Saturday, May 14
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Photo by: Jack Behan
Michigan State Downed By Iowa Saturday On MSU Alumni Day
5/14/2022 11:11:00 PM | Baseball
Game had an hour-and-a-half worth of weather delays.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State baseball was downed by Iowa Saturday afternoon on MSU Alumni Day at McLane Stadium at Kobs Field, in a game that had a delayed start time and a mid-game delay due to weather.
Saturday's contest was originally slated for a 4:05 p.m. start time, but lightning in the area delayed the game to a 4:30 start time. In the top of the seventh, more weather rolled through the area with thunder, lightning and heavy rain, forcing a delay of just under an hour. After the weather cleared out, Iowa went on to win, 12-2, to clinch the series.
Saturday was also Alumni Day, honoring Spartan players from past decades in between innings, and had the 1971 Spartan team that won the Big Ten Championship and went to the NCAA Regionals, throw out the ceremonial first pitches.
When the game got going, MSU was led by sophomore infielder Mitch Jebb going 3-for-5 with a run scored, while graduate-senior outfielder Peter Ahn going 1-for-3 with an RBI and sophomore outfielder Jack Frank was 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Redshirt-freshman catcher Bryan Broecker was 1-for-2, while junior outfielder Casey Mayes and sophomore infielder Dillon Kark were both 1-for-3.
It was a clean game defensively, as neither team committed an error. The Spartans finished with nine hits, but left 11 runners on base, including the inning ending with the bases loaded three times. Iowa ended with 12 hits and left six on base.
On the mound, sophomore starter Nick Powers went 5.0 IP with five hits, three runs, two walks and three strikeouts. Senior reliever Kyle Bischoff went 1.1 IP with three hits, six runs and four walks, sophomore Brian Martin wen 1.2 IP with two hits, one run, and sophomore Zach Hopman went 1.0 with two runs on two hits and walking one.
Michigan State bolted out of the gates, as Jebb led off the home half of the first with a single and later stole second, and two batters later, Frank singled to left to drive Jebb in. Later, Kark singled and Ahn followed with a single to left to drive in Frank. The Spartan threat continued with a HBP to load the bases with two outs, but a fly out thwarted the threat and left them loaded with the score 2-0 in the home team's favor.
MSU again threatened in the second, with Walker sparking the rally with a single up the middle and Jebb mirrored him with a single of his own up the middle, and Mayes later drew a two-out HBP of his own, but a strikeout again left the bases full of Spartans.
Iowa tied the score in the top of the third on a two-run home run by Peyton Williams.
The Spartans tried to rally again in the fifth, as Mayes led off with a single, Kark sac bunted him to second, and Iowa intentionally walked Ahn, then Broecker
In the top of the seventh, Iowa extended its lead with three runs for a 6-2 lead, before the game was suspended for a few minutes of an hour due to a weather delay with lightning in the area preceding rainfall.
After the game resumed, Iowa's rally continued, adding four more runs before the inning came to a close, with the Hawkeyes leading, 10-2. Iowa added two more in the top of the ninth for the final score.
MSU and Iowa wrap up the weekend with the series finale on Spartan Senior Day with a 1:05 p.m. start time, as the Spartans will be honoring their three senior players, Peter Ahn, Kyle Bischoff and Zach Iverson, along with two student managers, Aaron Boise and Tommy Merlo.
The weekend schedule is subject to change based on weather.
Along with any further schedule updates, fans can find "Watch Live," "Listen Live" and "Live Stats" links when available at MSUSpartans.com to follow along with the upcoming action.
Saturday's contest was originally slated for a 4:05 p.m. start time, but lightning in the area delayed the game to a 4:30 start time. In the top of the seventh, more weather rolled through the area with thunder, lightning and heavy rain, forcing a delay of just under an hour. After the weather cleared out, Iowa went on to win, 12-2, to clinch the series.
Saturday was also Alumni Day, honoring Spartan players from past decades in between innings, and had the 1971 Spartan team that won the Big Ten Championship and went to the NCAA Regionals, throw out the ceremonial first pitches.
When the game got going, MSU was led by sophomore infielder Mitch Jebb going 3-for-5 with a run scored, while graduate-senior outfielder Peter Ahn going 1-for-3 with an RBI and sophomore outfielder Jack Frank was 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Redshirt-freshman catcher Bryan Broecker was 1-for-2, while junior outfielder Casey Mayes and sophomore infielder Dillon Kark were both 1-for-3.
It was a clean game defensively, as neither team committed an error. The Spartans finished with nine hits, but left 11 runners on base, including the inning ending with the bases loaded three times. Iowa ended with 12 hits and left six on base.
On the mound, sophomore starter Nick Powers went 5.0 IP with five hits, three runs, two walks and three strikeouts. Senior reliever Kyle Bischoff went 1.1 IP with three hits, six runs and four walks, sophomore Brian Martin wen 1.2 IP with two hits, one run, and sophomore Zach Hopman went 1.0 with two runs on two hits and walking one.
Michigan State bolted out of the gates, as Jebb led off the home half of the first with a single and later stole second, and two batters later, Frank singled to left to drive Jebb in. Later, Kark singled and Ahn followed with a single to left to drive in Frank. The Spartan threat continued with a HBP to load the bases with two outs, but a fly out thwarted the threat and left them loaded with the score 2-0 in the home team's favor.
MSU again threatened in the second, with Walker sparking the rally with a single up the middle and Jebb mirrored him with a single of his own up the middle, and Mayes later drew a two-out HBP of his own, but a strikeout again left the bases full of Spartans.
Iowa tied the score in the top of the third on a two-run home run by Peyton Williams.
The Spartans tried to rally again in the fifth, as Mayes led off with a single, Kark sac bunted him to second, and Iowa intentionally walked Ahn, then Broecker
In the top of the seventh, Iowa extended its lead with three runs for a 6-2 lead, before the game was suspended for a few minutes of an hour due to a weather delay with lightning in the area preceding rainfall.
After the game resumed, Iowa's rally continued, adding four more runs before the inning came to a close, with the Hawkeyes leading, 10-2. Iowa added two more in the top of the ninth for the final score.
MSU and Iowa wrap up the weekend with the series finale on Spartan Senior Day with a 1:05 p.m. start time, as the Spartans will be honoring their three senior players, Peter Ahn, Kyle Bischoff and Zach Iverson, along with two student managers, Aaron Boise and Tommy Merlo.
The weekend schedule is subject to change based on weather.
Along with any further schedule updates, fans can find "Watch Live," "Listen Live" and "Live Stats" links when available at MSUSpartans.com to follow along with the upcoming action.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ben Beutel (3-0)
L: Powers, Nick (3-7)
S: Cam Baumann (1)
Batting:
2B: Ben Wilmes 1 ; Keaton Anthony 1 ; Sam Petersen 1
HR: Peyton Williams 1
RBI: Ben Wilmes 2 ; Peyton Williams 2 ; Izaya Fullard 1 ; Mitch Wood 1 ; Brendan Sher 1 ; Sam Petersen 3 ; Cade Moss 1 ; Sam Hojnar 1
SH: Izaya Fullard 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ben Wilmes 1 ; Peyton Williams 4 ; Keaton Anthony 1 ; Izaya Fullard 1 ; Mitch Wood 1 ; Sam Petersen 1 ; Sam Hojnar 2 ; Kyle Huckstorf 1
CS: Brendan Sher 1 ; Cade Moss 1
HBP: Peyton Williams 1 ; Cade Moss 1 ; Michael Seegers 1 ; Kyle Huckstorf 1
Batting:
RBI: Frank, Jack 1 ; Ahn, Peter 1
SH: Kark, Dillon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jebb, Mitch 1 ; Frank, Jack 1
SB: Jebb, Mitch 1
HBP: Farquhar, Trent 1 ; Mayes, Casey 1 ; Broecker, Bryan 2
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