B 2018 RECORD BOOK SPARTAN RECORD BOOK Table of Contents/Quick Facts Table of Contents/Quick Facts 2 PROGRAM HISTORY COACHING STAFF 2018 Schedule 3 First Year of Baseball: 1884 Head Coach: Jake Boss Jr. 2018 Roster 4 Overall All-Time Record: 2328-1869-30 (.554) Alma Mater, Year: Alma, 1993 Conference Titles (4): 1954, 1971, 1979, 2011 School Record (Yrs.): 293-203 (9) 2018 Radio/TV Roster 5 NCAA Tournament Appearances (5): 1954, 1971, Overall Record (Yrs.): 318-237 (10) Head Coach Jake Boss 6-7 1978, 1979, 2012 Coaching Staff 8-9 College World Series Appearances (1): 1954 Assistant Coach: Graham Sikes McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field 10-11 (Outfielders/Hitters/Base Running/Recruiting Coord.) Baseball Facilities 12 SCHOOL INFORMATION Year at MSU: Seventh 2017 Season Review/Statistics 13-15 Name: Michigan State University Alma Mater, Year: Liberty, 2002 Location: East Lansing, Mich. Team Records 16 Enrollment: 50,344 Assistant Coach: Mark Van Ameyde Single-Season Records 17-18 Interim President: John Engler (Pitching) Yearly Batting/ERA Leaders 19 Interim Director of Athletics: Bill Beekman Year at MSU: First/Seventh Overall Career Records 20 Colors: Green and White Alma Mater, Year: Detroit-Mercy, 1991 Big Ten Records 21 Nickname: Spartans All-Americans 22 Mascot: Sparty Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jordan Keur Conference: Big Ten Year at MSU: Third Big Ten Award Winners 23-24 Facility (Capacity): McLane Baseball Stadium at National Award Winners 24 Kobs Field (2,500) Academic Award 26 Dimensions: LL - 340, LC - 375, C - 400, RC - 385, RL - 302 TEAM INFORMATION Elite Spartans 26-27 Press Box Number: 517-353-3009 2017 Record: 29-23 Kirk Gibson/Mark Mulder 26 2017 Conference Record/Finish: 10-14 (9th) Robin Roberts/Dick Radatz 27 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 24/9 Baseball Contact: Zach Fisher Pos. Players with Starting Experience Returning/Lost: 6/3 Steve Garvey/John Kobs/Danny Litwhiler 28 Office Phone: 517-355-2271 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost: 5/1 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year 29 Cell Phone: 517-896-2413 Championship/NCAA Tournament Teams 30 Office Fax: 517-353-9636 Spartans In MLB Draft 31-32 E-Mail Address: [email protected] Spartans In Major Leagues 33-34 Mailing Address: All-Time Letterwinners 35-37 Breslin Student Events Center 534 Birch Road, Room Z-22 Year-by-Year Results/Coaching Records 38 East Lansing, MI 48824 All-Time Results 39-51 Website: www.msuspartans.com Series Records 52 All-Time Results vs. Opponents 53-70 For the latest news on Michigan State baseball, including notes, updated bi- ographies, videos and features, visit the baseball page at msuspartans.com. Follow Michigan State Baseball... msuspartans.com @statebaseball @statebaseballgogreen Michigan State Baseball 2 2018 MICHIGAN STATE BASEBALL RECORD BOOK SPARTAN RECORD BOOK 2018 Schedule Date Opponent Location (Stadium) Time Fri., Feb. 17 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field - Abiline, Texas 5 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 at Fresno State Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium - Fresno, Calif. 9:05 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 at Fresno State Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium - Fresno, Calif. 5:05 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 at Fresno State Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium - Fresno, Calif. 9:05 p.m. Sun., Feb. 18 at Fresno State Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium - Fresno, Calif. 1:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 at Pepperdine Eddy D. Field Stadium - Malibu, Calif. 5 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 at Pepperdine Eddy D. Field Stadium - Malibu, Calif. 4 p.m. Sun., Feb. 25 at Pepperdine Eddy D. Field Stadium - Malibu, Calif. 1 p.m. Fri., March 2 vs. Washington & US Bank Stadium - Minneapolis, Minn. 4 p.m. Sat., March 3 vs. UCLA & US Bank Stadium - Minneapolis, Minn. 12 p.m. Sun., March 4 vs. Arizona & US Bank Stadium - Minneapolis, Minn. 11 a.m. Wed., March 7 vs. Clemson Fluor Field - Greenville, S.C. 7 p.m. Fri., March 9 vs. Furman ^ Fluor Field - Greenville, S.C. 6 p.m. Sat., March 10 vs. Illinois ^ Fluor Field - Greenville, S.C. 5 p.m. Sun., March 11 vs. Illinois ^ Fluor Field - Greenville, S.C. 11 a.m. Thur., March 15 NIAGARA McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 3:05 p.m. Fri., March 16 NIAGARA McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 3:05 p.m. Sat., March 17 NIAGARA McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 1:05 p.m. Sun., March 18 NIAGARA McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 1:05 p.m. Wed., March 21 CENTRAL MICHIGAN McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 3:05 p.m. Fri., March 23 at Michigan * Ray Fisher Stadium - Ann Arbor, Mich. 4 p.m. Sat., March 24 MICHIGAN * McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 1:05 p.m. Sun., March 25 at Michigan * Ray Fisher Stadium - Ann Arbor, Mich. 1 p.m. Wed., March 28 WESTERN MICHIGAN McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 3:05 p.m. Fri., March 30 RUTGERS * McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 3:05 p.m. Sat., March 31 RUTGERS * McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 1:05 p.m. Sun., April 1 RUTGERS * McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 1:05 p.m. Wed., April 4 EASTERN MICHIGAN McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 3:05 p.m. Fri., April 6 NEBRASKA * McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 3:05 p.m. Sat., April 7 NEBRASKA * McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 1:05 p.m. Sun., April 8 NEBRASKA * McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 11:05 a.m. Tues., April 10 NOTRE DAME McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 3:05 p.m. Fri., April 13 VALPARAISO McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 3:05 p.m. Sat., April 14 VALPARAISO McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 1:05 p.m. Sun., April 15 VALPARAISO McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 1:05 p.m. Wed., April 18 at Western Michigan Robert J. Bobb Stadium at Hyames Field - Kalamazoo, Mich. 3 p.m. Fri., April 20 at Northwestern * Miller Park - Evanston, Ill. 4:30 p.m. Sat., April 21 at Northwestern * Miller Park - Evanston, Ill. 3 p.m. Sun., April 22 at Northwestern * Miller Park - Evanston, Ill. 2 p.m. Tues., April 24 vs. Eastern Michigan Comerica Park - Detroit, Mich. 6:35 p.m. Wed., April 25 TOLEDO McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 3:05 p.m. Fri., April 27 MARYLAND * McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 3:05 p.m. Sat., April 28 MARYLAND * McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 1:05 p.m. Sun., April 29 MARYLAND * McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 1:05 p.m. Fri., May 4 at Penn State * Medlar Field at Lubrano Park - State College, Pa. 6:30 p.m. Sat., May 5 at Penn State * Medlar Field at Lubrano Park - State College, Pa. 2 p.m. Sun., May 6 at Penn State * Medlar Field at Lubrano Park - State College, Pa. 1 p.m. Wed., May 9 MICHIGAN McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 3:05 p.m. Fri., May 11 at Minnesota * Siebert Field - Minneapolis, Minn. 7:30 p.m. Sat., May 12 at Minnesota * Siebert Field - Minneapolis, Minn. 3 p.m. Sun., May 13 at Minnesota * Siebert Field - Minneapolis, Minn. 2 p.m. Tues., May 15 at Central Michigan Bill Theunissen Stadium - Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 4:05 p.m. Thur., May 17 OHIO STATE * McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 4:05 p.m. Fri., May 18 OHIO STATE * McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 4:05 p.m. Sat., May 19 OHIO STATE * McLane Stadium at Kobs Field - East Lansing, Mich. 1:05 p.m. Wed.-Sun., May 23-27 Big Ten Tournament TD Ameritrade Park - Omaha, Neb. TBA Fri.-Mon., May 1-4 NCAA Regional TBA TBA Fri.-Sun., May 8-10 NCAA Super Regional TBA TBA Fri.-Sat., May 16-27 College World Series TD Ameritrade Park - Omaha, Neb. TBA All Times ET | Home Games Bold & CAPS | ^ = First Pitch Invitational, Greenville, S.C. | & = Dairy Queen Classic, Minneapolis, Minn. | * B1G Game 2018 MICHIGAN STATE BASEBALL RECORD BOOK 3 SPARTAN RECORD BOOK 2018 Roster Alphabetical Numerical # Name Position No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. B/T Hometown/Previous School 16 Ahn, Peter INF 1 Danny Gleaves OF 6-0 185 SO R/R Homer Glen, IL/St. Rita HS 13 Ando, Royce INF 2 Marty Bechina INF 6-0 190 JR R/R Chicago, IL/St. Rita HS 18 Antoncic, Justin INF 4 Riley McCauley RHP 6-0 195 JR R/R Sterling Heights, MI/Stevenson HS 14 Baar, Keegan LHP 5 Joe Stewart OF/INF 6-4 205 RS-FR R/R Portage, MI/Portage Central HS 2 Bechina, Marty INF 7 Ethan Landon RHP 6-5 225 RS-SR R/R Sioux Falls, SD/Kansas State 8 Benschoter, Sam RHP 8 Sam Benschoter RHP 6-3 195 SO R/R Tecumseh, MI/Tecumseh HS 26 Bianucci, Zac LHP 9 Ryan King INF 5-8 140 FR R/R Munster, IL/Brother Rice HS 21 Chmielewski, Dan OF 11 Will Salter C 6-3 215 SR R/R Bloomfield Hills, MI/St. Mary’s HS 37 Clark, Matt RHP 12 Jake Lowery RHP 6-3 220 RS-SR R/R Howell, MI/Hartland HS 35 Combs, Scott C 13 Royce Ando INF 5-11 190 JR R/R Mississauga, Ont., Canada/John Fraser Secondary 30 Erla, Mason RHP 14 Keegan Baar LHP 6-4 210 SR L/L Jenison, MI/Hudsonville HS 44 Flohr, Evan LHP 16 Peter Ahn INF 6-2 175 FR L/R Delafield, WI/Marquette University HS 1 Gleaves, Danny OF 17 Bryce Kelley OF/LHP 6-2 200 SO L/L Rockford, MI/Rockford HS 34 Gonzalez, Andrew RHP 18 Justin Antoncic INF 6-3 190 SO R/R Westerville, OH/St.