Michigan State University Athletics
Keur Joins Spartans as Volunteer Assistant Coach
9/14/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
EAST LANSING - Michigan State baseball head coach Jake Boss announced today (Sept. 14) that former Spartan team MVP Jordan Keur has joined the MSU staff as the volunteer assistant coach.
"We are thrilled to welcome Jordan Keur back to Michigan State and our baseball family," Boss said. "Jordan was an outstanding player, a tremendous leader, and a Big Ten Champion during his time in East Lansing and he brings a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm back with him. He has a bright future ahead of him in the coaching profession and I know he will work tirelessly to bring another Big Ten Championship to Michigan State."
Keur started over 150 games and posted a career .315 batting average as four-year letterwinner from 2010-13.
As team captain his senior season, Keur led the team with a .337 average and 20 RBI, before tearing his Achilles. Despite the injury, Keur was awarded MSU's Kirk Gibson Offensive Player of the Year award.
An All-Big Ten First Team honoree as a junior, Keur started all 60 games and led MSU to a NCAA Regional appearance. He also paced the Spartans in numerous hitting categories including: batting average (.353), hits (89) and multi-hit games (31). His 89 hits rank as the fourth-highest single-season total in MSU history and ranked second in the conference that year. He was also among the Big Ten leaders in on-base percentage (.432) and runs (47). He finished out the season by being named team MVP and Academic All-Big Ten.
Keur played in 53 games as a sophomore in 2011, helping MSU to the Big Ten Championship.
Following his playing career, Keur graduated from Michigan State with a bachelor's degree in advertising. He played professionally for the Washington Wild Things.
