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MSU Beaten By Illinois Sunday To Wrap Up First Pitch Invite I In Greenville
3/3/2024 6:48:00 PM | Baseball
Spartans doubled up in final action of weekend to conclude Spring Break trip.
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Michigan State baseball was defeated by Illinois in MSU's final action of the 2024 First Pitch Invitational I at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C., home of the Greenville Drive.
Illinois jumped out to an early lead and Michigan State was unable to recover, falling 12-6, in the non-conference match-up between a pair of Big Ten Conference schools. The Spartans and Illini are not scheduled to meet during the 2024 regular-season B1G schedule, making it possible for them to meet in a non-conference tilt in Greenville.
MSU concluded its Spring Break trip with a 3-4 mark, sliding to 4-7 overall on the young season. Illinois went 2-1 on the weekend to improve to 5-6 overall.
Illinois plated three runs each in the first and second frames, then three more in the third, before the Spartans got on the board in the fourth. However, the Illini scored three more in the fifth, before Michigan State plated a pair in the fifth, one in the seventh and two more in the eight, before the comeback fell short and the game ended.
"We're disappointed in the result today, but at the end of the day, we didn't do enough things well to win," MSU head coach Jake Boss Jr. said. "We walked too many guys, we made too many errors and that was a recipe for disaster, I guess. We're a little Jekyll and Hyde right now, which with a young team can be expected to a certain degree, but at the same time, we've got to learn from what we're doing wrong and make corrections to the mistakes we're making so that they don't happen again, and we're not doing a very good job of that right now. We'll go back and have a good week of practice and be ready to go back here in Greenville next week."
MSU knocked out 12 hits on the day, led by junior catcher Noah Bright going 4-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Junior outfielder Nick Williams went 3-for-5, driving in two runs and scoring one of his own. Junior designated hitter Christian Williams, freshman infielder Ryan McKay ,senior infielder Dillon Kark, sophomore infielder Randy Seymour and sophomore outfielder Jake Dresselhouse added one hit and a ribbie. Seymour joined Bright in scoring two runs apiece, while C.Williams and N.Williams each touched home once.
Sophomore starter Nolan Higgins (two Ks in 1.2 IP), junior Noah Matheny (three Ks in 2.1 IP), senior Aaron Mishoulam (1.0 IP), freshman Logan Pikur (1 K in 1.0 IP), sophomore Tommy Szczepanski (1.0 IP), junior Dominic Pianto (1 K in 1,0 IP) and freshman Gannon Grundman (1 K in 1.0 IP). Grundman was making his Spartan debut and chalked up his first collegiate strikeout against his first batter faced.
After traveling back to East Lansing for classes, the Spartans return to Greenville for the First Pitch Invitational II Friday-Sunday, March 8-10, tangling with VCU on Friday, March 8 at 2 p.m. then playing Western Carolina in a twinbill on Saturday, March 9 starting at 10 a.m. MSU then wraps up not just the weekend, but action at both Fluor Field and its South Carolina swing on Sunday, March 10 at 10 a.m. against Western Michigan.
Fans can follow the First Pitch Invitational II action with "Watch Live" and "Live Stats" links at MSUSpartans.com, with video streaming available for all games.
The Spartans' weekend schedule is subject to change, fans can visit msuspartans.com or @MSUBaseball on X/Twitter for complete schedule information and updates.
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For the first time ever, Michigan State baseball fans have the ability to purchase season tickets.
Season tickets packages are on sale through the Spartan Ticket Office. The MSU baseball season ticket package, which includes 24 home games at McLane Stadium at Kobs Field, is available for $50.
All ticket levels for seniors, adults and children are the same price. Admission remains free for all Michigan State students by showing their MSU ID at the entry gate.
The 2024 Spartan baseball season includes Big Ten match-ups against Rutgers, Penn State and Nebraska, along with regional clashes with Central Michigan, Oakland and Notre Dame, in addition to giving fans admission to all three home games of baseball Rivalry Week against Michigan.
Individual game tickets will go on sale later this spring.
Fans can contact the Spartan Ticket Office at 517-355-1610 or by email at tickets@msu.edu for questions or more information. A direct link to purchase season tickets is here.
Illinois jumped out to an early lead and Michigan State was unable to recover, falling 12-6, in the non-conference match-up between a pair of Big Ten Conference schools. The Spartans and Illini are not scheduled to meet during the 2024 regular-season B1G schedule, making it possible for them to meet in a non-conference tilt in Greenville.
MSU concluded its Spring Break trip with a 3-4 mark, sliding to 4-7 overall on the young season. Illinois went 2-1 on the weekend to improve to 5-6 overall.
Illinois plated three runs each in the first and second frames, then three more in the third, before the Spartans got on the board in the fourth. However, the Illini scored three more in the fifth, before Michigan State plated a pair in the fifth, one in the seventh and two more in the eight, before the comeback fell short and the game ended.
"We're disappointed in the result today, but at the end of the day, we didn't do enough things well to win," MSU head coach Jake Boss Jr. said. "We walked too many guys, we made too many errors and that was a recipe for disaster, I guess. We're a little Jekyll and Hyde right now, which with a young team can be expected to a certain degree, but at the same time, we've got to learn from what we're doing wrong and make corrections to the mistakes we're making so that they don't happen again, and we're not doing a very good job of that right now. We'll go back and have a good week of practice and be ready to go back here in Greenville next week."
MSU knocked out 12 hits on the day, led by junior catcher Noah Bright going 4-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Junior outfielder Nick Williams went 3-for-5, driving in two runs and scoring one of his own. Junior designated hitter Christian Williams, freshman infielder Ryan McKay ,senior infielder Dillon Kark, sophomore infielder Randy Seymour and sophomore outfielder Jake Dresselhouse added one hit and a ribbie. Seymour joined Bright in scoring two runs apiece, while C.Williams and N.Williams each touched home once.
Sophomore starter Nolan Higgins (two Ks in 1.2 IP), junior Noah Matheny (three Ks in 2.1 IP), senior Aaron Mishoulam (1.0 IP), freshman Logan Pikur (1 K in 1.0 IP), sophomore Tommy Szczepanski (1.0 IP), junior Dominic Pianto (1 K in 1,0 IP) and freshman Gannon Grundman (1 K in 1.0 IP). Grundman was making his Spartan debut and chalked up his first collegiate strikeout against his first batter faced.
After traveling back to East Lansing for classes, the Spartans return to Greenville for the First Pitch Invitational II Friday-Sunday, March 8-10, tangling with VCU on Friday, March 8 at 2 p.m. then playing Western Carolina in a twinbill on Saturday, March 9 starting at 10 a.m. MSU then wraps up not just the weekend, but action at both Fluor Field and its South Carolina swing on Sunday, March 10 at 10 a.m. against Western Michigan.
Fans can follow the First Pitch Invitational II action with "Watch Live" and "Live Stats" links at MSUSpartans.com, with video streaming available for all games.
The Spartans' weekend schedule is subject to change, fans can visit msuspartans.com or @MSUBaseball on X/Twitter for complete schedule information and updates.
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For the first time ever, Michigan State baseball fans have the ability to purchase season tickets.
Season tickets packages are on sale through the Spartan Ticket Office. The MSU baseball season ticket package, which includes 24 home games at McLane Stadium at Kobs Field, is available for $50.
All ticket levels for seniors, adults and children are the same price. Admission remains free for all Michigan State students by showing their MSU ID at the entry gate.
The 2024 Spartan baseball season includes Big Ten match-ups against Rutgers, Penn State and Nebraska, along with regional clashes with Central Michigan, Oakland and Notre Dame, in addition to giving fans admission to all three home games of baseball Rivalry Week against Michigan.
Individual game tickets will go on sale later this spring.
Fans can contact the Spartan Ticket Office at 517-355-1610 or by email at tickets@msu.edu for questions or more information. A direct link to purchase season tickets is here.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Omans, Cooper (2-0)
L: Higgins, Nolan (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Chee-Aloy, Cameron 1
HR: Westcott, Drake 1
RBI: Janik, Camden 1 ; Quagliano, Coltin 2 ; Westcott, Drake 3 ; Valincius, Vytas 2 ; Moerman, Ryan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Chee-Aloy, Cameron 2 ; Hejza, Cal 4 ; Janik, Camden 3 ; Quagliano, Coltin 1 ; Westcott, Drake 1 ; Bradd, Asher 1
CS: Harding, Brody 1
HBP: Hejza, Cal 1
Batting:
2B: Kark, Dillon 1 ; Dresselhouse, Jake 1
HR: Williams, Nick 1
RBI: Williams, Nick 2 ; Bright, Noah 2 ; Dresselhouse, Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Williams, Nick 1 ; Williams, Christian 1 ; Seymour, Randy 2 ; Bright, Noah 2
CS: Williams, Nick 1
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