Michigan State University
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Spartan Baseball Defeats Grand Valley State 6-4
4/11/2001 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 11, 2001
East Lansing, Mich. - The Michigan State baseball team defeated Grand Valley State by a score of 6-4 on Wednesday (April 11) at Old Kent Park in Grand Rapids. With the win the Spartans improved to 16-15 on the season. Grand Valley State drops to 12-11.
Michigan State took the lead in the top of the ninth as Kyle Geswein (Dayton, Ohio) doubled to left-center field scoring both Bob Malek (Canton, Mich.) and Brady Burrill (Newhall, Calif.).
Domanick Squires (Rochester Hills, Mich.) pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up his fifth save of the season. Bryan Gale (Decatur, Mich.) pitched two perfect innings to earn the win and improve to 5-0 on the season. Grand Valley State's Terry Miller dropped to 1-2 on the season with the loss.
The Lakers struck first in the bottom of the second with three runs. Tony Pfennig and Joey Badall each had RBI singles in the inning. Badall's hit scored two. Michigan State would answer with two runs in the top of the third as a Brett Wattles (Rochester, Mich.) single scored Chris McCuiston (Birmingham, Mich.) and Troy Bergman (Grosse Pointe, Mich.). The Spartans evened the score in the fourth as a James Moreno (Holt, Mich.) sacrifice fly scored Burrill who doubled to lead off the inning and advanced to third on a wild pitch.
The Spartans threatened to take the lead in the fifth as they loaded the bases, but Burrill grounded out to third base. Grand Valley State went ahead with a single run in the bottom of the fifth as a Matt Grimm double scored Joey Badall. Gamin Teague attempted to score from first base but was gunned down at home. MSU evened the score at 4 in the sixth as Bergman drove in Moreno on a bases loaded ground out. The Spartans, however, were unable to take the lead as they left the bases loaded.
The Spartans return to action with a four-game weekend home series against Ohio State. Friday's game will begin at 3:00 p.m. at Kobs Field. Saturday's doubleheader is at 1 p.m. and first pitch on Sunday is 1 p.m.
Michigan State 6, Grand Valley State 4WP- Bryan Gale (5-0)LP- Terry Miller (1-2)Score By Innings R H EMichigan State 002 101 002 6 10 2Grand Valley State 030 010 000 4 9 2
