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2014 Record Book 2014 RECORD BOOK SPARTAN RECORD BOOK Table of Contents/Quick Facts Table of Contents/Quick Facts 2 PROGRAM HISTORY TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Schedule 3 First Year of Baseball: 1884 2013 Record: 33-17 Overall All-Time Record: 2,198-1,777-30 (.548) 2013 Conference Record/Finish: 12-9/7th 2014 Roster 4 Conference Titles (4): 1954, 1971, 1979, 2011 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 25/9 2014 Radio/TV Roster 5 NCAA Tournament Appearances (5): 1954, 1971, Pos. Players with Starting Experience Returning/Lost: 10/2 1978, 1979, 2012 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost: 1/2 Head Coach Jake Boss 6-7 College World Series Appearances (1): 1954 Coaching Staff 7-9 Key Position Returners: McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field 10-11 SCHOOL INFORMATION Blaise Salter, C, Jr. (Rawlings All-Mideast Regional Team) Name: Michigan State University (.343 AVG, 5 HR, 14 2B, 35 RBI, 1 SB) Baseball Facilities 12 Location: East Lansing, Mich. Joel Fisher, C, Sr. 2013 Season Review/Statistics 13-15 Enrollment: 48,906 (.236 AVG, 5 HR, 11 2B, 27 RBI, .315 OBP) President: Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon Jimmy Pickens, RF, Jr. (Second-Team All-Big Ten) Team Records 16 Director of Athletics: Mark Hollis (.303 AVG, 9 HR, 13 2B, 42 RBI, 6 SB) Single-Season Records 17-18 Colors: Green and White Ryan Richardson, SS, Jr. Yearly Batting/ERA Leaders 19 Nickname: Spartans (.286 AVG, 0 HR, 2 2B, 25 RBI, 5 SB) Mascot: Sparty Ryan Krill, 1B, Jr. Career Records 20 Conference: Big Ten (.288 AVG, 1 HR, 11 2B, 25 RBI, .336 OBP) Big Ten Records 21 Facility (Capacity): McLane Baseball Stadium at Cam Gibson, LF, So. (Big Ten All-Freshman Team) Kobs Field (2,500) (.325 AVG, 0 HR, 5 2B, 17 RBI, 12 SB) All-Americans 22 Press Box Number: 517-353-3009 Big Ten Award Winners 23 Key Position Losses: Academic Award/National Award Winners 24 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Jordan Keur, LF, Sr. Baseball Contact: Jeff Barnes (.337 AVG, 1 HR, 7 2B, 20 RBI, 7 SB, 10 OBP) Elite Spartans 25-27 Office Phone: 517-355-2271 Kirk Gibson/Mark Mulder 25 Cell Phone: 517-881-5328 Key Pitchers Returning: Office Fax: 517-353-9636 Mick VanVossen, Jr. Robin Roberts/ Dick Radatz 26 E-Mail Address: [email protected] (5-2, 2.97 ERA, 75.2 IP, 32 K, 20 BB, .216 OBA) Steve Garvey/John Kobs/Danny Litwhiler 27 Mailing Address: Chase Rihtarchik, Sr. Distinguished Alumnus of the Year 28 Breslin Student Events Center (6-1, 2.64 ERA, 47.2 IP, 23 K, 20 BB, .138 OBA) 534 Birch Road, Room Z-22 Justin Alleman, So. Championship/NCAA Tournament Teams 29 East Lansing, MI 48824 (3-3, 7 SV, 4.03 ERA, 29.0 IP, 36 SO, 11 BB, .262 OBA) Spartans In MLB Draft 30-31 Website: www.msuspartans.com Anthony Misiewicz, So. (5-1, 1.60 ERA, 33.2 IP, 20 SO, 8 BB, .239 OBA) Spartans In Major Leagues 32-33 COACHING STAFF All-Time Letterwinners 34-36 Head Coach: Jake Boss Jr. Key Pitching Losses: Year-by-Year Results/Coaching Records 37 Alma Mater, Year: Alma, 1993 Andrew Waszak, Sr. (Third-Team All-Big Ten selection) School Record (Yrs.): 163-111 (5) (6-3, 2.36 ERA, 91.2 IP, 57 K, 18 BB, .234 OBA) All-Time Results 38-50 Overall Record (Yrs.): 188-145 (6) David Gardner, Jr. Series Records 51 (4-5, 4.10 ERA, 83.1 IP, 70 K, 27 BB, .285 OBA) Associate Head Coach: Mark Van Ameyde (Pitching) Trey Popp, Sr. All-Time Results vs. Opponents 52-68 Year at MSU: Sixth (2-0, 3.86 ERA, 30.1 IP, 22 K, 11 BB, .250 OBA) Alma Mater, Year: Detroit, 1996 Assistant Coach: Graham Sikes (Outfielders/Hitters/Base Running/Recruiting Coord.) For the latest news on Michigan State Year at MSU: Fourth Alma Mater, Year: Liberty, 2002 baseball, including notes, updated bi- ographies, videos and features, visit the Volunteer Assistant Coach: Eric Roof baseball page at msuspartans.com. Year at MSU: Second Alma Mater, Year: Michigan State (2009) Follow Michigan State Baseball... msuspartans.com facebook.com/michiganstatebaseball @statebaseball 2 2013 MICHIGAN STATE BASEBALL RECORD BOOK SPARTAN RECORD BOOK 2014 Schedule Date Opponent Time Location (Stadium) Fri., Feb. 14 Monmouth [1] 12:30 p.m. Cary, N.C. (U.S.A. Baseball Complex) Sat., Feb. 15 UMass-Lowell [1] 12:30 p.m. Cary, N.C. (U.S.A. Baseball Complex) Sat., Feb. 15 Wright State [1] 3:30 p.m. Cary, N.C. (U.S.A. Baseball Complex) Sun., Feb. 16 Canisius [1] 1 p.m. Cary, N.C. (U.S.A. Baseball Complex) Fri., Feb. 21 Utah [2] 7 p.m. Surprise, Ariz. (Surprise Stadium) Sat., Feb. 22 Oregon State [2] 2 p.m. Surprise, Ariz. (Surprise Stadium) Sun., Feb. 23 Washington [2] 12 p.m. Surprise, Ariz. (Surprise Stadium) Fri., Feb. 28 Eastern Illinois [3] 3:30 p.m. Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium) Fri., Feb. 28 Mississippi State [3] 7:30 p.m. Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium) Sat., March 1 Mississippi State [3] 3:30 p.m. Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium) Sun., March 2 Eastern Illinois [3] 12 p.m. Starkville, Miss. (Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium) Wed., March 5 Louisiana-Monroe 7 p.m. Monroe, La. (Warhawk Field) Fri., March 7 TCU 7:30 p.m. Fort Worth, Texas (Lupton Baseball Stadium) Sat., March 8 TCU 1 p.m. Fort Worth, Texas (Lupton Baseball Stadium) Sun., March 9 TCU 2 p.m. Fort Worth, Texas (Lupton Baseball Stadium) Sat., March 15 Harvard 2 p.m. Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field) Sun., March 16 Harvard 5 p.m. Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field) Mon., March 17 Harvard 12 p.m. Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field) Fri., March 21 Ohio State 3:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Sat., March 22 Ohio State 1:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Sun., March 23 Ohio State 1:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Wed., March 26 Central Michigan 3:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Fri., March 28 Minnesota 4:05 p.m. Minneapolis, Minn. (Siebert Field) Sat., March 29 Minnesota 3:05 p.m. Minneapolis, Minn. (Siebert Field) Sun., March 30 Minnesota 2:05 p.m. Minneapolis, Minn. (Siebert Field) Tues., April 1 Eastern Michigan 6:05 p.m. Ypsilanti, Mich. (Oestrike Stadium) Wed., April 2 Oakland 3:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Thurs., April 3 Lansing Lugnuts - Crosstown Showdown # 7:05 p.m. Lansing, Mich. (Cooley Law School Stadium) Sat., April 5 Siena 12:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Sat., April 5 Siena 4:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Sun., April 6 Siena 1:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Wed., April 9 Western Michigan 3:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Fri., April 11 Purdue 3:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Sat., April 12 Purdue 1:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Sun., April 13 Purdue 1:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Tues., April 15 Notre Dame 3:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Wed., April 16 Central Michigan 3 p.m. Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Theunissen Stadium) Fri., April 18 Indiana 7:05 p.m. Bloomington, Ind. (Bart Kaufman Field) Sat., April 19 Indiana 2:05 p.m. Bloomington, Ind. (Bart Kaufman Field) Sun., April 20 Indiana 1:05 p.m. Bloomington, Ind. (Bart Kaufman Field) Tues., April 22 Toledo 3:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Fri., April 25 Northwestern 3:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Sat., April 26 Northwestern 12:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Sun., April 27 Northwestern 1:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Fri., May 2 Illinois 7 p.m. Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) Sat., May 3 Illinois 2 p.m. Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) Sun., May 4 Illinois 2 p.m. Champaign, Ill. (Illinois Field) Tues., May 6 Western Michigan 3 p.m. Kalamazoo, Mich. (Bobb Stadium) Wed., May 7 Eastern Michigan 3:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Sat., May 10 Nebraska 3:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Sun., May 11 Nebraska 1:05 pm. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Mon., May 12 Nebraska 1:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. (Kobs Field at McLane Baseball Stadium) Tues., May 13 Central Michigan 6:35 p.m. Detroit, Mich. (Comerica Park) Thurs., May 15 Penn State 6:30 p.m. State College, Pa. (Medlar Field at Lubrano Park) Fri., May 16 Penn State 6:30 p.m. State College, Pa. (Medlar Field at Lubrano Park) Sat., May 17 Penn State 12 p.m. State College, Pa. (Medlar Field at Lubrano Park) Wed.-Sun., May 21-25 Big Ten Tournament TBA Omaha, Neb. (TD Ameritrade Park) Fri.-Mon., May 30-June 1 NCAA Regional TBA Campus Sites Fri.-Sun., June 6-8 NCAA Super Regional TBA Campus Sites Fri.-Sat., June 13-23 College World Series TBA Omaha, Neb.
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