN STATE IN NCAA INDIVIDUAL STAT RANKINGS National Conference Conference Statistic Player Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader Base on Balls (129 ranked) Spencer Torkelson, Arizona St. 24 Chris Brito, Rutgers 10 Brent Todys, Ohio St. 10 Base on Balls Per Game (149 ranked) Spencer Torkelson, Arizona St. 2.00 Brent Todys, Ohio St. 1.11 Batting Average (246 ranked) Bailey Peterson 6 1 0.523 Brendyn Stillman, St. Bonaventure 0.619 Bailey Peterson, Michigan St. 0.523 Bryce Kelley 46 5 0.447 Peter Ahn 110 8 0.409 Andrew Morrow 176 13 0.385 Complete Games (2 ranked) Jarret Olson 2 1 1 Jacknell Guzman, Alabama St. 2 Max Meyer, Minnesota 1 Jarret Olson, Michigan St. 1 Doubles (128 ranked) Andrew Morrow 15 1 6 4 players tied 8 Andrew Morrow, Michigan St. 6 Peter Ahn 128 4 4 Jack Wassel, Minnesota 6 Doubles Per Game (134 ranked) Andrew Morrow 5 1 0.67 Ben Carew, Kent St. 0.80 Andrew Morrow, Michigan St. 0.67 Greg Hardison, UNC Greensboro 0.80 Earned Run Average (192 ranked) Mason Erla 139 6 1.42 27 players tied 0.00 Ty Weber, Illinois 0.51 Caleb Sleeman 192 8 1.80 Games Started (11 ranked) Sam Benschoter 11 1 3 10 players tied 4 33 players tied 3 Mason Erla 11 1 3 Jarret Olson 11 1 3 Hit Batters (128 ranked) Jacob Morin, Texas Southern 9 J.P. Massey, Minnesota 8 Hit By Pitch Per Game (119 ranked) Elijah Cabell, Florida St. 1.18 Bryce Bonner, Purdue 0.63 Hit by Pitch (77 ranked) Elijah Cabell, Florida St. 13 Tucker Flint, Maryland 6 Hits (115 ranked) Bailey Peterson 2 1 23 Nick Gonzales, New Mexico St. 24 Bailey Peterson, Michigan St. 23 Bryce Kelley 12 2 21 Peter Ahn 46 3 18 Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings (150 ranked) Jarret Olson 76 3 4.35 Mac McCarty, UAB 1.64 Tyler Uberstine, Northwestern 4.20 Hits Per Game (135 ranked) Bailey Peterson 6 1 2.09 Brendyn Stillman, St. Bonaventure 2.60 Bailey Peterson, Michigan St. 2.09 Bryce Kelley 16 2 1.91 Peter Ahn 61 6 1.64 Home Runs (60 ranked) Nick Gonzales, New Mexico St. 12 Easton Bertrand, Minnesota 4 Grant Richardson, Indiana 4 Home Runs Per Game (140 ranked) Tyler Kelder, St. Bonaventure 1.40 Grant Richardson, Indiana 0.50 On Base Percentage (128 ranked) Bailey Peterson 20 3 0.585 Brooks Carlson, Samford 0.667 Johnny Piacentino, Penn St. 0.607 Andrew Morrow 103 6 0.515 Tommy Seidl, Harvard 0.667 Pitching Appearances (39 ranked) Michael Townsend, UCLA 9 Joe Gahm, Ohio St. 6 Benjamin Keizer, Michigan 6 Runs (115 ranked) Bryce Kelley 12 1 16 Nick Gonzales, New Mexico St. 26 Bryce Kelley, Michigan St. 16 Peter Ahn 66 2 13 Runs Batted In (104 ranked) Peter Ahn 44 1 14 Nick Gonzales, New Mexico St. 36 Peter Ahn, Michigan St. 14 Bailey Peterson 44 1 14 Aaron Palensky, Nebraska 14 Bailey Peterson, Michigan St. 14 Runs Batted In Per Game (142 ranked) Peter Ahn 61 3 1.27 Nick Gonzales, New Mexico St. 2.77 Aaron Palensky, Nebraska 1.56 Bailey Peterson 61 3 1.27 Andrew Morrow 119 6 1.11 Runs Per Game (144 ranked) Bryce Kelley 18 2 1.45 Nick Gonzales, New Mexico St. 2.00 Grant Richardson, Indiana 1.50 Peter Ahn 85 6 1.18 Brendyn Stillman, St. Bonaventure 2.00 Sacrifice Bunts (67 ranked) Dillon Kark 67 1 2 11 players tied 4 9 players tied 2 Sacrifice Bunts Per Game (104 ranked) Chad Minato, Harvard 0.67 Mojo Hagge, Nebraska 0.25 Sacrifice Flies (35 ranked) 7 players tied 4 10 players tied 2 Saves (114 ranked) Zach Iverson 38 4 2 4 players tied 5 Garrett Acton, Illinois 4 Adam Berghorst 114 9 1 Slugging Percentage (248 ranked) Peter Ahn 80 7 0.705 Tyler Kelder, St. Bonaventure 1.435 Grant Richardson, Indiana 0.906 Andrew Morrow 94 10 0.692 Bailey Peterson 167 14 0.636 Stolen Bases (128 ranked) Bryce Kelley 19 1 7 Spencer Myers, Notre Dame 13 Bryce Kelley, Michigan St. 7 Bailey Peterson 19 1 7 Bailey Peterson, Michigan St. 7 Stolen Bases Per Game (137 ranked) Bryce Kelley 31 1 0.64 Spencer Myers, Notre Dame 1.63 Bryce Kelley, Michigan St. 0.64 Bailey Peterson 31 1 0.64 Bailey Peterson, Michigan St. 0.64 Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (133 ranked) Mason Erla 133 5 6.00 Landon Knack, ETSU 35.00 Cade Povich, Nebraska 22.00 Strikeouts (137 ranked) Mason Erla 16 3 30 Seth Lonsway, Ohio St. 37 Seth Lonsway, Ohio St. 37 Sam Benschoter 76 4 24 Nick Swiney, NC State 37 Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (150 ranked) Sam Benschoter 4 2 17.51 Seth Lonsway, Ohio St. 20.81 Seth Lonsway, Ohio St. 20.81 Mason Erla 47 4 14.21 Total Bases (141 ranked) Peter Ahn 38 1 31 Nick Gonzales, New Mexico St. 65 Peter Ahn, Michigan St. 31 Bailey Peterson 80 3 28 Toughest to Strike Out (148 ranked) Bailey Peterson 98 1 11.0 Michael Guldberg, Georgia Tech 0.0 Bailey Peterson, Michigan St. 11.0 Myles Nicholson, Mount St. Mary's 0.0 Julian Bury, Columbia 0.0 Triples (80 ranked) Peter Ahn 1 1 3 15 players tied 3 Peter Ahn, Michigan St. 3 Jack Frank 80 3 1 Zach Iverson 80 3 1 Andrew Morrow 80 3 1 Bailey Peterson 80 3 1 Triples Per Game (96 ranked) Peter Ahn 7 1 0.27 5 players tied 0.30 Peter Ahn, Michigan St. 0.27 Jack Frank 96 5 0.11 Andrew Morrow 96 5 0.11 Victories (50 ranked) Caleb Sleeman 50 1 2 Conner Thurman, San Diego 4 14 players tied 2 @statebaseball msuspartans.com MICHIGAN STATE IN NCAA INDIVIDUAL STAT RANKINGS {Cont'd}
WHIP (150 ranked) Mac McCarty, UAB 0.18 Grant Judkins, Iowa 0.71 Walks Allowed Per Nine Innings (148 ranked) 9 players tied 0.00 Cade Povich, Nebraska 0.61
@statebaseball msuspartans.com SPARTAN RECORD BOOK WATCH Season Team Records Individual TEAM BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS DOUBLES 1. 2002...... 344 1. 2002...... 95 1. Blaise Salter...... 22...... 2014 2. 1987...... 333 2. 2004...... 75 Chris McCuiston...... 22...... 2002 3. Bob Malek...... 21...... 2002 3. 1994...... 328 3. 1994...... 59 Jeff Holm...... 21...... 2010 4. 1984...... 326 1984...... 59 5. Mark Weist...... 19...... 2015 5. 2010...... 325 5. 1985...... 57 Steve Johnson...... 19...... 1992 6. 2011...... 318 6. 1988...... 54 7. Ryan Jones...... 18...... 2011 7. 1995...... 316 7. 1990 ...... 49 Mike Pisani...... 18...... 2000 8. 2006...... 315 8. 1987...... 47 Al Weston...... 18...... 1977 9. 1988...... 311 2017...... 47 Scott Ayotte...... 18...... 1994 Travis Gulick...... 18...... 2004 10. 1955...... 308 10. 2015...... 45 12. Marty Bechina...... 17...... 2019 1993...... 45 -- Zaid Walker...... 11...... 2019 RUNS -- Zach Iverson...... 7...... 2018 1. 2002...... 500 2. 1984...... 432 STOLEN BASES STOLEN BASES 1. Bryce Kelley...... 33...... 2018 3. 2010...... 415 1. 2018...... 100 2. Brandon Hughes...... 30...... 2017 4. 1988...... 403 2. 2005...... 98 3. Anthony Cheky...... 29...... 2014 5. 2004...... 389 3. 2017...... 96 4. Steve Preston...... 27...... 1988 6. 1987...... 384 4. 2014...... 88 5. Danny Gleaves...... 25...... 2018 7. 1994...... 380 5. 2010...... 86 6. Anthony Cheky...... 23...... 2013 Jeff Holm...... 23...... 2010 8. 1985...... 365 1978...... 86 9. 2012...... 356 Steve Money...... 23...... 1994 7. 1988...... 80 9. Jimmy Pickens...... 22...... 2014 10. 2001...... 353 8. 2006...... 78 Brandon Eckerle...... 22...... 2011 -- 2017...... 335 1969...... 78 Brandon Eckerle...... 22...... 2010 10. 2011...... 77 12. Joe Gavel...... 21...... 1969 RBI 11. 2009...... 71 Kirk Gibson...... 21...... 1978 14. Chuck Fawcett ...... 20 ...... 1932 1. 2002...... 456 2002...... 71 2. 2010...... 379 Jeff Holm ...... 20 ...... 2011 1987...... 71 -- Bryce Kelley...... 18...... 2019 3. 1984...... 377 1979...... 71 -- Justin Antoncic...... 14...... 2018 4. 1988...... 371 1967...... 71 -- Bryce Kelley...... 13...... 2017 5. 2004...... 354 -- Marty Bechina...... 12...... 2019 6. 1987...... 336 7. 1994...... 334 PITCHING APPEARANCES PITCHING 1. Evan Flohr...... 30...... 2019 8. 1985...... 326 Walter Borkovich...... 30...... 2015 9. 2001...... 324 STRIKEOUTS Jeff Kinley...... 30...... 2014 10. 2012...... 318 1. 2016...... 466 4. Anthony Misiewicz...... 29...... 2014 -- 2017...... 295 2. 2019...... 445 Brad Lamont...... 29...... 1988 Joe Mockbee...... 29...... 2017 3. 2017...... 420 DOUBLES 7. Dakota Mekkes...... 28...... 2016 4. 2015...... 409 8. Domanick Squires...... 27...... 2001 1. 2002 ...... 126 5. 2018...... 407 Walter Borkovich...... 27...... 2017 2. 2011...... 115 6. 2002 ...... 390 Jake Lowery...... 27...... 2014 3. 2010...... 114 7. 2012...... 389 Mitchell Tyranski...... 27...... 2018 4. 2017...... 113 8. 1998...... 380 12. Kimya Massey...... 26...... 1999 Jake Lowery...... 26...... 2018 5. 1994...... 110 9. 2004...... 378 14. Indigo Diaz...... 25...... 2019 6. 2004...... 107 10. 2014...... 355 7. 2016...... 101 Joe Mockbee...... 25...... 2015 11. 2010...... 335 Tony Wieber...... 25...... 2012 1984...... 101 12. 2011...... 332 Kurtis Frymier...... 25...... 2010 9. 2015...... 99 Drew Mahan...... 25...... 2005 2001...... 99 Nolan Moody...... 25...... 2008 Riley McCauley...... 25...... 2017 SAVES (Since 1986) 1. Jeff Kinley...... 13...... 2014 2. Mike Ericson...... 11...... 1990 Individual CAREER 3. Riley McCauley...... 9...... 2017 Tony Wieber...... 9...... 2012 STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS Domanick Squires...... 9...... 2001 1. Anthony Cheky...... 79...... 2012-15 1. Bryan Gale...... 277...... 2001-04 6. Tony Wieber...... 8...... 2011 2. Bryce Kelley...... 72...... 2017-pres. 2. Tony Bucciferro...... 273...... 2009-12 Kurtis Frymier...... 8...... 2010 3. Jeff Holm...... 63...... 2008-11 3. Ron Perranoski...... 223...... 1956-58 Mike Monterey...... 8...... 2007 4. Brandon Eckerle...... 61...... 2008-11 4. Cam Vieaux ...... 205 ...... 2014-16 9. Indigo Diaz...... 7...... 2019 5. Brandon Hughes...... 50...... 2015-17 5. Brian Murphy ...... 194 ...... 1995-98 Justin Alleman...... 7...... 2013 6. Steve Money...... 46...... 1991-94 6. Dick Radatz ...... 193 ...... 1957-59 Chris Yens...... 7...... 1998 Steve Preston...... 46...... 1986-88 7. David Garner ...... 175 ...... 2011-13 Tim Crabtree...... 7...... 1992 8. Cam Gibson...... 45...... 2013-15 8. Craig Brookes...... 186 ...... 2004-07 Brad Lamont...... 7...... 1988 9. Danny Gleaves...... 37...... 2017-pres. 9. Mick VanVossen...... 180...... 2012-15 Dakota Mekkes...... 7...... 2016 10. Marty Bechina...... 35...... 2016-19 Mickey Sinks...... 180...... 1959-61 11. Jimmy Pickens...... 30...... 2012-15 -- Mason Erla...... 151...... 2017-pres. Bold Italics = 2020 Bold = On 2020 Roster Joe Gavel...... 30...... 1968-69
@statebaseball msuspartans.com MSU QUICK FACTS HEAD COACH JAKE BOSS
PROGRAM HISTORY Jake Boss Jr. was appointed the 16th head coach in Michigan State base- First Year of Baseball: 1884 ball history on July 1, 2008, and has quickly become one of the most suc- Overall All-Time Record: cessful coaches in the program’s 136-year history. 2,365-1,908-30 (.553) Conference Titles (4): 1954, 1971, 1979, 2011 In his 12th season at MSU, Boss has compiled a 341-273 (.555) record. His NCAA Tournament Appearances (5): 1954, 341 wins are the most over an 11-year span in program history. Five of 1971, 1978, 1979, 2012 the 10 winningest seasons in MSU history have come under Boss’ direc- College World Series Appearances (1): 1954 tion. He has guided the Spartans to 30-win seasons in seven of the last 11 years, as well as the Big Ten regular-season championship in 2011 and the SCHOOL INFORMATION NCAA Tournament in 2012. MSU has made seven appearances in the B1G Location: East Lansing, Mich. Tournament under Coach Boss. Enrollment: 50,344 President: Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D. During Boss’ tenure at Michigan State, MSU has had 41 selections (34 players) in the Major Director of Athletics: Bill Beekman League Baseball Draft, including four or more in six of the last 10 years. Three Spartans were se- Colors: Green (PMS 567) and White lected in the 2019 draft: Mitchell Tyranski (12th round, Los Angeles Dodgers), pitcher Indigo Diaz Nickname: Spartans (27th round, Atlanta Braves) and infielder Marty Bechina (32nd round, Oakland Athletics). One Mascot: Sparty MSU player was selected in the 2018 draft: Riley McCauley (14th round, Chicago Cubs), after four Conference: Big Ten Facility (Capacity): McLane Baseball Stadium Spartans were selected the 2017 draft: Alex Troop (ninth round, Washington), Brandon Hughes at Kobs Field (2,500) (16th round, Chicago Cubs), Nathan Witt (17th round, Los Angeles Dodgers) and Joe Mockbee Dimensions: LL - 340, LC - 375, C - 400, RC - 385, (29th round, Chicago White Sox). Michigan State had four juniors selected in the 2016 draft: Cam RL - 302 Vieaux (sixth round, Pittsburgh), Jordan Zimmerman (seventh round, Los Angeles Angles), Dakota Press Box Number: 517-896-2413 (SID cell) Mekkes (10th round, Chicago Cubs) and Matt Byars (24th round, Minnesota). The 2015 draft saw a school-record eight players taken: Cam Gibson (fifth round, Detroit), Ryan Krill (ninth round, ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS New York Yankees), Anthony Misiewicz (18th round, Seattle), Cam Vieaux (19th round, Detroit), Baseball Contact: Zach Fisher Jeff Kinley (28th round, Miami), Mick VanVossen (28th round, Washington), Blaise Salter (31st Office Phone: 517-355-2271 round, Detroit) and Mark Weist (37th round, San Francisco). Cell Phone: 517-896-2413 Office Fax: 517-353-9636 Under Boss’ watch at MSU, players have earned All-Big Ten honors 42 times. Most recently, the E-Mail Address: [email protected] Spartans had three All-Big Ten honorees in 2018, as freshmen Mason Erla and Zach Iverson were both named to the All-Freshman Team, with Erla earning the honors at pitcher and Iverson being Mailing Address: tabbed to the list as both a third baseman and utility player. The 2017 season saw second base- 1855 Place man Dan Durkin, center fielder Brandon Hughes, designated hitter Chad Roskelly and pitcher Alex 550 S. Harrison East Lansing, MI 48823 Troop all tabbed to the All-Big Ten second team list, while outfielder Bryce Kelley was named to the Website: msuspartans.com all-freshman team. In 2011, a school-record eight Spartans earned All-Big Ten honors. The six first- team All-Big Ten selections in 2011 were the most in program history and featured Player of the COACHING STAFF Year Jeff Holm, Pitcher of the Year Kurt Wunderlich and Big Ten batting champion Brandon Eckerle. Head Coach: #23 Jake Boss Jr. (Catchers) The Spartans' success under Boss extends to the classroom. Under Boss, MSU players have Alma Mater, Year: Alma, 1993 earned 123 Academic All-Big Ten Awards, along with nine CoSIDA Academic All-District honors and three Academic All-American accolades, one Big Ten Post-Graduate Scholarship Award and Assistant Coach: #45 Graham Sikes one MSU President’s Award, in addition to two American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) (Outfielders/Hitters/Base Running/ Team Academic Excellence Awards. Recruiting Coord. / Third Base Coach) Year at MSU: 10th Boss and his wife, Cheryl (Schiff), have two daughters, Abigail and Grace, and a son, Jacob. Alma Mater, Year: Liberty, 2002
Assistant Coach: #4 Mark Van Ameyde (Pitching) THE BOSS FILE Year at MSU: Third/Ninth Overall PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE: Assistant Coach at Lakeview (Mich.) High School (1994); Alma Mater, Year: Detroit-Mercy, 1991 Head Coach at Webberville (Mich.) High School (1995); Assistant Coach at Iowa Central Community College (1996-97); Assistant Coach at Eastern Michigan (1997-2004); Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach: #27 Matt Rembliak at Michigan (2005-07); Head Coach at Eastern Michigan (2008). (Infielders / First Base Coach) Year at MSU: First EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in English from Alma in 1993; master’s degree in physical Alma Mater, Year: Akron, 2015 education from Eastern Michigan in 2000. PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Four-year letterwinner at Alma (1989-93). Director of Operations: Ryan Krokos Year at MSU: First POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Head Coach - 2008 NCAA Regionals, 2012 NCAA Regionals; Assistant Alma Mater, Year: Youngstown State, 2015 Coach - 2003, 2005, 2006 NCAA Regionals, 2007 NCAA Super Regionals; 1996, 1997 NJCAA World Series.
@statebaseball msuspartans.com Boss’ Career Record - Head Coach Overall Conference Year School W L Pct. W L Pct. Finish Postseason 2008 Eastern Michigan 25 34 .424 15 8 .652 1st (MAC-West) NCAA Regionals 2009 Michigan State 23 31 .426 13 11 .542 5th (Big Ten) Big Ten Tournament 2010 Michigan State 34 19 .642 13 11 .542 T-7th (Big Ten) – 2011 Michigan State 36 21 .632 15 9 .625 T-1st (Big Ten) Big Ten Tournament 2012 Michigan State 37 23 .616 13 11 .541 5th (Big Ten) NCAA Regionals 2013 Michigan State 33 17 .660 12 9 .571 7th (Big Ten) – 2014 Michigan State 31 26 .543 11 13 .458 6th (Big Ten) Big Ten Tournament 2015 Michigan State 34 23 .596 14 11 .619 T-3rd (Big Ten) Big Ten Tournament 2016 Michigan State 36 20 .643 13 11 .542 6th (Big Ten) Big Ten Tournament 2017 Michigan State 29 23 .558 10 14 .417 9th (Big Ten) – 2018 Michigan State 20 32 .385 11 12 .478 8th (Big Ten) Big Ten Tournament 2019 Michigan State 20 34 .370 8 15 .348 9th (Big Ten) -- 2020 Michigan State 8 4 .667 0 0 .000 MSU TOTAL (12th yr.) 341 273 .555 133 127 .512 OVERALL (13th yr.) 366 307 .544 148 135 .523
Spartans Drafted Under Boss Player Year Team Round/Pick Player Year Team Round/Pick Eric Roof, C 2009 Detroit 18/540 Ryan Krill, 1B 2015 New York-AL 9/273 Jonathan Roof, SS 2010 Texas 8/256 Anthony Misiewicz, LHP 2015 Seattle 18/545 A.J. Achter, RHP 2010 Minnesota 46/1395 Cam Vieaux, LHP 2015 Detroit 19/580 Jeff Holm, 1B 2011 Detroit 12/377 Jeff Kinley, RHP 2015 Miami 28/836 Kurt Wunderlich, P 2011 Oakland 20/316 Mick VanVossen, RHP 2015 Washington 28/854 Brandon Eckerle, OF 2011 Detroit 32/977 Blaise Salter, DH 2015 Detroit 31/940 Blaise Salter, C* 2011 Detroit 38/1157 Mark Weist, 3B 2015 San Francisco 37/1116 Ryan Krill, 1B/OF* 2011 Detroit 40/1217 Cam Vieaux, LHP^ 2016 Pittsburgh 6/195 Jimmy Pickens, OF* 2011 Detroit 41/1247 Jordan Zimmerman, 1B 2016 Los Angeles-AL 7/216 Mick VanVossen, P* 2011 Texas 49/1494 Dakota Mekkes, RHP 2016 Chicago-NL 10/314 Torsten Boss, 3B 2012 Baltimore 8/252 Matt Byars, C^ 2016 Minnesota 24/723 Ryan Jones, 2B 2012 San Francisco 13/418 Alex Troop, LHP 2017 Washington 9/283 Tony Bucciferro, RHP 2012 Chicago-NL 14/441 Brandon Hughes, OF 2017 Chicago-NL 16/495 Justin Alleman, RHP* 2012 Kansas City 18/553 Nathan Witt, RHP 2017 Los Angeles-NL 17/520 Tony Wieber, RHP 2012 San Diego 33/1005 Joe Mockbee, LHP 2017 Chicago-AL 29/867 Cam Gibson, OF* 2012 Arizona 38/1173 Riley McCauley, RHP 2018 Chicago-NL 14/428 David Garner, RHP 2013 Chicago-NL 7/198 Mitchell Tyranski, LHP 2019 Los Angeles-NL 12/371 Andrew Waszak, RHP 2013 Atlanta 22/673 Indigo Diaz, RHP 2019 Atlanta 27/871 Jimmy Pickens, OF 2014 Cincinnati 15/455 Marty Bechina, INF 2019 Oakland 32/974 Joel Fisher, C 2014 Philadelphia 23/682 ^ = Returned to MSU * Drafted out of high school Cam Gibson, OF 2015 Detroit 5/160
The Spartans Under Boss MSU Coaching History • Five of the 10 highest single-season win totals in school history Coach Years Gms. W L T Pct. • Teams have recorded seven of the 11 highest single-season strikeout R. Carpenter 1887-88 (2) 24 16 8 0 .667 totals and four of the 10 highest single-season hit totals Robert T. Gale 1896-98 (3) 34 13 20 1 .397 • Team set team and individual stolen base record Charles Ferguson 1899 (1) 9 5 4 0 .556 Charles O. Bernies 1900-01 (2) 25 4 11 0 .267 • Coached four MSU career-record holders George E. Denham 1902-03 (2) 25 9 15 1 .380 • Coached 12 MSU single-season record holders Chester Brewer 1904-10, • 41 MLB Draft selections (34 players) 1918-20 (10) 141 78 62 1 .557 • 42 All-Big Ten honors, including 12 first-team selections John F. Macklin 1911-15 (5) 80 53 27 0 .663 • Two conference batting champions John Morrissey 1916-17, 1922 (3) 43 25 18 0 .581 • Three All-Americans George “Potsy” Clark 1921 (1) 14 6 8 0 .429 • 123 Academic All-Big Ten Awards Fred M. Walker 1923-24 (2) 31 20 11 0 .645 • Three Academic All-Americans John H. Kobs 1935-63 (39) 969 576 377 16 .603 • Nine CoSIDA Academic All-District selections Daniel W. Litwhiler 1964-82 (19) 859 489 362 8 .574 • One Big Ten Post-Graduate Scholarship Award Thomas W. Smith 1983-95 (13) 711 377 332 2 .532 • One MSU President’s Award Ted Mahan 1996-2005 (10) 550 256 294 0 .465 David Grewe 2006-08 (3) 160 75 85 0 .469 • Two American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Jake Boss Jr. 2009-pres. (11) 614 341 273 0 .555 Excellence Awards.
@statebaseball msuspartans.com 2020 OVERALL STATISTICS
2020 Michigan State Baseball Overall Statistics for Michigan State (as of Mar 05, 2020) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)
Record: 8-4 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 8-4 B1G: 0-0
Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b3b hr rbi tb slg% bbhp sogdp ob% sfshsb-att po a efld% 15 Trahey,Reese 1.000 3-0 111000011.000 00 0 01.000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 22 Peterson,Bailey . 5 1 0 12-12 49 11 25 4 1 0 15 31 . 6 3 38041 . 5 6 9 1 1 7-9 32 17 3 . 9 4 2 17 Kelley,Bryce . 4 4 0 12-12 50 16 22 1 0 0 4 23 . 4 6 05150 . 5 0 0 0 1 8-9 14201.000 16 Ahn,Peter . 3 8 3 12-11 47 13 18 4 3 1 14 31 . 6 6 0 5 0 11 0 . 4 3 411 3-4 71301.000 14 Morrow,Andrew . 3 3 3 10-8 30 5 10 6 1 0 10 18 . 6 0 06251 . 4 7 4 0 0 0-1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 Gleaves,Danny . 3 3 3 5-2 64200002 . 3 3 34120 . 6 3 600 3-3 1 0 1 . 5 0 0 33 Mayes,Casey . 3 2 1 9-8 28 2 9 2 0 1 6 14 . 5 0 02090 . 3 6 7 0 1 2-2 1101 . 9 1 7 32 Iverson,Zach . 2 6 7 12-12 45 10 12 1 1 0 9 15 . 3 3 3 6 1 15 1 . 3 6 500 0-0 7 21 2 . 9 3 3 25 Regan,Brendan . 2 5 0 7-4 123310014 . 3 3 33060 . 3 7 510 1-1 7 3 1 . 9 0 9 35 Combs,Scott . 2 5 0 6-2 80200022 . 2 5 02011 . 4 0 001 0-0 33301.000 13 Hopman,Zach . 2 5 0 7-0 42100001 . 2 5 00010 . 2 5 000 0-0 3101.000 2 Kark,Dillon . 2 4 0 8-8 254610027 . 2 8 0 2 2 10 0 . 3 4 502 1-1 6 18 7 . 7 7 4 3 Walker,Zaid . 2 2 9 10-8 35 4 8 3 0 1 5 14 . 4 0 00082 . 2 2 2 1 0 2-2 1711 . 9 4 7 21 Frank,Jack . 2 0 0 10-8 35 3 7 1 1 1 7 13 . 3 7 1 1 0 13 1 . 2 2 200 1-1 20201.000 18 Antoncic,Justin . 2 0 0 5-2 102200012 . 2 0 03020 . 3 8 500 0-0 8001.000 28 Proctor,Adam . 1 8 2 6-5 115200012 . 1 8 24140 . 4 1 210 0-0 40501.000 11 Sotres,Gabe . 1 5 0 7-6 201310014 . 2 0 02080 . 2 1 711 1-1 5841 . 9 8 4 39 Hopman,Trevor . 0 0 0 2-1 10000000 . 0 0 00110 . 5 0 000 1-1 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 44 Berghorst,Adam . 0 0 0 1-0 10000000 . 0 0 00010 . 0 0 000 0-0 0 1 1 . 5 0 0 Totals . 3 1 8 12 418 86 133 25 7 4 78 184 . 4 4 0 53 9 106 7 . 4 0 1 6 8 30-35 333 90 21 . 9 5 3 Opponents .2 3 7 12 414 68 98 20 3 3 57 133 .3 2 1 57 14 130 4 . 3 4 4 6 8 10-17 311 112 23 . 9 4 8
LOB - Team (97), Opp (98). DPs turned - Team (5), Opp (11). IBB - Team (1), Mayes,C 1, Opp (1). Picked off - Peterson,B 1.
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)
Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 26 Bianucci,Zac 0 . 0 00-02000/001.010000000 . 3 3 3 0200 0 44 Berghorst,Adam 1 . 3 5 0-1 5 1 0 0/0 1 13.1 14 4 2 5 3 1 0 0 . 2 8 6 1201 1 30 Erla,Mason 1 . 4 2 1-0 3 3 0 0/0 0 19.0 18 4 3 5 30 2 0 1 . 2 5 0 0100 2 38 Sleeman,Caleb 1 . 8 0 2-1 5 1 0 0/0 0 15.0 11 11 3 11 20 3 1 0 . 1 9 020010 6 Rush,Wyatt 1 . 9 3 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 4.2 2 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 . 1 2 511000 12 Olson,Jarret 2 . 1 8 1-1 3 3 1 0/0 0 20.2 10 6 5 12 20 3 0 0 . 1 4 9 1201 3 31 Christophersen,W 2 . 8 41-05000/006.15 4 2 410100 . 2 1 712001 32 Iverson,Zach 5 . 8 7 0-0 4 1 0 0/0 2 7.2 13 7 5 3 9 4 0 0 . 3 8 2 0001 0 8 Benschoter,Sam 6 . 7 5 1-0 4 3 0 0/0 0 13.1 14 13 10 8 26 4 0 0 . 2 7 511021 47 Heikkinen,Jesse 9 . 3 5 1-1 5 0 0 0/0 0 8.2 8 12 9 6 9 2 0 2 . 2 3 5 2200 0 7 Martin,Brian 13.50 1-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1.1 2 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 . 2 8 6 0100 0 Totals 3 . 4 1 8-4 12 12 1 0/0 3 111.0 98 68 42 57 130 20 3 3 . 2 3 7 9 14 0 6 8 Opponents 6 . 3 4 4-8 1212 0 0/0 4 103.2 133 86 73 53 106 25 7 4 .3 1 8 9916 8
PB - Team (3), Sotres,G 2, Proctor,A 1, Opp (2). Pickoffs - Team (2), Iverson,Z 1, Benschoter 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Combs,S (4-6), Sotres,G (4-6), Olson,J (4-6), Proctor,A (2-5), Benschoter (4-4), Berghorst,A (1-3), Sleeman,C (1-2), Erla,Mason (0-2).
@statebaseball msuspartans.com 2020 Michigan State Baseball Game Results for Michigan State (as of Mar 05, 2020) 2020(All RESULTSgames)
Date Opponent Score Inns Overall B1G Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 14, 2020 vs Morehead State W 15-3 9 1-0-0 0-0-0 Erla,Mason (W 1-0) 3 1 6 2:58 Feb 15, 2020 vs Morehead State-1 W 5-2 9 2-0-0 0-0-0 Heikkinen,J (W 1-0) - 2:28 Feb 15, 2020 vs Morehead State-2 W 5-3 9 3-0-0 0-0-0 Benschoter (W 1-0) 3 2 8 2:36 Feb 16, 2020 vs Morehead State W 10-4 9 4-0-0 0-0-0 Sleeman,C (W 1-0) 3 8 6 2:48 Feb 21, 2020 vs Merrimack L 6-9 (11) 4-1-0 0-0-0 Sleeman,C (L 1-1) 1 5 2 3:33 Feb 22, 2020 vs Merrimack-1 L 1-3 9 4-2-0 0-0-0 Olson,J (L 0-1) - 2:12 Feb 22, 2020 vs Merrimack-2 L 5-7 9 4-3-0 0-0-0 Heikkinen,J (L 1-1) 2 6 8 2:50 Feb 23, 2020 vs Merrimack W 15-14 (10) 5-3-0 0-0-0 Martin,B (W 1-0) 1 6 7 3:46 & Feb 28, 2020 vs Kansas W 8-7 9 6-3-0 0-0-0 Sleeman,C (W 2-1) 3 3 2 3:56 & Feb 29, 2020 vs Western Carolina W 4-3 9 7-3-0 0-0-0 Olson,J (W 1-1) 1 1 7 2:48 & Mar 01, 2020 vs Ball State W 8-6 9 8-3-0 0-0-0 Christophers (W 1-0) 6 3 1 2:56 Mar 04, 2020 vs USC-Upstate L 4-7 9 8-4-0 0-0-0 Berghorst,A (L 0-1) 4 0 5 3:09
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@statebaseball msuspartans.com 2020 Michigan State Baseball Team Game-by-Game for Michigan State (as of Mar 05, 2020) BATTINGBatting GAME-BY-GAME (All games)
Date Opponent ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr tb bb ibb sb cs hbp sac sf gdp k po a e lob avg Feb 14 vs Morehead State 43 15 22 15 5 1 0 29 5 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 8 27 4 2 10 . 5 1 2 Feb 15 vs Morehead State 29 5 7 5 1 0 0 8 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 10 27 9 1 4 . 4 0 3 Feb 15 vs Morehead State 30 5 8 4 1 1 0 11 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 13 27 7 0 6 . 3 6 3 Feb 16 vs Morehead State 39 10 14 6 1 3 1 24 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 27 7 1 8 . 3 6 2 Feb 21 vs Merrimack 42 6 12 5 2 0 0 14 9 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 13 33 9 4 15 . 3 4 4 Feb 22 vs Merrimack 31 1 8 1 2 0 0 10 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 27 10 1 7 . 3 3 2 Feb 22vs Merrimack 33575200950112002227938 . 3 1 6 Feb 23vs Merrimack 38151314602258050 111 0 83082 7 . 3 1 9 Feb 28 vs Kansas 37 8 15 8 1 0 0 16 3 1 3 0 0 2 1 1 9 27 5 4 9 . 3 2 9 Feb 29 vs Western Carolina 27 4 6 3 0 0 0 6 7 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 9 27 10 0 7 . 3 2 1 Mar 01vs Ball State 3581281212020010010827216 . 3 2 3 Mar 04 vs USC-Upstate 34 4 9 4 3 0 0 12 4 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 10 27 10 2 10 . 3 1 8 Totals 418 86 133 78 25 7 4 184 53 1 30 5 9 8 6 7 106 333 90 21 97 . 3 1 8
2020 Michigan State Baseball Team Game-by-Game for Michigan State (as of Mar 05, 2020) Pitching (All games)
Date Opponent ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp dp ibb score w-l sv era Feb 14 vs Morehead State 9.0 8 3 2 3 11 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 15-3 1-0 0 2.00 Feb 15 vs Morehead State 9.0 4 2 1 4 10 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5-2 2-0 0 1.50 Feb 15 vs Morehead State 9.0 4 3 2 2 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5-3 3-0 1 1.67 Feb 16 vs Morehead State 9.0 3 4 2 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10-4 4-0 1 1.75 Feb 21 vs Merrimack 11.0 12 9 6 4 16 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 6-9 4-1 1 2.49 Feb 22 vs Merrimack 9.0 4 3 3 2 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1-3 4-2 1 2.57 Feb 22 vs Merrimack 9.0 11 7 5 6 11 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5-7 4-3 1 2.91 Feb 23vs Merrimack 10.01614 6892100010015-145-313.24 Feb 28 vs Kansas 9.0 13 7 2 10 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8-7 6-3 1 3.11 Feb 29vs Western Carolina9.053 379200201004-37-323.10 Mar 01vs Ball State 9.0106 5514200302008-68-333.26 Mar 04 vs USC-Upstate 9.0 8 7 5 2 9 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4-7 8-4 3 3.41 Totals 111.0 98 68 42 57 130 20 3 3 9 0 14 5 1 86-68 8-4 3 3.41
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Date Opponent ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr tb bb ibb sb cs hbp sac sf gdp k po a e lob avg Feb 14 vs Morehead State 43 15 22 15 5 1 0 29 5 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 8 27 4 2 10 . 5 1 2 Feb 15 vs Morehead State 29 5 7 5 1 0 0 8 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 10 27 9 1 4 . 4 0 3 Feb 15 vs Morehead State 30 5 8 4 1 1 0 11 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 13 27 7 0 6 . 3 6 3 Feb 16 vs Morehead State 39 10 14 6 1 3 1 24 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 27 7 1 8 . 3 6 2 Feb 21 vs Merrimack 42 6 12 5 2 0 0 14 9 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 13 33 9 4 15 . 3 4 4 Feb 22 vs Merrimack 31 1 8 1 2 0 0 10 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 27 10 1 7 . 3 3 2 Feb 22vs Merrimack 33575200950112002227938 . 3 1 6 Feb 23vs Merrimack 38151314602258050 111 0 83082 7 . 3 1 9 Feb 28 vs Kansas 37 8 15 8 1 0 0 16 3 1 3 0 0 2 1 1 9 27 5 4 9 . 3 2 9 Feb 29 vs Western Carolina 27 4 6 3 0 0 0 6 7 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 9 27 10 0 7 . 3 2 1 Mar 01vs Ball State 3581281212020010010827216 . 3 2 3 Mar 04 vs USC-Upstate 34 4 9 4 3 0 0 12 4 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 10 27 10 2 10 . 3 1 8 Totals 418 86 133 78 25 7 4 184 53 1 30 5 9 8 6 7 106 333 90 21 97 . 3 1 8
2020 Michigan State Baseball Team Game-by-Game for Michigan State (as of Mar 05, 2020) PITCHINGPitching GAME-BY-GAME (All games)
Date Opponent ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp dp ibb score w-l sv era Feb 14 vs Morehead State 9.0 8 3 2 3 11 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 15-3 1-0 0 2.00 Feb 15 vs Morehead State 9.0 4 2 1 4 10 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5-2 2-0 0 1.50 Feb 15 vs Morehead State 9.0 4 3 2 2 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5-3 3-0 1 1.67 Feb 16 vs Morehead State 9.0 3 4 2 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10-4 4-0 1 1.75 Feb 21 vs Merrimack 11.0 12 9 6 4 16 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 6-9 4-1 1 2.49 Feb 22 vs Merrimack 9.0 4 3 3 2 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1-3 4-2 1 2.57 Feb 22 vs Merrimack 9.0 11 7 5 6 11 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5-7 4-3 1 2.91 Feb 23vs Merrimack 10.01614 6892100010015-145-313.24 Feb 28 vs Kansas 9.0 13 7 2 10 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8-7 6-3 1 3.11 Feb 29vs Western Carolina9.053 379200201004-37-323.10 Mar 01vs Ball State 9.0106 5514200302008-68-333.26 Mar 04 vs USC-Upstate 9.0 8 7 5 2 9 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4-7 8-4 3 3.41 Totals 111.0 98 68 42 57 130 20 3 3 9 0 14 5 1 86-68 8-4 3 3.41
@statebaseball msuspartans.com STARTING PITCHING GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent W-L Pitcher IP H R ER BB K Feb. 14 Morehead State 1-0 Erla 7.0 4 1 0 2 11 Feb. 15 Morehead State-1 0-0 Olson 5.0 3 1 0 4 5 Feb. 15 Morehead State-2 1-0 Benschoter 5.0 3 2 2 2 9 Feb. 16 Morehead State 1-0 Sleeman 6.0 1 0 0 3 7 Feb. 21 Merrimack 0-0 Erla 7.0 6 2 2 0 11 Feb. 22 Merrimack-1 0-1 Olson 9.0 4 3 3 2 9 Feb. 22 Merrimack-2 0-0 Benschoter 4.0 5 4 3 4 9 Feb. 23 Merrimack 0-0 Iverson 4.0 7 5 3 2 5 Feb. 28 Kansas 0-0 Erla 5.0 8 1 1 3 8 Feb. 29 Western Carolina 1-0 Olson 6.2 3 2 2 6 6 Mar. 1 Ball State 0-0 Benschoter 3.1 6 6 5 2 6 Mar. 4 USC Upstate 0-1 Berghorst 2.2 3 2 1 0 1
------TOTAL 4-2 3.06 ERA 64.2 53 29 22 30 87
@statebaseball msuspartans.com BULLPEN GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent W-L-S Pitcher Inn. Entered IP H R ER BB K Feb. 14 Morehead State 0-0-0 Bianucci, Iverson 8 2.0 4 2 2 1 0 Feb. 15 Morehead State-1 1-0-0 Heikkinen (W) 6 4.0 1 1 1 0 5 Feb. 15 Morehead State-2 0-0-1 Berghorst (S) 6 4.0 1 1 0 0 2 Feb. 16 Morehead State 0-0-0 Christophersen, Martin, Rush 7 3.0 2 4 2 1 3 Feb. 21 Merrimack 0-1-0 Heikkinen, Sleeman (L) 8 4.0 6 7 4 4 5 Feb. 22 Merrimack-1 0-0-0 --- Feb. 22 Merrimack-2 0-1-0 Heikkinen (L), Berghorst 5 5.0 6 3 2 2 2 Feb. 23 Merrimack 1-0-0 Rush, Christophersen, Sleeman, Berghorst, Martin (W) 5 6.0 9 9 3 8 4 Feb. 28 Kansas 1-0-0 Berghorst, Rush, Sleeman (W) 6 4.0 5 6 1 7 3 Feb. 29 Western Carolina 0-0-1 Chrisophersen, Heikkinen, Iverson (S) 7 2.1 2 1 1 1 2 Mar. 1 Ball State 1-0-1 Sleeman, Christophersen (W), Bianucci, Rush, Iverson (S) 4 5.2 4 0 0 3 8 Mar. 4 USC Upstate 0-0-0 Heikkinen, Rush, Benschoter, Christophersen 3 6.1 5 5 4 2 8
------TOTAL 4-2-3 3.88 ERA 46.1 45 39 20 27 43
@statebaseball msuspartans.com 2020 Michigan State Baseball Games Summary for Michigan State (as of Mar 05, 2020) (All games) GAMES SUMMARY
Score by innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX Total Michigan State 6 11 15 12 13 7 10 8 3 1 86 Opponents 1 3 11 7 7 5 8 9 14 3 68
Record when ... Overall 8-4 After 6 leading 6-2 Conference 0-0 ...... trailing 2-2 Non-Conference 8-4 ...... tied 0-0 Home games 0-0 After 7 leading 7-2 Away games 0-0 ...... trailing 0-2 Neutral site 8-4 ...... tied 1-0 Day games 7-4 After 8 leading 8-1 Night games 1-0 ...... trailing 0-2 vs Left starter 1-1 ...... tied 0-1 vs Right starter 7-3 1-Run games 3-0 Hit 0 home runs 5-4 2-Run games 2-2 ... 1 home run 2-0 5+Run games 2-0 ... 2+ home runs 1-0 Extra innings 1-1 Shutouts 0-0 Opponent 0 home runs 7-2 ...... 1 home run 1-2 Scoring 0-2 runs 0-1 ...... 2+ HRs 0-0 ...... 3-5 runs 3-2 ...... 6-9 runs 2-1 Made 0 errors 2-0 ...... 10+ runs 3-0 .... 1 error 3-1 .... 2+ errors 3-3 Opponent 0-2 runs 1-0 ...... 3-5 runs 4-1 Opp. made 0 errors 2-1 ...... 6-9 runs 2-3 ...... 1 error 0-0 ...... 10+ runs 1-0 ...... 2+ errors 6-3
Scored in 1st inning 4-1 Out-hit opponent 7-2 Opp. scored in 1st 0-1 Out-hit by opponent 1-1 Scores first 6-1 Hits are tied 0-1 Opp. scores first 2-3
Record when team scores: Runs012345678910+ W-L 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-1 0-1 0-0 2-0 0-0 3-0
Record when opponent scores: Runs012345678910+ W-L 0-0 0-0 1-0 3-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 1-0
Record when leading after: Inn.12345678 W-L 4-0 5-1 5-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 7-2 8-1
Record when trailing after: Inn.12345678 W-L 0-0 1-0 2-2 2-1 2-1 2-2 0-2 0-2
Record when tied after: Inn.12345678 W-L 4-4 2-3 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-0 0-1
Current losing streak: 1 Longest winning streak: 4 Longest losing streak: 3
Home attendance : 0 ( 0 dates avg = 0 ) Away attendance : 3102 ( 10 dates avg = 310 ) Total attendance: 3102 ( 10 dates avg = 310 )
@statebaseball msuspartans.com 2020 Michigan State Baseball Miscellaneous Stats for Michigan State (as of Mar 05, 2020) MISCELLANEOUS(All games) STATS
Multiple Hit Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Multiple RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ Total 22 Peterson,Bailey 4 3 - 1 8 16 Ahn,Peter 1 2 1 - 4 17 Kelley,Bryce 3 2 1 - 6 22 Peterson,Bailey 2 1 1 - 4 16 Ahn,Peter 3 2 1 - 6 14 Morrow,Andrew 3 - - - 3 33 Mayes,Casey 4 - - - 4 32 Iverson,Zach 2 - - - 2 32 Iverson,Zach 4 - - - 4 21 Frank,Jack 2 - - - 2 3 Walker,Zaid 2 - - - 2 17 Kelley,Bryce 1 - - - 1 14 Morrow,Andrew 2 - - - 2 3 Walker,Zaid 1 - - - 1 21 Frank,Jack - 1 - - 1 35 Combs,Scott 1 - - - 1 11 Sotres,Gabe 1 - - - 1 33 Mayes,Casey - - 1 - 1 2 Kark,Dillon - 1 - - 1 TEAM 13 3 3 0 19 TEAM 23 9 2 1 35
Hitting Streaks Longest Current Reached Base Streaks Longest Current 17 Kelley,Bryce 12 12 22 Peterson,Bailey 12 12 22 Peterson,Bailey 10 10 17 Kelley,Bryce 12 12 14 Morrow,Andrew 7 - 14 Morrow,Andrew 10 10 3 Walker,Zaid 6 6 3 Walker,Zaid 6 6 32 Iverson,Zach 5 - 32 Iverson,Zach 6 5 16 Ahn,Peter 4 - 16 Ahn,Peter 5 5 21 Frank,Jack 3 - 2 Kark,Dillon 5 - 33 Mayes,Casey 3 1 11 Sotres,Gabe 4 - 2 Kark,Dillon 2 - 33 Mayes,Casey 4 1 18 Antoncic,Justin 2 - 25 Regan,Brendan 3 1 11 Sotres,Gabe 2 - 35 Combs,Scott 3 3 25 Regan,Brendan 2 1 21 Frank,Jack 3 - 35 Combs,Scott 2 2 1 Gleaves,Danny 3 3 28 Proctor,Adam 2 - 18 Antoncic,Justin 2 1 13 Hopman,Zach 1 - 28 Proctor,Adam 2 - 1 Gleaves,Danny 1 1 39 Hopman,Trevor 1 1 15 Trahey,Reese 1 1 15 Trahey,Reese 1 1 13 Hopman,Zach 1 -
@statebaseball msuspartans.com 2020 Michigan State Baseball Season Game Highs for Michigan State (as of Mar 05, 2020) (All games)
TEAM GAMETEAM HIGHS GAME HIGHS
Batting
At bats: 43 - vs Morehead State (Feb 14, 2020 at Charleston, SC) Runs scored: 15 - vs Morehead State (Feb 14, 2020 at Charleston, SC) 15 - vs Merrimack (Feb 23, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Hits: 22 - vs Morehead State (Feb 14, 2020 at Charleston, SC) RBIs: 15 - vs Morehead State (Feb 14, 2020 at Charleston, SC) Doubles: 6 - vs Merrimack (Feb 23, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Triples: 3 - vs Morehead State (Feb 16, 2020 at Charleston, SC) Home runs: 2 - vs Merrimack (Feb 23, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Total bases: 29 - vs Morehead State (Feb 14, 2020 at Charleston, SC) Walks: 9 - vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Strikeouts: 13 - vs Morehead State (Feb 15, 2020 at Charleston, SC) 13 - vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Sac hits: 3 - vs Morehead State (Feb 15, 2020 at Charleston, SC) Sac flies: 1 - (6 times ) Stolen bases: 5 - vs Morehead State (Feb 14, 2020 at Charleston, SC) 5 - vs Merrimack (Feb 23, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Hit by pitch: 3 - vs USC-Upstate (Mar 04, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Caught stealing: 1 - (5 times ) Runners LOB: 15 - vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Hit into DP: 3 - vs Merrimack (Feb 22, 2020 at Greenville, SC)
Fielding
Putouts: 33 - vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Assists: 10 - vs Merrimack (Feb 22, 2020 at Greenville, SC) 10 - vs Western Carolina (Feb 29, 2020 at Greenville, SC) 10 - vs USC-Upstate (Mar 04, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Errors: 4 - vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) 4 - vs Kansas (Feb 28, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Passed balls: 1 - vs Morehead State (Feb 15, 2020 at Charleston, SC) 1 - vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) 1 - vs USC-Upstate (Mar 04, 2020 at Greenville, SC) DPs turned: 3 - vs Morehead State (Feb 14, 2020 at Charleston, SC)
Pitching
Innings pitched: 11.0 - vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Runs allowed: 14 - vs Merrimack (Feb 23, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Earned runs: 6 - vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) 6 - vs Merrimack (Feb 23, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Walks allowed: 10 - vs Kansas (Feb 28, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Strikeouts: 16 - vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Hits allowed: 16 - vs Merrimack (Feb 23, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Doubles allowed: 4 - vs USC-Upstate (Mar 04, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Triples allowed: 1 - vs Morehead State (Feb 16, 2020 at Charleston, SC) 1 - vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) 1 - vs Merrimack (Feb 23, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Homers allowed: 1 - vs Morehead State (Feb 15, 2020 at Charleston, SC) 1 - vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) 1 - vs USC-Upstate (Mar 04, 2020 at Greenville, SC)
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LOWEST ERA (30+ Inn.) 1. Dick Holmes...... 0.47...... (37.2)...... 1965 2. Jim Goodrich...... 0.76...... (47.1)...... 1967 3. Dick Radatz...... 1.12...... (96.1)...... 1959 4. Fred Devereaux...... 1.43...... (37.2)...... 1965 5. Bill Mansfield...... 1.48...... (36.1)...... 1957 6. Alex Troop...... 1.50...... (54.0)...... 2017 7. Larry Ike...... 1.53...... (76.0)...... 1972 8. Anthony Misiewicz...... 1.60...... (33.2)...... 2013 Zana Easton...... 1.60...... (67.1)...... 1968 Bill Page...... 1.60...... (N/A)...... 1945 11. Mickey Sinks...... 1.62...... (50.0)...... 1967 2020 Michigan State Baseball Season Game Highs for Michigan State (as of Mar 05, 2020) (All games)
INDIVIDUALINDIVIDUAL GAME GAME HIGHS HIGHS
Batting
At bats: 6 - (5 times ) Runs scored: 3 - (4 times ) Hits: 5 - Peterson,Bailey vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) RBIs: 4 - Ahn,Peter vs Morehead State (Feb 14, 2020 at Charleston, SC) 4 - Peterson,Bailey vs Morehead State (Feb 14, 2020 at Charleston, SC) 4 - Mayes,Casey vs Merrimack (Feb 23, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Doubles: 2 - Ahn,Peter vs Morehead State (Feb 14, 2020 at Charleston, SC) 2 - Walker,Zaid vs Merrimack (Feb 23, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Triples: 1 - (7 times ) Home runs: 1 - (4 times ) Total bases: 8 - Ahn,Peter vs Morehead State (Feb 14, 2020 at Charleston, SC) Walks: 3 - (4 times ) Strikeouts: 4 - Kark,Dillon vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Sac hits: 1 - (8 times ) Sac flies: 1 - (6 times ) Stolen bases: 2 - Gleaves,Danny vs Morehead State (Feb 14, 2020 at Charleston, SC) 2 - Peterson,Bailey vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Hit by pitch: 1 - (9 times ) Caught stealing: 1 - (5 times ) Runners LOB: 4 - Antoncic,Justin vs Merrimack (Feb 22, 2020 at Greenville, SC)
Fielding
Putouts: 17 - Proctor,Adam vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Assists: 5 - Iverson,Zach vs Morehead State (Feb 15, 2020 at Charleston, SC) Errors: 2 - Kark,Dillon vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) 2 - Kark,Dillon vs Merrimack (Feb 22, 2020 at Greenville, SC) 2 - Peterson,Bailey vs Kansas (Feb 28, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Passed balls: 1 - Sotres,Gabe vs Morehead State (Feb 15, 2020 at Charleston, SC) 1 - Proctor,Adam vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) 1 - Sotres,Gabe vs USC-Upstate (Mar 04, 2020 at Greenville, SC)
Pitching
Innings pitched: 9.0 - Olson,Jarret vs Merrimack (Feb 22, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Runs allowed: 6 - Benschoter,Sam vs Ball State (Mar 01, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Earned runs: 5 - Benschoter,Sam vs Ball State (Mar 01, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Walks allowed: 6 - Olson,Jarret vs Western Carolina (Feb 29, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Strikeouts: 11 - Erla,Mason vs Morehead State (Feb 14, 2020 at Charleston, SC) 11 - Erla,Mason vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Hits allowed: 8 - Erla,Mason vs Kansas (Feb 28, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Doubles allowed: 2 - (4 times ) Triples allowed: 1 - Martin,Brian vs Morehead State (Feb 16, 2020 at Charleston, SC) 1 - Sleeman,Caleb vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) 1 - Rush,Wyatt vs Merrimack (Feb 23, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Homers allowed: 1 - Heikkinen,Jesse vs Morehead State (Feb 15, 2020 at Charleston, SC) 1 - Erla,Mason vs Merrimack (Feb 21, 2020 at Greenville, SC) 1 - Heikkinen,Jesse vs USC-Upstate (Mar 04, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Wild pitches: 2 - Heikkinen,Jesse vs Western Carolina (Feb 29, 2020 at Greenville, SC) Hit batters: 1 - (14 times ) @statebaseball msuspartans.com BIG INNINGS (Four OR MORE RUNS) MSU OPPONENTS 2020 Stats 2020 Stats Date Opponent Inning Batters R H E LOB Score Date Opponent Inning Batters R H E LOB Score Feb. 14 Morehead State 2nd 8 4 4 0 1 W, 15-3 Feb. 16 Morehead State 9th 7 4 1 1 0 W, 10-4 Feb. 14 Morehead State 5th 9 4 5 0 2 W, 15-3 Feb. 21 Merrimack 8th 8 4 2 0 0 L, 9-6 (11) Feb. 15 Morehead State 8th 9 4 4 0 2 W, 5-2 Feb. 23 Merrimack 5th 7 4 4 0 0 W, 15-14 (10) Feb. 23 Merrimack 3rd 10 6 4 1 1 W, 15-14 (10) Feb. 23 Merrimack 5th 12 7 5 1 2 W, 15-14 (10) March 1 Ball State 7th 8 4 4 2 1 W, 8-6 Feb. 28 Kansas 9th 8 4 1 1 1 W, 8-7 Mar. 1 Ball State 3rd 9 4 5 0 2 W, 8-6 Big innings: 5 Record with a big inning: 4-0 (1.000) Opponent big innings: 6 Record when opponent has a big inning: 4-1 (.800)
2019 Stats Date Opponent Inning Batters R H E LOB Score 2019 Stats Mar. 5 Arizona 7th 13 8 5 4 2 W, 9-5 Date Opponent Inning Batters R H E LOB Score Apr. 3 Central Michigan 2nd 9 5 5 0 1 L, 8-6 Feb. 22-2 Coastal Carolina 6th 11 5 6 1 3 L, 12-5 Apr. 21 Indiana-G1 7th 8 5 4 0 0 W, 5-3 Feb. 24 Kent State 3rd 8 5 2 0 0 L, 12-2 Apr. 23 Oakland 8th 12 6 4 0 3 W, 12-2 Feb. 24 Kent State 4th 8 5 5 0 0 L, 12-2 May 8 Valparaiso 7th 8 4 4 0 1 W, 9-3 Mar. 3 Arizona State 7th 11 5 4 1 3 L, 13-2 May 12 Iowa 7th 9 5 4 0 1 W, 7-3 Mar. 10 App. State 2nd 9 5 4 3 1 L, 9-6 Mar. 16 UConn-1 1st 11 6 3 1 2 L, 17-4 Big innings: 6 Mar. 16 UConn-1 8th 10 4 1 0 3 L, 17-4 Record with a big inning: 5-1 (.833) Mar. 30 Michigan 3rd 7 4 3 0 0 L, 16-2 Mar. 30 Michigan 5th 9 5 5 0 1 L, 16-2 Apr. 13 Rutgers 1st 9 5 5 2 1 L, 6-3 2018 Stats Apr. 14 Rutgers 4th 9 4 2 1 2 L, 8-0 Date Opponent Inning Batters R H E LOB Score Apr. 19 Indiana 5th 11 5 3 1 3 L, 13-4 Feb. 16 Fresno State 8th 8 4 3 0 1 L, 5-4 Apr. 21 Indiana-G2 4th 10 4 2 2 3 L, 11-2 Feb. 24 Pepperdine 6th 9 4 4 2 2 W, 5-2 May 10 Iowa 1st 7 4 3 0 0 L, 7-5 Mar. 15 Niagara 2nd 9 5 2 1 1 W, 10-1 May 14 Central Michigan 6th 9 5 2 0 1 L, 10-2 Apr. 7 Nebraska 1st 10 5 3 2 2 W, 17-5 Apr. 7 Nebraska 7th 13 9 6 2 1 W, 17-5 Opponent big innings: 15 Apr. 10 Notre Dame 7th 10 7 5 1 0 L, 8-7 Record when opponent has a big inning: 0-12 (.000) Apr. 13-2 Valparaiso 2nd 9 4 3 1 2 L, 7-6 Apr. 18 Western Michigan 3rd 10 4 4 1 3 W, 10-7 Apr. 20 Northwestern 1st 9 5 5 0 1 W, 5-3 2018 Stats Apr. 22 Northwestern 1st 8 4 2 0 1 W, 6-5 Date Opponent Inning Batters R H E LOB Score May 11 Minnesota 4th 9 5 6 1 1 W, 6-5 Mar. 7 Clemson 5th 14 9 7 0 2 L, 9-7 May 12 Minnesota 5th 8 4 4 1 1 L, 10-5 Mar. 9 Illinois 6th 10 5 4 0 2 L, 15-4 Mar. 18 Niagara 9th 9 4 3 0 2 L, 12-10 Big innings: 12 Mar. 23 Michigan 8th 10 6 3 1 1 L, 12-3 Record with a big inning: 7-4 (.636) Mar. 25 Michigan 6th 8 4 3 1 1 L, 11-0 Mar. 28 Western Michigan 2nd 11 6 5 0 2 L, 6-1 Mar. 30-1 Rutgers 5th 8 5 5 0 0 L, 8-4 2017 Stats Mar. 30-2 Rutgers 4th 8 4 5 0 1 L, 6-4 Date Opponent Inning Batters R H E LOB Score Apr. 13-2 Valparaiso 4th 8 4 3 0 1 L, 7-6 Feb. 17 Abilene Christian 6th 9 5 3 3 1 W, 9-2 Apr. 18 Western Michigan 3rd 8 4 4 0 1 W, 10-7 Feb. 18 Abilene Christian-G2 1st 7 4 4 0 0 W, 19-7 Apr. 28 Maryland 2nd 9 4 2 0 2 L, 8-2 Feb. 18 Abilene Christian-G2 2nd 10 5 6 0 2 W, 19-7 Apr. 29 Maryland 5th 8 4 4 0 1 L, 5-3 Feb. 25 UNC-Greensboro 4th 17 13 10 2 1 W, 22-16 May 4 Penn State 3rd 8 4 3 1 1 L, 13-1 Mar. 4 Presbyterian 6th 10 6 5 0 1 W, 10-2 May 4 Penn State 4th 11 7 6 0 1 L, 13-1 Mar. 18 Richmond 5th 11 5 5 0 3 W, 13-4 May 12 Minnesota 7th 13 8 8 2 2 L, 10-5 Mar. 24 Illinois-G1 6th 7 4 2 0 0 W, 12-4 May 15 Central Michigan 7th 11 5 4 2 3 L, 13-2 Mar. 25 Illinois-G2 3rd 9 5 3 1 1 W, 12-1 May 17 Ohio State 9th 11 6 4 1 2 L, 10-8 Mar. 26 Illinois 2nd 8 5 3 1 0 W, 17-6 Mar. 26 Illinois 5th 7 4 3 0 0 W, 17-6 Opponent big innings: 17 Apr. 8 Fresno State-G1 5th 8 4 5 0 1 W, 10-4 Record when opponent has a big inning: 1-15 (.063) Apr. 8 Fresno State-G1 6th 9 4 6 0 2 W, 10-4 Apr. 8 Fresno State-G2 2nd 9 4 4 2 2 W, 9-5 2017 Stats Apr. 15 Ohio State 1st 7 4 4 0 0 W, 6-5 Date Opponent Inning Batters R H E LOB Score Apr. 26 Toledo 8th 12 7 3 0 2 W, 11-1 Feb. 25 UNC-Greensboro 7th 9 6 3 3 0 W, 22-16 Apr. 28 Northwestern-G1 9th 7 4 3 1 0 W, 8-1 Mar. 8 Clemson 5th 9 5 2 0 1 L, 9-2 Apr. 29 Northwestern 5th 10 6 5 0 1 W, 13-5 Apr. 8 Fresno State-G2 3rd 8 4 6 0 2 W, 9-5 May 10 Eastern Michigan 5th 8 5 4 0 0 W, 11-6 Apr. 16 Ohio State 5th 10 6 7 0 1 L, 13-8 May 12 Nebraska 2nd 9 5 6 0 1 W, 6-3 Apr. 18 Michigan 6th 8 4 4 0 1 L, 12-4 May 14 Nebraska 3rd 8 4 5 0 1 L, 8-7 Apr. 18 Michigan 7th 8 4 4 0 1 L, 12-4 May 18 Michigan 2nd 8 4 3 0 1 W, 6-1 Apr. 21 Maryland 2nd 10 6 5 0 1 L, 12-2 May 19 Michigan 5th 7 4 3 0 0 L, 11-6 May 7 Iowa 9th 9 4 4 2 2 L, 9-4 May 19 Michigan 1st 8 4 3 0 1 L, 11-6 Big innings: 22 Record with a big inning: 17-2 (.895) Opponent big innings: 9 Record when opponent has a big inning: 2-6 (.250)
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MSU played a 10-inning game...... Feb. 23, 2020 vs. Merrimack (W, 15-14) MSU played an 11-inning game...... Feb. 21, 2020 vs. Merrimack (L, 9-6) MSU played a 12-inning game...... April 13, 2018 vs. Valparaiso (W, 5-4) MSU played a 13-inning game...... April 8, 2012 at Michigan (W, 10-8) MSU played a 14-inning game...... April 13, 2016 vs. Central Michigan (W, 7-3) MSU played a 15-inning game...... March 10, 2012 vs. Seton Hall (W, 4-3)
Team Offense Scored 10-14 runs...... Feb. 16, 2020 vs. Morehead State (W, 10-4) Scored 15+ runs...... Feb. 23, 2020 vs. Merrimack (W, 15-14 - 10 inn.) Scored 20+ runs...... Feb. 25, 2017 at UNC Greensboro (W, 22-16) Scored 25+ runs...... April 4, 2010 vs. Iowa (W, 26-11) 20 Hits...... 22 hits, Feb. 14, 2020 vs. Morehead State (W, 15-3) 5+ Home Runs...... 8, March 26, 2017 at Illinois (W, 17-6) 10 Stolen Bases...... 11, April 29, 2017 at Northwestern (W, 13-5) Walk-Off Win...... Feb. 28, 2020 vs. Kansas (W, 8-7) Defensive Walk-Off...... Feb. 29, 2020 vs. Western Carolina (W, 4-3)
Individual Offense Hit for the cycle...... Ryan Jones, May 15, 2010 vs. Indiana (5-for-5; W, 10-4) 4-for-4...... Justin Antoncic, April 7, 2019 vs. Indiana State (W, 6-0) 5-for-5...... Bailey Peterson, Feb. 21, 2020 vs. Merrimack (5-for-5; L, 9-6 - 10 inn.) 5 Hits...... Bailey Peterson, Feb. 21, 2020 vs. Merrimack (5-for-5; L, 9-6 - 10 inn.) 6 Hits...... Brandon Eckerle, April 4, 2010 vs. Iowa (6-for-7; W, 26-11) 5 RBIs...... Dan Durkin, April 16, 2017 vs Ohio State (2-for-4; L, 13-8) 6 RBIs...... Ryan Krill, April 12, 2015 vs. Northwestern (5-for-6; W, 14-3) 7 RBIs...... Brandon Hughes, March 26, 2017 at Illinois (3-for-5, 3 HR; W, 17-6) 8 RBIs...... Bob Malek, April 19, 2000 at Detroit (3-for-3; W, 16-9) 2 home runs...... Dan Durkin, April 16, 2017 vs Ohio State (2-for-4, 5 RBI; L, 13-8) 3 home runs...... Brandon Hughes, March 26, 2017 at Illinois (W, 17-6) 3 stolen bases...... Danny Gleaves, May 5, 2018 at Penn State (W, 6-4) 4 stolen bases...... Danny Gleaves, Feb. 25, 2017 at UNCG (W, 22-16)
Team Defense Turned Four Double Plays...... May 23, 2018 vs. Minnesota (BTT, L, 3-2) Turned A Triple Play...... May 13, 2017 at Nebraska (L, 2-5)
Pitching Shut out an opponent...... April 7, 2019 vs. Indiana State (W, 6-0) Shut out by an opponent...... May 7, 2019 at Michigan (L, 7-0) 15 Strikeouts...... 17, Feb. 16, 2018 at Fresno State (L, 5-4)
Individual Pitching No-hitter in a Big Ten game...... Nolan Moody, April 4, 2009 vs. Northwestern (9.0 IP, 2 BB, 5 K; W, 2-0) No-hitter in a non-conference game...... Chase Rihtarchik, March 23, 2013 vs. Oakland (9.0 IP, 2 R, 3 BB, 3 K; W, 3-2) One-hitter...... Mick VanVossen, April 26, 2015 at Indiana (9.0 IP, 1 H, 3 BB, 8 K; W, 7-0) Complete game...... Mike Mokma, March 9, 2019 vs. Ohio State (9.0 IP, 7 H, 0 BB, 11 K; W, 7-1) ...... Mason Erla*, April 7, 2019 vs. Indiana State (9.0 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 6 K; W, 1-0) Complete game shutout...... Cam Vieaux, April 15, 2016 at Purdue (9.0 IP, 9 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K; W, 11-0) ...... Mason Erla*, April 7, 2019 vs. Indiana State (9.0 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 6 K; W, 1-0) Combined shutout...... Caleb Sleeman (6.2 IP), Evan Flohr (1.1 IP) and Indigo Diaz (1.0 IP) vs. Indiana State, April 7, 2019 10-12 strikeouts...... Mason Erla, Feb. 21, 2020 vs. Merrimack (7.0 IP, 6 H, 0 BB, 11 K; L, 9-6 - 10 inn.) 12+ strikeouts...... Riley McCauley, Feb. 16, 2018 at Fresno State (6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 12 K; L, 5-4) 15+ strikeouts...... Mark Mulder, 16 vs. Campbell, March 7, 1998 (W, 6-2)
Reached Base Consecutive At Bats 10 at bats...... Bailey Peterson (Feb. 16 - Feb. 21, 2020)
Longest Hitting Streaks in School History 33 games...... Ryan Jones (March 6 - May 8, 2011) 24 games...... Troy Krider (March 19 - April 29, 2005) 21 games...... Jordan Zimmerman (March 5 - April 12, 2016)
* = Game went 10 innings
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